William Eduard Johannes Appelgryn
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William Eduard Johannes Appelgryn (1876 - 1901)

William Eduard Johannes Appelgryn
Born in Potchefstroom, Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiekmap
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Died at age 24 in Waterberg District, Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiekmap
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Biography

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William Eduard Johannes Appelgryn is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa
William Eduard Johannes was a Farmer
BAPTISM Record attached / Doop rekord aangeheg
PROBATE Record attached/Sterfte Kennis aangeheg

Research Notes

I am still resourcing and working on this profile. Biography will be improved if more resources can be found. If anyone can contribute VALID references to this profile with photographs and/or personal documents from personal collections, it will be greatly appreciated. (Copyright free and consent from owners of photographs mandatory) Please do not document in the Biography section. Just drop a comment in the comment section if you can assist. Thank you
There is currently a discrepancy in the death date. The Anglo Boer War Museum Database gives it as 03/08/1901, and his probate gives it as 23 Jul 1901. I have sent and enquiry to the museum on 20 Nov 2023, and awaiting their response

Name

William Eduard Johannes Appelgrein[1]
William Edward Johannes Appelgryn[2][3]
Appelgryn, Willem Eduard J[4]
Appelgryn E.W.J[5]

Birth

Event date: 13 Dec 1876[1][3]
Event place: Potchefstroom, Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek[2]

Parents

Father: Christiaan Appelgryn[1][2][3]
Mother: Susanna Boshoff[1][2]

Baptism

Name: William Eduard Johannes Appelgrein[1]
Baptism Date: 11 Mar 1877[1]
Baptism Place: Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa[1]
Birth Date: 13 Dec 1876[1]
Father's Name: Christiaan Petrus Appelgrein[1]
Mother's Name: Susanna Catharina Boshof[1]

Occupation

Farmer[2]

Marriage and Children

Never married and no children[2]

Siblings

Brothers:

Christiaan Petrus Appelgryn[2]
Nicolaas Gustavus Appelgryn[2]
Johan Christoffel Appelgryn[2]
Andries Cornelis Appelgryn[2]
Jacobus Nicolaas Appelgreyn, deceased 3 Aug 1901[2][5]

Sisters:

Catharina Susanna Appelgryn, married to Johannes Phillipus Jan Coetzer[2]
Aletta Catharina Appelgryn, married to Coenraad Frederik Herbst[2]
Johanna Pieternella Appelgryn, married to Jack Vile[2]

Anglo Boer War 1899 – 1903

Killed in action[2]1901 during the Anglo Boer War[5]
Database ID: 28[4]
Surname: APPELGRYN[4]
First Name: Willem Eduard J[4]
Age: 23[4]
Address: Groot Spelonken[4]
Commando: Soutpansberg[4]
Battle: Waterberg near Tambotierand[4]
Date: 03/08/1901[4]
Buried: Pietersburg concentration camp cemetery[4]

Death

Event date: 23 Jul 1901[2]
Event place: Killed in action in the Waterberg district[2]
Age at death: 25 Years[2]

Memorial

Location: Free State, BLOEMFONTEIN, Vrouemonument. [5]

Burial

Location: Pietersburg concentration camp cemetery[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Source:
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Source:
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Source:
    • Father's Probate record: "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXZ-684F : 14 February 2019), Christian Petrus Apelgrÿn, 1892; citing Probate, Transvaal, South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa; FHL microfilm 1,367,076. Researched and attached 21 Jun 2019 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Source:
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Source:




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Probate: William Edward Johannes Appelgryn. 23 Jul 1901
Probate: William Edward Johannes Appelgryn. 23 Jul 1901
Burgher Deaths on Commando 1899-1902. Included: Appelgryn W.E.J (William Edward Johannes) and his brother, Appelgryn J.N (Jacobus Nicolaas)
Burgher Deaths on Commando 1899-1902. Included: Appelgryn W.E.J (William Edward Johannes) and his brother, Appelgryn J.N (Jacobus Nicolaas)
Baptisms, Potchefstroom. South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991
Baptisms, Potchefstroom. South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991


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