Paul Michiel Bester (1875 - 1947)

Born 26 Mar 1875 in Somerset East, Cape Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Carolina Elisabeth Cornelia (Pistorius) Bester — married 28 Nov 1905 in Rustenburg, Transvaal Colony

Died 23 Dec 1947 at age 72 in Rustenburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa

Biography

Marriage

Name: Paul Michael Bester

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 28 Nov 1905

Event Place: Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Sex: Male

Age: 29

Birth Year (Estimated): 1976

Spouse's Name: Maria Carolina Elisabeth Pistorius

Spouse's Sex: Female

Spouse's Age: 21

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1884^[1]

Buried: Old Cemetery, Nelson Mandela Road, Rustenburg, South Africa

Sources

1. ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTH-74J7 : 27 September 2019), Paul Michael Bester and Maria Carolina Elisabeth Pestoruis, Rustenburg, Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa; citing Marriage, Rustenburg, Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria.

• MyHeritage Family Trees
• Bester Family Tree in Michiel Bester Webtuiste, managed by michiel bester
• "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:QPDZ-698Y : 7 April 2020), Villebois Henri Bester, ; citing Probate, Transvaal, South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa; FHL microfilm Baxter-5479 12:14, 22 July 2020 (UTC)