Johannes Henricus Brand (1823 - 1888)

Born 16 Dec 1823 in Cape Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Johanna Sibella (Zastron) Brand — married 11 Aug 1851 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony

Died 14 Jul 1888 at age 64 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Anna-Maria Magdalena Brand [send private message]

Preceded by 3rd State President Marthinus Wessel Pretorius

Johannes Henricus Brand 4th State President of the "Oranje Vrij Staat" 2 February 1864 – 14 July 1888

Succeeded by 5th State President Francis William Reitz

Biography

Johannes Brand is Notable.

Sir Johannes Henricus Brand, GCMG (popularly known as Jan Brand and sometimes as John Henry Brand or Jan Henrick Brand;[1] 6 December 1823 – 14 July 1888) was a South African lawyer and politician who served as the fourth state president of the Orange Free State, from 2 February 1864 until his death in 1888. He was the son of Sir Christoffel Joseph Brand (1797–1875), speaker of the Cape legislative assembly, and Catharina Fredrica Küchler. Johannes Brand married in 1851 to Johanna Sibella Zastron, a daughter of the Registrar of Deeds in Cape Town. The couple had 8 sons and 3 daughters. ^[1]

Birth & Death

Date: Johannes Henricus was born in 1823. ^[2] Johannes Henricus Brand passed away in 1888. ^[1]

Baptism

Date: 11 Jan 1824 ^[2]

Place: Kaapstad, Kaap Kolonie ^[2]

Father: Christoffel Josef Brand ^[2]

Mother: Catharina Frederica Kuchler ^[2]

Witnesses: Johannes Henricus Brand, Wilhelmina Catharina L?????, Johan Gerhard Cloete, Johann Petronella Erica Kuchler, Hendrik Jacobus Johannes Brand, Jan Hendrik Hofmeyer Janz, Jan Henry van Vloten ^[2]

Marriage

Wife: Johanna Sibella Zastron ^[3]

Children

Christoffel Jacob Brand ^[3]

Carel Mauritz Zastron Brand - overleden B1080 ^[3]

Jan Hendrik Brand ^[3]

Johanna Sibella Gates ^[3]

James London Brand ^[3]

Thomas Frederick Brand^[3]

Catharina Frederica Brand ^[3]

Elizabeth Johanna Wilhelmina McGregor ^[3]

Albertus Johannes Brand ^[3]

Alexander Sherriff Albercrombie Brand ^[3]

George Alfred Brand ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Leonie Brand, Friday, May 9, 2014. Source:
   • Wikipedia > Johannes Brand
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Source:
   • South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970, database with images, FamilySearch Baptism Johannes Henricus Brand 1824 : 21 May 2014, South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Cape Town > Baptisms 1821-1831 > image 608 of 797; State Archives, Cape Province. Added by Jo Fourie, 9 September 2019.
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} Source:
   • FamilySearch, South Africa, Estate files, Orange Free State, 1832-1989, Film 4087514, Film note W 2423-2495 1920-1921 X 1-2 1904-1913 Y 1-25 1890-1920 Z 1-366 1852-1916. Death notice Johanna Sibella Zastron 1831-1898
   Added by Jo Fourie, 9 September 2019.