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Nicolaas Johannes Janse van Noordwyk (1886 - 1956)

Nicolaas Johannes Janse van Noordwyk
Born in Swellendam, Cape Colony, South Africamap
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Husband of — married 23 Mar 1910 in Swellendam, Cape Province, South Africamap
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Died at age 70 in Swellendam, Cape Province, South Africamap
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Biography

Nicolaas Johannes was a farmer.

Birth

Father: Willem Hendrik Janse van Noordwyk[1][2]
Mother: Jacoba Margaretha Lourens[1][2]
Birthdate: 1 June 1886[1]
Birthplace: Swellendam[2]

Baptism

Name: Nicolaas Johannes Janse van Noordwyk[1]
Baptism date: 29 June 1886[1]
Event place: Swellendam[1]
Witnesses to this event was:
Nicolaas Johannes Janse van Noordwyk[1]
Anna Margaretha Louw[1]
Nicolaas Janse van Noordwyk[1]
Margaretha Aletta van Noordwyk[1]

Nationality

South African[2]

Occupation

1910: Farmer[3]
1958: Retired Farmer[2]

Residence

1886: Swellendam[1]
1910: Oudeplaats, Bredasdorp[3]
1956: Oudeplaats, Bredasdorp (image 365/410)[2]
1956: Welgelegen, Swellendam[2]

Marriage

Name: Nicolaas Johannes Janse van Noordwyk[3]
Marriage date: 23 March 1910[3]
Event place: Swellendam[3]
Age: 23[3]
Marital status: Single[3]
Spouse's name: Dina Maria Lourens[3]
Age: 19[3]
Marital status: Single[3]
Residence: Klipfontein[3]

Death

Name: Nicolaas Johannes Janse van Noordwyk[2]
Age of deceased: 72 years[2]
Marital status: Married[2]
Spouse's name: Dina Maria Lourens[2]
Last place of marriage: Swellendam[2]
Deathdate: 4 October 1956[2]
Deathplace: Swellendam[2]

Goverment Gazette

Janse van Noordwyk, Nicolaas Johannes, afgetrede boer, en nagelate eggenote_ Dina Maria Janse van Noordwyk (gebore Lourens), van Welgelegen, Swellendam, Testamentér, “Voortrekstraat 33a, Posbus 11, Louw & Steyn, Prokureurs vir Eksekutrise. Kaap. [4]

Children

  1. Cornelis Janse Janse van Noordwyk, born 1914[2]
  2. Nicolaas Johannes Janse van Noordwyk, born 1916, died 1984[2]
  3. Johannes Gerhardus van Noordwyk, born 1920[2]
  4. Hendrik Jacobus Janse van Noordwyk, born 1923[2]

Property

Stand No. 28, Welgelegen, Swellendam[2]
Stand No. 8, Swellendam[2]

Nicolaas's Story

Nicolaas Johannes Janse van Noordwyk was born on 1 June 1886 in Swellendam, South Africa, to parents Willem Hendrik Janse van Noordwyk and Jacoba Margaretha Lourens. He was baptized on 29 June 1886 in Swellendam, with Nicolaas Johannes Janse van Noordwyk, Anna Margaretha Louw, Nicolaas Janse van Noordwyk, and Margaretha Aletta van Noordwyk serving as witnesses[1].
In 1910, Nicolaas married Dina Maria Lourens in Swellendam when he was 23 years old and she was 19. They both lived in Klipfontein at the time of their marriage[3]. By 1914, Nicolaas was working as a farmer and living in Oudeplaats, Bredasdorp. He continued to work as a farmer for many years, and in 1958, he retired from farming[2].
Nicolaas and Dina had four children together: Cornelis Janse Janse van Noordwyk (born 1914), Nicolaas Johannes Janse van Noordwyk (born 1916, died 1984), Johannes Gerhardus van Noordwyk (born 1920), and Hendrik Jacobus Janse van Noordwyk (born 1923)[2].
He owned two properties during his lifetime: Stand No. 28 in Welgelegen, Swellendam, and Stand No. 8 in Swellendam. He lived at both properties at different times in his life[2].
Nicolaas passed away on 4 October 1956 in Swellendam at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife Dina and his four children. In his will, he named his wife as his executor and left his estate to her[2].

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK6-MSQB-R?cc=1478678 Seen and added by Benette Grobler on 23 March 2023
  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 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9GB-MFQ?cc=4319131 Seen and added by Benette Grobler on 23 March 2023
  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 "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHR-2M2H : 20 September 2022), Dina Maria Lowrens in entry for Nicolaas Johannes Jansens Van Noordwyk, 1910. Seen and added by Benette Grobler on 22 March 2023
  4. ↑ https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/za/1956/za-government-gazette-dated-1956-11-23-no-5774.pdf Seen and added by Benette Grobler on 23 March 2023




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