Zacharias Petrus Le Roux (1862 - 1942)

Born 1 Dec 1862 in Victoria West, Cape Colony, South Africa

Ancestors

Husband of Hester Helena Sophia (Mouton) Le Roux — married 8 Oct 1888 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Husband of Helena Isabella (Streicher) le Roux — married 17 Apr 1928 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1942 at age 79 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa

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Biography

Zacharias was born about 1863. He was the son of Zacharias Le Roux. He passed away about 1942. He was a Prisoner of war in the Boer war. He and his father both were captured at Kaalfontein on the 17th May 1901. They were send to the Bellary camp in India. They are records 18202 and 18203

Bellary is a city in the south Indian state of Karnataka, half-way between Bangalore and Hyderabad. A camp for 821 prisoners was in operation at Bellary, in Madras Command, between May 1901 and August 1902. The men were accommodated in barracks, and tents with thatched roofs, surrounded by barbed wire entanglements.

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• https://www.gendatabase.com/boer-war-prisoners-record.php?q=11071

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Received at Cape Town 11932-13676 Sent to Natal 13677-14201 Received at Cape Town 14201-16481 Arriving in Natal 16482-17693 Cape Town and Natal 17694-31354 Arriving in Natal 31355-32113 Cape Town and Natal 32114-32561 . Another filming. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986. on 2 microfilm reels ; 16 mm.

Sources

Baptism Record

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFQ-S5J4?cat=1156138
• "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NXD-VFDF : 12 April 2023), Anna Elizabeth Hough in entry for Zacharias Petrus Le Moes, 1863.

Marriage record to first wife Hester Mouton

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP72-D9TN
• "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP72-D9TN : 27 September 2019), Zucharias Petrus Leroux Or Leroen and Hester Hellina Sonia Mouten, Lichtenburg, Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa; citing Marriage, Lichtenburg, Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria.

Marriage record to second wife Helena Streicher Steyn

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91J-B4T4-C?cc=2727134
• "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91J-B4T4-C?cc=2727134 : 27 September 2019), > image 1 of 1; Citing NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria.

Death Record

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Testament

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSS5-GSKN-5?i=845&cc=2520237
• "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSS5-GSKN-5?cc=2520237&wc=Q6VB-B1Q%3A1590242889 : 16 December 2016), 007827412 > image 846 of 2172; Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.