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Hester Maria Margaretha (van Wijk) van der Walt (1782 - 1846)

Hester Maria Margaretha "Hilletje" van der Walt formerly van Wijk aka van Wijk
Born in Dutch Cape Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 22 Dec 1799 in Dutch Cape Colonymap
Wife of — married 1 Jun 1822 in Cape Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 64 [location unknown]
Profile last modified | Created 20 Sep 2011
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Table Bay, South Africa (1762)
Hester (van Wijk) van der Walt was part of the settlement of the Dutch Cape Colony.
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Contents

Biography

Name

Hester Lessing van Wyk [1] / Hester Lessing van Wyk van der Walt [2] / Hilletje Maria Margaretha Lessing (van Wyk), b1c5d3e1f3 [3] / Hester Lessing [4] / Hilletje Lessing [5]

Baptism

Date: 30 Mar 1782 [1][6]

Life event

(KAB MOOC 8.53.41a)
“6 November 1800:
Inventaris mitsgaders tauxatie van alle zodanige goederen als er ab intestato metter dood zin ontruijmd ende naargelaaten door Martha Becker ten voordeele van hare overgeblevene man den burger Louis van Wyk d' oude ter eenre, mitsgaders hare bij eevengem: haare man in egt verwekte zeeven kinderen met naamen:
1) Stephanus Johannes van Wyk ≈ 14.12.1777
2) Helena Dorothea van Wyk ≈ 26.3.1780, getrouwd met Bernard Rudolph Buijs,
3) Hester van Wyk ≈ 30.3.1782 get:d met Johannes Christiaan Lessing
4) Louis Johannes van Wyk oud 16 jaaren ≈ 2.10.1784
5) Martha Jacoba van Wyk oud 8 jaaren ≈ 11.10.1792
6) Adriaan David van Wyk oud 6 jaaren ≈ 24.8.1794 en
7) Andries Petrus van Wyk oud 3 jaaren ≈ 22.7.1798
Aldus g’inventariseerd en getauxeerd ter Weeskamer aan Cabo de Goede Hoop den 6 Novb: 1800.[7]

Marriage

x Johannes Christiaan Lessing [6]
xx Jun 1, 1822 Nicolaas Tjaart van der Walt [3]

Death

Date: May 25, 1846 [3]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 WikiTree profile Van Wyk-139 created through the import of My Family.Pretorius.Van_Wyk.DeWaal.Potgieter.2011.ged on Sep 19, 2011 by Judy Potgieter.
  2. WikITree profile Van Wyk-1894 was created by Theo Winter Jul 3, 2018. Source:
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 See source: Geni.com > Hilletje Maria Margaretha Lessing (van Wyk), b1c5d3e1f3 Seen and added by Philip van der Walt Jul 3, 2018. Contains the following data: "About Hilletje Maria Margaretha Lessing, b1c5d3e1f3 (VAN WYK lyn = a1b5c3d1e3) xx NG Kerk Kaapstad 22.12.1799, Hester VAN WYK <25> (dv Louis VAN WYK & Martha BEKKER), dist Graaff-Reinet, NG Kerk Tulbagh 30.03.1782 » Haar naam is ook opgeteken as Hester Margaretha VAN WYK. Van der Walt maak die foutiewe bewering dat sy ’n LESSING-dogter was wat vantevore met VAN WYK getroud was. »† Likw KAB MOOC 13/1/222 verw 21. » Sy trou na die dood van haar man op 06.01.1822 met Nicolaas Tjaart VAN DER WALT (sv Johannes Petrus VAN DER WALT & Alida Johanna VENTER) NG Kerk Kaapstad 08.07.1782 † Colesberg 25.05.1846.
  4. Entered by Wynand van der Walt, Friday, November 15, 2013.
  5. See source [lead]: Geni.com > Hilletje Maria Margaretha Lessing (van Wyk), b1c5d3e1f3 Seen and added by Philip van der Walt Jul 3, 2018.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Source: Genealogies of Old Cape Families, by C.C. de Villiers, revised, augmented and rewritten by C. Pama, A.A. Balkema, Cape Town, 1966. The original edition of 1894, compiled by G.M. Theal from the work of C.C. de Villiers Vol 3 W 1111 – van Wijk p 631. Added by Alta Bekker Dec 1, 2015.
  7. Source: Inventories of the Orphan Chamber of the Cape of Good Hope by the TEPC team of transcribers and editors - this series is now complete and contain 75 volumes, 1673-1834. It now also contains the first 5 volumes of the Vendudrollen (auction records), the series MOOC 10, dating from 1691 to 1748. [1]. Added by Alta Bekker Sept 1, 2015.




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Lessing-33 and Van Wijk-616 appear to represent the same person because: Dis die regte LNAB om in te merge Wynand (een van Christie se foute …). Ek sal die integrasie verder doen, dankie boetie … :-)
posted by Philip van der Walt
Lessing-33 and Van Wijk-616 appear to represent the same person because: This is the correct LNAB profile for this person. I'll do the final integration of the bio, thanks!
posted by Philip van der Walt
Van Wyk-1894 and Van Wijk-616 appear to represent the same person because: This is the more correct spelling of the LNAB (still to be verified of course). I'll do the final integration of the bio, thanks!
posted by Philip van der Walt
Van Wyk-1894 and Lessing-33 do not represent the same person because: Found another duplicate candidate.
posted by Philip van der Walt
Lessing-33 and Van Wyk-1894 appear to represent the same person because: See https://www.geni.com/people/Hilletje-Maria-Margaretha-Lessing-b1c5d3e1f3/6000000006853833619 - Van_Wyk-1894 must be the target profile to merge into.
posted by Philip van der Walt

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