Thomas Johannes Andreas Meeser (bef. 1800 - 1854)

Born before 4 May 1800 in Cape of Good Hope Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothea Christina (Bester) Smith — married 15 Nov 1818 (to 1830) in Cape Colony, South Africa

Husband of Elizabeth Carolina Johanna (van Baalen) Meeser — married 28 Jun 1841 in Cape Town, Cape Colony

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1854 after age 54 in Cape Town, Cape Colony

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Biography

Name

Thomas Johannes Andreas Meeser ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Birth

Date: Before 04 May 1800 ^{[1] [3]}

Place: Cape of Good Hope Colony ^{[1] [4]}

Parents

Father: Floris Meeser ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Mother: Maria Johanna Smook ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Baptism

Date: 04 May 1800 ^{[1] [4]}

Place: Cape of Good Hope Colony ^{[4] [1]}

1800 Meeser Thomas Johannes Andreas Gedoopt 4 Mei Namen de Ouders Floris Meeser, Maria Johanna Smook Getuigen Johannes Christoffel Smook, Martha Johanna Lehman, Thomas Smook ^[1]

Marriage

First Marriage

Date: 15 November 1818 ^{[5] [4]}

Place: Cape Town, Cape Colony ^{[5] [4]}

Groom: Thomas Johannes Andreas Meeser ^{[5] [2]}

Bride: Dorothea Christina Bester ^{[2] [5]}

Second Marriage

Date: 28 June 1841 ^{[6] [4]}

Place: Cape Town, Cape Colony ^{[6] [4]}

Groom: Thomas Johannes Andreas Meeser ^{[6] [4]}

Age: 40 Years ^[6]

Bride: Elizabeth Johanna Carolina van Balen ^[6]

Family

Johann Nikolaus Meeser a.1752 as soldaat van Hesse-Kassel, sersant in 1760, met pensioen 1782-1784 x 15.9.1765 Neeltje Brand d.v. Floris Brand en Adriana Jacobs v.d.K.

b2 Floris = 17.1.1768 x Kaapstad, Johanna Maria Smook d.v. Johannes Schmuck en Johanna Magdalena de Needer v.d.K.

c3 Thomas Johannes Andreas Meeser = 11.5.1800 + 6.6.1854 x Kaapstad 15.11.1818 Dorothea Christina Bester xx Kaapstad 28.6.1841 Elizabeth Johanna Carolina van Baalen

d1 Floris Johannes * 24.9.1821 = Kaapstad 30.9.1821

d2 Thomas Johannes Andreas * 24.12.1823 = Kaapstad 4.1.1824 x Kaapstad 3.3.1846 Charlotte Hendrika Croeser * 3.6.1826

d3 Jacobus Nicolaas * 5.3.1824 = Kaapstad 16.4.1824

Tweede huwelik

d4 Johannes Nicolaas * 23.3.1842 = Kaapstad 1.5.1842

d5 Elizabeth Johanna Carolina * 30.5.1843 = Kaapstad 23.7.1843

d6 Margaretha Hendrika Francina * 19.12.1846 = Kaapstad 17.1.1847

d7 Floris * 30.5.1848 = Kaapstad 16.2.1848

d8 Gesina Johanna Cornelia * 16.5.1850 = Kaapstad 16.6.1850

d9 Johanna Elizabeth * 18.6.1854 = Kaapstad 27.8.1854 ^[4]

Death

Name: Thomas Johannes Andreas Meeser ^[3]

Date: 06 August 1854 ^[3]

Age: 54 Years 3 Months ^[3]

Place: St. John Street, Cape Town, Cape Colony ^[3]

Occupation: Clerk and Agent ^[3]

Children ^[3]

Majors

Thomas Meeser

Hendrina Meeser

Minors

Floris

Johannes Nicolaas

Elizabeth

Gesina

a female child, unbaptised ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7}
   • Baptism 11 May 1800 Thomas Johannes Andreas Meeser Added 03 March 2024 Rachel Marais
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Meeser-4 created by CV 31 July 2017. Source: South African Genealogies Pretoria Human Science Research Council 1986 (Reprinted by Genealogical Institute of South Africa Stellenbosch 2007)
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10} Source:
   • "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch D/N 06 August 1854 Thomas Johannes Andreas Meeser 007844938 > image 597 of 2120; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Seen & uploaded by Philip van der Walt 15 September 2019.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8}
   • "Heese, J.A. & Lombard, R.T.J. “South African Genealogies 1” Human Sciences Research Council, 1992, ISBN 0-620-23962-1 v.5 p. 511" Added on 24 September 2020 by Ian McArthur
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3}
   • Marriage 15 November 1818 Thomas Johannes Andreas Meeser & Dorothea Christina Bester Added 03 March 2024 Rachel Marais
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4}
   • Marriage 12 June 1841 Thomas Johannes Andreas Meeser & Elisabeth Johanna Carolina van Balen Added 03 March 2024 Rachel Marais