Jan Alewyn (Nieuwenhuijs) Nieuwenhuys (1796 - 1877)

Jan Alewyn (Nieuwenhuijs) Nieuwenhuys was part of the settlement of the Dutch Cape Colony. Join: Cape of Good Hope - Kaap de Goede Hoop (1652-1806) Project Discuss: dutch_cape_colony

Biography

Jan Alwyn was born in 1795. He is the son of Hendrik Johannes Niewenhuys and Susanna Swanepoel. Jan Alewyn was born about 1796. He passed away in 1877.

Birth

• • Date: Cicra 1796 - stated as 24 on his mothers inventory^{[1] [2]}
  • Event place: Leeuwrivier, Swellendam district, Cape Colony, South Africa ^[2]
  • Father's Name: Hendrik Johannes Nieuwenhuys ^[2]
  • Mother's Name: Susanna Magdalena Swanepoel ^[2]

Marriage

• • Groom: Jan Alewyn Nieuwenhuys ^[2]
  • Bride: Martha Susanna Steyn ^[2]
  • Event Date:
  • Event Place:

Death

• • Event Date: 29 June 1877 ^[2]
  • Event Place: Droogvly, Swellendam district, Cape Colony [South Africa] ^[2]

Sources

• [1] His death notice.

1. ↑ Inventories of the Orphan Chamber Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa,Ref no: MOOC8/32.42 Susanna Magdalena Swanepoel. Seen and entered Oct 8, 2016 by Susanna de Bruyn
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Family search.Probate records, 1834-1989 Authors: Cape Province (South Africa). Master of the High Court (Main Author) Format:Manuscript/Manuscript with Film Language: English Afrikaans. Publication:Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978-1979, 1981, 1989-1992 Physical: on D.N. 3000-3602 1876 3603-4817 1877 4818-5050 1878 Ref: 4358  ; 16 and 35 mm. Jan Alewyn Nieuwenhuys. Seen and entered Oct 8, 2016 by Susanna de Bruyn