Occert Almaro Oosthuijsen (1786 - 1859)

Ockert Almero Oosthuijsen 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

Birth

• Ockert Almero was born 25 Apr 1786. He is the son of Ocker Oosthùÿsen and Susanna Catharina van Tonder. ^[1]

Birth

• Occert Almaro Oosthuijsen ^[1]
• Date: 25 April 1786 ^[1]

Baptism

• Date: 11 May 1787 ^[1]
• Place: Dutch Reformed Church at Paarl, Cape of Good Hope ^[1]
• Parents: Occert Oosthuijsen & Susanna Catharina van Tonder ^[1]
  • "Den 11 Maij gebooren den 25 April AO 1786 Occert Almaro
    • • v Occert Oosthuijsen
      • m Sùsanna Catharina Van Tonder
      • g
      • Weijnant Bretenbach
      • Cornelia Van Tonder
      • Louis Pinaar
      • Johanna Magdalena Oosthuijsen
      • Loúij Alamaro Piesani Baron de Filion van Venesia in Italia
      • Alviso Almaro Piesani Gùondan
      • Almaro & C[...]ùater de Filion de Venesie"

Marriage

• He and Adriana had thirteen children. ^[2]

Death

• Date: 26 February 1859 ^[3]
• Age: 72 years, 10 months and 2 days.^[3]
• Deceased: Okker Almero Oosthuysen ^[3]
• Place: In his own house in Prins Albert, Cape Colony.^[3]
• Parents: Okker Almero Oosthuijsen & Susanna Catharina van Tonder.^[3]
• He was a widower at the time of his death.^[3]
  • Children, all Oosthuysen and al majors:^[3]
  1. Johanna Jacomina.^[3]
  2. Susanna Catharina, deceased.^[3]
  3. Okker Jacobus.^[3]
  4. Adriana Cecilia.^[3]
  5. Jan Adriaan.^[3]
  6. Gert Adriaan.^[3]
  7. Petrus Martinus.^[3]
  8. Jacobus Daniel Johannes.^[3]
  9. Cornelis Andries.^[3]
  10. Catharina Petronella, deceased, left one minor son named Okker Almero de Beer.^[3]
  11. Martha Jacoba.^[3]
  12. Dina Magdalena.^[3]
  13. Hendrik Johannes.^[3]
• Kennisgeving van Sterfgeval, signed by J A Oosthuisen, executer.^[3]
• Date: 1859 (reference is made to his death certificate 5848 of 1859). ^[2]

Research Notes

• b7 Jacobus OOSTHUIZEN = 22.11.1722, burger Swellendam x 10.4.1749 Dina Carolina BRITS = Paarl 7.12.1732 d.v. Ockert Brits
  • c1 Catharina = 24.1.1751 x 22.11.1767 Jan CRAFFORD = 26.11.1741 s.v. Dirk Willem Crafford en Rachel Joubert
  • c2 Johannes Jacobus = 7.1.1753, burger Swellendam x 30.4.1780 Johanna JONKER = Drakenstein 29.9.1747 wed. v. Willem Landman d.v. Adolph Jonker en Maria Petronella Langeveld xx 18.5.1794 Catharina Gesina GOUS = 6.4.1777 d.v. Stephanus Gous (Gaucher) en Catharina Huppenaar
  • c3 Ockert = 9.2.1755, burger Swellendam x 26.1.1783 Susanna Catharina VAN TONDEREN = 20.2.1763 d.v. Cornelis van Tonderen en Susanna van Wyk
  • • b7c3d3 Ockert Almero OOSTHUIZEN = 11.5.1787 x Swellendam Okt. 1807 Adriana Cecilia VENTER = 25.11.1792 d. Prins Albert 9.3.1858 (65.9.11) d.v. Jan Louis Venter en Johanna Jacomina Smit
    • • e8 Jacobus Daniel Johannes * 2.9.1823 = Beaufort-Wes 18.1.1824 x Prins Albert 14.6.1847 Sophia Johanna MOCKE wed. v. Charles Hitge ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Source: Birth and baptism record: "South Africa, Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Paarl, Cape Province, Baptisms 1694-1799" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-W9W5-D?i=648 :Cited 5 July 2022) Baptism of Occert Almaro Oosthuijsen, Film # 008120997, image 649 of 753. Gesien en bygevoeg deur Piet van Zyl, 5 Julie 2022; transcribed by Philip van der Walt 25 Aug 2025.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} www.Venter.net. Seen and added by [Ian McArthur] - 22 Aug 2015.
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 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20} Source: Kennisgeving van Sterfgeval: "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7G-6MJ4 : 27 June 2022), Okker Almers Oosthuyven, 1856-1859. Gesien en bygevoeg deur Piet van Zyl, 5 Julie 2022.
4. ↑ Heese, J.A. & Lombard, R.T.J. South African Genealogies 1 Human Sciences Research Council, 1992, ISBN 0-620-23962-1 v.9 pp. 322-4. Added on 6 Dec 2021 by Ian McArthur

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