Mr
Adolf Ziegfried
Rousseau
aka Rossouw
Born in Victoria West Cape Colony
Ancestors 
Brother of
Johan Daniel Etzard Rossouw, Jacobus Augustus Grimbeek Rousseau and Johanna Adolfina Engela (Rousseau) Pienaar
Husband of
Helena Johanna Sophia (Pienaar) Rousseau
— married
21 Aug 1872 in Potchefstroom, Transvaal
Descendants 
Father of
Pieter Johannes Jacobus Rousseau
Died about
at about age 68
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Sep 2018
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Contents |
Biography
Adolf was born about 1847. He passed away about 1915. [1]
Birth
- Name Adolf Ziegfried (Sigefried) Rousseau
- Birth Date 5 Jun 1847 Victoria West Cape Colony
- Father’s Name Gabriel Johannes Rousseau
- Mother’s Name Alida Magdalena Grimbeek
Baptism
- Date 8 Aug 1847
- Place Tulbagh, Cape Province, South Africa
Sources
- ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Gerard Cronje.
- Birth-Baptism "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6VPW-2KY8 : 11 April 2023), Adolf Ziegfried (Sigefried) Rousseau, 1847. Add Pienaar-1807 04 Oct 2023
- Pienaar Family Register HC Viljoen ZJ Pienaar Huguenot Society Issue 9 2016 Franschhoek Book 2 Page 1123 Ref 22828-22829. Added Pienaar-1807 03 Mar 2021
- Marriage "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHP-WBGS : 27 September 2019), Adolf Ziegfried {Zichfried Rossouw} Rousseau and Helena Johanna Sophia Pienaar, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa; citing Marriage, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria. Added Pienaar-1807 03 Mar 2021.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Adolf Ziegfried by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Adolf Ziegfried by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Adri (Bekker) O'Neil
:
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Morgan Mulligan
Theo Pienaar
Although the records indicate Victoria West as birthplace, think it should read Beaufort West as per birth certificate.
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by Theo Pienaar
Mary (Pistorius) Rudd
Rousseau-1606 and Rousseau-1156 appear to represent the same person because: These could be duplicates. On Death Notice: name of spouse: Helena Sophia Pienaar married in Potchefstroom; Lists 10 children including a Pieter Johannes Jacobus Rousseau whose date of birth fits. South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR7P-Q1MM : 7 April 2020), Adolf Ziegfried Rousseau, 1915; citing Probate, Transvaal, South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa; FHL microfilm .
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by Mary (Pistorius) Rudd
Morgan Mulligan
Is it possible this is a duplicate Profile? https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rousseau-1606
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by Morgan Mulligan
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