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Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Smit (abt. 1868)

Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Smit aka Pretorius
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Wife of — married 16 Jun 1884 (to 11 Sep 1921) in Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africamap
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Biography

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Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Smit is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa
MARRIAGE Record attached / Huweliks rekord aangeheg
PROBATE Record attached/Sterfte Kennis aangeheg

Research Notes

I am still resourcing and working on this profile. Biography will be completed when all possible resources have been investigated. My relationship with this person: We are not related. I am researching my grandson's maternal line. If any closer family members can contribute to this profile with photographs and/or documents, it will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Name

Cornelia Johanna Chatarina Maria Smit[1]
Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Smit Smit[2]
Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Pretorius, born Smit[3][4]

Birth

Event date: Estimated 1868
Event place: Blesboklaagte, Heidelberg, Transvaal[3]

Parents

Father:
Mother:

Baptism

Spouses

1. Christoffel Johannes Smit[1][5]
2. Wynand Johannes Pretorius[2][3]

Marriage 1 to Christoffel Smit

Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1884[1]
Marriage Place: Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa[1]
Groom: Christoffel Johannes Smit[1]
Age: 23[1]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1861[1]
Bride: Cornelia Johanna Chatarina Maria Smit[1]
Age: 16[1]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868[1]

Children

Christoffel Johannes Smit[3][5]
Barend Jacobus Smit[5][3]
Jan Hendrik Smit[6]
Martha Margaretha Smit[3][5][7]
Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Smit Mulder, born[3][5][8]
Jacobus Alewÿn Smit[3][9][5]
Gerbrecht Maria Smit[10]

Anglo Boer War 1899 – 1902

Personal Details:
Name: Mrs Stoffel Johannes Smit. Other Names: Christoffel. Born in camp? No. Died in camp? No. Gender: female. Race: White. Marital status: married. Nationality: Transvaal. Occupation: bywoner. Registration as head of family: Yes. Unique ID: 120031[11]
Camp History:
Name: Heidelberg RC. Age arrival: 32. Date arrival: 29/08/1901. Age departure: 33. Date departure: 11/12/1902. Reason departure: to farm. Destination: farm. Tent number: 721[11]
Farm History:
Name: Blesboklaagte. District: Heidelberg[11]
Relationships:
Mrs Stoffel Johannes Smit (Christoffel) is the mother of:
Miss Cornelia Johanna Smit
Miss Gertbrecht Smit
Master Jacobus A Smit
Master Jan Hendrik Smit (John H)
Miss Martha M Smit[11]

Marriage 2 to Wynand Pretorius

Marriage Date: 3 Nov 1922[2]
Marriage Place: Greylingstad, Heidelberg[2]
Groom: Wynand Johannes Pretorius[2]
Age: 55[2]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867[2]
Bride: Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Smit Smit[2]
Age: 54[2]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868[2]

Death

Event date: 18 Sep 1945[3][4]
Event place: Boekenhout, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa[3][4]
Age at death: 77 years[3][4]

Timeline

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Source:
    • 1st Marriage record: "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4Z-RT6W : 27 September 2019), Christoffel Johannes Smit and Cornelia Johanna Chatarina Maria Smit, Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa; citing Marriage, Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa, NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria. Researched and attached 3 Nov 2020 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Source:
    • 2nd Marriage record: "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG58-KM9H : 27 September 2019), Wynand Johannes Pretorius and Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Smit Smit, Greylingstad, Heidelberg; citing Marriage, , NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria. Researched and attached 27 Feb 2022 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Source:
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Source:
    • Death notice: "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7FZM-MQT2 : 29 October 2019), Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Smit Pretorius, 18 Sep 1945; citing Death, Beestpoort, Waterberg, Transvaal, South Africa, Department of the Interior. Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Transvaal. Researched and attached 27 Feb 2022 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Source:
    • Spouse's Probate record: "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:QPKJ-2L9N : 7 April 2020), Christoffel Johannes Smit, 1921; citing Probate, Transvaal, South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa; FHL microfilm. Researched and attached 4 Nov 2020 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  6. ↑ Source:
    • Son Jan Hendrik Baptism record: "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP5B-BFBK : 5 November 2019), Christoffel Johannes Smit in entry for Jan Hendrik Smit, 1899. Researched and attached 4 Nov 2020 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  7. ↑ Source:
    • Daughter Martha Margaretha Baptism record: "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7385-9VZM : 5 November 2019), Christoffel Johannes Smit in entry for Martha Margaretha Smit, 1892. Researched and attached 4 Nov 2020 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  8. ↑ Source:
    • Daughter Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Baptism record: "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QYHH-XG3Z : 5 November 2019), Christoffel Johannes Smit in entry for Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Smit, 1890. Researched and attached 4 Nov 2020 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  9. ↑ Source:
    • Son Jacobus Alewyn Baptism record: "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:73ZP-MM6Z : 5 November 2019), Christoffel Johs Smit in entry for Jacobus Alewÿn Smit, 1896. Researched and attached 4 Nov 2020 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  10. ↑ Source:
    • Daughter Gerbrecht Maria Baptism record: "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WYC1-5G2M : 16 December 2019), Christoffel Johannes Smit in entry for Gerbrecht Maria Smit, 1894. Researched and attached 4 Nov 2020 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Source:
    1. Title: DBC 59 Heidelberg CR. Location: Transvaal. Notes: p.S 06
    2. Title: DBC 60 Heidelberg CR. Location: Transvaal. Notes: p.0 92. Acknowledgments: The project was funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is not responsible for the contents of the database. The help of the following research assistants is gratefully acknowledged: Ryna Boshoff, Murray Gorman, Janie Grobler, Marelize Grobler, Luke Humby, Clare O’Reilly Jacomina Roose, Elsa Strydom, Mary van Blerk. Thanks also go to Peter Dennis for the design of the original database and to Dr Iain Smith, co-grantholder. Researched and attached 27 Feb 2022 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown




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Marriage: Christoffel Johannes Smit and Cornelia Johanna Chatarina Maria Smit. 16 Jun 1884
Marriage: Christoffel Johannes Smit and Cornelia Johanna Chatarina Maria Smit. 16 Jun 1884
Probate: Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Smit Pretorius. 18 Sep 1945
Probate: Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Smit Pretorius. 18 Sep 1945
Death Notice: Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Smit Pretorius. 18 Sep 1945
Death Notice: Cornelia Johanna Catharina Maria Smit Pretorius. 18 Sep 1945


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