Oral history of the Botrivier Coloured community recorded by Babara Townsend

Date: After 1800 to 2010
Location: Botrivier, Western Cape, South Africa
Surname/tag: Hess

Contents 1 Content of Babara Townsend's Book 1.1 Village Elders 1.2 Disputed Information 1.3 Unanswered Questions 1.4 Noteworthy Mentions 2 Sources 3 Acknowledgements

Content of Babara Townsend's Book

An oral history of the families of the Groeneweide Seniors Club, Botrivier. The project to record the personal history of the residents of Bot River was co-ordinated by Babara Townsend. ^[1]

Village Elders

Residents who participated in the study included:

• Maria Adams
• Maria April
• Regina (Hess) Arnold
  • daughter of Cornelius Petrus Johannes HESS and Katrina Magdalena Maria MAY,
  • sister of John Peter HESS and Esau Cornelius Robert HESS
    • granddaughter of John Petrus HESS and Regina Johanna HUDSON,
    • granddaughter of Esau Johannes MAY and Catherine Magdalena Maria HESS.
      • great-granddaughter of Esau MAY and Jacoba Barendina Petronella DE VILLIERS
      • great-granddaughter of Hendrik and Catherine HESS.
      • great-granddaughter of Robert and Dinah HUDSON.
        • great-great-granddaughter of David Cornelis DE VILLIERS and Johanna Wilhelmina BREDENKAMP

Regina Arnold, Christina and Jan May are 1st cousins. Regina's mother and Christina and Jan's father are siblings. Regina is also Louise's great aunt.

• Jacky Benjamin
• Andrew Carelse
• Jacobus Claasen
• Nicholas Claasen
• Susan Cloete
• Sophie Cornelius
• Frances de Louw
• Jeanetta (Frans) Fisher
  • daughter of Christiaan "Krisjan" Jacobus FRANS and Susan "Sanna" THEUNISSEN,
    • granddaughter of Otto Johannes THEUNISSEN and Janetta "Jeanetta" HENDRICKS,
      • great-granddaughter of Jafta Carel Johannes HENDRICKS and Janetta Francina SWARTZ.

Jeanetta Fisher and Marie Hendricks are 1st cousins once removed.

• Hendrik Hendricks
  • husband of Maria Magdaleen WILDSCHUTTE,
  • son of Regina HENDRICKS,
    • grandson of Dinah HESS.

Hendrik Hendricks is Louise's second cousin once removed.

• Marie (Wildschutte) Hendricks
  • wife of Hendrik HENDRICKS,
  • daughter of Helena "Tant Leentjie" HENDRICKS,
    • granddaughter of Jafta Carel Johannes HENDRICKS and Janetta Francina SWARTZ.

Marie Hendricks and Jeanetta Fisher are 1st cousins once removed. Marie is also the wife of Louise's second cousin once removed.

• Joybelle (Bailey) Hess
  • wife of Henry "Mannie" HESS,
    • granddaughter of Josias BAILEY.

Joybelle Hess is the wife of Louise's grandfather's cousin and the cousin of Marie Williams.

• Ruth Winifred Hess
• Lenie Jacobs
• Marianna Jacobs
• Frances Lategan
• Christina May
  • sister of John "Jan" MAY
  • daughter of Esau Johannes Cornelius MAY and Dinah Sophia HUDSON,
    • granddaughter of Esau Johannes MAY and Catherine Magdalena Maria HESS.
      • great-granddaughter of Esau MAY and Jacoba Barendina Petronella DE VILLIERS
      • great-granddaughter of Hendrik and Catherine HESS.
      • great-granddaughter of Robert and Dinah HUDSON.
        • great-great-granddaughter of David Cornelis DE VILLIERS and Johanna Wilhelmina BREDENKAMP

Christina May is Louise's grandfather's cousin.

• John "Jan" May
  • brother of Christina MAY
  • son of Esau Johannes Cornelius MAY and Dinah Sophia HUDSON,
    • grandson of Esau Johannes MAY and Catherine Magdalena Maria HESS.
      • great-grandson of Esau MAY and Jacoba Barendina Petronella DE VILLIERS
      • great-grandson of Hendrik and Catherine HESS.
      • great-grandson of Robert and Dinah HUDSON.
        • great-great-grandson of David Cornelis DE VILLIERS and Johanna Wilhelmina BREDENKAMP

Jan May is Louise's grandfather's cousin.

• Katy May
  • wife of John "Jan" May

Katy May is Louise's grandfather's cousin's wife.

• Rosina Schoeman
• Tilla Swartz
• Maggie Swartz
• Marie Williams
  • daughter of Katriena BAILEY,
    • granddaughter of Josias BAILEY.

Marie Williams and Joybelle Hess are 1st cousins.

Disputed Information

Unanswered Questions

Noteworthy Mentions

Sources

1. ↑ Townsend, B, 2010, Botrivier: The story of a village, English/Afrikaans edn, Barbara Townsend, Bot River, Western Cape, South Africa.

Acknowledgements

Louise (Hess) Haggis references Babara's book quite extensively while researching her own family background. However, many of the other Botrivier families in Babara's book are actually also related to each other and to Louise's family through marriage. Louise is eternally greatful for the foresight shown by Babara Townsend to have undertaken this project.