Abraham Frederik (Stroúijs) Straus (1788 - 1851)

Abraham Frederick (Stroúijs) Straus 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

Name

• Abraham Frederik Strauss ^[1]

Birth

• Date: 11 June 1788^[2]
• Place: Oude Hantam^[3]

Baptism

• Date: 21 December 1788 ^[2]
• Place: Swartland, Cabo de Goede Hoop [South Africa]^[2]
  • Name: Abraham Frederik ^[2]
  • Father: David Vrederik Stroúijs ^[2]
  • Mother: Martha Margrietha Lubbe^[2]
  • Witnesses: David Jacobes Strous, Johanna Fransiena Strous ^[2]
  • Additional note: Geboore de 11 Junij^[2]

Marriage

• Groom: Abraham Frederik Strauss^[1]
• Bride: Elisabeth Ciecilia van Heerden^[1]

Death

• Date: 8 June 1851^[3]
• Place: Klein [...] Field, Hantam^[3]
• Reference No.: 932^[3]
  • Name : Abraham Frederick Straus^[3]
  • Parents : David Jacobus Straus (P) & Martha Margaretha Lubbe^[3]
  • Place of death: at the place Klein Toorn(?) Field Cornetcy of Hantam
  • Age at death : 62y 11m 27d^[3]
  • Marital status : Married to Elizabeth Cecilia van Heerden^[3]
  • Children : Majors unless otherwise indicated^[3]
    • 1. David Jacobus'
      2. Abraham Frederick
      3. Hendrik Johannes
      4. Jacob Johannes'
      5. Andries Jacobus
      6. Martha Margaretha
      7. Pieter Jacobus (minor)
      8. Elizabeth Cecilia (minor)
      9. The late Rachel Catharina Strous (who married Jacob Johannes Strouss, he died). Children:
         1. Elizabeth Cecilia
         2. Rachel Catharina Strous (minor)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Source:
   • Nageslag nan Jan Wessels – Saamgestel deur S.J.C. Wessels en S. F. G. Wessels 2002. Bladsy 50. Seen and entered June 11, 2023 by Desireé Erasmus
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Baptism Register: Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Swartland, Cape Province: South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994
   Catalog: Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Swartland, Cape Province, Baptisms 1751-1824
   Image 171 of 623
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSKD-LQQF-Q (accessed 25 February 2026) by André Laubscher
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Probate transcription from attached image added 25 Feb 2026 by André Laubscher

• See also:

• SOUTH AFRICAN GENEALOGIES Pretoria Human Science Research Council 1986 [Reprinted by Genealogical Institute of South Africa Stellenbosch 2007]