Orys
Francois Benjamin
(Aurelius)
van der Mescht
Born in Willowmore, Cape Colony, South Africa
Ancestors 
Brother of
Marthinus Johannes van der Mescht [half], Andries Fransiscus Benjamin van der Mescht, Johannes Frederik George van der Mescht, Petrus Cornelius van der Mescht [half], Maria Magdalena (van der Mescht) Diederiks [half], Gert Johannes van der Mescht [half] and Albert Michal van der Mescht [half]
Husband of
Cecilia Hendrina (Brits) van der Mescht
— married
13 Aug 1929 in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
Died
at age 71
in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Aug 2020
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Biography
Orys was born in 1890. He is the son of Johannes van der Mescht and Engela Killian.
Sources
Baptism
South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK6-M9GG-G?cc=1478678 : 27 October 2021), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province.
Marriage
"South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHP-B247 : 6 July 2021), Aurelius Francois Benjamin Vandermescht, 1929.
"South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7TLK-Y4MM : 10 March 2021), Arilius Francois Benjamin Van Der Mescht in entry for MM9.1.1/7TLK-YWT2:, , Kimberley, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa; citing National Archives, Pretoria; FHL microfilm .
"South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WDX3-5FPZ : 10 March 2021), Aurelius Van Der Mescht in entry for MM9.1.1/WDX3-5F2M:, , Cape Province, South Africa; citing National Archives, Pretoria; FHL microfilm .
Death
"South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D8P9-KG2M : 23 October 2020), Aurelius Francois Benjamin Van Der Mescht, 1962.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aurelius by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Aurelius:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aurelius by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Aurelius:
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~6.25%
Johann van der Mescht
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Yolanda van der Mescht :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch HR4637144 [compare]
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~0.78%
Charlie Te Brugge :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T816054 [compare], FTDNA kit #760345
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