Hendrik Jacobus (Van der Westhuijse) van der Westhuizen (1800)

Hendrik Jacobus (Van der Westhuijse) van der Westhuizen 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

• Hendrik Jacobus van der Westhuizen^[1]

Birth

• Date: before 1800^[2] / 8 September 1800^[3][2] / before 1830^[1]
• Parents: He was the son of Pieter Abraham van der Westhuizen and Margaretha Louw^[2]

Baptism

• Date: 28 September 1800 ^[2]
• Place: Swartland, Cabo de Goede Hoop [South Africa]^[3]
  • Name: Hendrik Jacobus^[3][2]
  • Father: Pieter Abraham Van der Westhuijse^[3] / Pieter Abraham VAN DER WESTHUIJSE ^[2]
  • Mother: Margrieta Louw^[3][2]
  • Witnesses: Jacobus Slabber de oude, Beatriks Hendrina Van der Westhuijse’’^[3][2]
  • Additional note: gebooren den 8 September^[3]

Marriage / Huwelik

• Tweede Huwelik
• Datum: 14 Oktober 1839.^[4]
• Plek: Malmesbury.^[4]
• Bruid: Hilletjie Geertruida Basson, 'n 36 jarige weduwee van Paardeberg.^[4]
• Bruidegom: Hendrik Jacobus van der Westhuizen, 'n 39 jarige wewenaar van Riebeeks Kasteel.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} From duplicate WikiTree profile Van_der_Westhuizen-1791 created by Anton Eugene Bergh 30 Oct 2020. Source:
   • Death Notice van dogter Margaretha Catharina Bergh geb v d Westhuizen: "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BB-TSMQ-7?cc=2517051&wc=WVWM-9VX%3A1598032313 : 11 October 2018), 007730939 > image 67 of 788; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, South African Records Transcribed. A selection of historical records transcriptions. Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Swartland (Malmesbury), Baptism register, 1783-1809, page 163. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G5 3/3. Transcribed by Lizette Svoboda, from photographs of Cape Archives VC 667. Seen and entered July 20, 2019 by Susanna de Bruyn
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} 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 244 of 623
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSKD-LQQS-Y (accessed 26 November 2025) by André Laubscher
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Bron:
   • Huwelik 2: "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHB-QWX8 : Thu Mar 07 06:53:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Hendrik Jacobus Van Der Westhuizen and Hillitje Gertruida Basson, 14 Oct 1839. Gesien en bygevoeg deur Piet van Zyl, 28 Oktober 2025.