Christina Magdalena (Willemse) Groenewald (1817-1901)

Christina Magdalena Groenewald formerly Willemse aka Steyn

Born 20 Apr 1817 in Caledon, Cape Colony

Ancestors

Daughter of Gerhardus Jacobus Willemse and Anna Magdalena (Badenhorst) Willemse b2c8d3

Sister of Mattheus Gerhardus Willemse [half], Cornelia Susanna (Willemse) Wessels and Anna Margaretha Elizabeth Willemse

Wife of Hermanus Hendrik Steyn — married 29 Dec 1834 in Caledon, Cape Colony

Wife of Hermanus Bernardus Groenewald — married 1897 [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of Hermanus Hendrik Steyn, Gerhardus Jacobus Steyn, Douwe Gerbrand Steyn, Matheus Gerhardus Steyn, Daniel Jacobus Steyn, Jan Hendrik Steyn, Petrus Hermanus Steyn, Josias Michael Steyn, Sarel Jacobus Steyn, Sophia Dorothea (Steyn) de Wet, Christiaan Cornelis Steyn and Johannes Steyn

Died 17 Sep 1901 at age 84 in Aliwal North, Cape Colony

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Biography

Birth Apr 20 1817; Caledon, Cape Colony, South Africa
Father: Gerhardus Jacobus Willemse
Mother: Anna Magdalena Willemse (born Badenhorst)
1st Husband: Hermanus Hendrik Steyn [1812 - 1874]
Marriage: Dec 28 1834; Caledon, Cape Colony, South Africa
2nd Husband: Hermanus Bernhardus Groenewald
Marriage: 1897
ABO: Bethulie British Concentration Camp
Death: Sep 17 1901; Aliwal North, Cape Colony, South Africa

Added by Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz , 27 July 2020

Children

Hermanus Hendrik Steyn, b1c3d8e10f3g1
Gerhardus Jacobus Steyn, b1c3d8e10f3g2
Douw Gerbrand Steyn, b1c3d8e10f3g3
Mattheus Gerhardus Steyn, b1c3d8e10f3g4
Daniel Jacobus Steyn, b1c3d8e10f3g5
Jan Hendrik Steyn, b1c3d8e10f3g6
Jesaias Michiel Steyn, b1c3d8e10f3g7
Petrus Hermanus Steyn, b1c3d8e10f3g8
Sarel Jacobus Steyn, b1c3d8e10f3g9
Hermanus Hendrik Steyn, b1c3d8e10f3g11
Sophia Dorothea de Wet (born Steyn)

Added by Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz , 27 July 2020

Siblings

Barbara Hendrika Christina Kriel (born Willemse)

Johan Hendrik Christiaan Willemse

Susanna Maria de Bruyn (born Willemse)

Mattheus Gerhardus Willemse

Cornelia Susanna Wessels (born Willemse)

Catharina Jacoba (born Willemse)

Petrus Arnoldus Hermanus Willemse

Anna Elisabeth Margaretha (born Willemse)

Gerhardus Jacobus Willemse

Petrus Hermanus Willemse

Jan Hendrik Willemse

Anna Margaretha (born Willemse)

Johanna Catharina (born Willemse)

Added by Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz , 27 July 2020

Civil Death Record

Name: Christina Magdalena Willemse Groenwald

Sex: Female

Age: 84

Death Date: 16 Sep 1901

Death Place: Aliwal North, Cape Province, South Africa

Birth Year (Estimated) 1817

Cite this Record: "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLX3-C2XR : 10 March 2021), Christina Magdalena Willemse Groenwald, 16 Sep 1901, Aliwal North, Cape Province, South Africa; citing National Archives, Pretoria; FHL microfilm 1,768,843. Added by Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz , 27 July 2020

Probate

Name: Christina Magdalena Willemse

Age: 85

Probate Date: 1901

Probate Place: Aliwal North, Cape Province, South Africa

Probate Place (Original): Aliwal North, Cape Colony

Death Date: 17 Sep 1901

Birth Year (Estimated): 1816

Birthplace: Caledon, Cape Colony

Relationship to Deceased: Deceased

Property: Claim against the Imperial Goverment for compensation for furniture taken or destroyed by the Military

Citation: "South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7TV4-7PPZ : 23 March 2020), Christina Magdalena Willemse, 1901; citing Probate, Aliwal North, Cape Province, South Africa, Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein; 004071554. Added by Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz , 27 July 2020

Sources

South African Genealogies; JA Heese & RTJ Lombard Volume 2 D-G; pages 579.Added by Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz , 27 July 2020
"South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7YR4-M1MM : 30 October 2019), Hermanus Hendrik Steyn, 1874; citing Probate, Wepener, Lady Grey, Cape Province, South Africa, Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein; 004087502.Death Notice of spouse Added by Salome Truter , January 2020
Civil registration (births, marriages, deaths), Caledon (Cape Province), 1813-1876 Items 7-8 Marriage register 1813-1839 (another filming) Marriage schedule 1875-1876 (another filming)Marriage record Added by Salome Truter July 2020
"South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7TV4-7PPZ : 23 March 2020), Christina Magdalena Willemse, 1901; citing Probate, Aliwal North, Cape Province, South Africa, Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein; 004071554.Death Notice Added by Salome Truter , July 2020

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DNA Connections
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