Marthinus Christiaan Terrence de Vries (1852 - 1905)

Born 1852 in Cape Town,City of Cape Town,Western Cape,South Africa

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Wilhelmina Cornelia (Vos) de Vries — married 2 Aug 1876 in Cape Town

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1905 at about age 53 in Cape Town,City of Cape Town,Western Cape,South Africa

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Biography

Marthinus de Vries was the owner of a pharmacy in Cape Town from October 1878 until shortly before his death; in fact, in 1905 the business was still registered in his name.^{[1] [2]}

When Marthinus Christaan Terrence de Vries was born in 1852, his father, Barend, was 22 and his mother, Maria, was 27. He married Elizabeth Wilhelmina Cornelia Vos on August 2, 1876. They had eight children in 16 years. He died on September 15, 1905, at the age of 53. Gordon Villa, Stanley Road, Claremont, Capetown,.

St Peters Cemetery, Mowbray, Cape town, South Africa

Sources

de Vries Marthinus Christian Terrance Surname : de Vries First Names : Marthinus Christian Terrance Date Of Death : 15 Sep 1905 Tombstone Inscription : Aged 53 years. Plot Number : 6M-U-5 Collection:St. Peter's Observatory Headtstone Transcriptions <records/collections/show/492Citation De Vries Marthinus Christian Terrance ," in Omeka, Item #126437, http://beta.ancestry24.com/records/items/show126437

South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 1660-1970 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: Collection:St. Peter's Observatory Headtstone Transcriptions <records/collections/show/492 de Vries Marthinus Christian Terrance Surname : de Vries First Names : Marthinus Christian Terrance Date Of Death : 15 Sep 1905 Tombstone Inscription : Aged 53 years. Plot Number : 6M-U-5 Citation De Vries Marthinus Christian Terrance ," in Omeka, Item #126437, (accessed August 19, 2009).

Probate

MOOC 6/9/531 2754 de VRIES, MARTHUNIS CHRISTIAAN TERENCE. DEATH NOTICE. 1905 He is described as a "retired chemist".^[2]

1. ↑ The Medical and pharmacy register for the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, search for Vries, or p.174 in the PDF version. Reference supplied by Roslyn Lord. His address is given as Grave Street, probably what is nowadays called Grove Avenue, close to Cavendish Square, within easy walking distance of his home in Stanley Road.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Dirk Laurie on 12 Mar 2018]]