Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen

…The atlas → What is still missing Thirteen questions , several answered and one closed — and the oldest still open. Who Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen's parents were; whether the County Cork the family speaks of is real at all. Three enquiries are out and unanswered: the Western Cape Archives, the National Archives in Pretoria, and the SANDF Documentation Centre, which has delivered half of what was asked. The list, and what would close each one, is at Open questions . Nothing here is taken on trust because it appears in a family tree.…

…1840, 1884, 1915 and 1940 fail; 1942 and 1944 work. The oldest document in this archive — and the two names above the line · Found Sterfkennis No. 678, written at the farm Brakfontein, district Rustenburg, on 14 September 1876. Petrus Jacobus Booijsen, born Graaffreinet, aged 88, landbouwer, widower, died 1 September 1876. Line 3: “Gerthardus Lödewikus Booijsen — Magdalena de Beer.” Generation seven has stood at the head of the direct line since this archive began with the flattest entry on the site — no dates, no parents, no document. He has a document now.…

…Seven generations up, the male line simply ends. One thing has changed here, and it is worth being precise about how little. Until the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, generation seven existed only because a family tree said so. It now exists because a nineteenth-century clerk wrote "Gerthardus Lödewikus Booijsen" and "Magdalena de Beer" on his son's death notice. See the line → That converts an assertion into a record. It does not add a generation. The buttons above him are still empty, the dates below are still arithmetic, and the question of who his own parents were is exactly as open as it was. What can be said is arithmetic rather than evidence.…

…Two of these men married twice , and in both cases the second wife was found long after the first had been written down. Both second marriages are given in the Married column; the ancestor chart has one slot for a mother and can only draw one of them. The chart → Gen Name Born Died Married 7 Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen no dates, no parents — but both names now DOCUMENTED, on his son's 1876 death notice — — Magdelena Elisabeth De Beer (1754–1843) 6 Petrus Jacobus Booysen married at about seventeen; died a widower in the Transvaal with nothing to leave c. 21 Sep 1788, Graaff-Reinet — DOCUMENTED 1 Sep 1876, district Rustenburg — DOCUMENTED Anna Maria van der Merwe (1785 – bef. Mar 1825), m.…

…All three are checkable. Forty-four Cape colonists were executed for high treason , and that list is closed. What would settle it → What is not in dispute It is worth ending on this. The direct descent itself is unbroken and well sourced from Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen to David Defranceski. The contradictions above sit on side branches, spouses' records and dates of death — not on the parent-to-child links of the line. Nothing on this page moves anybody out of the family. The single exception is the Barry line above 1819 , where the link to a father genuinely fails.…

…It is the document this archive has been looking for since the first page was written. Notice 678 . Countersigned by the veldkornet and by H. S. Booijsen — Hendrik Stefanus, one of the sons listed four lines above his own signature. The form, as completed 1. Naam Petrus Jacobus Booijsen 2. Geboorteplaats Graaffreinet 3. Ouders Gerthardus Lödewikus Booijsen Magdalena de Beer 4. Ouderdom 88 jaar 5. Beroep Landbouwer 6. Staat Gehuwd — weduwenaar 7. Overleden 1 September 1876 8. Waar Destrikt Rustenburg 9. Testament Neen 10. Goederen Niets nagelaten 11. Boven £25 Niets bekend 12.…

…Beroep van oorledene — Messelaar Oud: Petrus Jacobus Booyzen en Johanna Margaritha Pretorius Both parents, and their address — 96 James Street, Germiston. (Alle Minderjarig) "CATHERINE MARY SOPHIA DASCHNER (born Booyzen)" — and below it, "Indwe, Cape Colony." Joseph Daschner — deceased. Sophia Daschner (Stoter) — deceased. "Gerthardus Lödewikus Booijsen" — "Magdalena de Beer" All eight entered mondig — the eldest was in his sixties. Destrikt Rustenburg · Neen · Niets nagelaten · Niets bekend "died 3rd July, 1934 — death not reported." Father — "Deceased." Mother — "Deceased." The same answer on both forms. £21. 4. 5. — one tenth share. Lidmaten Register, Gemeente Indwe — thirty-two young people aangenomen 31-5-1907 . "8.…

…Four independent documents call him John Gottlob; the family tree calls him Johan Gottlieb, and this archive follows the documents. The Kolbes 2 children George Augustus Kolbe · 1802 – 1 Dec 1844 John Gottlob Kolbe Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen & Magdelena Elisabeth de Beer Magdelena 1754 – 1843 On whose word a record read here Named together in line 3 of their son's 1876 Sterfkennis — the oldest document this archive has read. The 1876 Sterfkennis 1 child Petrus Jacobus Booysen · c. 21 Sep 1788 – 1 Sep 1876 (the direct line) David Schalk Booijsen & Adriana Christina Viljoen David b.…

…If that progenitor is right, then this family is German or Frisian on the male line as well — and joins Kolbe of Württemberg, Schleher , and the German Lutheran community of Soho on the female lines. A family that reads as Afrikaans and English is, underneath, substantially German. Inferred The link from Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen to Boy Booysen is not demonstrated in this archive . Where the line stops → 1942 · A clerk who typed the z The one document in this archive where an official, unprompted, spells it the family's way. Estate TAB MHG 1928/42 , Johannesburg, April 1942 — "(born Booyzen)" . Every other official spelling this archive has read runs the other way.…

…Three of these share one page on this site, because merging them silently would be worse than saying so. The name that made this archive get something wrong Jan Gerhardus Lodewicus An uncle and a nephew, both of this name, both connected to an estate filed in 1885. Who When What they are to the name Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen no dates Generation seven — the top of the male line, and the source of the name. Jan Gerthardus Lodewikus Booijsen 1818–1885 His grandson. Fifth on the 1876 Sterfkennis; died at Vaalbank, district Lichtenburg. THE ESTATE IS HIS. Jan Gerhardus Lodewicus Booysen b. 4 Dec 1855 His great-grandson, seventh on the 1863 death notice. This archive gave him the uncle's estate and a death date to match.…

…It shows Booysen–de Beer was not a unique pairing, which is a warning about the tree rather than a lead. WHAT HAS CHANGED, 10 September 2026: the 1876 Rustenburg Sterfkennis of his son now names BOTH of them in line 3 — "Gerthardus Lödewikus Booijsen" and "Magdalena de Beer". That does not answer this question, which is about HIS parents, and the entry stays blocking.…

…The enquiry did reach archive@dod.mil.za , which has not replied. "Sent" and "delivered" are not the same word, and this archive used the wrong one. The research log → The queue § 0 · Blocking Who were Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen's parents? STILL BLOCKING, and the named lead is now exhausted at the Cape depot. The queue pointed at the estate papers of his wife MAGDELENA ELISABETH DE BEER, d. 1843.…

…He married Elizabeth Anna Bronkhorst, widow Joubert, in community of property; their youngest son carries his grandfather’s name. The 1935 Sterfkennis Namesakes The Atlas Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen · generation 7 also written Gerthardus Lödewikus Booijsen (1876) Documented 209 mentions — — The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, no longer a name held up by the family tree alone. His son’s death notice names him and his wife in line 3. He still has no birth date, no death date, and no parents: the oldest open question on this site is about him.…

…His Sterfkennis 87882 is the first document in this archive printed in Afrikaans rather than Dutch or English, and the first Booysen estate here worth more than £300. He married Elizabeth Anna Bronkhorst, widow Joubert, in community of property; their youngest son carries his grandfather’s name. The 1935 Sterfkennis Namesakes The Atlas Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen · generation 7 also written Gerthardus Lödewikus Booijsen (1876) Documented 209 mentions — — The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, no longer a name held up by the family tree alone. His son’s death notice names him and his wife in line 3. He still has no birth date, no death date, and no parents: the oldest open question on this site is about him.…

…days”, which is what the index says and what this archive printed for an afternoon.… Adriana Christina Viljoen …Mary Booyzen …Mary Booyzen …Mary Booyzen Documented 43 mentions 1914 buried 23 Jan 1914, Brixton — D.R.… Anna Johanna Maria Booyzen (Vermaak) …ocumented 71 mentions 12 Oct 1930 deceased Fourth child.… Others on the Booyzen side Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, n Magdelena Elisabeth de Beer 1754 – 1843 Petrus Jacobus Booysen c. 21 Sep 1788, Graaff-Reinet – 1 Sep 1876, district Rustenburg David Schalk Booijsen 12 Dec 1806, baptised 4 Jan 1807 – — Adriana Christina Viljoen His wife, married at CRADOCK on 3 November 1828—FROM WIKITREE, NOT FRO Anna Maria Booijsen of 1835 7 Aug 1835, bapti…

…12 Dec 1806 record Adriana Christina Viljoen record Anna Maria Booijsen of 1835 b.… Others on the Booyzen side Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, n Magdelena Elisabeth de Beer 1754 – 1843 Petrus Jacobus Booysen c.…

…a Francisa Roos …The only son-in-law on the page.… Anna J.… Anna Johanna Maria Booyzen (Vermaak) …ocumented 70 mentions 12 Oct 1930 deceased Fourth child.… Anna Maria van der Merwe …a Catharina Botha …The 1940 esta… Anna Susanna… Anna Johanna Maria Pretorius …Aletta Catharina Johanna Venter — Anna Johanna's ow… Others on the Booyzen side Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, n Magdelena Elisabeth de Beer 1754 – 1843 Petrus Jacobus Booysen c. 21 Sep 1788, Graaff-Reinet – 1 Sep 1876, district Rustenburg David Schalk Booijsen 12 Dec 1806, baptised 4 Jan 1807 – — Adriana Christina Viljoen His wife, married at CRADOCK on 3 November 1828—FROM WIKITREE, NOT FRO Anna Maria Booijsen of 1835 7 Aug 1835, bapti…

…wife, married 30 Dec 1924 at Vereeniging aged eighteen, with parental consent.… Anna Catharina Booysen …4 Dec 1855 Jacoba Catharina Booysen · b… Anna Johanna Maria Schoeman …8 Dec 1899 — Baptised 6 June… Anna Maria Booijsen of 1835 …forward.… Albert Alfred Daschner …16 May 1894 — Baptised at Rustenburg on 4 No… Others on the Booyzen side Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, n Magdelena Elisabeth de Beer 1754 – 1843 Petrus Jacobus Booysen c. 21 Sep 1788, Graaff-Reinet – 1 Sep 1876, district Rustenburg David Schalk Booijsen 12 Dec 1806, baptised 4 Jan 1807 – — Adriana Christina Viljoen His wife, married at CRADOCK on 3 November 1828—FROM WIKITREE, NOT FRO Anna Maria Booijsen of 1835 7 Aug 1835, bapti…

…from Burgersdorp to Dordrecht by this baptism.… Alida Jacoba van Ellinckhuizen …This archive had John Augustus II as a name on two death notices with no wife and… Amelia A.… Alida Eduarda Barry …r elder sister, baptised at Cradock eleven months before her, same parents.… Alida Eduarda Barry …The 1940 estate Na… Others on the Booyzen side Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, n Magdelena Elisabeth de Beer 1754 – 1843 Petrus Jacobus Booysen c. 21 Sep 1788, Graaff-Reinet – 1 Sep 1876, district Rustenburg David Schalk Booijsen 12 Dec 1806, baptised 4 Jan 1807 – — Adriana Christina Viljoen His wife, married at CRADOCK on 3 November 1828—FROM WIKITREE, NOT FRO Anna Maria Booijsen of 1835 7 Aug 1835, bapti…

…d 23 Jan 1914, Brixton — D.R.… Anna Johanna Maria Booyzen (Vermaak) …ocumented 67 mentions 12 Oct 1930 deceased Fourth child.… Adriana Christina Viljoen …The daughter is ANNA MARIA, called a… Anna Johanna Maria Pretorius …ina Botha …Mary Booyzen …isa… Anna Johanna Maria Schoeman …rina Sophia Benadie — named fo… Others on the Booyzen side Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, n Magdelena Elisabeth de Beer 1754 – 1843 Petrus Jacobus Booysen c. 21 Sep 1788, Graaff-Reinet – 1 Sep 1876, district Rustenburg David Schalk Booijsen 12 Dec 1806, baptised 4 Jan 1807 – — Adriana Christina Viljoen His wife, married at CRADOCK on 3 November 1828—FROM WIKITREE, NOT FRO Anna Maria Booijsen of 1835 7 Aug 1835, bapti…

…d, movables only and not above £25, and line 3 names his parents — Hendrick Stefanus Booijsen and Anna Catrena gebooren Ol… Adriana Christina Viljoen …atharina Booysen · b.… Everyone …He outlived that uncle by sixty-eight years.… Albert Al… Anna Catharina Booysen …63 death notice — she died first.… Abel Herman… Others on the Booyzen side Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, n Magdelena Elisabeth de Beer 1754 – 1843 Petrus Jacobus Booysen c. 21 Sep 1788, Graaff-Reinet – 1 Sep 1876, district Rustenburg David Schalk Booijsen 12 Dec 1806, baptised 4 Jan 1807 – — Adriana Christina Viljoen His wife, married at CRADOCK on 3 November 1828—FROM WIKITREE, NOT FRO Anna Maria Booijsen of 1835 7 Aug 1835, bapti…

…361: landbouw… Anna Catharina Mountjoy …b.… Anna Catharina Mountjoy …15 M… Anna Catharina Sleer …inet, and absent from her mother's 1863 death notice — she died first.… Abel Hermanus Gerhardus Lowies …4 Dec 1855 Jacoba… Amelia A.… Anna Johanna Maria Booyzen (Vermaak) …he last Barry of the surname in this line.… Others on the Booyzen side Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was rea… Andries Gottlieb Pretorius …arina Botha …Olivier Documente… Anna Catharina Booysen …a …The 1940 estate Namesakes Anna Catha… Anna Catharina Grobelaar …the forenames do not agree — and… Anna Catharina Johanna Olivier …st and the first Booysen t… Anna Catharina Mountjoy …The Documents Home Open Questions Anna Catharina Mountjoy Doc…

…The Plates The Name The Namesakes The Rebels Johannesburg People & places Everyone Households The Marriages The Register The Places Evidence Method What Changed Dispu… Anna Catharina Booysen …1863 Baptised Graaff-Reinet, and ab… Anna Catharina Sleer …Kolbe …ispu… Anna Catharina Booysen… Anna Catharina Sophia Benadie …Kolbe …Booyzen side Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, n Magdelena Elisabeth de Beer 1754 –… Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry …t household at the 1841 census, and the youngest of the three women there.… …Kolbe …Booyzen side Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, n Magd… Andries Gottlieb Pretorius …arina Grobelaar …ed…

…ied at BOEKFONTEIN.… Anna Catharina Mountjoy …25 Jul 1820 Aletta Catharina Olivier b.… Anna Catharina Sleer …ptised… Alida Eduarda Barry …rom Burgersdorp to Dordrecht by this… Alida Jacoba van Ellinckhuizen …s 1940 estate — and a name… Amelia A. Kolbe …d at the 1841 census, and the youngest of the three women there.… …Kolbe …Booyzen side Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, n Magdelena Elisabeth de Beer 1754 –… Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry …t household at the 1841 census, and the youngest of the three women there.… Anna Eliezabet Booijsen …Kolbe …the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, n Magdelena Elisabeth de Beer 1754 –… Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry …t hous…

…ted 70 mentions 12 Oct 1930 deceased Fourth child.… Anna Maria van der Merwe …a Catharina Botha …The 1940 esta… Anna Susanna… Anna Johanna Maria Pretorius …Aletta Catharina Johanna Venter — Anna… Andries Gottlieb Pretorius …aar …d whether they are the same woman… Anna Catharina Johanna Olivier …N in the Transv… Others on the Booyzen side Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, n Magdelena Elisabeth de Beer 1754 – 1843 Petrus Jacobus Booysen c. 21 Sep 1788, Graaff-Reinet – 1 Sep 1876, district Rustenburg David Schalk Booijsen 12 Dec 1806, baptised 4 Jan 1807 – — Adriana Christina Viljoen His wife, married at CRADOCK on 3 November 1828—FROM WIKITREE, NOT FRO Anna Maria Booijsen of 1835 7 Aug 1835, bapti…

…X MONTHS… Anna Johanna Maria Booyzen (Vermaak) …ised at Rustenbu… Ale… Anna Johanna Maria Pretorius …ec 1924 at Vereeniging aged e… Anna Johanna Maria Schoeman …Maria Schoeman.… Adriana Chri… Anna Maria Booijsen of 1835 …sed at Rustenburg on 4 November 1894, son of Petrus Jakobus Booysen and Anna Catharina Sop… Others on the Booyzen side Gerthardus Lodewikus Booysen The top of the male line — and, since the 1876 Sterfkennis was read, n Magdelena Elisabeth de Beer 1754 – 1843 Petrus Jacobus Booysen c. 21 Sep 1788, Graaff-Reinet – 1 Sep 1876, district Rustenburg David Schalk Booijsen 12 Dec 1806, baptised 4 Jan 1807 – — Adriana Christina Viljoen His wife, married at CRADOCK on 3 November 1828—FROM WIKITREE, NOT FRO Anna Maria Booijsen of 1835 7 Aug 1835, bapti…