James Montjoy

…Both of them lie under a cut-stone monument at Burgersdorp — names, London birthplaces, farm and dates carved into it — about forty miles from where that notice was written. The family forgot them inside seventy years, with the headstone still standing. And it had happened before, on the other side of the house. In 1840 a relative of James Montjoy filled in the same printed form at the same box. He knew the dead man's trade, his house, what it was worth, the village he died in and the name of his wife's first husband. Where it asked for the parents, he wrote: "Names of the Parents of the Deceased. Not Known ." — and for birth-place, only "Europe" . James Montjoy had died thirteen years earlier .…

…→ tree The Farm List returns nothing, so the farm was not burned The negative was VOID. The register searched turns out to be an Orange Free State land roll that does not cover the Cape at all. → scope The tree contradicts itself on 1827 and 1840 It does not. 1827 is when James Montjoy died and 1840 is when the notice was filed. The contradiction was the archive's. → reading The z was this family's invention The 1851 Graaff-Reinet register writes a neighbouring family's name with a z in the same hand and ink. The z was Cape Dutch orthography before it was anybody's statement. → reading Willem Hermanus is a Booyzen name It is a Pieterzen name.…

…The register searched turns out to be an Orange Free State land roll that does not cover the Cape at all. → A part searched, reported as the whole 9 Sep 2026 “The tree contradicts itself on 1827 and 1840” It does not. 1827 is when James Montjoy died and 1840 is when the notice was filed. The contradiction was the archive's. → A document read past what it says 9 Sep 2026 “The z was this family's invention” The 1851 Graaff-Reinet register writes a neighbouring family's name with a z in the same hand and ink. The z was Cape Dutch orthography before it was anybody's statement.…

…This family's link to him is not demonstrated here, and must not be assumed. The name → The other line — through his mother The male line stops at generation 7 with a man who has no dates. The line through Johanna Catharina Mountjoy runs a generation deeper, and every step of it is now on paper. Name Born Died Carried by James Montjoy saddler at Cradock; his parents recorded as Not Known c. 1782, "Europe" Sep 1827, Cradock His 1840 death notice, KAB MOOC 6/9/21: 4393 Anna Catharina Sleer his wife, m. 9 Mar 1817 Graaff-Reinet; previously widow of William Pietersen 1787 1885 — aged 98 The 1840 death notice; the 1817 marriage index Johanna Catharina Mountjoy m.…

…(NEE MONTJOY). DEATH NOTICE. KAB MOOC 6/9/104, 499 1863 MONTJOY, JOHANNA CATHARINA. LIQUIDATION AND DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT. KAB MOOC 13/1/221, 6 1866 Filed 25 July 1863 , reference 499 . The form, as completed 1. Name of the Deceased Johanna Catharina Montjoy 2. Birth-place Graaff Reinet 3. Names of the Parents James Montjoy and Anna Catharina Sleer 4. Age 44 years & 19 days 5. Condition in life farmer's wife 6. Married or unmarried Married to Petrus Jacobus Booysen 7. Day of decease 19th May 1863 8. At what House Zevenfontein, Brak River 10. Property Moveable property Line 3 — the generation the archive did not have from any document: James Montjoy and Anna Catharina Sleer .…

…20 Juni 1889 6 October 1889: George , geb. 21 Juli 1889; Ouders Hercules Johannes Mountjoy and Maria Sophia v Line 3 — the generation the archive did not have from any document: James Montjoy and Anna Catha One Major , seven Minors . The widower signs. Names of the Parents of the Deceased. Not Known. 1840, line 5 — Saddler 1840, line 6 — "Married to Catharina Sl[i/e]er, widow of William Pietersen" Line 7: September 1827 . Line 9: James · George · Johanna · Jacoba , all minors. " Petrus Jacobus Booÿsen — mother's name, not known " — and the informant underlined it.…

…10 Jun 1864 Hercules Johannes Mountjoy · 16 Jul 1866 – 12 May 1941 Jacoba Regina Mountjoy · b. 14 Jun 1868 A Petronella Christina Aletta baptised at SWELLENDAM in 1871 carries both parents' names and is NOT adopted — Swellendam is six hundred miles west of everywhere else this family stood. James Montjoy & Anna Catharina Sleer James c. 1782 – Sep 1827 · Anna 1787 – 1885 On whose word a record read here Married at Graaff-Reinet, 9 March 1817 — on a page where the clerk recorded everyone else's origin and left his blank.…

…She died before March 1825, and at least one child came after that — so there was a second marriage nobody had recorded until 2026. The line → 9 March 1817 Graaff-Reinet James Montjoy & Anna Catharina Sleer a record read here She was a widow; his origin is left blank on a page where the clerk filled everyone else's in. The blank predates the 1840 death notice by twenty-three years. The 1817 register → 1819 London George Augustus Kolbe & Margaret Downing a record read here Both were sixteen.…

…What is left is the Commission's own claim registers, in the Reading Room at Roeland Street, which no search from here can substitute for. Also still untouched: Cape deeds and quitrent records for Barkly East, Lady Grey and Wodehouse, and Cape district and refugee-camp records. § 12 · Blocking Who were James Montjoy's parents? — ANSWERED, AND THE ANSWER IS THAT NOBODY KNEW. READ. KAB MOOC 6/9/21 ref 4393 was located by interpolating reference numbers across film 007844936 and found at image 338 of 2,223. James Montjoy, saddler, born in 'Europe' about 1782, died at Cradock in September 1827 leaving a house and erf worth £90 and four children under nine.…

…The Documents The Women Disputed Susanna Frederika Aletta Meyer also written Boshoff Documented 33 mentions — — Her mother, named on the 1890 Mossel Bay baptism. Her granddaughter Susanna Fredrika Aletta Booyzen carries all three of her names. The 1940 estate Namesakes The Women James Montjoy also written Mountjoy, Montyoy Documented 130 mentions c. 1782, “Europe” Sep 1827, Cradock Saddler. Owned a house and erf at Cradock worth £90. His 1840 death notice gives his parents as NOT KNOWN — the oldest document here, and the top of this line.…

…nnis.… Anna Catharina Grobelaar …She is not the Anna Catharina Grobelaar of the 1908 notice — the forenames do not agree — and this archive has not settled whether they are the same woman.… Anna Catharina Johanna Olivier …father's 1940 estate — and… Anna Catharina Mountjoy …The Documents Home Open Questions… Anna Catharina Sleer …Married James Montjoy 9 Mar 1817 at Graaff-Reinet, having first been the widow of William Pietersen.… Anna Catharina Sophia Benadie …f 1894 Documented 34 mentions 16 May 1894 — Baptised at Rustenburg on 4 November 1894, son of Petrus Jakobus Booysen and Anna Catharina Sophia Benadie — named for his uncle, who was named for HIS mother’s father, Ocken Johannes Oliefier of the district of Cradock. Three generations of a…

…chive can name, out of the thirteen their marriage certificate says they had.… Abel Hermanus Gerhardus Lowies …before her, same parents.… Alida Eduarda Barry …The 1940 estate Namesakes Alida Eduarda Barry Inferred 122 mentions 10 Dec 1886, baptised 23 Feb 1887 at Dordrecht — Named for her mother.… Amelia A.… Anna Catharina Sleer …Married James Montjoy 9 Mar 1817 at Graaff-Reinet, having first been the widow of William Pietersen.… Anna Catharina Sophia Benadie …f 1894 Documented 34 mentions 16 May 1894 — Baptised at Rustenburg on 4 November 1894, son o… Anna Catharina Sophia Benadie …mber 1894, son of Petrus Jakobus Booysen and Anna Catharina Sophia Benadie — named for his uncle, who was named for HIS mother’s father, Ocken Johannes Oliefier of…

…12 Jun 1858 Johanna Catharina Mountjoy of Burgersdorp · b. 28 Jan 1860 George Herkules Johannes Mountjoy · b. 16 Jan 1862 Elsje Petronella Frederika Mountjoy · b. 10 Jun 1864 Hercules Johannes Mountjoy · 16 Jul 1866 – 12 May 1941 Jacoba Regina Mountjoy · b.… Everyone …The 1940 estate Namesakes The Women James Montjoy also written Mountjoy, Montyoy Documented 139 mentions c. 1782, “Europe” Sep 1827, Cradock Saddler. Owned a house and erf at Cradock worth £90. His 1840 death notice gives his parents as NOT KNOWN — the oldest document here, and the top of this line.…

…Married James Montjoy 9 Mar 1817 at Graaff-Reinet, having first been the widow of William Pietersen. Anna Catharina Sleer 1787 – 1885 Mountjoy married Willem Hermanus Pieterzen d. bef. 1817 record married James Montjoy c. 1782 – Sep 1827 record 1 child with Willem Willem Hermanus Pieterzen d. bef.…

…ions of a name that came into this family with one marriage.… Abel Hermanus Gerhardus Lowies …the forenames do not agree — and this archive has not settled whether they are the same woman.… Anna Catharina Johanna Olivier …father's 1940 estate — and… Anna Catharina Mountjoy …as NOT KNOWN — the oldest documen… Anna Catharina Sleer …Married James Montjoy 9 Mar 1817 at Graaff-Reinet, having first been the widow of William Pietersen.… Anna Catharina Sophia Benadie …f 1894 Documented 35 mentions 16 May 1894 — Baptised at Rustenburg on 4 November 1894, son of Petrus Jakobus Booysen and Anna Catharina Sophia Benadie — named for his uncle, who was named for HIS mother’s father, Ocken Johannes Oliefier of the district of Cradock. Three generations of a…

…laar of the 1908 notice — the forenames do not agree — and this archive has not settled whether they are the same woman.… Abel Hermanus Gerhardus Lowies …d whether they are the same woman.… Anna Catharina Johanna Olivier …father's 1940 estate — and… Anna Catharina Mountjoy …as NOT KNOWN — the oldest documen… Anna Catharina Sleer …Married James Montjoy 9 Mar 1817 at Graaff-Reinet, having first been the widow of William Pietersen.… Anna Catharina Sophia Benadie …f 1894 Documented 35 mentio… Anna Eliezabet Booijsen …The Documents The Women Anna Johanna Maria Booijsen Documented 73 mentions — — Third of the seven children on the 1891 Sterfkennis, of age by then and not traced since.… Anna Francisa Roos …The only son-in-law on the page. Her 1902 de…

…She is not the Anna Catharina Grobelaar of the 1908 notice — the forenames do not agree — and this archive has not settled whether they are the same woman.… Abel Hermanus Gerhardus Lowies …a Johanna Olivier …father's 1940 estate — and… Anna Catharina Mountjoy …as NOT KNOWN — the oldest documen… Anna Catharina Sleer …Married James Montjoy 9 Mar 1817 at Graaff-Reinet, having first been the widow of William Pietersen.… Anna Catharina Sophia Benadie …f 1894 Documented 35 mentio… Anna Eliezabet Booijsen …The Documents The Women Anna Johanna Maria Booijsen Documented 73 mentions — — Third of the seven children on the 1891 Sterfkennis, of age by then and not traced since.… Anna Francisa Roos …The only son-in-law on the page.…

…She died before March 1825, and at least one child came after that — so there was a second marriage nobody had recorded until 2026. The line → 9 March 1817 Graaff-Reinet James Montjoy & Anna Catharina Sleer a record read here She was a widow; his origin is left blank on a page where the clerk filled everyone else's in.… Open questions …Page 78 then gives her husband as JAN BOOIJSEN, baptised 29 January 1741, and their SEVENTH CHILD as “Petrus Jacobus, gedoopt 21 September 1788, gehuwd met Anna Maria van der Merwe”, whose first child is “David Schalk, gedoopt 4 Januari 1807”.…

…1782, “Europe” – Sep 1827, Cradock Anna Catharina Sleer 1787 – 1885 Willem Hermanus Pieterzen — – bef.…

…25 Mar 1877 Clarence Barry b.… Others on the Mountjoy side Johanna Catharina Mountjoy 30 Apr 1819, Graaff-Reinet – 19 May 1863, Zevenfontein, Brak River James Montjoy c. 1782, “Europe” – Sep 1827, Cradock Anna Catharina Sleer 1787 – 1885 Willem Hermanus Pieterzen — – bef.…

…1782, “Europe” – Sep 1827, Cradock Anna Catharina Sleer 1787 – 1885 Willem Hermanus Pieterzen — – bef.…

…athleen” Barry …etta van Niekerk… Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1871 …27 Mar 1871 John Augustus Barry III b.… Catherine Mary Sophia Booyzen …Mary Sophia Booyzen …d at b… Catherine Mary Sophia Daschner …onso Barry b.… Others on the Mountjoy side Johanna Catharina Mountjoy 30 Apr 1819, Graaff-Reinet – 19 May 1863, Zevenfontein, Brak River James Montjoy c.… Augustus Kolbe Enslin …14 Mar 1879 George Alphonso Barry b.… Beatrix Magdalena Catharina Booyzen …3 Mar 1881 Anton Rector K… Benjamin Jacobus van Niekerk …The Documents Gwendoline Die… Carl Petrus Barend Lowies ……12.… Catharine… Catharina Wi… Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry …gdalena Catharina Booyzen …Mar 1825 On whose word a record re… Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry …30 Mar…

…1782, “Europe” – Sep 1827, Cradock Anna Catharina Sleer 1787 – 1885 Willem Hermanus Pieterzen — – bef.…

…1782, “Europe” – Sep 1827, Cradock Anna Catharina Sleer 1787 – 1885 Willem Hermanus Pieterzen — – bef.…

…ry Sophia Booyzen …Documented 81 mentions 25 Mar 1929 25 Dec 2013, Johannesburg Orphaned at eighteen.… Catherine Mary Sophia Daschner …Mar 1881 Alida Eduarda Barry b.… Catherine Mary Sophia Daschner …3 Mar 1881 Alida… Others on the Mountjoy side Johanna Catharina Mountjoy 30 Apr 1819, Graaff-Reinet – 19 May 1863, Zevenfontein, Brak River James Montjoy c.… Carolina Isabella Margaretha Aletta Mountjoy the second …atrix Magdalena Catharina Boshoff …at MOSSELBAAI on 5 Se… Benjamin Jacobus van Niekerk …e did not have.… Anna Johanna Maria Pretorius …1921 Indwe Joseph Heinrich Daschner & Catharina Maria Sophia Booysen a record read here The same village where h… Catharina Willemina Levina Bo… Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1871 …ine Maria Sophia “Kat…

…That is itself worth knowing — it usually means a name read off a single document and not yet followed up. Open questions → Others on the Mountjoy side Johanna Catharina Mountjoy 30 Apr 1819, Graaff-Reinet – 19 May 1863, Zevenfontein, Brak River James Montjoy c. 1782, “Europe” – Sep 1827, Cradock Anna Catharina Sleer 1787 – 1885 Willem Hermanus Pieterzen — – bef.…