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Stephanus Francois Booyzen

A son of the second marriage, and a MESSELAAR — a mason, like his half-brother Willem Hermanus at Indwe. His 1940 Sterfkennis was fetched because it should have named his mother; his widow wrote only “oorlede” for both parents. Married Beatrix Magdalena Catharina Boshoff at Mossel Bay; eleven children; left immovable property and a will.

Stephanus Francois Booyzenc. Oct 1874 – 14 May 1940Booyzen
marriedBeatrix Magdalena Catharina Boshoffrecord
the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified4 of the 5 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. 1 is inferred from one. The second wife, named at last →The second marriage, unnamed on his own 1884 death notice and finally named by a christening: the 1870 Doop Register enters the parents as “Petrus Jacobus Booyzen en Johanna Margaritha Pretorius”.Married at Mossel Bay. She signed his 1940 Sterfkennis and could not name his parents.

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The record

NameStephanus Francois Booyzen
Bornc. Oct 1874, Cape Province
Died14 May 1940, East Lynne, Pretoria
LineBooyzen
ConfidenceDocumented

What the archive holds

A son of the second marriage, and a MESSELAAR — a mason, like his half-brother Willem Hermanus at Indwe. His 1940 Sterfkennis was fetched because it should have named his mother; his widow wrote only “oorlede” for both parents. Married Beatrix Magdalena Catharina Boshoff at Mossel Bay; eleven children; left immovable property and a will.

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The documents

…1940 · A fourth time the form asks for the parents, and a fourth time it fails Found only after this archive noticed it had spent its whole life searching one province out of nine. TAB MHG 2428/40 Sterfkennis under the Estates Act 1913, filed at Pretoria 29 July 1940 . The form, as completed 1. Naam Stephanus Francois Booyzen 2. Geboorteplek Kaap Provinsie — nasionaliteit Afrikaner 3. Ouers Vader: oorlede. Moeder: oorlede. 4. Ouderdom 65 jaar 7 maande — so born about October 1874 5. Beroep Messelaar — mason 6. Woonplek East Lynne, Pk. Silverton, dist. Pretoria 7. Getroud Beatrix Magdalena Catharina, geb. Boshoff , in gemeenskap; last married at Mosselbaai, K.P. 8. Sterfdag 14 Mei 1940 10.…

The households

…The second wife, named at last 2 children Gerrit Jacobus Booÿsen · b. 19 Jan 1870 Stephanus Francois Booyzen · c. Oct 1874 – 14 May 1940 (inferred) unnamed Louisa Elizabeth Diesel Louisa d. 11 Jun 1923 On whose word a record read here Married out of community of property to Evelyn Wilfred Diesel and dead fourteen years before her father. Her two children took her tenth share between them.…

The research log

…And nothing supports the mines: no Booyzen mining record anywhere in the index, and every occupation actually read for these men points elsewhere — mason, tree nurseryman, railway clerk. 10 Sep 2026 Found A fourth death notice fails at the same line Stephanus Francois Booyzen's 1940 Sterfkennis was fetched for one reason — he was a son of the second marriage, so his mother should be on line 3. His widow wrote “oorlede” for both parents. Four death notices in this family now ask who the parents were, and four fail. He was a MESSELAAR, a mason, like his half-brother Willem Hermanus at Indwe.…

Everyone

…The Name Open Questions Petrus Jacobus “Piet” Booyzen Documented 5 mentions 10 Jan 1934, Johannesburg 2003 Sixth child. The Line Stephanus Francois Booyzen Documented 6 mentions c. Oct 1874, Cape Province 14 May 1940, East Lynne, Pretoria A son of the second marriage, and a MESSELAAR — a mason, like his half-brother Willem Hermanus at Indwe. His 1940 Sterfkennis was fetched because it should have named his mother; his widow wrote only “oorlede” for both parents.…

The register

…isters (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 David Schalk Booyzen with: Catharina Frederika Booyzen record ↗ South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954 David Schalk Booyzen Birth 1849 · with: Johanna Elena Stols Lowies record ↗ South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1931 David Schalk Booyzen Probate Transvaal, South Africa · with: Stephanus Francois Booyzen · Beatrix Magdalena Catharina Boshoff Booyzen · Susanna Fredrika Aletta Booyzen Luus · Elizabeth Magrieta Booyzen Bekker · Beatrix Magdalena Catharina Booyzen Vermeulen · Johanna Catharina Booyzen Du Plessis · Ewert Philippus Booyzen · Stephanus Francois Booyzen · Willem Hendrik Booyzen · Petrus Jacobus Booyzen · Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen · Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen record ↗ South Af…

Sources

…The Transvaal estates — located, and mostly still unread Found only after this archive noticed it had spent its life searching the Cape depot alone. Every reference below is in hand; three have been read , and one of the three arrived unlooked-for. Reference Person Died Status TAB MHG 2428/40 Stephanus Francois Booyzen — son of the second marriage 1940 Read A mason. Parents given as "oorlede" . Transcribed → TAB MHG 2945/44 Anna Johanna Maria Booyzen, born Pretorius — indexed under her husband as "Spouse" 1944 Read Both parents named, with a Germiston address. Six children, all minors. Transcribed → TAB MHG 1928/42 Joseph Heinrich Daschner — her husband, who married her at Indwe 1942 Read Both parents named.…

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