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Barend Bartholomeus Burger 1854–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JAN 1854

Birth Location: Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 18 DEC 1944

Death Location: Hoopstad, Orange Free State, South Africa

Father: Schalk Burger

Mother: Elizabeth Jaarsveld

Spouse(s): Jacoba Swart

Children(s): Wilhelmina Burger

In 1854, Barend Bartholomeus Burger entered the world in Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa, born to Schalk Johannes Burger And Elizabeth Johanna Van Jaarsveld. Barend Bartholomeus Burger married Jacoba Johanna Swart, and had children including Wilhelmina Hendrika Burger. Barend Bartholomeus Burger passed away in 1944 in Hoopstad, Orange Free State, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Barend Bartholomeus Burger entered the world in Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa, born to Schalk Johannes Burger And Elizabeth Johanna Van Jaarsveld.
  • Barend Bartholomeus Burger married Jacoba Johanna Swart, and had children including Wilhelmina Hendrika Burger.
  • Barend Bartholomeus Burger passed away in 1944 in Hoopstad, Orange Free State, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Schalk Burger
1814–1874
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Jaarsveld
1815–1874
Birth Location: Caledon, Cape Colony, South Africa
EJ

Spouses(s)

Jacoba Swart
1864–1915
Birth Location: South Africa
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Children(s)

Wilhelmina Burger
1896–1978
Birth Location: South Africa
WB

Barend Burger's Ancestors

Self
Barend Burger
1854–1944
Birth Place: Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Parents
Schalk Johannes Burger
1814–1874
Elizabeth (Johanna van) Jaarsveld
1815–1874
Caledon, Cape Colony, South Africa
Grandparents
Schalk (Johannes) Burger
1789–1867
Graaff-Reinet, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Johanna (Elizabeth) Burger
1794–1855
"Camdebo", dist Graaff-Reinett
Albertus (Stephanus Van) Jaarsveld
1785–1845
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa
Dorothea (Maria) Burger
1783–1845
Cape Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Barend Burger's Descendants

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Barend (Bartholomeus) Burger (16 JAN 1854–18 DEC 1944) m. Jacoba (Johanna) Swart (13 MAY 1864–24 NOV 1915)
  1. 1. Wilhelmina (Hendrika) Burger 1896–1978 m. Roelf (Adriaan de) Beer 1889–1949
    1. 1. Thomas (Louw de) Beer 1935–2022

Barend Burger's Timeline

5 Records

1854
16 JAN 1854
Birth of Barend Bartholomeus Burger in Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
1854
13 AUG 1854
Barend Bartholomeus Burger was baptized in Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
1854
13 AUG 1854
Barend Bartholomeus Burger was christened in Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
1944
1944
Age 90
Barend Bartholomeus Burger - Probate in Orange Free State, South Africa
Orange Free State, South Africa
1944
18 DEC 1944
Age 90
Death of Barend Bartholomeus Burger in Hoopstad, Orange Free State, South Africa
Hoopstad, Orange Free State, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JAN 1854
    Event Place: Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 20:31:20 UTC 2024), Entry for Barend Bartholomeus Burger and Jacoba Johanna Swart, 13 Aug 1882.
    [2] South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1990, "South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 01:50:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Barend Bartholomeus Burger, 1944.
    [3] South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration, 1902-1954, "South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration, 1902-1954", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 23:42:10 UTC 2024), Entry for Barend Bartolomeus Burger, 18 Dec 1944.
    [4] South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956, "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Wed Oct 01 16:32:28 UTC 2025), Entry for Barend Bartholomeus Burger and Magdalena Elizabeth Grobler Smit, 15 May 1917.
    [5] South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956, "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Wed Oct 01 14:26:39 UTC 2025), Entry for Barend Bartholomeus Burger and Hester Cornelia Erasmus V D Watt, 18 Feb 1919.
    [6] South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956, "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 03:59:06 UTC 2024), Entry for Barend Bartholomeus and Schalk Johannis Burger, 13 Aug 1854.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1854
    Event Place: Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1854
    Event Place: Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956, "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 03:59:06 UTC 2024), Entry for Barend Bartholomeus and Schalk Johannis Burger, 13 Aug 1854.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bultfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 DEC 1944
    Event Place: Hoopstad, Orange Free State, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1990, "South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 01:50:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Barend Bartholomeus Burger, 1944.
    [2] South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration, 1902-1954, "South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration, 1902-1954", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Mar 09 23:42:10 UTC 2024), Entry for Barend Bartolomeus Burger, 18 Dec 1944.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hoopstad, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hoopstad, Orange Free State, South Africa
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