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Barend Jacobus Cornelius Pretorius 1948–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 APR 1948

Birth Location: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Death Date: 8 MAY 2014

Death Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Father: Jan Pretorius

Mother: Christina Berg

Spouse(s): Gillian Smith

Children(s):

Barend Jacobus Cornelius Pretorius was born in 1948 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, the child of Jan Christoffel Pretorius And Christina Fredrika Wilhelmina Van Der Berg. Barend Jacobus Cornelius Pretorius married Gillian Reid Smith, and had children including Christina Pretorius. Barend Jacobus Cornelius Pretorius passed away in 2014 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Barend Jacobus Cornelius Pretorius was born in 1948 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, the child of Jan Christoffel Pretorius And Christina Fredrika Wilhelmina Van Der Berg.
  • Barend Jacobus Cornelius Pretorius married Gillian Reid Smith, and had children including Christina Pretorius.
  • Barend Jacobus Cornelius Pretorius passed away in 2014 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Barend Pretorius's Ancestors

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Barend Pretorius
1948–2014
Birth Place: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Parents
Jan Christoffel Pretorius
1916–1961
Christina (Fredrika Wilhelmina van der) Berg
1920–
Grandparents
Daniel (Arnoldus Christoffel) Pretorius
1876–1952
Leydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Maria (Elizabeth) Esterhuizen
1885–1945
Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Pretorius
1853–1918
Heibrecht Botha
1853–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Theunis Botha
1830–1916
Anna Nortier
1828–1892

Barend Pretorius's Timeline

3 Records

1948
4 APR 1948
Birth of Barend Jacobus Cornelius Pretorius in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
1948
8 AUG 1948
Barend Jacobus Cornelius Pretorius was christened in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
2014
8 MAY 2014
Age 66
Death of Barend Jacobus Cornelius Pretorius in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 APR 1948
    Event Place: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991, "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 02 04:07:21 UTC 2025), Entry for Barend Jacobus Cornelius Pretorius, 4 Apr 1948.
    [2] South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991, "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Wed Oct 01 21:33:19 UTC 2025), Entry for Barend Jacobus Cornelius Pretorius and Jan Christoffel Pretorius, 8 Aug 1948.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 APR 1948
    Event Place: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 8 AUG 1948
    Event Place: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991, "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Wed Oct 01 21:33:19 UTC 2025), Entry for Barend Jacobus Cornelius Pretorius and Jan Christoffel Pretorius, 8 Aug 1948.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 MAY 2014
    Event Place: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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