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Catharina Adriana Aletta Pretorius 1829–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 DEC 1829

Birth Location: Burgersdorp, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 13 OCT 1912

Death Location: Utrecht, Amajuba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Father: Hercules e3f2

Mother: Rachel Hugo

Spouse(s): Jeremia Scannell

Children(s): William Scannell, Isabella Scannell, Johannes Scannell

The story of Catharina Adriana Aletta Pretorius began in 1829 in Burgersdorp, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Catharina Adriana Aletta Pretorius married Jan Philippus Du Plessis, Jeremia Scannell, and had children including Andries Stephanus Johannes Du Plessis, Isabella Scannell, Johannes Petrus Scannell, William Scannell. Catharina Adriana Aletta Pretorius passed away in 1912 in Utrecht, Amajuba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Catharina Adriana Aletta Pretorius began in 1829 in Burgersdorp, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
  • Catharina Adriana Aletta Pretorius married Jan Philippus Du Plessis, Jeremia Scannell, and had children including Andries Stephanus Johannes Du Plessis, Isabella Scannell, Johannes Petrus Scannell, William Scannell.
  • Catharina Adriana Aletta Pretorius passed away in 1912 in Utrecht, Amajuba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hercules e3f2
1807–1841
Birth Location: Graaff Reinet, South Africa
He
Rachel Hugo
1811–1850
Birth Location: Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
RH

Spouses(s)

Jeremia Scannell
1824–1908
Birth Location: South Africa
JS

Children(s)

William Scannell
1848–
Birth Location: South Africa
WS
Isabella Scannell
1848–
Birth Location: South Africa
IS
Johannes Scannell
1851–1902
Birth Location: Lady Grey, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
JS

Catharina Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Catharina Pretorius
1829–1912
Birth Place: Burgersdorp, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Parents
Hercules Pretorius, e3f2
1807–1841
Graaff Reinet, South Africa
Rachel (Francina Wilhelmina) Hugo
1811–1850
Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Willem (Sarel Pretorius,) d7e3
1786–
Tulbagh, Breede River DC, Western Cape, South Africa
Petronella (Christina Wilhelmina) Botha
1787–1851
Tulbagh, Breede River DC, Western Cape, South Africa
Pieter (Paulus) Hugo
1785–1853
Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa
Catharina (Adriana) Smit
1785–1868
Cape Province, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catharina Pretorius's Descendants

1.
CP
Catharina (Adriana Aletta) Pretorius (13 DEC 1829–13 OCT 1912) m. Jeremia Scannell (12 JUN 1824–22 APR 1908)
  1. 1. William Scannell 1848–
  2. 2. Isabella Scannell 1848–
  3. 3. Johannes (Petrus) Scannell 1851–1902

Catharina Pretorius's Timeline

3 Records

1829
13 DEC 1829
Birth of Catharina Adriana Aletta Pretorius in Burgersdorp, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Burgersdorp, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1830
28 MAR 1830
Age 1
Catharina Adriana Aletta Pretorius was baptized in Cradock
Cradock
1912
13 OCT 1912
Age 83
Death of Catharina Adriana Aletta Pretorius in Utrecht, Amajuba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Utrecht, Amajuba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1829
    Event Place: Burgersdorp, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 MAR 1830
    Event Place: Cradock

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 OCT 1912
    Event Place: Utrecht, Amajuba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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