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Frans Albertus Jacobs 1897–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 JAN 1897

Birth Location: Fraserburg

Death Date: 5 DEC 1979

Death Location: Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa

Father: Jacobus Jacobs

Mother: Renske Smit

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Martha Jacobs

In 1897, Frans Albertus Jacobs entered the world in Fraserburg, born to Jacobus Johannes Jacobs And Renske Smit. Frans Albertus Jacobs had children including Martha Elizabeth Susanna Jacobs, Martha Elizabeth Sussana Crafford. Frans Albertus Jacobs passed away in 1979 in Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Frans Albertus Jacobs entered the world in Fraserburg, born to Jacobus Johannes Jacobs And Renske Smit.
  • Frans Albertus Jacobs had children including Martha Elizabeth Susanna Jacobs, Martha Elizabeth Sussana Crafford.
  • Frans Albertus Jacobs passed away in 1979 in Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Frans Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
Frans Jacobs
1897–1979
Birth Place: Fraserburg
Parents
Jacobus Johannes Jacobs
1856–1942
Fraserburg, Cape Colony, South Africa
Renske Smit
1859–
Fraserburg, Cape Colony, south africa
Grandparents
Jacobus (Hendrik) Smit
1839–
Vogelstruisfontein, Cape, South Africa
Johanna (Catharina) Smit
1842–
Beaufort West, Cape Colony, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Jacobus Smit
1816–1892
Maria Smit
1816–1844
Frans Smit
1818–1896
Renscha Westhuizen
1816–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willem Smit
1796–1871
Elsje Smit
1797–1863
Jacobus Smit
1785–1829
Maria Louw
1797–1861
Willem Smit
1796–1871
Elsje Smit
1797–1863
Johannes Westhuizen
1795–1853
Johanna Kruger
1798–

Frans Jacobs's Descendants

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Frans (Albertus) Jacobs (2 JAN 1897–5 DEC 1979)
  1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth Susanna) Jacobs 1927–2009

Frans Jacobs's Timeline

4 Records

1897
2 JAN 1897
Birth of Frans Albertus Jacobs in Fraserburg
Fraserburg
1897
14 FEB 1897
Frans Albertus Jacobs was baptized in Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province, South Africa
1976
BET 1976 AND 1979
Age 79
Frans Albertus Jacobs - Probate in Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province, South Africa
1979
5 DEC 1979
Age 82
Death of Frans Albertus Jacobs in Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 JAN 1897
    Event Place: Fraserburg
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 23:10:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Frans Albertus Jacobs and Renske Smit, 14 Feb 1897.
    [2] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 23:29:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Frans Albertus Jacobs and Helena Susanna Mans, 25 Oct 1926.
    [3] South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011, "South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Jan 21 01:52:18 UTC 2025), Entry for Frans Albertus Jacobs and Helena Susanna Mans Jacobs, 5 Dec 1979.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1897
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: BET 1976 AND 1979
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 DEC 1979
    Event Place: Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, "South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 18:54:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Frans Albertus Jacobus and Helena S J, from 1976 to 1979.
    [2] South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011, "South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Jan 21 01:52:18 UTC 2025), Entry for Frans Albertus Jacobs and Helena Susanna Mans Jacobs, 5 Dec 1979.

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