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Gert Adriaan Buys 1826–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 APR 1826

Birth Location: Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa

Death Date: 24 AUG 1895

Death Location: Franschhoek, Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Barnardus Buys

Mother: Elsie Snyman

Spouse(s): Maria Buys

Children(s): Gert Buys

The story of Gert Adriaan Buys began in 1826 in Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa. Gert Adriaan Buys married Maria Martha Elizabeth Dorothea Buys, and had children including Gert Adriaan Buys. Gert Adriaan Buys passed away in 1895 in Franschhoek, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Gert Adriaan Buys began in 1826 in Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa.
  • Gert Adriaan Buys married Maria Martha Elizabeth Dorothea Buys, and had children including Gert Adriaan Buys.
  • Gert Adriaan Buys passed away in 1895 in Franschhoek, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Gert Buys's Ancestors

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Gert Buys
1826–1895
Birth Place: Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
Parents
Barnardus Rudolph Buys
1797–1882
Graaff Reinet, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Elsie (Maria) Snyman
1798–1837
Graaff-Reinet, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Gert Buys's Descendants

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Gert (Adriaan) Buys (13 APR 1826–24 AUG 1895) m. Maria (Martha Elizabeth Dorothea) Buys (29 JAN 1839–4 MAY 1875)
  1. 1. Gert (Adriaan) Buys 1865–1937 m. Maria (Magdalena Elizabeth) Maartens 1871–1916
    1. 1. Sophia (Wilhelmina Fredrika) Buys 1900–1971 m. Ernest (Albert) Rossouw 1896–1966

Gert Buys's Timeline

4 Records

1826
13 APR 1826
Birth of Gert Adriaan Buys in Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
1826
25 APR 1826
Gert Adriaan Buys was christened in Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
1874
BET 1874 AND 1876
Age 48
Gert Adriaan Buys - Probate in Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province, South Africa
1895
24 AUG 1895
Age 69
Death of Gert Adriaan Buys in Franschhoek, Cape Colony, South Africa
Franschhoek, Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 APR 1826
    Event Place: Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 21:21:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Gerret Aderjan Buys and Maria Jacoba Magdalena Elizabeth Nienaber, 12 Aug 1875.
    [2] 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> ( : Wed Mar 06 14:52:42 UTC 2024), Entry for Gert Adrian Buys, from 1895 to 1896.
    [3] South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972, "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 13:57:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Gert Adriaan Buys, 24 Aug 1895.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 25 APR 1826
    Event Place: Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: BET 1874 AND 1876
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1895 AND 1896
    Event Place: Fransch-Hoek, Wodehouse, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 AUG 1895
    Event Place: Franschhoek, Cape Colony, 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> ( : Wed Mar 06 14:52:42 UTC 2024), Entry for Gert Adrian Buys, from 1895 to 1896.
    [2] South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972, "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Mar 09 13:57:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Gert Adriaan Buys, 24 Aug 1895.

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