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Hendrik Van Zyl 1773–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 MAY 1773

Birth Location: Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: 2 MAR 1845

Death Location: Clanwilliam, Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Hendrik Zyl

Mother: Geertruy Smit

Spouse(s): Vryn None

Children(s): Hendrika Zyl

The story of Hendrik Van Zyl began in 1773 in Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Hendrik Van Zyl married Vryn, and had children including Hendrika Maria Van Zyl. Hendrik Van Zyl passed away in 1845 in Clanwilliam, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Hendrik Van Zyl began in 1773 in Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
  • Hendrik Van Zyl married Vryn, and had children including Hendrika Maria Van Zyl.
  • Hendrik Van Zyl passed away in 1845 in Clanwilliam, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Hendrik Zyl's Ancestors

Self
Hendrik Zyl
1773–1845
Birth Place: Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Hendrik Van Zyl
1745–
Stellenbosch, Cape Province, South Africa
Geertruy Smit
–1770
Piketberg, West Coast DC, WC, South Africa
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hendrik Zyl's Descendants

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Hendrik (Van) Zyl (28 MAY 1773–2 MAR 1845) m. Vryn (1 JAN 1778–10 JAN 1851)
  1. 1. Hendrika (Maria Van) Zyl 1798–1866 m. Johannes (David Van) Zyl 1797–
    1. 1. Johannes (Christiaan Van) Zyl 1829– m. Johanna (Sophia Elizabeth Van Der) Merwe 1837–1926
      1. 1. Sophia (Maria Jacoba Van) Zyl 1857–1902 m. Stefanus (Francois) Engelbrecht 1852–1944
        1. 1. Johannes (Christiaan) Engelbrecht 1880–1965 m. Huipie Baard 1886–1976

Hendrik Zyl's Timeline

4 Records

1773
28 MAY 1773
Birth of Hendrik Van Zyl in Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1774
24 APR 1774
Age 1
Hendrik Van Zyl was christened in Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1776
28 APR 1776
Age 3
Hendrik Van Zyl was baptized in Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1845
2 MAR 1845
Age 72
Death of Hendrik Van Zyl in Clanwilliam, Cape Colony, South Africa
Clanwilliam, Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 MAY 1773
    Event Place: Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: 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> ( : Sun Oct 05 12:00:18 UTC 2025), Entry for Hendrik Van Zeijl and Hendrik Van Zeijl, 24 April 1774.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 24 APR 1774
    Event Place: Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: 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> ( : Sun Oct 05 12:00:18 UTC 2025), Entry for Hendrik Van Zeijl and Hendrik Van Zeijl, 24 April 1774.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 APR 1776
    Event Place: Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1845
    Event Place: Clanwilliam, Cape Colony, South Africa

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