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Hendrik Willem Jacobus Van Zyl 1807–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1807

Birth Location: Swellendam, Cape Province, South Africa

Death Date: Abt 1847

Death Location: Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

Father: Johannes Zyl

Mother: Anna Roux

Spouse(s): Petronella Roux

Children(s):

The story of Hendrik Willem Jacobus Van Zyl began in 1807 in Swellendam, Cape Province, South Africa. Hendrik Willem Jacobus Van Zyl married Petronella Cornelia Johanna Le Roux. Hendrik Willem Jacobus Van Zyl passed away in 1847 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Hendrik Willem Jacobus Van Zyl began in 1807 in Swellendam, Cape Province, South Africa.
  • Hendrik Willem Jacobus Van Zyl married Petronella Cornelia Johanna Le Roux.
  • Hendrik Willem Jacobus Van Zyl passed away in 1847 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Hendrik Zyl's Ancestors

Self
Hendrik Zyl
1807–1847
Birth Place: Swellendam, Cape Province, South Africa
Parents
Johannes Petrus Van Zyl
1775–1826
Swellendam, Dutch Cape Colony, South Africa
Anna (Cecilia Le) Roux
1782–1826
Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Cape Province, South Africa
Grandparents
Frederik (Van) Zyl
1736–1794
Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cornelia Nel
1740–1778
Wellington, Dutch Cape Colony, South Africa
Hendrik (Le) Roux
1744–1785
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Anna (van der) Merwe
1751–1827
Drakenstein, Dutch Cape Colony, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Gideon Zyl
1703–1775
Maria Eeden
1711–1777
Pieter Nel
1694–1762
Aletta Deventer
1700–1786
Abraham Roux
1709–1786
Pieternella Maarseveen
1721–1765
Willem Merwe
1721–1762
Susanna Toit
1727–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willem Zijl
1668–1727
Christina Loveren
1673–1729
Jacobus Eeden
1692–1713
Regina Jonker
1692–1713
Guillaume Néel
1663–1735
Jeanne Batte
1663–1738
Gerrit Deventer
1667–1728
Gabriel Roux
1669–1711
Maria Fébre
1686–1782
Pierre Marcevene
1698–1721
Marie Theron
1698–1781
Carel Merwe
1698–1722
Geertruy Toit
1693–1750
Pieter Toit
1697–1768
Elizabet Rousseau
1696–1785

Hendrik Zyl's Timeline

3 Records

1807
8 Dec 1807
Birth of Hendrik Willem Jacobus Van Zyl in Swellendam, Cape Province, South Africa
Swellendam, Cape Province, South Africa
1808
14 Feb 1808
Age 1
Hendrik Willem Jacobus Van Zyl was christened in Swellendam, Cape Colony, South Africa
Swellendam, Cape Colony, South Africa
1847
Abt 1847
Age 40
Death of Hendrik Willem Jacobus Van Zyl in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1807
    Event Place: Swellendam, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Hendrik Willem Jacobus Van Zyl, person ID LH2T-VT1.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1808
    Event Place: Swellendam, Cape Colony, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Hendrik Willem Jacobus Van Zyl, person ID LH2T-VT1.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1847
    Event Place: Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Hendrik Willem Jacobus Van Zyl, person ID LH2T-VT1.

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