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Hermanus Petrus Jacobus Meyer 1813–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 OCT 1813

Birth Location: "Kafferskuilrivier", Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 10 MAR 1859

Death Location: "Paardekraal", Rhenoster Rivier

Father: Meijer None

Mother: Venter. Meyer

Spouse(s): Claassen None, Meyer None

Children(s): Hermanus Meyer, Jansen None, Susanna Meyer, Elizabetha Meyer

Hermanus Petrus Jacobus Meyer was born in 1813 in "Kafferskuilrivier", Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, the child of Meijer And Venter Meyer. Hermanus Petrus Jacobus Meyer married Claassen, Meyer, and had children including Elizabetha Maria Meyer, Hermanus Nicolaas Meyer, Jansen, Johanna Dorothea Meyer, Smit, Susanna Margaretha Meyer. Hermanus Petrus Jacobus Meyer passed away in 1859 in "Paardekraal", Rhenoster Rivier.

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Biography

  • Hermanus Petrus Jacobus Meyer was born in 1813 in "Kafferskuilrivier", Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, the child of Meijer And Venter Meyer.
  • Hermanus Petrus Jacobus Meyer married Claassen, Meyer, and had children including Elizabetha Maria Meyer, Hermanus Nicolaas Meyer, Jansen, Johanna Dorothea Meyer, Smit, Susanna Margaretha Meyer.
  • Hermanus Petrus Jacobus Meyer passed away in 1859 in "Paardekraal", Rhenoster Rivier.

Immediate Family

Parents

Meijer None
1776–
Birth Location: Cape Colony, South Africa
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Venter. Meyer
1787–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Claassen None
1813–1866
Birth Location: Graaff Reinet, Western District, EC, South Africa
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Meyer None
1820–1849
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Hermanus Meyer
1839–1919
Birth Location: Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Jansen None
1851–1914
Birth Location: OVS.
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Susanna Meyer
1840–
Birth Location: South Africa
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Elizabetha Meyer
1852–1885
Birth Location: –
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Hermanus Meyer's Ancestors

Self
Hermanus Meyer
1813–1859
Birth Place: "Kafferskuilrivier", Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Parents
Meijer
1776–
Cape Colony, South Africa
Venter. Meyer
1787–
Grandparents
Hendrik
1726–1776
Bremen, Germany
Maartens
1748–1791
Great-Grandparents
Lorenz Maartens
1710–1784
Martens Maartens
1713–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mårten Henricsson
1686–1742
Walborg Christersdotter
1689–1764
Jansz. s.v.
1660–1744
Catharin
1671–1722

Hermanus Meyer's Descendants

1.
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Hermanus (Petrus Jacobus) Meyer (8 OCT 1813–10 MAR 1859) m. Claassen (28 SEP 1813–10 MAY 1866) m. Meyer (16 APR 1820–BEF 1849)
  1. 1. Hermanus (Nicolaas) Meyer 1839–1919 m. Meyer 1845–1908 m. Meyer 1845–1908
    1. 1. Hermanus (Petrus Jacobus) Meyer 1861–1935 m. Meyer 1861–1901 m. Meyer 1861–1901
      1. 1. Herman (Nicolaas) Meyer 1883–
      2. 2. Frederik (Petrus) Meyer 1886–1967 m. Meyer 1887–1974
        1. 1. Anna (Sophia Dorothea) Meyer 1911–1949
        2. 2. Sophia (Hendrika) Meyer 1913–1942
        3. 3. Hermanus (Petrus Jacobus) Meyer 1916–1949 m. Meyer 1918–1995
      3. 3. Hermanus (Petrus Jacobus) Meyer 1891–1963 m. Meyer 1890–
      4. 4. Sophia (Hendrika) Meyer 1889–1902
      5. 5. Jacobus (Hendrikus) Meyer 1893–1963 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Grobler 1891–
        1. 1. Johannes (Nicolaas Hermanus) Meyer 1928–1950
        2. 2. Viljoen 1926–2004
      6. 6. Abraham (Christoffel) Meyer 1896–
      7. 7. Hester (Maria) Meyer 1900–1901
    2. 2. Abraham (Christoffel) Meyer 1862–1946 m. Meyer 1868–1955
      1. 1. Gabriel (Stephanus) Meyer 1888–1919 m. Schoeman Meyer 1889–1955
        1. 1. Schoeman 1914–1988
        2. 2. Martha (Elisabeth) Meyer 1914–
        3. 3. Abraham (Christoffel) Meyer 1915–
        4. 4. Johanna (Christina) Meyer 1917–
      2. 2. Korf 1890–
      3. 3. Catharina (Petronella) Meyer 1893–
      4. 4. Korf 1893–1945
      5. 5. Korf 1896–
      6. 6. Hermanus (Nicolaas) Meyer 1897–
      7. 7. du Plessis 1898–
      8. 8. van Nieuwenhuizen 1907–
    3. 3. Hendrik (Johannes) Meyer 1868–
    4. 4. van Niekerk 1869–1909 m. Joseph (van) Niekerk 1858–1913
      1. 1. Johannes (Gerhardus Wilhelmus van) Niekerk 1886–
      2. 2. Hermanus (Nicolaas van) Niekerk 1891–1965 m. Van Niekerk 1878–1950
      3. 3. Joseph (van) Niekerk 1893–1976 m. Roux 1895–1981
        1. 1. Jeremias (Jacobus Petrus) Roux 1915–
      4. 4. Nieuwoudt 1903–
    5. 5. Johannes (Marthinus) Meyer 1871–1930
    6. 6. Viljoen 1875–1937
    7. 7. Andries (Jacobus) Meyer 1878–
    8. 8. Mattheus (Nicolaas) Meyer 1880–1919
    9. 9. Bezuidenhout 1883–
    10. 10. Willem (Petrus) Meyer 1873–
  2. 2. Jansen 1851–1914
  3. 3. Susanna (Margaretha) Meyer 1840–
  4. 4. Elizabetha (Maria) Meyer 1852–1885

Hermanus Meyer's Timeline

3 Records

1813
8 OCT 1813
Birth of Hermanus Petrus Jacobus Meyer in "Kafferskuilrivier", Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
"Kafferskuilrivier", Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
1814
25 AUG 1814
Age 1
Hermanus Petrus Jacobus Meyer was baptized in George, South Cape DC, Western Cape, South Africa
George, South Cape DC, Western Cape, South Africa
1859
10 MAR 1859
Age 46
Death of Hermanus Petrus Jacobus Meyer in "Paardekraal", Rhenoster Rivier
"Paardekraal", Rhenoster Rivier

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1813
    Event Place: "Kafferskuilrivier", Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 AUG 1814
    Event Place: George, South Cape DC, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Winburg

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Witte Bergen, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 MAR 1859
    Event Place: "Paardekraal", Rhenoster Rivier
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