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Irene Johanna Schaefer 1916–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 JUN 1916

Birth Location: Humansdorp, Cape Province, South Africa

Death Date: 1978

Death Location: Brits, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

Father: Anthonie Schaefer

Mother: Elizabeth Ferreira

Spouse(s): George Sillands, John Lowe

Children(s): James (Mahomed)

Irene Johanna Schaefer was born in 1916 in Humansdorp, Cape Province, South Africa, the child of Anthonie Frederik Rudolf Schaefer And Elizabeth Winifred Ferreira. Irene Johanna Schaefer married George Richard Sillands, John Lowe, and had children including James Arthur Yunus Aghmat Sillands Mahomed. Irene Johanna Schaefer passed away in 1978 in Brits, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Irene Johanna Schaefer was born in 1916 in Humansdorp, Cape Province, South Africa, the child of Anthonie Frederik Rudolf Schaefer And Elizabeth Winifred Ferreira.
  • Irene Johanna Schaefer married George Richard Sillands, John Lowe, and had children including James Arthur Yunus Aghmat Sillands Mahomed.
  • Irene Johanna Schaefer passed away in 1978 in Brits, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthonie Schaefer
1864–1937
Birth Location: Humansdorp, Cape Colony, South Africa
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Elizabeth Ferreira
1875–1941
Birth Location: Humansdorp, Cape Colony, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

George Sillands
1920–2005
Birth Location: Coligny, North West South Africa, South Africa
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John Lowe
1906–1963
Birth Location: Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
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Children(s)

James (Mahomed)
1950–2022
Birth Location: louis, trichard, transvaal, suid, Afrika
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Irene Schaefer's Ancestors

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Irene Schaefer
1916–1978
Birth Place: Humansdorp, Cape Province, South Africa
Parents
Anthonie Frederik Rudolf Schaefer
1864–1937
Humansdorp, Cape Colony, South Africa
Elizabeth (Winifred) Ferreira
1875–1941
Humansdorp, Cape Colony, South Africa
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Irene Schaefer's Descendants

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Irene (Johanna) Schaefer (22 JUN 1916–1978) m. George (Richard) Sillands (24 MAR 1920–27 APR 2005) m. John Lowe (17 AUG 1906–28 FEB 1963)
  1. 1. James (Arthur (Yunus Aghmat) Sillands) (Mahomed) 1950–2022

Irene Schaefer's Timeline

2 Records

1916
22 JUN 1916
Birth of Irene Johanna Schaefer in Humansdorp, Cape Province, South Africa
Humansdorp, Cape Province, South Africa
1978
1978
Age 62
Death of Irene Johanna Schaefer in Brits, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Brits, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 JUN 1916
    Event Place: Humansdorp, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Brits, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
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