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Jacobus Johannes Botha 1795–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 JUN 1795

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

Death Date: 10 FEB 1867

Death Location: Gwayang, George, Western Cape, South Africa

Father: Marthinus Botha

Mother: Catharina Swart

Spouse(s): Aletta Barnard

Children(s): Johanna Botha, Lea Botha, Catharina Botha, Jacobus Botha

The story of Jacobus Johannes Botha began in 1795 in Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Jacobus Johannes Botha married Aletta Catharina Barnard, and had children including Catharina Maria Elizabeth Botha, Jacobus Christiaan Daniel Botha, Johanna Hendrina Botha, Lea Jacoba Botha. Jacobus Johannes Botha passed away in 1867 in Gwayang, George, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacobus Johannes Botha began in 1795 in Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
  • Jacobus Johannes Botha married Aletta Catharina Barnard, and had children including Catharina Maria Elizabeth Botha, Jacobus Christiaan Daniel Botha, Johanna Hendrina Botha, Lea Jacoba Botha.
  • Jacobus Johannes Botha passed away in 1867 in Gwayang, George, Western Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marthinus Botha
1765–1818
Birth Location: Voorburg, George, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
MB
Catharina Swart
1769–1802
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
CS

Spouses(s)

Aletta Barnard
1802–
Birth Location: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
AB

Children(s)

Johanna Botha
1823–1898
Birth Location: Outeniqualand, George, Cape Colony, South Africa
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Lea Botha
1834–1914
Birth Location: George, Cape Colony, South Africa
LB
Catharina Botha
1822–1892
Birth Location: George, Cape Colony, South Africa
CB
Jacobus Botha
1847–1925
Birth Location: George, Cape Province, South Africa
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Jacobus Botha's Ancestors

Self
Jacobus Botha
1795–1867
Birth Place: Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Marthinus Christoffel Botha
1765–1818
Voorburg, George, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Catharina (Maria) Swart
1769–1802
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Marthinus (Christoffel) Botha
–1768
Land van Waveren, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Sara (Maria) Barnard
1739–1802
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Daniel (Andries) Swart
1741–1810
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Elsie Botha
1751–1774
Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Jacobus Botha
1692–1782
Elsje Snijman
1697–1748
Bernard Ceulen
1714–1777
Le Roes
1719–1777
Pieter Zwart
–1756
de Buijs
1701–1775
Petrus Botha
1731–1781
Catharina Potgieter
–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacobus Botha's Descendants

1.
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Jacobus (Johannes) Botha (4 JUN 1795–10 FEB 1867) m. Aletta (Catharina) Barnard (ABT 1802–)
  1. 1. Johanna (Hendrina) Botha 1823–1898 m. Adriaan (Hendricus) Stander 1821–1885
    1. 1. Johannes (Hendrikus) Stander 1862–1937 m. Johanna (Frederika Elizabeth) Schoeman 1865–1919
      1. 1. Barend (Jacobus) Stander 1905–1988 m. Anna (Margaretha Du) Preez 1907–1982
        1. 1. Herman (Du Preez) Stander 1947–2014
    2. 2. Marthinus (Christoffel) Stander 1854–1924 m. Maria (Magdalena Catharina) Stander 1852–1937
      1. 1. Maria (Magdalena Elizabeth) Stander 1884–1969 m. Willem (Hendrik) Barnard 1884–1955
        1. 1. Christina (Catharina) Barnard 1926–2016 m. Adriaan (Johannes Hendrikus) Stander 1921–2007
  2. 2. Lea (Jacoba) Botha 1834–1914 m. Adriaan (Hendrikus) Stander 1830–1917
    1. 1. Johanna (Hendrina) Stander 1878–1948 m. Adriaan (Johannes Hendrikus) Stander 1874–1962
      1. 1. Adriaan (Johannes Hendricus) Stander 1909–1949 m. Martha (Jacoba Hendrina) Muller 1907–1986
        1. 1. Dudley Stander 1933–2014 m. Trevis (Mary) Tucker 1934–2018
  3. 3. Catharina (Maria Elizabeth) Botha 1822–1892 m. Paul (Johannes) Gerber 1819–1893
    1. 1. Jakobus (Johannes) Gerber 1840–1916 m. Catharina (Margaretha) Gerber 1853–1928
      1. 1. Jacobus (Johannes) Gerber 1888–1966 m. Gertie (Frances) Benn 1894–1966
        1. 1. Jacobus (Willem) Gerber 1914– m. Maria (Wilhelmina) Boshoff 1923–
  4. 4. Jacobus (Christiaan Daniel) Botha 1847–1925 m. Catharina (Philippina) Stander 1866–1916
    1. 1. Jacobus (Christiaan Daniel) Botha 1894–1972 m. Martha (Maria) Botha 1894–1954
      1. 1. Jacobus (Christian Daniël) Botha 1931–1994 m. Cornelia (Hendrina) Swart 1934–2019

Jacobus Botha's Timeline

4 Records

1795
4 JUN 1795
Birth of Jacobus Johannes Botha in Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1795
3 NOV 1795
Jacobus Johannes Botha was christened in Tulbagh, Dutch Cape Colony, South Africa
Tulbagh, Dutch Cape Colony, South Africa
1795
3 NOV 1795
Jacobus Johannes Botha was baptized in Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope
Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope
1867
10 FEB 1867
Age 72
Death of Jacobus Johannes Botha in Gwayang, George, Western Cape, South Africa
Gwayang, George, Western Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: NOV 13
    Event Place: Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 JUN 1795
    Event Place: Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] 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> ( : Thu Sep 26 19:58:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannis Botha and Catrina Maria Swart, 3 Nov.
    [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> ( : Sun Mar 10 23:04:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannes Botha, 10 February 1867.
    [3] 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> ( : Thu Sep 26 19:40:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobûs Johannes Bothaa and Catharina Maria Swart, 13 Nov.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 3 NOV 1795
    Event Place: Tulbagh, Dutch Cape Colony, 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> ( : Thu Sep 26 19:58:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannis Botha and Catrina Maria Swart, 3 Nov.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 FEB 1867
    Event Place: Gwayang, George, Western Cape, 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> ( : Sun Mar 10 23:04:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannes Botha, 10 February 1867.
    [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> ( : Sun Mar 10 23:04:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Elsje Magdalena Botha.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 NOV 1795
    Event Place: Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope
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