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Jacobus Hendrik le Roux 1891–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 MAR 1891

Birth Location: South Africa

Death Date: 26 JAN 1984

Death Location: Strand, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Father: Abraham Roux

Mother: Johanna Smit

Spouse(s): Engela Esterhuysen, Loviena Groenewald

Children(s): Wilhelmina Roux

The story of Jacobus Hendrik le Roux began in 1891 in South Africa. Jacobus Hendrik le Roux married Engela Maria Catharina Esterhuysen, Loviena Catharina Groenewald, and had children including Wilhelmina Catharina Le Roux. Jacobus Hendrik le Roux passed away in 1984 in Strand, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacobus Hendrik le Roux began in 1891 in South Africa.
  • Jacobus Hendrik le Roux married Engela Maria Catharina Esterhuysen, Loviena Catharina Groenewald, and had children including Wilhelmina Catharina Le Roux.
  • Jacobus Hendrik le Roux passed away in 1984 in Strand, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacobus Roux's Ancestors

Self
Jacobus Roux
1891–1984
Birth Place: South Africa
Parents
Abraham Stephanus Le Roux
1862–1944
Cape Province, South Africa
Johanna (Catharina) Smit
1868–
Fraserburg, Cape Colony, South Africa
Grandparents
Wouter (Jacobus Le) Roux
1828–1915
Fraserburg, Cape Province, South Africa
Helrna (Albertha) Grant
1827–1903
South Africa
Jacobus (Hendrik) Smit
1839–
Vogelstruisfontein, Cape, South Africa
Johanna (Catharina) Smit
1842–
Beaufort West, Cape Colony, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Roux
1800–1887
Hester Wouterina
1803–1870
Willem Smit
1796–1871
Elsje Smit
1797–1863
Jacobus Smit
1816–1892
Maria Smit
1816–1844
Frans Smit
1818–1896
Renscha Westhuizen
1816–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Roux
1774–1831
Esther Roux
1772–1843
Wouter Theron
1777–1840
Hester Marais
1782–1853
Jacobus Smit
1760–1834
Margaretha Smit
1766–1843
Francois Smit
1763–
Catharina Myburg
1758–1841
Willem Smit
1796–1871
Elsje Smit
1797–1863
Jacobus Smit
1785–1829
Maria Louw
1797–1861
Willem Smit
1796–1871
Elsje Smit
1797–1863
Johannes Westhuizen
1795–1853
Johanna Kruger
1798–

Jacobus Roux's Descendants

1.
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Jacobus (Hendrik le) Roux (4 MAR 1891–26 JAN 1984) m. Engela (Maria Catharina) Esterhuysen (ABT 1896–25 SEP 1966) m. Loviena (Catharina) Groenewald (ABT 1891–)
  1. 1. Wilhelmina (Catharina le) Roux 1916–1977

Jacobus Roux's Timeline

6 Records

1891
4 MAR 1891
Birth of Jacobus Hendrik le Roux in South Africa
South Africa
1891
3 MAY 1891
Jacobus Hendrik le Roux was baptized in Amandelboom, Laingsburg, Cape Province, South Africa
Amandelboom, Laingsburg, Cape Province, South Africa
1980
BET 1980 AND 1988
Age 89
Jacobus Hendrik le Roux - Probate in Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province, South Africa
1980
BET 1980 AND 1988
Age 89
Jacobus Hendrik le Roux - Probate in Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa
Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa
1984
30 JAN 1984
Age 93
Burial of Jacobus Hendrik le Roux in Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province, South Africa
1984
26 JAN 1984
Age 93
Death of Jacobus Hendrik le Roux in Strand, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Strand, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1891
    Event Place: South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011, "South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 19:29:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Hendrik Le Roux, 30 Jan 1984.
    [2] South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011, "South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Wed Jan 08 01:47:31 UTC 2025), Entry for Jacobus Hendrik Le Roux and Loviena Cathrina or Louveni Catherina Groenewald Laing Le Roux, 26 Jan 1984.
    [3] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 09:59:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Hendrik Leroex and Engela Maria Catharina Esterhuizen, 11 May 1914.
    [4] 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 20:17:41 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Hendrik Le Roux and Johanna Catharina Smit, 3 May 1891.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 JAN 1984
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011, "South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 19:29:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Hendrik Le Roux, 30 Jan 1984.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 MAY 1891
    Event Place: Amandelboom, Laingsburg, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: BET 1980 AND 1988
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: BET 1980 AND 1988
    Event Place: Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 JAN 1984
    Event Place: Strand, Cape Town, 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 22:34:55 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Le Roux and Engela M C, from 1980 to 1988.
    [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 22:34:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Hendrik Le Roux and Engela M C [and] Loviena C, from 1980 to 1988.
    [3] South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011, "South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 19:29:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Hendrik Le Roux, 30 Jan 1984.
    [4] South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011, "South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Wed Jan 08 01:47:31 UTC 2025), Entry for Jacobus Hendrik Le Roux and Loviena Cathrina or Louveni Catherina Groenewald Laing Le Roux, 26 Jan 1984.

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