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Jan Albertus Botha 1882–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 JAN 1882

Birth Location: Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa

Death Date: 15 JUL 1939

Death Location: Turffontein, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Father: Marthinus Botha

Mother: Martha Goedhals

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bosch

Children(s): Napoleon Botha

In 1882, Jan Albertus Botha entered the world in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa, born to Marthinus Johannes Botha And Martha Johanna Susanna Goedhals. Jan Albertus Botha married Elizabeth Magdalena Classina Bosch, and had children including Napoleon Botha. Jan Albertus Botha passed away in 1939 in Turffontein, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1882, Jan Albertus Botha entered the world in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa, born to Marthinus Johannes Botha And Martha Johanna Susanna Goedhals.
  • Jan Albertus Botha married Elizabeth Magdalena Classina Bosch, and had children including Napoleon Botha.
  • Jan Albertus Botha passed away in 1939 in Turffontein, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jan Botha's Ancestors

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Jan Botha
1882–1939
Birth Place: Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
Parents
Marthinus Johannes Botha
1838–1915
Somerset East, Cape Colony, South Africa
Martha (Johanna Susanna) Goedhals
1841–1890
Graaf-reniett Cape Province, South Africa
Grandparents
Philippus (Rudolph) Botha
1788–1869
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Elisabeth (Johanna Susanna) Coetzee
1797–1863
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Jacobus (Lodewikus) Goedhals
1817–1895
Swellendam, Cape Colony, South Africa
Johanna (Cornelia) Lombard
1819–1893
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Jacobus Botha
1757–1821
Johanna Gransie
1762–1840
Jacobus Coetzee
1777–1800
Debora Naudé
1780–1834
Josephus Goedhals
1781–1847
Maria Botha
1787–1822
David Lombaard
1770–1846
Martha Geel
1783–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jan Botha's Descendants

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Jan (Albertus) Botha (9 JAN 1882–15 JUL 1939) m. Elizabeth (Magdalena Classina) Bosch (27 SEP 1882–4 NOV 1920)
  1. 1. Napoleon Botha 1917–1987 m. Susanna (Maria Jansen van) Veuren 1913–1991

Jan Botha's Timeline

3 Records

1882
9 JAN 1882
Birth of Jan Albertus Botha in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
1882
10 MAR 1882
Jan Albertus Botha was baptized in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa
1939
15 JUL 1939
Age 57
Death of Jan Albertus Botha in Turffontein, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Turffontein, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 JAN 1882
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, 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 20:41:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Albertus Botha and Martha Johanna Susanna Gaeohals, 10 Mar 1882.
    [2] South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Wed Jul 10 21:37:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Albertus Botha, 15 Jul 1939.
    [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 20:29:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Albertus Botha and Martha Johanna Susanna Goedhals, 10 Mar 1882.
    [4] South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1931, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1931", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Mar 07 21:33:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Albertus Botha and Hester Van Der Walt Van Eeden, 14 February 1924.
    [5] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 19:21:58 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Albertus Botha and Elizabeth Magdalena Classina Bosch, 14 Aug 1905.
    [6] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Mar 07 12:57:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Albertus Botha and Elizabeth Magdalena Classina Bosch, 14 Aug 1905.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 MAR 1882
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 DEC 1937
    Event Place: Johannesburg, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1939
    Event Place: Turffontein, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Wed Jul 10 21:37:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Albertus Botha, 15 Jul 1939.

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