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Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier 1871–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JUL 1871

Birth Location: Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 31 AUG 1955

Death Location: Hobhouse, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa

Father: Gerhardus Olivier

Mother: Elsje Joubert

Spouse(s): Jacoba Bruyn

Children(s): Jacob Olivier

The story of Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier began in 1871 in Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa. Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier married Jacoba Catharina De Bruyn, and had children including Jacob Daniel Theunis Olivier. Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier passed away in 1955 in Hobhouse, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier began in 1871 in Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa.
  • Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier married Jacoba Catharina De Bruyn, and had children including Jacob Daniel Theunis Olivier.
  • Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier passed away in 1955 in Hobhouse, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gerhardus Olivier
1848–
Birth Location: –
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Elsje Joubert
1847–1920
Birth Location: Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Jacoba Bruyn
1873–1947
Birth Location: Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Children(s)

Jacob Olivier
1897–
Birth Location: Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Johannes Olivier's Ancestors

Self
Johannes Olivier
1871–1955
Birth Place: Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
Parents
Gerhardus Cornelis Johannes Jacobus Olivier
1848–
Elsje (Maria Sofia) Joubert
1847–1920
Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
Grandparents
Gerhardus (Cornelis Johannes) Olivier
1824–1903
Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
Elisabetha (Sophia Maria De) Beer
1824–1902
Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
Johannes (Petrus) Joubert
1822–1892
Swellendam, Cape Colony, South Africa
Cornelia (Sophia) Swanepoel
1822–1908
Cape Colony, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johannes Olivier's Descendants

1.
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Johannes (Petrus Jacobus) Olivier (16 JUL 1871–31 AUG 1955) m. Jacoba (Catharina de) Bruyn (29 MAR 1873–2 SEP 1947)
  1. 1. Jacob (Daniel Theunis) Olivier 1897– m. Maria (Aletta Susanna) Olivier 1895–1981
    1. 1. Johannes (Petrus Jacobus) Olivier 1923–1990 m. Martha (Maria Cecilia van) Niekerk 1925–
      1. 1. Pace 1951–1986 m. Esaias (Engelbertus) Pace 1951–

Johannes Olivier's Timeline

5 Records

1871
16 JUL 1871
Birth of Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier in Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
1871
8 OCT 1871
Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier was baptized in Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
1871
8 OCT 1871
Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier was christened in Hobhouse, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
Hobhouse, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
1891
30 JUN 1891
Age 20
Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier resided here in Tweefontein, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
Tweefontein, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
1955
31 AUG 1955
Age 84
Death of Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier in Hobhouse, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
Hobhouse, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JUL 1871
    Event Place: Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006, "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Apr 29 19:57:37 UTC 2025), Entry for Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier and Gerhardus Cornelus Johannes Jacobus Olivier, 31 Aug 1955.
    [2] South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967, "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Jan 20 13:42:34 UTC 2025), Entry for Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier, 31 Aug 1955.
    [3] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 00:06:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier and Aletta Johanna Oosthuizen, 8 Jun 1948.
    [4] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 02:52:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier and Jacoba Catharina De Bruyn, 30 Jun 1891.
    [5] South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956, "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 20:04:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Petrus Jacobs Olivier and Jacoba Catharina De Bruijn, 30 Jun 1891.
    [6] South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956, "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 18:50:20 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier and G C J Olivier, 08 Oct 1871.
    [7] South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956, "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Mar 11 01:54:49 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier and Jacoba Catherina Aletta Johanna Honiball Oosthuizen, 08 Jun 1948.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1871
    Event Place: Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1871
    Event Place: Hobhouse, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956, "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 18:50:20 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier and G C J Olivier, 08 Oct 1871.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 JUN 1891
    Event Place: Tweefontein, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 AUG 1955
    Event Place: Hobhouse, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006, "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Apr 29 19:57:37 UTC 2025), Entry for Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier and Gerhardus Cornelus Johannes Jacobus Olivier, 31 Aug 1955.
    [2] South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967, "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Jan 20 13:42:34 UTC 2025), Entry for Johannes Petrus Jacobus Olivier, 31 Aug 1955.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hobhouse, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hobhouse, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
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