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Marthinus Erich Walter Pretorius 1848–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 SEP 1848

Birth Location: Greytown, Umvoti, Natal, South Africa

Death Date: 3 JAN 1923

Death Location: farm "Uitkyk", Ermelo, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Father: Dewald b3c1d2e4f4

Mother: Elizabeth Pretorius

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Beukes

Children(s): Barend Pretorius, Evert Pretorius, Anna Pretorius, Andreas Pretorius, Maria Pretorius, Petrus Pretorius, Elizabeth Pretorius, Marthinus Pretorius, Elizabeth Pretorius, Johannes Pretorius, Dewald Pretorius, Elizabeth Pretorius, Aletta Pretorius

The story of Marthinus Erich Walter Pretorius began in 1848 in Greytown, Umvoti, Natal, South Africa. Marthinus Erich Walter Pretorius married Elizabeth Hermina Beukes, and had children including Aletta Johanna Pretorius, Andreas Lodewicus Pretorius, Anna Catharina Pretorius, Barend Jacobus Pretorius, Dewald Johannes Pretorius, Elizabeth Hermina Pretorius, Elizabeth Jacoba Pretorius, Evert Phillippus Pretorius, Johannes Mathys Pretorius, Maria Elizabeth Pretorius, Marthinus Erich Walter Jot Pretorius, Petrus Jacobus Pretorius. Marthinus Erich Walter Pretorius passed away in 1923 in farm "Uitkyk", Ermelo, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Marthinus Erich Walter Pretorius began in 1848 in Greytown, Umvoti, Natal, South Africa.
  • Marthinus Erich Walter Pretorius married Elizabeth Hermina Beukes, and had children including Aletta Johanna Pretorius, Andreas Lodewicus Pretorius, Anna Catharina Pretorius, Barend Jacobus Pretorius, Dewald Johannes Pretorius, Elizabeth Hermina Pretorius, Elizabeth Jacoba Pretorius, Evert Phillippus Pretorius, Johannes Mathys Pretorius, Maria Elizabeth Pretorius, Marthinus Erich Walter Jot Pretorius, Petrus Jacobus Pretorius.
  • Marthinus Erich Walter Pretorius passed away in 1923 in farm "Uitkyk", Ermelo, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Marthinus Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Marthinus Pretorius
1848–1923
Birth Place: Greytown, Umvoti, Natal, South Africa
Parents
Dewald Johannes Pretorius, b3c1d2e4f4
1809–1870
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Elizabeth (Jacoba) Pretorius
1814–1890
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
Grandparents
Roelof (Gerhardus Petrus) Pretorius
1783–1856
Graaff-Reinet, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika
Anna (Catharina) Hattingh
1788–1840
Great-Grandparents
Wijnand Pretorius
1741–
Maria Coertze
1760–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Jr.
1711–1778
Johanna Bezuidenhout
1717–1787

Marthinus Pretorius's Descendants

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Marthinus (Erich Walter) Pretorius (27 SEP 1848–3 JAN 1923) m. Elizabeth (Hermina) Beukes (11 MAR 1849–30 MAY 1926)
  1. 1. Barend (Jacobus) Pretorius 1895–
  2. 2. Evert (Phillippus) Pretorius 1892–1945
  3. 3. Anna (Catharina) Pretorius 1890–1940
  4. 4. Andreas (Lodewicus) Pretorius 1889–1889
  5. 5. Maria (Elizabeth) Pretorius 1887–1918
  6. 6. Petrus (Jacobus) Pretorius 1884–1974
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Jacoba) Pretorius 1873–1874 m. Pretorius 1872–1880
  8. 8. Marthinus (Erich Walter (Jot)) Pretorius 1880–1956 m. Elizabeth (Ellen) Golding 1887–1918 m. Elizabeth (Ellen) Golding 1887–1918
    1. 1. Nel (van) Rooyen 1915–1991 m. Louis (Theunis van) Rooyen 1903–1966
      1. 1. Margarietha (Jacoba "Rita" van) Rooyen 1937–1996
      2. 2. Wessel (Lourens van Rooyen (born Van) Rooyen) 1942–2004
      3. 3. Ellen 1932–2023 m. Christo 1932–2011
    2. 2. Marthinus (Erich Walter) Pretorius 1910–1984
    3. 3. Martha (Maria) Pretorius 1913–1951
    4. 4. Jeremiah (Golding) Pretorius 1918–1988
      1. 1. Marthinus (Erich Walter) Pretorius 1942–2003
    5. 5. Marthinus (Erich Walter) Pretorius 1910–1984
    6. 6. Martha (Maria) Pretorius 1913–1951
    7. 7. Jeremiah (Golding) Pretorius 1914–1988
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Hermina) Pretorius 1912–1991 m. Louis (Theunis Van) Rooyen 1903–1966 m. Barend (Cornelis) Joubert 1912–1991 m. Louis (Theunis Van) Rooyen 1903–1966
      1. 1. Margarietha (Jacoba Van) Rooyen 1937–1996
      2. 2. Wessel (Lourens Van) Rooyen 1942–2004
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Hermina) Pretorius 1878–1961
  10. 10. Johannes (Mathys) Pretorius 1876–1936
  11. 11. Dewald (Johannes) Pretorius 1875–1897
  12. 12. Elizabeth (Jacoba) Pretorius 1874–1882
  13. 13. Aletta (Johanna) Pretorius 1872–1917

Marthinus Pretorius's Timeline

4 Records

1848
27 SEP 1848
Birth of Marthinus Erich Walter Pretorius in Greytown, Umvoti, Natal, South Africa
Greytown, Umvoti, Natal, South Africa
1848
3 DEC 1848
Marthinus Erich Walter Pretorius was baptized in Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1848
3 DEC 1848
Marthinus Erich Walter Pretorius was christened in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa (Rep.)
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa (Rep.)
1923
3 JAN 1923
Age 75
Death of Marthinus Erich Walter Pretorius in farm "Uitkyk", Ermelo, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa
farm "Uitkyk", Ermelo, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 SEP 1848
    Event Place: Greytown, Umvoti, Natal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 DEC 1848
    Event Place: Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 3 DEC 1848
    Event Place: Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa (Rep.)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1871
    Event Place: Wakkerstroom, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Uitkyk, Ermelo, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 JAN 1923
    Event Place: farm "Uitkyk", Ermelo, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa

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