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Napoleon Botha 1917–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 DEC 1917

Birth Location: Pearston, Cape Province, South Africa

Death Date: 5 FEB 1987

Death Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Father: Jan Botha

Mother: Elizabeth Bosch

Spouse(s): Susanna Veuren

Children(s):

In 1917, Napoleon Botha entered the world in Pearston, Cape Province, South Africa, born to Jan Albertus Botha And Elizabeth Magdalena Classina Bosch. Napoleon Botha married Susanna Maria Jansen Van Veuren, and had children including Ettienne Christiaan Botha. Napoleon Botha passed away in 1987 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Napoleon Botha entered the world in Pearston, Cape Province, South Africa, born to Jan Albertus Botha And Elizabeth Magdalena Classina Bosch.
  • Napoleon Botha married Susanna Maria Jansen Van Veuren, and had children including Ettienne Christiaan Botha.
  • Napoleon Botha passed away in 1987 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Napoleon Botha's Ancestors

Self
Napoleon Botha
1917–1987
Birth Place: Pearston, Cape Province, South Africa
Parents
Jan Albertus Botha
1882–1939
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
Elizabeth (Magdalena Classina) Bosch
1882–1920
Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Orange Free State, South Africa
Grandparents
Marthinus (Johannes) Botha
1838–1915
Somerset East, Cape Colony, South Africa
Martha (Johanna Susanna) Goedhals
1841–1890
Graaf-reniett Cape Province, South Africa
Carolus (Johannes) Bosch
1836–
Somerset East, Cape Colony, South Africa
Anna (Catharina Willhemina) Bouwer
1846–1941
Somerset East, Cape Colony, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Philippus Botha
1788–1869
Elisabeth Coetzee
1797–1863
Jacobus Goedhals
1817–1895
Johanna Lombard
1819–1893
Balthazar Bosch
1804–1860
Aletta Grobler
1812–1899
Pieter Bouwer
1790–
Susanna Rooyen
1817–
2nd-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
Johannes Bosch
1774–1858
Margaretha Roelofse
1776–1858
Jan Grobbelaar
1787–
Cornelia Goosen
1791–1830
Willem Bouwer
1758–1841
Aletta Nel
1766–1853
Izaak Rooyen
1789–1869
Susanna Booysen
1786–

Napoleon Botha's Timeline

4 Records

1917
22 DEC 1917
Birth of Napoleon Botha in Pearston, Cape Province, South Africa
Pearston, Cape Province, South Africa
1918
14 FEB 1918
Age 1
Napoleon Botha was christened in Pearston, Cape Province, South Africa
Pearston, Cape Province, South Africa
1987
16 APR 1987
Age 70
Burial of Napoleon Botha in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
1987
5 FEB 1987
Age 70
Death of Napoleon Botha in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 DEC 1917
    Event Place: Pearston, Cape Province, 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 21:12:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Napoleon Botha and Johannes Albertus Botha, 14 Feb 1918.
    [2] South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991, "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Mar 07 21:27:13 UTC 2024), Entry for Napoleon Botha.
    [3] South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991, "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Mar 11 01:12:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Napoleon Botha, 1940.
    [4] South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991, "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Mar 11 01:12:23 UTC 2024), Entry for Napoleon Botha, 1940.
    [5] South Africa, Natal, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955, "South Africa, Natal, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Wed Jan 22 13:16:31 UTC 2025), Entry for Napoleon Botha and Susanna Maria Jansen Van Veuren, 03 Mar 1945.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 APR 1987
    Event Place: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg, Cemetery Records, 1840-2019, "South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg, Cemetery Records, 1840-2019", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 31 20:06:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Napoleon Botha.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1918
    Event Place: Pearston, Cape Province, 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 21:12:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Napoleon Botha and Johannes Albertus Botha, 14 Feb 1918.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Brakpan, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1987
    Event Place: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg, Cemetery Records, 1840-2019, "South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg, Cemetery Records, 1840-2019", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 31 20:06:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Napoleon Botha.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Greylingstad, Balfour, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Greylingstad, Balfour, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Greylingstad, Balfour, Transvaal, South Africa

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