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Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel 1825–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 JAN 1825

Birth Location: Clanwilliam, Cape Province, South Africa

Death Date: 1 SEP 1910

Death Location: Koppiesvlei, Jacobsdal, Orange Free State

Father: Petrus Swanepoel

Mother: Louisa Heerden

Spouse(s): Elsie Boshoff

Children(s): Catharina Swanepoel

The story of Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel began in 1825 in Clanwilliam, Cape Province, South Africa. Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel married Elsie Magdalena Boshoff, and had children including Catharina Maria Swanepoel. Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel passed away in 1910 in Koppiesvlei, Jacobsdal, Orange Free State.

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Biography

  • The story of Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel began in 1825 in Clanwilliam, Cape Province, South Africa.
  • Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel married Elsie Magdalena Boshoff, and had children including Catharina Maria Swanepoel.
  • Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel passed away in 1910 in Koppiesvlei, Jacobsdal, Orange Free State.

Immediate Family

Parents

Petrus Swanepoel
1797–1875
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Louisa Heerden
1800–1829
Birth Location: Cape Colony, South Africa
LH

Spouses(s)

Elsie Boshoff
1826–1857
Birth Location: George, Cape Province, South Africa
EB

Children(s)

Catharina Swanepoel
1845–1886
Birth Location: Reddersburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Schalk Swanepoel's Ancestors

Self
Schalk Swanepoel
1825–1910
Birth Place: Clanwilliam, Cape Province, South Africa
Parents
Petrus Jacobus Swanepoel
1797–1875
Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Louisa (Johanna Van) Heerden
1800–1829
Cape Colony, South Africa
Grandparents
Willem (Schalk Van) Heerden
1756–1836
Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Johanna (Elisabeth) Vorster
1779–
Great-Grandparents
Schalk Heerden
1732–1793
Louisa Merwe
–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pieter Heerden
1708–1767
Marritje Merwe
1713–1784
Jacobus Merwe
–1769
Katharina Jacobz
1712–1748

Schalk Swanepoel's Descendants

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Schalk (Willem Petrus) Swanepoel (13 JAN 1825–1 SEP 1910) m. Elsie (Magdalena) Boshoff (2 AUG 1826–22 MAR 1857)
  1. 1. Catharina (Maria) Swanepoel 1845–1886 m. Hendrik (Johannes) Botha 1840–1900
    1. 1. Dina (Carolina) Botha 1868– m. Petrus (Francois Pokklenberg) Alberts 1867–1920
      1. 1. Dina (Carolina) Alberts 1897–1969 m. Christiaan (Jacob Johan Van der) Merwe 1895–1963
        1. 1. Carl (Izak Jacobus Van Der) Merwe 1940–1999

Schalk Swanepoel's Timeline

4 Records

1825
13 JAN 1825
Birth of Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel in Clanwilliam, Cape Province, South Africa
Clanwilliam, Cape Province, South Africa
1825
14 MAR 1825
Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel was christened in Stellenbosch,Cape Of Good Hope,South Africa (Rep.)
Stellenbosch,Cape Of Good Hope,South Africa (Rep.)
1825
14 MAR 1825
Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel was baptized in Western Cape, South Africa
Western Cape, South Africa
1910
1 SEP 1910
Age 85
Death of Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel in Koppiesvlei, Jacobsdal, Orange Free State
Koppiesvlei, Jacobsdal, Orange Free State

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 JAN 1825
    Event Place: Clanwilliam, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration, 1902-1954, "South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration, 1902-1954", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 15:26:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel and Cowiza Van Heerden, 1 Sep 1910.
    [2] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 18:42:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel and Hendrina Johanna Vermeulen, 2 Sep 1861.
    [3] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Mar 11 00:47:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel and Hendrina Francina Jacoba Magdalena Brits, 10 Aug 1857.
    [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 23:44:20 UTC 2024), Entry for Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel and Louiza Johanna Van Eerde, 14 Mar 1825.
    [5] 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 03:23:23 UTC 2024), Entry for Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel and Hendrina Francina Jacoba Magdalena Brits, 10 Aug 1857.
    [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 21:04:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel and Hendrina Johanna Vermeulen, 02 Sep 1861.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1825
    Event Place: Stellenbosch,Cape Of Good Hope,South Africa (Rep.)
    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 23:44:20 UTC 2024), Entry for Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel and Louiza Johanna Van Eerde, 14 Mar 1825.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1825
    Event Place: Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kareerand, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 SEP 1910
    Event Place: Koppiesvlei, Jacobsdal, Orange Free State
    Record Source: South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration, 1902-1954, "South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration, 1902-1954", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 15:26:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Schalk Willem Petrus Swanepoel and Cowiza Van Heerden, 1 Sep 1910.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Palmiet Fontein

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Palmiet Fontein
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