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Willem Frederik Butler 1861–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1861

Birth Location: Smithfield, Xhariep, Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 28 Feb 1942

Death Location: Springs, East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa

Father: William Butler

Mother: Anna Aswegen

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Willem Frederik Butler was born in 1861 in Smithfield, Xhariep, Free State, South Africa, the child of William Frederick Butler And Anna Jacoba Van Aswegen. Willem Frederik Butler passed away in 1942 in Springs, East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Willem Frederik Butler was born in 1861 in Smithfield, Xhariep, Free State, South Africa, the child of William Frederick Butler And Anna Jacoba Van Aswegen.
  • Willem Frederik Butler passed away in 1942 in Springs, East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa.

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Willem Butler's Ancestors

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Willem Butler
1861–1942
Birth Place: Smithfield, Xhariep, Free State, South Africa
Parents
William Frederick Butler
1825–
Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Anna (Jacoba Van) Aswegen
1827–
Colesberg, Bo-Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Thomas BUTLER
1802–1874
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Anna (Maria) Steinberg
1806–1876
Graaff Reinet District, Cape Colony
Isaack (Gerhardus Van) Aswegen
1802–1859
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa
Hendrina (Christina) Bester
1807–1881
Graaff-Reinet, Kaap, Suid Afrika
Great-Grandparents
William Butler
1762–1812
Elizabeth Williams
1763–1810
Willem Steenberg\i\y
1781–1875
Anna Prinsloo
1787–1873
Henning Aswegen
1772–1818
Anna Lubbe
1771–1855
Hendrik Bester
1766–
Gesina Prinsloo
1773–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Steenbergh
1723–1783
Aletta Ferryn
1747–1828
Nicolaas Prinsloo
1743–1805
Anna BEER
1758–
Johannes Aswegen
1736–1788
Cornelia Viljoen
1743–
Willem Lubbe
1741–1794
Elizabeth Merwe
1747–1827
Andries Bester
1726–1767
Adriana Debets
1739–1788
Nicolaas Prinsloo
1743–1805
Geesje Nel
1738–1775

Willem Butler's Timeline

4 Records

1861
15 Jul 1861
Birth of Willem Frederik Butler in Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
1861
15 Jul 1861
Birth of Willem Frederik Butler in Smithfield, Xhariep, Free State, South Africa
Smithfield, Xhariep, Free State, South Africa
1942
28 Feb 1942
Age 81
Death of Willem Frederik Butler in Far East Rand Hospital, Springs, South Africa
Far East Rand Hospital, Springs, South Africa
1942
28 Feb 1942
Age 81
Death of Willem Frederik Butler in Springs, East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa
Springs, East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Smithfield, Xhariep, Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1942
    Event Place: Far East Rand Hospital, Springs, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1942
    Event Place: Springs, East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa

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