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Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius 1816–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 December 1816

Birth Location: Swartland

Death Date: 5 January 1899

Death Location: De Hoek

Father: Isaac Pretorius

Mother: Anna Zyl

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In 1816, Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius entered the world in Swartland, born to Isaac Johannes Pretorius And Anna Gertruida Wilhelmina Van Zyl. Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius passed away in 1899 in De Hoek.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius entered the world in Swartland, born to Isaac Johannes Pretorius And Anna Gertruida Wilhelmina Van Zyl.
  • Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius passed away in 1899 in De Hoek.

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Willem Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Willem Pretorius
1816–1899
Birth Place: Swartland
Parents
Isaac Johannes Pretorius
1786–1864
Koue Bokkeveld
Anna (Gertruida Wilhelmina Van) Zyl
1795–1877
Cape of Good Hope, Afrique du Sud
Grandparents
Hendrik (Gideon Van) Zyl
1773–1845
Calvinia, Hantam, Cape, Afrique du Sud
Maria (Christina) Vrey
1778–1851
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, Afrique du Sud
Great-Grandparents
Hendrik b2c7
1746–
Bernardus Vrey
1733–1790
Anna Botha
1749–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martha Vivier
1711–
Sophia ?
1723–1781
Jacobus ?
1717–1784

Willem Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1816
1 December 1816
Birth of Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius in Swartland
Swartland
1899
5 January 1899
Age 83
Death of Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius in De Hoek
De Hoek

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 December 1816
    Event Place: Swartland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1899
    Event Place: De Hoek
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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