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Willem Petrus Christiaan Pretorius 1844–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JAN 1844

Birth Location: Cradock, South Africa

Death Date: 21 MAY 1950

Death Location: Groenrivier, Matlabas, Waterbergdistrik

Father: Willem b5c3d7e3f9

Mother: Gertruida Havenga

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Willem Petrus Christiaan Pretorius was born in 1844 in Cradock, South Africa, the child of Willem Hendrik Pretorius B5C3D7E3F9 And Gertruida Magdalena Havenga. Willem Petrus Christiaan Pretorius passed away in 1950 in Groenrivier, Matlabas, Waterbergdistrik.

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Biography

  • Willem Petrus Christiaan Pretorius was born in 1844 in Cradock, South Africa, the child of Willem Hendrik Pretorius B5C3D7E3F9 And Gertruida Magdalena Havenga.
  • Willem Petrus Christiaan Pretorius passed away in 1950 in Groenrivier, Matlabas, Waterbergdistrik.

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Willem Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Willem Pretorius
1844–1950
Birth Place: Cradock, South Africa
Parents
Willem Hendrik Pretorius, b5c3d7e3f9
1821–1921
South Africa
Gertruida (Magdalena) Havenga
1826–1901
also given as: 14 May 1826, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Willem (Sarel Pretorius,) d7e3
1786–
Tulbagh, Breede River DC, Western Cape, South Africa
Petronella (Christina Wilhelmina) Botha
1787–1851
Tulbagh, Breede River DC, Western Cape, South Africa
Barend (Petrus) Havenga
1800–1871
Rustenburg, Bojanala, North West, South Africa
Elizabeth (Margaretha) Riekert
1805–1880
Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Pretorius's Timeline

3 Records

1844
20 JAN 1844
Birth of Willem Petrus Christiaan Pretorius in Cradock, South Africa
Cradock, South Africa
1848
21 DEC 1848
Age 4
Willem Petrus Christiaan Pretorius was baptized in Potchefstroom Hervormde kerk, South Africa
Potchefstroom Hervormde kerk, South Africa
1950
21 MAY 1950
Age 106
Death of Willem Petrus Christiaan Pretorius in Groenrivier, Matlabas, Waterbergdistrik
Groenrivier, Matlabas, Waterbergdistrik

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JAN 1844
    Event Place: Cradock, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 DEC 1848
    Event Place: Potchefstroom Hervormde kerk, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1950
    Event Place: Groenrivier, Matlabas, Waterbergdistrik

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