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Willem Hendrik Pretorius 1851–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 NOV 1851

Birth Location: Rustenburg, North West, South Africa

Death Date: 24 NOV 1916

Death Location: Knopfontein, Waterberg District

Father: Willem Pretorius

Mother: Gertruida Havenga

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In 1851, Willem Hendrik Pretorius entered the world in Rustenburg, North West, South Africa, born to Willem Hendrik Pretorius And Gertruida Magdalena Havenga. Willem Hendrik Pretorius passed away in 1916 in Knopfontein, Waterberg District.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Willem Hendrik Pretorius entered the world in Rustenburg, North West, South Africa, born to Willem Hendrik Pretorius And Gertruida Magdalena Havenga.
  • Willem Hendrik Pretorius passed away in 1916 in Knopfontein, Waterberg District.

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Willem Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Willem Pretorius
1851–1916
Birth Place: Rustenburg, North West, South Africa
Parents
Willem Hendrik Pretorius
1821–1921
South Africa
Gertruida (Magdalena) Havenga
1826–1901
also given as: 14 May 1826, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Willem Pretorius
1786–
Barend (Petrus Havenga) Havinga
1800–1874
de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]
Elizabeth (Margaretha Riekert) Havinga
1805–1880
Grahamstown, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]
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Willem Pretorius's Timeline

3 Records

1851
30 NOV 1851
Birth of Willem Hendrik Pretorius in Rustenburg, North West, South Africa
Rustenburg, North West, South Africa
1854
17 JUN 1854
Age 3
Willem Hendrik Pretorius was baptized in Rustenburg Hervormde kerk, South Africa
Rustenburg Hervormde kerk, South Africa
1916
24 NOV 1916
Age 65
Death of Willem Hendrik Pretorius in Knopfontein, Waterberg District
Knopfontein, Waterberg District

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1851
    Event Place: Rustenburg, North West, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 JUN 1854
    Event Place: Rustenburg Hervormde kerk, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 OCT 1895
    Event Place: Nylstroom, Waterberg, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 NOV 1916
    Event Place: Knopfontein, Waterberg District

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