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Wynand Johannes Pretorius 1831–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 FEB 1831

Birth Location: Cradock, South Africa

Death Date: 24 JUL 1889

Death Location: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Father: Wynand Pretorius

Mother: Elizabeth Hartzenberg

Spouse(s): Catharina Ralph

Children(s): Caroline Pretorius, John Pretorius

In 1831, Wynand Johannes Pretorius entered the world in Cradock, South Africa, born to Wynand Johannes Pretorius And Elizabeth Catharina Hartzenberg. Wynand Johannes Pretorius married Catharina Elizabeth Ralph, and had children including Caroline Pretorius, John Ferdinand Joseph Pretorius, Pieter Pretorius, Samuel Richard Pretorius, Wynand Johannes Pretorius. Wynand Johannes Pretorius passed away in 1889 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Wynand Johannes Pretorius entered the world in Cradock, South Africa, born to Wynand Johannes Pretorius And Elizabeth Catharina Hartzenberg.
  • Wynand Johannes Pretorius married Catharina Elizabeth Ralph, and had children including Caroline Pretorius, John Ferdinand Joseph Pretorius, Pieter Pretorius, Samuel Richard Pretorius, Wynand Johannes Pretorius.
  • Wynand Johannes Pretorius passed away in 1889 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wynand Pretorius
1807–1897
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Hartzenberg
1811–1897
Birth Location: Swellendam, Overberg DC, Western Cape, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Catharina Ralph
1837–1918
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Caroline Pretorius
1855–
Birth Location: –
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John Pretorius
1859–1917
Birth Location: –
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Wynand Pretorius's Ancestors

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Wynand Pretorius
1831–1889
Birth Place: Cradock, South Africa
Parents
Wynand Johannes Pretorius
1807–1897
Elizabeth (Catharina) Hartzenberg
1811–1897
Swellendam, Overberg DC, Western Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Roelof (Gerhardus Petrus) Pretorius
1783–1856
Graaff-Reinet, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika
Anna (Catharina) Hattingh
1788–1840
Great-Grandparents
Wijnand Pretorius
1741–
Maria Coertze
1760–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Jr.
1711–1778
Johanna Bezuidenhout
1717–1787

Wynand Pretorius's Descendants

1.
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Wynand (Johannes) Pretorius (11 FEB 1831–24 JUL 1889) m. Catharina (Elizabeth) Ralph (13 OCT 1837–21 JUL 1918)
  1. 1. Caroline Pretorius 1855–
  2. 2. John (Ferdinand Joseph) Pretorius 1859–1917

Wynand Pretorius's Timeline

3 Records

1831
11 FEB 1831
Birth of Wynand Johannes Pretorius in Cradock, South Africa
Cradock, South Africa
1831
4 APR 1831
Wynand Johannes Pretorius was baptized in Cradock
Cradock
1889
24 JUL 1889
Age 58
Death of Wynand Johannes Pretorius in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 FEB 1831
    Event Place: Cradock, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 APR 1831
    Event Place: Cradock

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JUL 1889
    Event Place: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
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