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Johann Coenraad Wahl –

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Proclama: Johan Conrad ein sohn des dabier verstorbenen Daniel Benedictus geboren am 19 Feb 1744 ist seit langen Jahren abwesend, ohne daß über sein Leben und seinen Aufenthaltsort Nachrichten vorhanden. Auf den Antrag dessen Intestaterben, welche sein Berwogen zeither gegen eingelegte Sicherheit im Genuß gehabt, werden daher gedachter Johann Conrad oder seine rechtmäßigen Leibeserden andurcb öffentlich vorgeladen, im Termin am 25 April laufenden Jahrs, Vormittags 10 Uhr, vor unterzeichnetem Gericht um so gewisser u erscheinen, und ihr Vermögen in Empfang zu nehmen, als widriges Johan für verschollen erklärt und dessen Nachlaß seinen intestaterben unter Aufhebung der bestellten Caution eigenthümlich hingegeben werben soll. Verfügt N. Wildungen im Fürstenthum Waldet, am 10 Febr. 1827. Der Magistrat daselbst. Bleinschmit, Müller. C. Bauer

Translated: Proclama: Johan Conrad is a son of the late Daniel Dabie Benedict was born on February 19, 1744 has been absent for many years without any of his life and his whereabouts messages. Andurcb to the pleas of intestacy, which will be Berwogen hitherto been filed against security in the enjoyment, so conceived, Johann Conrad or his rightful body earth summoned publicly in the appointment on 25 April current year, morning, 10 clock, front and signed court order to appear a certain u , and their ability to take delivery, as anti-declared missing for Johan and his lawful heirs to his estate gave peculiar advertise the revocation of the order Caution. Does N. Waldet Wildungen in the principality, on 10 February 1827th The city council there. Lead Schmit, Muller. C. Bauer {Update Ends}

Believed to have been a younger brother of Johann Christian Wahl - seems to have settled in Cape Town and became English-speaking. This part of the family included the well-known optometrists.

He was also a soldier, arrived in SA (22 years after the first Wahl) in 1774 from Bad Wildungen near Hanover in Lower Saxony, Germany on board of the HELDERSTER as soldier. He took citizenship and married in the same year – 1780 - to Hillegonda van Dyk and they had seven children. He died in 1814.

Then there is a major gap in the records – perhaps missing out three or more generations - because there is no official documentation to prove the parentage of Ada’s great grandfather Daniel Hendrik Wahl. Some speculate that this gap arises due to the loose spelling of the day - some family members may have adopted different styles and spellings like Waal, de Wahl or de Waal etc. This is not that unusual and even Shakespeare signed his name with five different spellings!