Carel Louis de Fortier * France 19.9.1827, a rebel exiled from France in 1865 and banished to a prison camp in Australia, jumped ship on the Pondoland coast of South Africa, school teacher at Bethlehem OFS, Bethal and Piet Retief † “Straalsund”, dist. Piet Retief 17.2.1893 x Anna Helena Martha VAN DYK (she xx De Jager)

b6 Martinus Johannes * 4.2.1875 † 18.5.1945 # White River x Maria Susanna VAN DER MERWE * c. 1879 d.o. Izak Matthys Hermanus van der Merwe and Johanna Margaretha van Dyk, 6 children

Marriage 15 Dec 1900 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVN-MDVC?i=87&cat...

Pietersburg Refugee Camp 28 June 1901 – 27 December 1902

Personal Details

Name: Mr Martinus Johannes de Fortier

Born in camp? No

Died in camp? No

Gender: male

Race: white

Marital status: married

Nationality: Transvaal

Occupation: bywoner

Registration as head of family: Yes

Unique ID: 35571

Camp History

Name: Pietersburg RC

Age arrival: 27

Date arrival: 06/06/1901

Date departure: 23/01/1902

Reason departure: absconded

Stock into camp: 2 cows, 2 calves

Tent number: 449

Farm History

Name: de Fortier family

Town: Haenertsburg

Status

Type: surrendered

Notes: 4/5/1901, Haenertsburg 23/1/1902: absconded

Relationships

Mr Martinus Johannes de Fortier

is the husband of Mrs Maria Magdalena de Fortier

is the father of Master baby de Fortier

Sources

Title: DBC 87 Pietersburg CR

Type: Camp register

Location: National Archives, Pretoria

Reference No.: DBC 87

Notes: p.44

DEPOT SAB
SOURCE URU TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 166 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 3356 PART 1 DESCRIPTION ISSUE OF CROWN GRANT OF THE HOLDING. "KROMDRAAI" NO 1797,

          PIETERSBURG, IN FAVOUR OF MJ DE FORTIER.                              STARTING  1913                                                                   ENDING    1913

DEPOT SAB SOURCE URU TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 1310 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 2489 PART 1 DESCRIPTION CANCELLATION OF LICENCE OF HOLDING COMPRISING PORTION B OF FARM

          "KOORNDRAAI" NO 1797, PIETERSBURG, HELD BY MJ DE FORTIER.             STARTING  1932                                                                   ENDING    1932