Baptism

Stellenbosch Baptism Record (last entry on left-hand page)

Source for baptism record: "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12336-16158-43?cc=1478678 : 21 May 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Stellenbosch > Baptisms 1733-1786 > image 188 of 247; State Archives, Cape Province. Seen and entered by Dirk le Roux on Jun 25, 2016.

Although the fact is not stated on Cornelia's baptism entry of 20 Sep 1778, her mother Cornelia Nel passed away before the baptism, as Cornelia is listed as five months old in her mother's inventory after decease dated 18 Sep 1778.

Extract fro inventory after decease, MOOC8/17.15a:

Testator(s):
Cornelia Nel

18 September 1778

Inventaris mitsg:s taxatie van alle zodanige goederen als abintestato metter dood zijn ontruijmd ende nagelaten door Cornelia Nel ten voordeele van haare overgebleevene man den landbouwer Fredrik van Zijl ter eenree, als meede hunne bij den anderen in huwelijk verwekte negen minderjarige kinderen, met namen

• 1) Pieter oud 14 jaren
• 2) Maria oud 12 jaren
• 3) Gideon oud 10 jaren
• 4) Willem oud 9 jaren
• 5) Fredrik oud 8 jaren
• 6) Gerrit oud 7 jaren
• 7) Jacobus Albertus oud 6 jaren
• 8) Johannes Petrus oud 5 jaren
• 9) Cornelia van Zijl oud 5 maand: ter andere zijde
  

Source: Inventories of the Orphan Chamber, Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa, Ref no: MOOC8/17.15a. Cornelia Nel. Seen and entered by Dirk le Roux on Jun 25, 2016.

Marriage

Beukman - Van Zyl Marriage Record (Cape Town) (8th entry on left-hand side)

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