Henry William Helm

Named in his mother's DN (KAB MOOC 6/9/304/1050 filed on 14th May 1892 ref no: 97/790).

Events: • Unknown: An Unknown Event, 1841. • Occupation: Farmer: Wijders River Riversdale District. 8 First he worked as a Trader in the Bredasdorp area before acquiring a farm in the Riversdale-Albertinia district. This reference also refers to " Die Geskiedenis van die Kerkgebou te Wydersrivier" which gives more information regarding the partitioning of the farm among a number of the HELM relatives. What is currently known as Wyders River is thatportion that Henry acquired, and it was there that the church was constructed. In contrast, all the other evidence supports the oral tradition passed on to Herbert Helm and Gwen Noall that Henry William Helm acquired the farm much earlier, soon after marying Anna, maybe in the early 1860's and that their eldest son was born there. This source goes on to relate this supporting evidence • Occupation. 8 Henry farmed well creating beautiful and bountiful orchards as there was lots of irrigable land. He acquired one of the first gramaphones and the farm also boasted a croquet lawn. In his later years he became somewhat inactive and quiet, forever smoking his pipe.

Henry married Anna Frederica ANDERSON, daughter of Rev. Bartholomew Ebenezer ANDERSON and Janet Susan MELVILLE, in Oudtshoorn, Cape Colony, Southern Africa.1 (Anna Frederica ANDERSON was born on 10 Sep 1843 in Dysseldorp, Oudtshoorn District, Cape Colony, Southern Africa 1 5 6 7, christened on 29 Oct 1843 in Pacaltsdorp South Africa,8 9 died on 26 Sep 1927 in Wijers River, Riversdal, Cape Province, Union Of South Africa 1 5 and was buried in Family Cemetery Wyders River. 8.)

Rev. Daniel Johannes HELM,2 3 11 13 15 16 24 son of Rev. Heinrich Carl Jacob HELM and Charlotte (Johanna) WHITE, on 11 Jun 1835 in Pacaltsdorp, George, Cape Colony, Southern Africa.3 13 16 22 24 31 Daniel was born on 15 Mar 1814 in Grootrivier, (Orange), Korannaland, Cape Colony, Southern Africa,11 16 22 24 was christened on 7 May 1814 in Zuurbraak, Cape Colony, Southern Africa,16 died on 7 Apr 1873 in Zuurbraak, Cape Colony, Southern Africa15 16 24 aged 59, and was buried in Missionaries Acre, Zuurbraak.22 Other names for Daniel were Daniel John HELM and Willem Frederik HELM.

"South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records (Stellenbosch Archive), 1690-2011 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6D79-L4?cc=1392488&wc=... : 21 May 2014), South Africa > Cape > Zuurbraak > Baptisms 1829-1876 > image 2 of 31; The Dutch Reformed Church Archives, Stellenbosch, Cape Town.

Noted events in his life were:

•Occupation: Farmer: Wijders River Riversdale District. First he worked as a Trader in the Bredasdorp area before acquiring a farm in the Riversdale-Albertinia district.

This reference also refers to " Die Geskiedenis van die Kerkgebou te Wydersrivier" which gives more information regarding the partitioning of the farm among a number of the HELM relatives. What is currently known as Wyders River is thatportion that Henry acquired, and it was there that the church was constructed.

In contrast, all the other evidence supports the oral tradition passed on to Herbert Helm and Gwen Noall that Henry William Helm acquired the farm much earlier, soon after marying Anna, maybe in the early 1860's and that their eldest son was born there. This source goes on to relate this supporting evidence

• Occupation. Henry farmed well creating beautiful and bountiful orchards as there was lots of irrigable land. He acquired one of the first gramaphones and the farm also boasted a croquet lawn. In his later years he became somewhat inactive and quiet, forever smoking his pipe.