Baptism

Swellendam Baptism Record

Marriage

Lourens - Odendal Marriage Record (Bredasdorp)

Death Notice

Death Notice: KAB MOOC 6/9/2376 2968 (1922)

His Death Notice lists these children:

Catharina Jacoba (g2?)

Johanna (g5?)

Lizzie(?) (g8)

Petronella (g9)

Matthys Johannes (g3)

Dirk Cornelis (g4)

Adrian Gerhardus (g6)

Jan G (g7)

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Overberg Families (H J Engela):

38043 Matthys Johannes LOURENS x Jacoba Maria Johanna (Odendal) ODENDAAL (d.v. Matthys Johannes (Odendal) ODENDAAL & Jacoba Maria Johanna LOURENS), * Bredasdorp .07.1850, † Bredasdorp 21.02.1911

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GISA's SAG CD Vol. 5a:

e1 Matthys Johannes » 30.9.1808 † Kraaiheuwel 5.8.1872 (64) x Caledon 20.3.1836 Catharina Cornelia BLOM

f2 Matthys Johannes * 29.9.1836 » Swellendam 30.12.1838 { † Winburg 10.9.1889 (53.5.8) x Anna Catharina STRYDOM }

The information in { ... } above is INCORRECT. Please refer below for more detail.

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SAG Vol 5a (the CD version) contains a material error in respect of Anna Catharina STRYDOM's marriage to a LOURENS:

(1) as per the above, Matthys Johannes LOURENS (b3c1d4e1f2) is listed as her husband. Four children, g1-g4 are also listed;

(2) in addition, Matthys Johannes Wilhelm LOURENS (b3c5d2e4f1) is also listed as husband of Anna Catharina Strydom. The same four children, g1-g4, are identically repeated under this listing of Matthys Johannes Wilhelm LOURENS.

(3) SAG Vol 12 lists Anna Catharina as follows,

b3c2d1e1f1g4 Anna Catharina * 31.3.1843 ~ Cradock 13.8.1843 x Jacobus Petrus Lodewikus VAN STRAATEN ... xx Matthys Johannes Wilhelm LOURENS * c. 1836 + Winburg 10.9.1889 s.v. Matthys Johannes Wilhelmus Lourens en Hendrika Frederika Beyers

(4) Matthys Johannes Wilhelm LOURENS (b3c5d2e4f1) died on 10.9.1889. His Death Notice is VAB MHG L339 (1889) and this document confirms his marriage to STRYDOM.

- Nico Conradie (2 Feb 2016)

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