Quist Mollerstrom

The connection between Quist Möllerström in South Africa and Quist Möllerström in Gotland, Sweden, is based upon circumstances. Quist Möllerström in Sweden lives in 1769 in Lummelunda parish with his father after the mothers death as noted in the household examination book. They move the same year to the parish Hörsne. In Hörsne we find the father with his new wife and children. But not Quist. He probably is old enough to work, but there is no trace of him in Hörsne. So he disappears.

The name Möllerström is not unusual in Sweden but combined with first name Quist or Qvist is very unusual. So when a man with that name appears in South Africa ca 1785 we may assume they are identical. But we have no proof, no emigration records, no travel documents.

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... in cas van malversatien ten eeuwigen dage uit deeze lande gebannen en den Ressorte van dien ...

In a court case of embezzlement of money and sentenced in perpetuity from this country and all places under jurisdiction of the VOC.

malversatie = verduistering van geld = embezzlement of money

Aldus gedaan en gesententieerd aan Cabo de Goede Hoop den 7 Januarij 1790 mitsgaders gepronuntieerd van de puije in het Casteel de Goede Hoop den 31e: den daaraanvolgende maand Julij.

Loose translation:-
Thus done and sentenced at Cape of Good Hope the 7th January 1790 as well as pronounced from the balcony in the Castle of Good Hope on the 31st July thereupon.
CJ 796 no. 1 of 7.1.1790

Quist Mollerstroom was mentioned in an estate of 16.11.1796

“... den geaufugeerden Adsistent Quist Mollerstroom ...”
aufugeeren = in die geheim ontvlug = flee secretly = fled from the country
NCD 1/45 no. 77 of 16.11.1796