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Rachel Isabella Steyn (Fraser)

Also Known As: "Tibbie", "Fraser a1b6c2"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Philippolis, Xhariep, Free State, South Africa
Death: February 03, 1955 (89)
Stewartsingel 14, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Place of Burial: Bloemfontein, Motheo, Free State, South Africa
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Ds. Colin Mackenzie Fraser, a1b6 and Isabella Gordon Fraser
Wife of President Marthinus Theunis Steyn
Mother of Dr Colin Fraser Steyn, b1c8d13e3f1g4h1; Cecilia Johanna Fichardt; Adv Gladys Evelyn Steyn; Isabella Gordon ''Tibbie'' van der Merwe and Emmeline Johanna du Toit
Sister of Colin John Fraser, a1b6c1; William Paterson Fraser, a1b6c3; Henry Paterson Fraser, a1b6c5; Allan James Fraser, a1b6c6; Annie Emmeline Steytler, a1b6c4 and 3 others

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About Rachel Isabella 'Tibbie' Fraser

 '''Sterfkennis (SK)'''

Datum: 3 Januarie 1955

Plek: Bloemfontein

Naam: Rachel Isabella Steyn gebore Fraser

Geboorte plek:Phillipolis, OVS, Suid-Afrika

Vader soos aangetoon op SK: Colin Fraser, oorlede

Moeder soos aangetoon op SK: Isabella Gordon Patterson, oorlede

Woonplek: Onze Rust, Bloemfontein distrik

Beroep: Weduwee huisvrou

Vooroorlede Gade: Marthinus Theunis Steyn oorlede 28 November 1916

Plek van Huwelik:Phillippolis, OVS

Oorlewende Kinders:

1. Colin Fraser Steyn

2. Johanna Cecilia Fichard gebore Steyn

3. Gladys Evelyn Bosman gebore Steyn

4. Isabella Gordon Visser gebore Steyn

5. Emmeline Johanna du Toit gebore Steyn

Geteken te Bloemfontein, 10 Januarie 1955 Ouderdom ten tye van dood : 89 Jaar 10 maande "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ZM-4961?cc=1407787&w...


Doctoral thesis about her life from 1905 to her death: http://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/16222/thesis_truter_e...

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Isabella_Steyn

Death notice / Sterfkennis "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ZM-4961?cc=1407787&w... : 16 February 2017), 1955 > image 205 of 605; Master of the Free State High Court, Bloemfontein.

Five children listed in her death notice: Colin Fraser, Cecilia Johanna, Gladys Evelyn, Isabella Gordon and Emmeline Johanna. No mention is made in her testament of grandchildren from pre-deceased children.

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Rachel Isabella 'Tibbie' Fraser's Timeline

1865
March 5, 1865
Philippolis, Xhariep, Free State, South Africa
1887
November 27, 1887
Bloemfontein, Motheo, Free State, South Africa
1889
April 25, 1889
Bloemfontein, OVS, South Africa

Baptismal record gives date of birth "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TD-ZNXZ?cc=1910846&wc... : 21 May 2014), Free State > Bloemfontein > Christenings 1865-1911 > image 430 of 781; Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein.

Death notice / Sterfkennis gives date of birth "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BKY-RGN?cc=1407787&am... : 16 February 2017), 1974 > no 2190-2199 > image 115 of 338; Master of the Free State High Court, Bloemfontein.

1890
December 12, 1890
Bloemfontein, OVS, South Africa

Source: Selections from the Smuts Papers: Volume VII, August 1945 - October 1950. Page 440: Steyn, Gladys Evelyn. Lawyer and politician. Born 12 December 1890, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa; second daughter of President M.T. Steyn (q.v. vol. iv); educated Grey University College, Bloemfontein and in teachers'....

found in Google search on 20130525 by Chris Steyn: http://books.google.nl/books?id=B9W6t3SfRgUC&pg=PA493&lpg=P...

1895
August 26, 1895
1898
January 12, 1898
Bloemfontein, OVS, South Africa
1955
February 3, 1955
Age 89
Stewartsingel 14, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Death notice / Sterfkennis "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ZM-4961?cc=1407787&a... : 16 February 2017), 1955 > image 205 of 605; Master of the Free State High Court, Bloemfontein.

February 3, 1955
Age 89
Die Vrouemonument, Bloemfontein, Motheo, Free State, South Africa

Photo of gravestone on eGGSA website http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=2626068