William Gaybba

Baptism:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-13VY-P?cc=147...

Extract from Journal by Brian Patrick Gaybba:

The eighth and final child was William, born on the 13th November 1873 and baptized in Calvinia on the 1st February 1874. He was killed by a train while crossing the railway line somewhere near Parow Vallei on 4th December 1925. From earlier research I came across information to the effect that he had married an Anna Johanna Margaretha Visser and from that marriage James Andrew Gaybba was born. Because he married Mary Ann Dunkely Downing soon after that, Anna Visser must have died during or soon after James' birth. However, two weeks ago I found the registry entry of William's marriage to Mary Ann Dunkley Downing. It was on the 6th April 1897 - a year earlier than I thought was the case. The date creates problems for the information we had about his first marrage to Anna Visser and the birth of James Andrew Gaybba in January 1898. This will have to be cleared up by further research. But it is not that important since James was brought up as part of the children of William and Mary Ann Dunkley Downing. They were my great grandparents. They had eight children (including James, who married a May Catherine Boucher, would make nine): Alida Johann Geerendina, who married a Harold Fogarty, Marion (who did not marry), John Hendrik (who married a Sophia La Grange, known as Babsie), Joseph (who did not marry), Matthys (known as Thys) who married someone whose first name was Dollie. Everhardus (known as Ippi), who married Elizabeth Kotze. William Johann who married Hester Elizabeth Van Heerden. Dirk Jacobus Johananes who married Hester Aletta Magdalena Smith.

If anyone recognises any of these names as being one of their ancestors I would be grateful if they would contact me at b.gaybba@ru.ac.za. Or if anyone has any questions they would like to put to me about the Gaybba genealogy, I would be happy to answer them if I can.