Early Settlers of Enkeldoorn - A

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THE WHITES OF ENKELDOORN 1880 to 1980

A history of the families of european descent who settled in the area of Enkeldoorn (renamed Chivu) Rhodesia. now Zimbabwe.

Author -- Sarel Van der Walt

Completed in approximately the year 2001

POPULATION ENKELDOORN - A

... and some GUTU RELATIVES 1880 TO 1980 All family details, dates, residences and occupations as far as could be ascertained. List not complete)

AARD VAN Willem arrived 1894 with wife and children

• b1 Jan Johannes x Anna Martha Dorothea Render
  • c1 Willem Andries 22-2-1918
  • c2 Jan Johannes 14-1-23
  • c3 Hans Abraham Matthys 12-12-26
• b2 Hendrik Johannes x Catharina du Plessis
  • c1 Abraham Matthys 4-10-19
  • c2 Catharina Magdalena 9-8-21
  • c3 Hester Susanna x Johannes Hendrik Schlebusch 2 children.

ABRAMS

• Wincent Harold x Catharina Susanna Heyman 1919
  • Harold Heyman 17-11-43
  • Warren Albert George x Hester Helena Dreyer 14-5-60
    • Coraleigh Storm 3-7-94
    • Sabila 30-11=97

ACKERMAN

• Alexander x Mary Elizabeth Adlam She died when their child was one year old. He left the area and later remarried.
• Dirkie Jacobus x Wynand Frederik Bezuidenhout 1c (1950)

ADLAM Josef, died 1902, and wife Johanna Jacomina Elizabeth Bekker, died 1898, arrived in 1893 from their farm Highover near Pinetown, Natal and settled on their farm approximately 10 miles to the north of later Enkeldoorn, they named their farm Highover.

They had 14 children of whom only the last one was born in the area.

• b1 Josef Johannes (Job) x Emerentia Petronella de Klerk
  • c1 Josef married no children. He died approx.1902
  • c2 Emanuel died on Kopje Alleen aged 12 years.
  • c3 Frederick did not marry, died in N.Rhodesia in his twenties.
  • c4 James 24-6-13 x in Salisbury, farmed near Wheeler, no children.
  • c5 Johanna Jacomina 6-10-16 x Frederik Johannes Wilson Stopforth 1 child. 2x Rudolph Johannes Bronkhorst 3 children
  • c6 Theunis Christiaan 27-7-19
• b2 Petronella Jacomina Elizabeth (Nellie) x Hartman (in Enkeldoorn Lager, Rev. Liebenberg 2 children officiating) two children 1 boy 1 girl Hartman moved to Gatooma.
• b3 James left Rhodesia as young man.
• b4 Mary Elizabeth x Alexander Ackerman She died when their only child was one year old. 1 child.
• b5 and b6 two boys died at Highover aged below 10 years
• b7 Frederick x ?
  • c1 NN Joubert a daughter x ? Joubert left for Gatooma.
• b8 Stephen died of blackwater aged 13.
• b9 Johanna Jacomina Elizabeth (Annie) x James Dumford died 1965 3 children
• b10 David Jacobus died at Beatrice aged 17.
• b11 Catherina Wilhelmina died at Enkeldoorn aged 12.
• b12 Martha Magdalena 14 November 1890 (Natal) - 25 June 1979 (Longhope farm Enkeldoorn) x Thomas Wheeler 14 December 1874 (Middelburg Transvaal) - 18 September 1949 (Longhope farm Enkeldoorn) 10 children.
• b13 Anna Helena (Lenie) died at age 5 years on Highover, Enkeldoorn.
• b14 Johannes Frederick (Johnny) ? - 1966 (Bulawayo) x Maria Magdalena Liebenberg. 4 sons (not Enkeldoorn)
  • c1 Josef Johannes,
  • c2 Gilbert,
  • c3 John and
  • c4 Cornelius.
  • c5 Rachel Jacoba Hester 12-2-33 x Joubert 2x Frederick (Frik) Dreyer 22-1-1950

AITKEN Mr. x Mrs. owned a Restaurant

ALBASINI

• Juan x Hendrien Adriana Stroebel
  • Johannes Lodewikus Petrus 20-4-16
• Petronella Christina x Petrus Stefanus Stroebel 3 children.

ALBERTS

• Christiaan x Maria Magdalena Hendrina O'Neill nee Smith 11-8-1949 (her 2x)
• Aletta Lizelle 6-12-197? x Jonathan (Johnny) Chowles 2c
• Esther Natanya

ALDERLICHTEN

• Maria x Andriamus Moerman 1 child.

ANDERSON Cpl. B.S.A.P. died 14-5-1910

• b1 Cyril Stanley Cuff x Hester Susanna Aletta Kriek 23-8-10
  • c1 Cecilia Jacomina 1932 x Samuel Jacobus Johannes Erasmus 3 children
  • c2 Ethel Emma 25-1-34
• Cyril Stanley Cuff 2x Dirkie Jacoba Kriek
  • c3 Cyril Stanley 2-9-37
  • c4 Johan Christiaan 10-12-38
  • c5 Raymond 24-4-40
  • c6 Hendrik Sebastiaan 18-12-41

As Van

• He bought Scotland and Kuduspoort when James Symington died.
• Johannes 1902 x Helena Mary Veronica Theron (nee Moore) 1904.
• Theodore x Hilda Mathilda Nauhaus
  • Wilfred Carl 4-5-31
  • Johannes Theodore 10-6-37
• Andries 1918 x Johanna Fredrika Bezuidenhout 22-6-22
  • Pieter Thomas 25-7-41
  • Barend Christoffel 9-4-45

ASCHMAN

• Robert Harry Frederik 1911 x Elizabeth Magdalena Cloete
• Robert James 1937
• Anna Isabella 11-9-38 x Eric Edwin Wheeler 4 children. They left the area

ASCOUGH

• Martha Suzanne x Rev. Willem Myburgh Verster 1905 1 child.

ASWEGEN VAN

• Jacobus Johannes Nicolaas x Anna Gertruida Cecilia Susanna van Rensburg
  • Hendrik Christoffel 2-9-1911
• Hendrik Christoffel x Coenraad Jacobus Nieman
  • Susarah Jacoba Magdalena 27-2-13
• Albertus Stefanus x Sophia Elizabeth van Zyl
  • Johannes 28-7-20
  • Johanna Catharina 5-6-27
• Andries Adriaan Gustaves x Susanna Francina Kampen
  • Johannes Beyers 8-5-21
  • Johanna Catharina 4-2-23

ATHERSTONE

• Freddel x Chairman Featherstone Road Council.

AUCAMP

• Christiaan Daniel x Anna Elizabeth Barnard
• Marko Daniel 19-5-76
• Marika 16-3-78

AVERY

• Ernst x Catrina Maria Dreyer 12-6-62
  • Bronlyn Ashly 12-5-87
  • Nicole Kristy (twin)17-11-88
  • Tracy Ann twin 17-11-88
  • Raymond Glenn 6-2-91