Early Settlers of Enkeldoorn - F

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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 - F

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

FABER

• Henrietta Maria x Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet Dreyer 2c

FAASEN

(brother and sister)

• Catharina Wilhelmina (Caty) 2-2-03 / 10-12-52 x Petrus Marthinus van Rooyen 3 children. 2x Theunis Jacobus Engelbrecht 4 children.
• Nicolaas Jacobus x Gesina Magdalena van den Berg They farmed near Umvuma.
  • Magdalena Gesina 10-4-20
  • Hilda Maria
  • Willem Ludwig (Loot) (Loot was reputed to be superintelligent)
  • Dirk Nicolaas 11-8-29
  • Nicolaas Jacobus 22-10-30

FARADAY

• Winnifred Janet x Jan Andries Rademeyer 1 child.

FERREIRA

The Ferreiras of Langebaan and Gamtoos were many in number. As a consequence nicknames were used and family lines became known by those nicknames.

Kort Thomas was the father of Hendrik Atties so named because as a child he had mimicked a Hottentot called Atties, he x Susanna Johanna Louwrens. They did not leave Gamtoos.

Their children, four sons,

• Tommie,
• Hendrik,
• Pieter Lourens
• Solomon. (Solomon became known as Salman Matabele) and daughter
• Martha Johanna x Hermanus Gerhardus Kok. They went to Rhodesia in 1895.

Salman Matabele was a resourceful lad and when 15, delivered a wagon for a Potgieter to Barclay-East. His brothers were in Rhodesia on a business venture where they met Cecil Rhodes. They learned that Rhodes intended experimenting with Merino sheep and recommended their brother Salman for the job of transporting the 330 sheep from Humansdorp where the animals were procured in the belief that the diseases and pests were probably similar to what prevailed in Rhodesia.

The sheep were conveyed by train as far as the railhead at Mafeking and from there driven on the hoof for the remaining more than six-hundred miles. Salman walking the entire distance without a road or known landmarks, constantly under threat of predators and unfriendly inhabitants, he delivered the animals at the farm Enkledoorn, the intended destination. He received a 3 000 morgan farm as a reward.

Salman's venture with the sheep caused the family to become interested and the whole family including in-laws, decided to move to Rhodesia, in particular three brothers, Piet, Hendrik and Tommie and two brothers-in-law including Hermanus Gerhardus Kok who married sister Martha Johanna and their 5 children.

The Merino experiment was aborted as the sheep were slaughtered to feed the military forces during the Matabele and Mashona wars, where the Ferreiras excelled in the fighting to the extent that in his subsequent letter of appreciation Rhodes wrote "One Ferreira is worth more to me than an entire regiment of soldiers".

Group 1

• Hendrik Atties x Susanna Johanna Lourens (Did not come to Rhodesia).
  • b1 Martha Johanna 1860 / 1937 x Hermanus Gerhardus Kok 1855 / 1896 7 children.(Martha 2x Willie Staines. 0 children.)
  • b2 Tom (Tommie) (owner of Vaalkop) x daughter of Kanon Wehmeyer. She went back to Gamtoos for birth of second child, while away Tommie died of Malaria. She did not return to Enkeldoorn. Tom (Veldkornet) arrived 1895 with Ferreira trek, settled on Vaalkop where he organised the second Mashona war lager.
  • b3 Hendrik x ??, arrived 1895 with Ferreira trek, settled on Enkeldoorn farm where he organised the first Mashona war lager.
  • b4 Pieter Lourens (P.L.) (1867 - 1961) x Martha Johanna Greeff. 2x (Enkeldoorn) Maria Magrieta Magdalena Hamman.
    • Children from x
      • Hendrik (Henry)
      • one daughter
    • Children from 2x
      • Daphne Louren
      • Cornelius (Corre) 9-7-10
      • Violet 3-5-14
      • Hendrik (Henry) 12-9-15
      • Batalia 6-7-17
      • Ester 26-4-19 Leader of the Ferreira trek (1895), Pieter Louwrens (P.L.) pegged and settled on Swartfontein to the East of his brothers Hendrik and Tom. About 1908 he bought Manese Poort farm, West of Manese Hills. He subdivided the farm and later sold it as separate farms Manese Poort A and Manese Poort B. After settling in Pieter Ferreira started a legal practice. He was well known as he rode his horse Naughty Boy. He lived well into his nineties.
• b5 Solomon (Salmon Matabele) x ?? arrived on foot driving merino sheep and received a 3000 morgan farm as a reward.
  • Joos (s.o. Salman Ferreira) x Elonie ? (She was Chairperson of R.C.V.V. about 1960). They left the area.

GROUP 2

• Salomon Thomas (cousin of P.L. and uncle of group 3, Solomon) x Janet McKenzie Arrived from Gamtoos 1920 together with his brother Daniel who left the aea. They settled on Swartfontein (10 km south of Enkeldoorn).

Salman's children, all left the area except Solomon and Beyers.

• b1 Solomon Daniel (Sollie) 8-7-08 x Maria Elizabeth Blignaut 18-9-25 They farmed on Swartfontein concentrating on cattle production. He was active in community work and served as Chairman of the Enkeldoorn Farmers Association, also Chairman of I.C.A. and the Dingaansdag Festival organising comittee.
  • Sollie and Malie had 5 children, all educated at Bothashof. All except Salman Thomas left the area.
  • Solomon Thomas 15-6-49 x Janine Yola (Johanna) Gloria Eales. They left the area but returned to farm on Rietspruit and Swartfontein (20km south of Enkeldoorn), tobacco and cattle, then stopped growing tobacco and concentrated with Brahman cattle developing the well known FX Brahmans stud.
    • Haneke Yola 4-12-85
    • Lorraine Elizabeth 20-1-88
    • Danita Janine 21-3-91
  • Maria Christina 8-7-53
  • Magdalena Gertruida 21-5-56 x Leon Gerhard Nel 24-3-50 1 child.
• b2 Beyers (30-12-1917 / 3-9-1977) did not marry, he left the area, then returned in 1951 to grow tobacco on Rietpoort till he died.

GROUP 3

• Solomon 17-7-1895 / 27-5-1967 x Magdalena Elizabeth Celliers 27-3-1891 / 9-9-1972.

Parents, with sons Theodorus and Danie moved to Rhodesia, travelling by train, they arrived at Umvuma on 27 April 1927.

Nephew of Group 2 Solomon, he bought farm Hugosfontein as recommended by his uncle who had already settled on Swartfontein near Enkeldoorn town Solomon and family farmed on Hugosfontein for about two years then bought Rooipoort adjoining town on East side. There was no kraal and buildings were delapidated making it necessary to make bricks and renovate before moving from Hugosfontein. After school, his sons had to work on the farm. Magdalena was a trained nurse and helped out at the hospital, bringing in appreciated extra earnings. Magdalena was also a good seamstress and made all the boys clothes from unbleached calico bags used by milling companies and sugar refineries. It was quite normal for the boys to wear shirts with the milling company or sugar refinery name displayed.

As the Economy improved after the world depession, Solomon made hundreds of thousands bricks, sold to the government for another hospital, maternity home, an extra school hostel for girls and additional houses and single quarters for the police. The sudden growth also caused businesses to expand needing more bricks. Solomon built his own trading store and milling plant on the part of the farm that jutted into the town, with the road to Range and Buhera and District Commissioners headquarters passing in front of the store.

Solomon then built his own salepens and speculated in buying and selling cattle. He employed four cattle buyers who toured the communal lands with the appreciated approval of chiefs and headmen, the purchased animals being resold at the auction pens. Solomon personally attended to buying cattle from the local commercial farmers. Solomon took advantage of opportunities offered by the banks, to take over liabilities for bonds on which the banks had foreclosed and thereby obtained extra grazing for his speculation cattle.

On Rooipoort Solomon had a shooting range where about 150 surrounding farmers, men and women met for shoots.

The children:

• b1 Theodorus 1922 x Louisette Leonora van den Bergh
  • Elizabeth 3-4-51
  • Ignatius 19-3-52 x Hester Cornelia Steyn 11-7-50
    • Theodorus Marthinus 9-12-74
    • Andre 16-3-77
    • Petronella 18-10-79
• b2 Daniel 1925
• b3 Marthinus 3-7-28
• b4 Martha 15-12-29 x Thomas Arthur Percival 2 children.
• b5 Grewer Cilliers 20-4-32 Several members of the Ferreira clan, are on record with no indication of the family connection.
• Janet McKenzie x Salmon Thomas Ferreira 3 children.
• Hester Frederika x Stefanus Ignatius Devine 3 children.
• Anna Elizabeth x Oliver Percival Portar Taute 2 children.
• Aletta Susanna x John Walter Hardistry 3 children.
• Susara Elizabeth x Petrus Marthinus Engelbrecht 1 child.
• Hendrina x Eugene Nigel Noyce 2 children.
• Wilhelmina Susanna x Daniel Francois Benade 17-9-58 2 children.
• Petrus Gerhardus x Maria Catharina Elizabeth Viljoen
  • Salomina Magdalena 3-3-11
  • Edmund 10-10-12
  • Thomas Ignatius 29-1-14
• Daniel Hartman x Wihelmina Susanna Hattingh
  • c1 Daniel Hartman 5-8-15 x Anna Elizabeth Botha
    • Leatitia Elizabeth 17-2-52
    • Naomi 26-9-59
  • c2 Thomas Daniel 16-12-17 x Francina Elizabeth Steenkamp
    • Daniel Hartman 28-1-49
    • Ester Amanda 21-1-52
    • Thomas Donald 1-4-53
  • c3 Johanna Maria 22-12-19
  • c4 Johannes Hendrik 19-2-22 x Sophia Malherbe Benade
    • Molly 15-7-51
    • Willem 14-2-54
    • Daniel Johannes 7-2-55
    • Solomon 13-3-55
    • Daniel Malan 13-3-55
  • c5 George Martin 2-6-28 x Catharina Hendrina Jordaan
    • Daniel Hartman 12-5-52
    • Margaretha Elizabeth 16-9-53
• Thomas Emanuel x Maria Petronella Louisa van Lille
  • Johanna Petronella 20-8-21
  • Ignatius Leopold 17-10-23
  • Leonora Petronella 5-10-29
  • Juliana Renska 22-5-33
• Jacobus Johannes x Jacoba Marthina Stroebel
  • Jacoba Marthina Cornelia 16-10-25
  • Ignatius Leopoldus 1-5-28
• Lodewyk Theodorus x Harry Peter (woman) Enslin
  • Maria Johanna 22-8-28
• Lourens x Annie Elizabeth Fulton
  • Julia 24-7-32
• Willem Alfred x Dirkie Jacoba Aletta Olwage
  • Willem Jacobus 6-1-52
  • Hendrik Deetlef 12-2-53
• Marthinus x Margaret Strydom (Eagar foster daughter)
  • Hendrina 8-1-54
  • Solomon 15-3-55
  • Daniel Malan 3-5-56
  • Ingrid 10-4-58

FICK

• Jurina Jacoba Adriana x Jacobus Lodewikus van Niekerk 3 children.
• Clorvina Victoria x Alwyn Petrus Coetzee 12-1-10 / 16-6-64 1 child.
• John Vincent x Helena Elizabeth Steyn
  • Sarah Johanna 29-11-53

FINAUGHTY

• William Jesse x Elizabeth Isabella Marthina Grobler
  • Daphne Johanna 19-10-35

FIVAZ

• Jacomina Christina x Thomas Mathews Lambert 3 children.

FLANAGAN

• John Henry x Sara Maria Meyer 1933
  • Elizabeth Wilhelmina 9-11-53

FLETCHER

• C.M. Fletcher x May Eveline 1875 / 5-10-18
• Constance H.D. nee Oakley 1906 / 1-7-28

FORD

• Willem Ignatius x Hester Catharina Foord
  • Johannes 27-5-15
• Annie x Theodorus Hermanus Fourie

FOSTER

• Johanna Dorothea Wilhelmina x Gert Andries Petrus Naude 1c
• Elsje Gesina Jacomina (SEE TAUTE) x Gerhardus Wilhelmus Naude 1 child.

FOTHERINGHAM

• John William 1919 x Cornelia Petronella Gagiano
  • Mariot Jane 17-7-51

FOURIE

• Tys arrived 1895 with wife
• Dina Gertruida x Theunis Christiaan (Old Theuns) de Klerk 8 children.
• Maria Elizabeth Magdalena x Gideon Smit Bezuidenhout 2 children.
• Maria Magdalena x Abraham Johannes Barwise 1 child.
• Maria Magdalena Elizabeth x Andries Jacobus Francois Olivier 3 children.
• Susanna Susara x Albertus Erasmus Korb 2 children.
• Louisa Hendrietta x Lukas Andries Meintjies 1 child.
• Magdalena Cornelia x Pieter Hendrik de Klerk 1 child.
• Elsie Theresa x Barend Frederik Kruger 2 children
• Maria Elizabeth x Adriaan Jacobus Lubbe 7-9-22
• Theodorus Hermanus x Annie Ford
  • Hendrik Johannes 20-7-14
• Lodewyk Theodorus x Harry Pieter Enslin (SEE FERREIRA)
  • Maria Johanna 22-8-28

FORWARD

• Sydney Mchael 20-11-30 / 30-11-53

FRANCIS

• R.and T Town

FROST

• Nicolaas Johannes x Susarah Louisa Strydom
  • John Wesley 2-11-11
  • Johanna Catharina Wilhelmina 13-5-16

FULTON

• Annie Elizabeth x Lourens Ferreira 1 child.