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World War I ( WWI ) was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based o...
Farm Murders in South Africa are a highly politicised issue. Outside of the general concern for homicide in the country, the farm murder rate has been used by many as evidence that South Africa’s white minority is facing victimisation, oppression, and possibly genocide. During a parliamentary debate, the Freedom Front Plus and African Christian Democratic Party quoted farm murder rates of 97 an...
About the CuZZin Communicate Portal This portal was created in order to facilitate communication between those requiring help adding their profiles to the South African branch of the "World FamilyTree" ('WFT') according to South Africa - Profile Conventions and your CuZZin Curators who have an interest in the SA branch but work for the good of the whole 'WFT'. Please encourage everyone with...
Fleeing religious persecution of Protestants in France after the 1685 revocation of the Edict of Nantes (which had guaranteed their rights), 200 000 French Huguenots emigrated to countries such as Switzerland. Germany, England, America, and South Africa. Amongst the first Huguenots to come were Francois Villion (Viljoen) (who might rather be a Walloon) in 1671, Pierre le Febre in 1683, Jean d...
Hello!! Welkom Cuzzins is the SA Master Page , providing links to all the other South African based projects as a Help Page, Index of SA Projects, Historical Timeline and Communication portal. TIP: Click on the 'Follow' button in the top right hand corner of the page if you want to join the SA Geni cuzzin community. PS: THIS DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU TO DO ANYTHING - IT'S JUST AN INFO PG FOR YO...
Slavery at the Cape 1658-1834 The Slaves played an integral part in the evolution of the Cape's people. Slaves outnumbered burghers in the Cape Colony for most of the eighteenth century. Their Genes contributed to the physical evolvement of the population, and also brought diverse cultures, cuisine and traditions from their widespread countries of origin. They contributed enormously to all de...
Conventions for Profile Management on the South African branch of the "World Family Tree" (WFT) The Naming Conventions outlined in this project conform to: Coalition for the Standardization of GENi Naming Conventions Naming Conventions Wiki The intention is to minimise data conflicts and optimise consistency in the GENi matching /merging technology & ensure that we do not find ourse...
Objective The purpose of this project is to record as many of the ORIGINAL settlers (Heads of the family groups) so that researchers can identify family lines and descendants. Secondly, current researchers who are descendants of the 1820 Settlers will be able to identify fellow researchers. Project Image - "The British Settlers of 1820 Landing in Algoa Bay", by Thomas Baines, 1853 - Alban...
This is the umbrella project to which every South African male Progenitor /Stamvader should be added first - ie all first fathers of a line with descendants in SA." A note on the Meaning of the words 'Progenitor,' Stam Vader,' and 'Settler,' as they are used on Geni * A PROGENITOR [PROG] is the start of a bloodline in SA. A Y-PROG is a special PROG who is the first Y chromosome progenit...
“Farm Murders” 1st April 2018 - 31st March 2019 There are 55 Victims remembered in this project (email don(at)diyden.net if you are able to contribute) April Heila Killian (62) 16/04/2018 Stilbaai, Garden Route, WC (shot dead) external link Des Krause (63) 17/04/2018 Summerpride 1, Nkqonkqweni, King Williams Town, EC external link Virathapusharam Govender (70) 18/04/2018 Spioe...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 TAU 2017/18 "official" figures: 70 Murders from 418 Attacks SAPS 2017/18 "official" figures: 62 Murders from 561 Attacks The South African Police Service, during their press briefing, released updated figures for the number of recorded farm murders (though not attacks) for 2017/18. The SAPS presentation stated that there were, in fact, 62...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 SAPS 2016/17 "official" figures: 74 Murders from 638 Attacks TAU 2016/17 "official" figures: 78 Murders from 406 Attacks According to the police’s crime statistics, the figures for farm attacks and murders increased drastically for the 2016/2017 year under report. Farm murders increased with 27,5% and farm attacks with 22,9% There...
South African Progenitors - Matriarchs/Stammoeders The object of this project is to examine the subject of Stammoeders, Matriarchs & Female Progenitors and define how we will use the terms on the South African Geni profiles for the immigrants who arrive in SA and started families. (See South African Progenitors - Stamvaders for Males). This is not as straight forward as it first looks, beca...
Zulu Kings Mageba kaGumede c1667-c1745 Zulu Chief c 1727 – c1745 Ndaba kaMageba Zulu Chief c 1745-1763 Jama kaNdaba c1757-1781 Zulu Chief 1763 -1781 Mkabayi kaJama c1760 – c1840 Daughter Regent Senzagakhona kaJama c1762-1816 Zulu Chief 1781-1816 Shaka kaSenzangakhona c1787-1828 Zulu King 1816 -1828
A project intended to record all the famous South Africans on our Geni tree: from writers, to statesmen & women, to sports heroes. Hierdie Projek is bedoel om al die bekende Suid-Afrikaners aan te teken op ons Geni boom: van skrywers, tot staatshoofde en vroue, tot sport helde. (1) How to Add a Profile to a Project Page Trending now Jacob Zuma Selling out of the South African Cons...
Much can be said about this war and many people feel it was a war fought in vain. This is a place where we can add information and assemble profiles of the men and women who died during this period, as a result of the “Forgotten War of South Africa” or while doing military service on RSAs other borders or in training camps. This is a platform to share and add interesting tales and anecdotes a...
South African Slave Owners In South Africa under Dutch settlement, there was a shortage of labour, especially on the wheat and wine farms. The Dutch, who were already involved in the Atlantic slave trade, imported slaves as the cheapest labour option. Slaves were imported from a variety of places, including the east coast of Africa (Mozambique and Madagascar), but the majority came from Eas...
A mitochondrial DNA test (mtDNA test) traces a person's matrilineal or mother-line ancestry using the DNA in his or her mitochondria. mtDNA is passed down by the female, unchanged, to all her children. Her daughters will pass it onto all of their children, but her sons will not. Your mtDNA-line is therefore your mother's mother's mother etc; and your mtDNA South African Progenitor is the firs...
This project is designed to collect Research Information, Discussions, Queries etc on the Jourdan / Jordaan family of South Africa. Core profiles Jean Jourdan, de Belle Etoile SV/PROG I x Isabeau 'Elizabeth' le Long, SM/PROG Pierre Jourdan, de Belle Etoile SV/PROG 2 x Johanna Adriana Junius, SM/PROG Pierre Jourdan, de Cabrières SV/PROG 3 x Anne Fouché, b3 SM/PROG xx Marie Verdeau
Hello new SA GENi user: (please scroll down for Afrikaans - & if you're more bilingual than me - please help with my translating & add in other SA languages you speak. ) So you've started your GENi tree & now you want to know what more there is, & who to ask, & if you can even risk making mistakes. This is our letter to you from the South African area of the tree to say, "Welkom cuzzin", we...
This project is designed to collect Research Information, Discussions, Queries etc on the Botha family of South Africa. Please also come and join us on our Botha Facebook Page . Please follow the guidelines when creating or merging profiles refer to project: Core profiles Friedrich Botha (Both) SV/PROG 1 Samuel Friedrich Botha (Bode) SV/PROG 2 Please note that the descendants of S...
The Early Dutch Settlers of South Africa This project is devoted to the Dutch Settlers in South Africa. Please only add the profiles of the Stamvaders/Progenitors who came from The Netherlands/Holland. Although not Dutch settlers from Belgium are included in this project - see below. It is also a place where you can share links to online resources, tell other users where records etc. can ...
Croatian Settlers in South Africa Summary The 2013 census of South Africa indicated that the total population was nearly 53 million. It is estimated that the total of Croatian immigrants and their descendants living today in South Africa to be about 7000-8000 , however this figure is not accepted by all researchers, as some believe the true figure to be much less. Timeline of Croatian imm...
This project is designed to collect Research Information, Discussions, Queries etc on the Nel/ Nell family of South Africa. Please feel free to add whatever seems useful or interesting to you. Don't worry about getting formatting wrong - somebody else can easily fix that. Core profiles Guillaume Néel bap 25 December 1663 Quevilly, Rouen, Normandie, France Estienne Niel b c1668 Dauphin...
The Voorschoten arrived in Saldanha on 25 April 1688, & in the Cape on 13 April 1688 Ship’s type: Fluitschip Construction: Built in 1684 for the Chamber of Delft at the VOC ship yard in Delftshaven . Term: In use by the VOC from 1684 until 9 November 1706 when it was dismantled in Batavia. Length: 131 feet Breadth: 31 feet Depth: 13,75 feet Loading capacity: 558 tons Crew: 155...
1918 lnfluenza Pandemic - South Africa: Fatalities Please add to this project any SA profiles of those who died in the 'Spanish Flu' pandemic of 1918. To participate in any project South Africa was the country fifth hardest hit by the 1918 flu. The SA death toll was almost as high as the total for the USA Almost half a million people probably died from the flu epidemic in So...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 There are 96 victims remembered in this project 2001 April Catharina Holder "Irene" (52) 01/04/2001 farm Elna, Greylingstad, MPL (shot dead) media article [Barend Pienaar] 05/04/2001 De Deur smallholding, GP (Sapa report) Ina Hiles (62) 15/04/2001 on smallholding outside Badplaas, MPL (beaten to death) Report FB link Annemarie Viljoen (...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 There are 60 victims remembered in this project 2007 April Susan Bristow (54) 15/04/2007 Louis Trichardt, LP (stabbed to death with a garden fork) media article May [J Heyneke] (38) 08/05/2007 Kameeldrift, GP Willie Potgieter (45) 12/05/2007 Marikana (shot and killed) media article [Hans Polensky] (52) 26/05/2007 Nigel, GP (do...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 This project is intended to stand as a memorial to the victims of Farm Murders in South Africa. Contributions and any assistance is welcome. Please note that this project is a work in progress. There are 130 victims remembered in this project 2002 April Pieter Olivier (54) 01/04/2002 Tomato farm Blesbokfontein, Bronkhorstspruit, GP (beate...
This project is designed to collect Research Information, Discussions, Queries etc on the le Roux family of South Africa. Please come and join and help. Core profiles Jean le Roux, SV/PROG 1 (arrived in the Cape in 1688 on the "Voorschoten") Gabriel le Roux, SV/PROG 2 (arrived in the Cape in 1688 on the "Voorschoten") Jean le Roux, SV/PROG 3 (arrived in the Cape in 1689 on the "Wapen ...
This is the sub-project where all profiles of South Africans who participated during World War II can be added. All South African Army, Navy and Air Force soldiers who participated in WWII can be added to this project. Sub-projects for more specialised interests will be added when possible. Collaborators are welcome, and so are suggestions. Under "DOCUMENTS" you will find pages from WO3...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 There are 83 victims remembered in this project 2004 April Cornelius J.P Lourens (Dr) (78) 12/04/2004 farm near Hekpoort, Magaliesburg, GP (beaten to death, multiple murder) [media article] Olive May Lourens (76) 12/04/2004 farm near Hekpoort, Magaliesburg, GP (strangled, multiple murder) [media article] Johannes G Pretorius (75) 14/04/20...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006 There are 67 victims remembered in this project 2005 April Ben Keyter (79) 01/04/2005 Dresden farm, near Alldays, LP (beaten to death with a spade) media article Pieter Swart (49) 01/04/2005 Kameelfontein, Pretoria, GP (shot execution-style) media article Sipho Mthethwa (?) 01/04/2005 farm in KwaZulu-Natal (found murdered) Report Cathe...
The South Africa Brickwall Club Hitting a Brickwall searching for family who were born or died in South Africa? Many hands make light work and 2 know more then one. Basic genealogy 101 teaches us that most Brickwalls are due to human error - enumerator mis-spellings, and then there are those records that just seem non-existent. If you would like some help looking for South African ancesto...
Project Objective Identify and add the slaves who were Progenitors of the South African population to this project. For all other slaves please add them to the connected project South African Slaves . The VOC brought slaves to the Cape of Good Hope from mainly the Indian Ocean Basin, but also elsewhere. Countries included: Abyssinia, Angola, Bangladesh (Bengal?), East Indies (Indonesia), Guin...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004 There are 109 victims remembered in this project 2003 April Johan van der Bank (38) 04/04/2003 Vereeniging, GP (shot dead on his dairy farm) media article Nicholas Goosen (41) 06/04/2003 Meadowbank Farm, near Vrede, FS (throat had been slit and there were open wounds to his abdomen) media article Reimond Gottfried Bock (47) 15/04/2003 ...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001 There are 101 victims remembered in this project 2000 April Jan Adriaan Erasmus (61) 02/04/2000 Groot Marico, NW [] Des Allen Hector Kloeck (72) 10/04/2000 Plot Doornrandjies, Erasmia, GP (hands and feet tied, strangled) media link Jan Engelbrecht (85) 13/04/2000 Potgietersrus, LP [] Bina Cross (76) 16/04/2000 Cottondale, Gravelotte,...
The Anglo Boer War (1899-1902) - Prisoners of War This project is an extension of the The Anglo Boer War (1899-1902) . The object of the project is to add information about both British/Colonial and Boer Prisoners of War, to gather profiles of these men who are on Geni and to share interesting tales and anecdotes about individuals. The first sizable batch of Boer prisoners of war taken by t...
Y-chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) is passed from father to son along an all-male line (highlighted in blue in the illustration below). Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is passed from mother to child along an all-female line (See South African mtDNA Progenitors ). Males pass Y-DNA to their sons, but do not pass mtDNA to their children. Your Y-DNA-line is therefore your father's father's father etc; and your Y...
Early Nordic Settlers in South Africa This project is for Early Nordic Settlers in South Africa who came from the countries in the Scandinavian Peninsula - Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Faroe Islands (the latter two to a lesser extent) It is also a place where you can share links to online resources, tell other users where records etc. can be found and make queries or ask fo...
South Africa – Genealogical Reference Centre Go to South Africans' Geni Landing Site. WELKOM CUZZINS ! First port of call for South African GENi
Founders Effect amongst the South African Population The Afrikaner community are a geographically isolated group and it is assumed that founder effect has given rise to the high prevalence of some 20 inherited disorders in this community. Project Aim: To list all hereditary diseases that affect South Africans, and to attempt to trace the "Founder" individual / individuals who introduced t...
Early German Settlers of South Africa This project is devoted to the German Settlers in South Africa. Please only add the profiles of the Stamvaders/Progenitors who came from Germany. It is also a place where you can share links to online resources, tell other users where records etc. can be found and make queries or ask for help through the discussion facility. To participate in any projec...
The Irish in South Africa Nineteenth-century South Africa did not attract mass Irish migration, but Irish communities were to be found in Cape town, port Elizabeth, Kimberley, and Johannesburg, with smaller communities in Pretoria, Barberton, Durban and East London. As one would expect, a fair number of those in British colonial service in the sub-continent were Irish. A third of the Cape's g...
(Level 2 Gallantry Award) The D.S.O. was instituted by Royal Warrant on 6th September 1886. The D.S.O. was originally instituted as an award for officers of the British Army and Commonwealth Forces, usually at the rank of Major. It was, however, also awarded to officers at a rank above or below Major. The D.S.O. could be awarded for an act of meritorious or distinguished service in wartime ...
Pigot's Party Main References - The Settler Handbook by MD Nash and 1820 Settlers.com The aim of this project is to link profiles on Geni to the names in the list, and to expand notes about individuals - mostly on the Profile page in the "About Me" field, or here if no profile exists. To take part in any project - you do need to first be a collaborator - so join the project. See the d...
' Historical states in present-day South Africa= ' South Africa before 1600 Kingdom of Mapungubwe (1050–1270) Kingdom of Mutapa (1430–1760) 1600–1700 de Caep de Goede Hoop /Cape of good hope (1652–1795) The Cape Colony (Dutch: Kaapkolonie) was a Dutch United East India Company (VOC) Colony in Southern Africa, centered on the Cape of Good Hope, whence it derived its name. 1700–...
The Victoria departed from Hamburg on 1 October 1859 under Captain C.P. Thönissen Final destination: Cape Town The vessel belonged to J.C.Godefroy & Company, Hamburg Merchants & Shippers A voyage in 1859 usually took about 3 months from Hamburg to Cape Town. Unless they had bad weather or an accident, they would have arrived in late December 1859 or early January 1860. Above information...
Place projects are projects on Geni that are focused of a specific geographical place or region. Places profiles are also the precursor to the upcoming Place Profiles feature. Place project portals Includes countries and kingdoms, and other top level place project. Geographical Australia Canada Europe Al-Andalus Austro-Hungarian-Empire Belarus Czech Republic-Bohemia Cro...
This project is designed to collect Research Information, Discussions, Queries etc on the Strydom / Strijdom family of South Africa. Overview of Family History / Progenitor Details Joost Strydom (van Strijdonc) , born about 1641, immigrated to the Cape of Good Hope 1678, from Liefkenshoek, Netherlands, as an “adelbors” in the VOC, † abt 1719 (Kaapstad), x 1686 Maryna Ras , *1669 (Cape of ...
I created and ran the Roll of Honour site for many years, until I lost the database. I'm in the process of recreating that lost data, and cross referencing with the SA Wargraves Project, and wanted to link the data to Geni ... hence this project
The purpose of this pathfinder project is to serve as a guide for more information on slaves, apprentices and freemen in South Africa and to supply a reference list of death notices to allow a user to find a source. Should you identify the person or create a profile please add the profile to the project. Africa *Semora Mother: Delmina, Deceased left money to: Sophia, James, Maria Louisa B...
The amount of mtDNA results coming into public knowledge is increasing by the day, however the amount of profiles covered remains a small proportion of the female progenitors whom arrived to South Africa via ships.When an unknown mtDNA result becomes known, the profiles in this list could help to narrow down to which female progenitor it could relate to.This project is for early arrivals, up to...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 SAPS 2013/14 "official" figures: 58 Murders from 492 Attacks TAU 2013/14 "official" figures: 61 Murders from 242 Attacks There are 67 victims remembered in this project 2013 April Gert van Wyk (40) 01/04/2013 (died 63 days after an attack on 28/01/2013) (multiple murder) Bapsfontein, GP media article Paul Schulze (56) 02/...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 SAPS 2014/15 "official" figures: 60 Murders from 497 Attacks TAU 2014/15 "official" figures: 68 Murders from 300 Attacks There are 64 victims remembered in this project 2014 April Lazlow Bercsényi (87) 12/04/2014 Bon Accord smallholding outside Pretoria, GP (hacked with an axe, died in hospital 13/04/2014) media article , me...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 SAPS 2015/16 "official" figures: 58 Murders from 519 Attacks TAU 2015/16 "official" figures: 70 Murders from 344 Attacks There are 68 victims remembered in this project 2015 April Carel 'Bossie' Badenhorst (64) 02/04/2015 Farm Doelgerig, Modimolle (Nylstroom) LP (beaten to death with a metal pipe) external link [ Male Victi...
This project is designed to collect Research Information, Discussions, Queries etc on the van der Merwe family of South Africa. Core profiles Willem Schalk van der Merwe x Koddo van Guinea c 1640 - b1 Maria Schalck 22 Jan 1702 Feytje (Sophia) van der Merwe 2 Nov 1670 - x Roelof Pasman xx Pieter Robberts
This project is designed to collect Research Information, Discussions, Queries etc on the Rossouw /Rousseau family of South Africa. Core profiles Pierre Rousseau c 1666 - c 1719 x 1689 Anne Retif, SM/PROG 1671 - 1710 b1 Anna Rousseau b. 8 Jul 1691, d. 28 Feb 1753 b2 Maria Rousseau b. c 1694 b3 Magdalena Rousseau b. 26 Feb 1695 b4 Elizabet Rousseau b. b 14 Oct 1696, d. 16 F...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 1996 to 31 March 1997 There are 74 victims remembered in this project 1996 April R Daniels (40) 07/04/1996 Greytown, KZN Willie Engelbrecht (66) 13/04/1996 Amsterdam, MP (stabbed to death) FB link Johan Gouws (84) 13/04/1996 Oranjeville, FS (tied up and suffocated) Report Chris Vorster (29) 17/04/1996 Piet Retief, MPL (shot dead in his pick-up truck) FB li...
Jean Prieur du Plessis Stamvader/Progenitor (c.1638-1708) PARENTS UNKNOWN ∞ c 1688 - Madeleine Menanteau * c 1668 - † between 1694 - 1700 Children Charles Prieur du Plessis *1688 - † 18 Sep 1737 Jean Louis du Plessis *13 Feb 1691 Judith du Plessis *c 1694
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010 SAPS 2009/10 "no official" figures released There are 95 victims remembered in this project 2009 April Jan van Wyk (82) 01/04/2009 Vierfontein, Viljoenskroon (slaughtered by witchdoctor for 'muti') media article , media article R Eckerhardt (f) (35) 02/04/2009 Port Elizabeth, EC Jacobi van den Bosch (f) (60) 10/04/2009 Mooiplaas, Preto...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009 TAU (Transvaal Agricultural Union) 2008: 79 Murders from 184 attacks There are 92 victims remembered in this project 2008 April Phillip Engelbrecht "Flip" (59) 02/04/2008 Geluksvlei farm, Vrede (shot in the chest) (multiple murder) media article [ Male Victim ] (40's) 02/04/2008 Geluksvlei farm, Vrede (shot from behind) (multiple murd...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007 There are 70 victims remembered in this project 2006 April Karel Fourie (70) 02/04/2006 Melmoth, KZN (shot dead) [] May Shadrack Vusumzi Nkuzo (?) 05/2006 Seymour, outside Fort Beaufort, EC Report Roos de Ville (Jr.) (40) 06/05/2006 farm Uitvalgrond, Sonop, Brits, NW (shot twice in chest and once in the neck) [] Report
Aim and Scope This project is intended to record all the early pioneers and gold prospectors connected to Pilgrim's Rest who are on our Geni tree. Several South African families have their roots in Pilgrim's Rest, as a result of the gold rush in the late 1800's, which attracted prospectors from far and wide. "I doubt that a more cosmopolitan assembly of people, sharing such diverse skills a...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999 TAU (Transvaal Agricultural Union) 1998: 104 Murders from 201 Attacks SAPS 1998/99 "official" figures: 148 Murders from 827 Attacks 128 victims logged in this project 1998 April Muzzufar Khan (41) 03/04/1998 Blinkwater farm, Umlaas Road are near Camperdown, KZN (shot and killed) external link Hendrik Strauss (70) 04/04/1998 Palmietfon...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 1997 to 31 March 1998 TAU (Transvaal Agricultural Union) 1997/98: 153 Murders SAPS 1997/98 "official" figures: 153 Murders from 490 Attacks There are 120 victims remembered in this project 1997 April W.J.J Kok (86) 06/04/1997 Vanderbijlpark, GP Andries M Vermaas “Dries” (49) 06/04/1997 Greylingstad, MPL (shot in the face) FB link Report John Henry Denner...
India's community is one of the most vibrant in the world. Yet, the large South African Indian community is just as vibrant. It all started about 150 years ago with the arrival of Indentured Indian Laborers. Then they became the Free Indians. Later the Passenger Indians joined in to complete the community that would come to fight alongside the African community, against the Apartheid Regime.
Early Indian Settlers in South Africa This project is for Early Indian Settlers in South Africa. It is also a place where you can share links to online resources, tell other users where records etc. can be found and make queries or ask for help through the discussion facility. To participate in any project - you do need to first be a collaborator - so join the project. Project Help: How...
'{{}} (PLEASE ADD) A Pte Cyril William Arnot 3rd SAI. Killed in action near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial). Recommended for a mention in despatches for his conduct at Delville Wood (no retained). B Pte Robert Norman Barnes 4 SA Infantry KIA 25 Mar 1916 Age 18 Voi cemetery Kenya Henry Daniel Maxwell Barnett , Served in the Cradock Commando d...
Poisson Family Introduction This project aims at mapping out the full family tree of the South African Poisson family, and then hopefully tracing the routes back to Maritius, Reunion Island and finally to France. There is an extensive Poisson family tree built extending back to 1600's in France, with notable Poisson's such as Jeanne Antoinette Poisson , also known as Madame de Pompadour. Un...
This Portal or Master Project is to link all the projects related to Africa and the African Continent. Africa An African Diaspora sub-project will be added. This is a work in progress. Much help is needed! What can you do here? Ask questions. Collaborate on your research. Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your own research in a specific area. Problem finding an ance...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 SAPS 2010/11 "official" figures: 71 Murders from 665 Attacks There are 95 victims remembered in this project 2010 April Eugène Terre'Blanche (69) 03/04/2010 farm Villana, Ventersdorp, NW (beaten to death with pipes and pangas (machetes), while asleep) media link , Wiki link Ernest Hoon (18) 06/04/2010 Leeufontein smallholding, Kame...
The Martin Trek (1894) To partake in any project - you do need to first be a collaborator - so join the project. Sharon Doubell has set up a discussion Project Help: How to add Text to a Project - Starter Kit to get you going! There is a very full account of this trip in “Many Treks Made Rhodesia” by S.P. Olivier. Marthinus Jacobus Martin , (Member of Parliament of the FreeState), of ...
“Farm Murders” 1st April 2019 - 31 March 2020 There are 64 victims remembered in this project April William Maluleka (61) 13/04/2019 Bela-Bela, LP (shot below the chin) media link Janus Powell "Boeta" (37) 20/04/2019 Hoopstad/Bloemhof, NW (shot dead) media link [ Male Victim ] (21) 21/04/2019 Noupoort road, Potchefstroom, NW (head wound) media link media link [ Male Victim ] (82) ...
Adolph Jonker Ancestry Puzzle A project to locate the pieces of the research puzzle that have been the subject of debate for two centuries. JONKER Adolph Written by Martina Louw & Jaco Strauss . Posted in H - J of South Africa's Stamouers (June 2015) There has been much controversy for over 2 centuries regarding the origin of stamvader Adolph Jonker . Since the late 18th century Adolph ...
This is a project I Sharon have been publicly talking about doing for a long long time. It's one of those niche areas of human research that you know someone is going to do a very significant inter-disciplinary PhD on - sometime in the near future. But, until then - it exists as a huge aporia that we need to fill in order to be able to work with the data we're garnering on Geni, in a way that r...
This project is about the San and Khoe Khoe that the colonizers found and shared life with on their arrival at the Cape of Good Hope" Resources
Aim and Scope To list interesting South African Historic Sites, Monuments, Schools, Battlegrounds etc. To record a little history of the site, the year it was started, after who it was named and if names have changed. To link the sites to individuals on our GENi family tree. Please don't add Cities and Towns, they have a project on their own. For that purpose go to: South Afri...
Kings of Swaziland This page contains a list of paramount chiefs and kings (Ngwenyamas) of Swaziland. The King of Swaziland (also known as Ingwenyama) rules alongside the Queen Mother (also known as Ndlovukati). The role of the king has historically been as the head or father of the nation while the Queen Mother is the spiritual leader of the nation Ancient Kings or Chiefs of the Swazi Peop...
The purpose of this project is to gather profiles of these men, women and children who have profiles on Geni and to share interesting tales and anecdotes about individuals. Please collaborate... PORTUGAL The British advance during the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) forced some 1443 Boers, consisted largely of refugee families including 173 children. as well as foreigners and 'Cape rebels' (ie B...
Early Settlers in South Africa - Other Europeans This project is for Early Settlers in South Africa who came from European countries other than Britain, Germany, Holland, France and the Nordic countries which have their own projects. If in time individual countries get to be too large to be included in these pages we can move them to projects of their own. The project is a work in progress ...
This is the sub-project where all profiles of South Africans who were casualties during World War II can be added. All South African Army, Navy and Air Force soldiers who were casualties during WWII can be added to this project. About 334,000 men volunteered for full-time service in the South African Army during the war (including some 211,000 whites, 77,000 blacks and 46,000 coloureds and ...
South Africa is mining country (it's also 'farming' country, but that's a different project :-) Mining Greats Barney Barnato Cecil John Rhodes George Harrison - prospector (dates unknown) who discovered the gold bearing Main Reef on the farm Langlaagte in 1886, which lead to the gold rush on the Witwatersrand and the creation of Johannesburg. Harry Oppenheimer (1908-2000). Businessm...
Early British Settlers in South Africa Purpose This is a project devoted to the British settlers/progenitors in South Africa. It has been set up primarily to accommodate those British Settlers who arrived before and after the 1820 Settlers. Please only add the profiles of the Progenitors who came from Britain - England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, although it may be necessary to have separ...
This is the sub-project where all profiles of South Africans who were Prisoners of War during World War II can be added. All South African Army, Navy and Air Force soldiers (and civilians?) who were Prisoners of War during WWII can be added to this project. About 334,000 men volunteered for full-time service in the South African Army during the war (including some 211,000 whites, 77,000 bla...
This project is designed to collect Research Information, Discussions, Queries etc on the 'Mare / Maree' family of South Africa. BUT RIGHT NOW (AUG 2012) WE ARE USING IT TO TRY AND SORT OUT THE 'ROMPLSLOMP' ON THIS LINE, SO WE CAN CREATE A TEMPLATE TO DEFER TO. SEE BELOW & DISCUSSIONS : Core profiles Paul Mare IS HE ACTUALLY THE FATHER? Ignace Mare i (b c1670) Catherina Mare (b c1690)...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 SAPS 2012/13 "official" figures: 60 Murders from 556 Attacks TAU 2012/13 "official" figures: 61 Murders from 173 Attacks There are 70 victims remembered in this project 2012 April Adriaan Johannes van der Merwe "At" (68) 03/04/2012 Leeubos farm, Bloemhof (head injuries) media article media article Charlotte Sroneman (64) ...
Polygamists The object of this project is to gather together GENi profiles of men and women from anywhere in the world who were polygamists. Please add any Geni profiles to the project See Separate Project for Bigamists Definitions Polygamy - the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. Polygamy exists in three specific forms: polygyny - in instan...
Ná die tweede Britse oorname in 1806 het Engels geleidelik die amptelike voertaal aan die Kaap geword en ’n streng verengelsingsbeleid is ingestel om Nederlands en Afrikaans te probeer verdring. ’n Paarlse predikant, ds. G.W.A. Van der Lingen , het in 1858 ’n private skool met Nederlands as voertaal gestig om Afrikaanssprekende kinders te onderrig. Die skool was De Gimnasium en een van die ...
Early Women Immigrants to South Africa who came alone It is emphasised that although most of the woman listed became SM/Matriarchs/Progenitors of families in South Africa they came alone and married in South Africa. Initially the main source used is incorporated in the German Personalia by Dr Hoge under the 4th heading Women Immigrants . Please use other available sources that you know of...
This project is intended as a meeting place to develop the South African DNA tree on geni. Come & post & discuss your findings; riddles etc with others interested in genetic genealogy on the SA tree. If you've had your DNA tested (or are thinking about it) and are on the SA tree, please join this project. Test We need to get as many SA people as possible to test their autosomal, Y-DNA...
1918 Influenza Pandemic - South Africa: Survivors The 1918 flu pandemic (January 1918 – December 1920) was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus. It infected 500 million people across the world, including remote Pacific islands and the Arctic, and killed 50 to 100 million of them—three to five percent of the world's population—ma...
Birth numbering only approximate; confounded by dearth of dates and polygamous practices meaning that numbers of mothers can all birth half-siblings within the same time span; and by the occasional tendency to position the heir - son of the Great Wife - as the first son, when he is often amongst the youngest. Descent line from Tshawe a Tshawe b c1675 b Ngcwangu c Sikhomo ...
Leaving Mauritius - By the 1890s, Mauritius had long forgotten the sugar-fuelled prosperity of the 1840s. The opening of the Suez Canal meant that it was no longer near any major trade routes. The price of sugar had fallen due to increased competition. The island was badly overpopulated, subject to frequent epidemics of Cholera and other diseases, which ran wild through the slums in which many ...
The Children's Friend Society Image right - Boy ploughing at Dr. Barnardo's Industrial Farm, Russell, Manitoba, 1900. In 2010, the photo was reproduced on a Canadian postage stamp commemorating Home Children emigration. Image right - Collections Canada Public Domain, Wiki Commons The Children's Friend Society (CFS) was founded in London in 1830, as "The Society for the Suppression of Juve...
Croatian Emigration indicates that of the Croatians who were reported to have "emigrated", at least 30% eventually returned to their homeland. Hrvati izvan domovine / Croatians outside the homeland Adresar trgovaca, obrtnika i drugih uglednijih pripadnika iz Hrvatske, Dalmacije i Istre nastanjenih u Americi, Africi, Aziji i Australiji iz popis hrvatskih družtava i hrvatskih novina u Ameri...
Farewell Nederland Aim of this project This project functions as a research tool for users with relatives who originated from the Netherlands but also as a collection of profiles of the people who did leave to start a new life abroad. Please feel free to add profiles of the Dutch families or descendants to the project, ideally with a small note in the about section of the profile with the n...
The Ancestry of the abaThembu Kings The earliest known ancestor of the abaThembu was Mbulali , whose grandson, Thembu , led his people from the present kwaZulu-Natal area to Dedesi in the present day Eastern cape. Eight generations later, during the 16th century Nxeko led his people from Dedesi to the Msana river (where he lies buried), a tributary of the Mbashe River in Mthatha district. A...
Countries so far included - Australia; Canada; Indonesia; Lebanon; Russia; USA. Please add to the list as necessary This project is for Early Settlers in South Africa who came from countries not yet included in other projects. If in time individual countries get to be too large to be included in these pages we can move them to projects of their own.
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