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  • Aletta Elizabetha (Isabella) van der Walt, f4g5 (1858 - 1914)
    Baptism: name word ook as Aletta Isabella gegee.Haar geboortedatum word ook as 15 September 1858 gegee.
  • Alida Frederika du Toit (1929 - d.)
    Boedel/Estate MHG37873 # DN of father# Distribution account of father# Alida Frederikadu Toit gebore 2 Mei 1929 (a) Sekere plaas Vrederand no 608, distrik Brandfort * groot 300 morge # Onderworpe aaan ...
  • Andries Johannes van der Walt, d4e8 (1838 - 1925)
    The Genealogical Society of South Africa eGSSA branch - Contributed by: eGGSA / Estate No. VAB MHG 17658 DEPOT VAB SOURCE MHG TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 0 SYSTEM 02 REFERENCE 17658 PART 1 DESCRIPTION VAN DER ...
  • Anna Charlotta Charlotte van der Walt (1873 - 1936)
    KAB MOOC 6/9/4843 - 52449 DN KAB 52449/1936 DEPOT KAB SOURCE MOOC TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 6/9/4843 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 52449 PART 1 DESCRIPTION VAN DER WALT, ANNA CHARLOTTA. NEE DU PLESSIS. ESTATE PAPERS. ...

About the van der Walt surname

Betekenis: Van Faenwalt (Friese naam vir Veenwouden) (Source: Die Groot Afrikaanse Familienaamboek by C. Pama)

"The Progenitor (“stamvader”) of the van der Walt families in South Africa was Gaele Andries born in the town of Veenwouden, Friesland. He arrived at the Cape in 1727, employed as a sailor in the service of the V.O.C.

He married the eighteen year old Johanna Weijers, daughter of Heinrich Weijers from Eppe, Germany and Anna Elizabeth Gerrits in 1742."

Source: van der Walt Family Trust

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