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Jan Hendrik Vorster

Male 1901 - 1971  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jan Hendrik Vorster was born on 28 Sep 1901 in Vryburg; was christened on 16 May 1902 in Middelburg KP. (son of Lambertus Johannes Vorster and Helena Sophia Catharina Vorster); died on 23 Dec 1971.

    Family/Spouse: Maria Jacoba Elisabeth Meyer. Maria (daughter of Johannes Meyer and Cornelia NN) was born on 1 Nov 1907; died on 13 Aug 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Lambertus Johannes Vorster was born on 16 Dec 1929 in Stella.
    2. Cornelia Jacoba Zacharia Vorster was born on 15 Jul 1931; was christened on 10 Jul 1932 in Stella.
    3. Johannes Christoffel Vorster was born on 14 Jul 1935; was christened on 5 Apr 1936 in Stella.
    4. Jan Hendrik Vorster was born on 30 Apr 1937; was christened on 4 Jul 1937 in Stella.
    5. Maria Jacoba Elizabeth Vorster was born on 17 Apr 1939; was christened on 3 Sep 1939 in Stella.
    6. David Petrus Jordaan Vorster was born on 12 Dec 1940; was christened on 26 Jan 1941 in Stella.
    7. Lukas Johannes Vorster was born on 21 Aug 1942; was christened on 27 Sep 1942 in Stella.
    8. Petrus Johannes Vorster was born on 25 Mar 1944; was christened on 9 Apr 1944 in Stella.
    9. Margaretha Maria Vorster was born on 16 May 1945; was christened on 22 Jul 1945 in Stella.
    10. Hendrik Nikolas Vorster was born on 26 Aug 1947; was christened on 12 Oct 1947 in Stella.
    11. Magdalena Catharina Petronella Vorster was born on 4 Feb 1953; was christened on 12 Apr 1953 in Elim.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lambertus Johannes Vorster was born on 20 Mar 1865; was christened on 30 Apr 1865 in Middelburg KP (son of Jan Hendrik Vorster and Cecilia Magdalena Blom).

    Lambertus married Helena Sophia Catharina Vorster on 11 Nov 1889 in Ventersburg. Helena (daughter of David Petrus Johannes Vorster and Margaretha Maria Geldenhuis) was born on 6 Dec 1868; was christened on 21 Feb 1869 in Cradock; died on 17 Dec 1914 in Vryburg, Graspan.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Helena Sophia Catharina Vorster was born on 6 Dec 1868; was christened on 21 Feb 1869 in Cradock (daughter of David Petrus Johannes Vorster and Margaretha Maria Geldenhuis); died on 17 Dec 1914 in Vryburg, Graspan..
    Children:
    1. Margaretha Maria Vorster was born on 5 Apr 1892; was christened on 29 May 1892 in Ventersburg.
    2. Cecilia Magdalena Vorster was born on 15 Feb 1895; was christened on 14 Apr 1895 in Ventersburg; died before 28 Dec 1977 in Christiana.
    3. Helena Sophia Catharina Vorster was born on 9 Oct 1897; was christened on 9 Jan 1898 in Ventersburg.
    4. 1. Jan Hendrik Vorster was born on 28 Sep 1901 in Vryburg; was christened on 16 May 1902 in Middelburg KP.; died on 23 Dec 1971.
    5. Maria Aletta Vorster was born on 18 Jan 1904; was christened on 15 Apr 1904 in Middelburg KP..
    6. David Petrus Johannes Vorster was born on 25 May 1907 in Middelburg KP., Slootfontein.; was christened on 8 Aug 1907 in Middelburg KP.; died on 9 Sep 1999; was buried in Jagersfontein.
    7. Dorothea Maria Vorster was born on 4 Apr 1912; was christened on 7 Jul 1912 in Bultfontein.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jan Hendrik Vorster was born on 17 Aug 1842; was christened on 9 Mar 1843 in Cradock (son of Alwyn Petrus Vorster and Cornelia Hendrina Catharina Elisabeth Pottas).

    Jan married Cecilia Magdalena Blom on 11 Feb 1861 in Middelburg KP. Cecilia (daughter of Lambertus Johannes Blom and Maria Aletta Vorster) was born on 12 Oct 1843. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Cecilia Magdalena Blom was born on 12 Oct 1843 (daughter of Lambertus Johannes Blom and Maria Aletta Vorster).
    Children:
    1. Alwyn Petrus Vorster was born on 13 Mar 1862; was christened on 20 Apr 1862 in Middelburg KP.
    2. 2. Lambertus Johannes Vorster was born on 20 Mar 1865; was christened on 30 Apr 1865 in Middelburg KP.
    3. Jan Hendrik Vorster was born on 6 Sep 1868; died in 1938.
    4. Maria Aletta Vorster was born on 14 May 1871.
    5. Barend Johannes Vorster was born on 30 Oct 1873; was christened on 8 Jan 1874 in Middelburg KP; died on 5 Jul 1954 in Vryburg.
    6. Cecilia Magdalena Vorster was born on 4 Apr 1878; was christened on 11 May 1878 in Middelburg KP.
    7. Louis Daniel Vorster was born on 16 Apr 1880; died on 30 Sep 1948; was buried in Delareyville, Broedersput, Tarentaalkraal,.
    8. Cornelia Catharina Hendrina Vorster was born on 28 Aug 1884.
    9. Sarel Jacob Vorster was born on 15 Apr 1887 in Bultfontein; was christened on 7 Aug 1887 in Bultfontein; died on 27 Jun 1915 in Vryburg.

  3. 6.  David Petrus Johannes Vorster was born on 29 Sep 1842 in Cradock Distrik.; was christened on 12 Oct 1842 in Cradock (son of Jacobus Adriaan Vorster and Maria Catharina Reynders); died on 14 Oct 1916 in Winburg,Erfdeel..

    David married Margaretha Maria Geldenhuis on 15 Jan 1864 in Cradock. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Margaretha Maria Geldenhuis (daughter of Barend Johannes Hermanus Geldenhuis and Elsje Christina Geldenhuis).
    Children:
    1. Jacobus Adriaan Vorster was born on 22 Nov 1864; was christened on 22 Jan 1865 in Cradock; died in 1925.
    2. Margaretha Maria Vorster was born on 20 Dec 1865; was christened on 27 May 1866 in Graaff Reinet.
    3. Maria Catharina Vorster was born on 4 Apr 1867; was christened on 28 Jul 1867 in Cradock.
    4. 3. Helena Sophia Catharina Vorster was born on 6 Dec 1868; was christened on 21 Feb 1869 in Cradock; died on 17 Dec 1914 in Vryburg, Graspan..
    5. Dorothea Maria Vorster was born on 3 May 1871 in Graaff Reinet; was christened on 6 Aug 1871 in Cradock; died on 30 Apr 1947 in Kroonstad, Clongowna.; was buried in Ventersburg Kerkhof.
    6. Barend Johannes Hermanus Vorster was born on 13 Aug 1873 in Kaap; was christened on 8 Feb 1874 in Cradock; died on 4 Aug 1943 in Kroonstad.
    7. Elisabeth Johanna Vorster was born on 6 Nov 1875; was christened on 4 May 1876 in Cradock.
    8. Susanna Johanna Vorster was born on 29 Sep 1877; was christened on 10 Feb 1878 in Graaff Reinet.
    9. David Petrus Johannes Vorster was born on 22 Oct 1879; was christened on 5 Nov 1879 in Nu-Bethesda.
    10. Petrus Johannes Vorster was born on 25 Jul 1881 in Nieu Bethesda; was christened on 19 Sep 1881 in Nieu Bethesda; died on 7 Aug 1959 in Boshof, Onverwacht..


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Alwyn Petrus Vorster was born on 18 Nov 1820 in Middelburg KP.; was christened on 17 Dec 1820 in Graaf Reinet (son of Barend Johannes Vorster and Elsie Cornelia Grobler); died on 3 Jan 1904 in Middelburg KP, Zandfontein.

    Alwyn married Cornelia Hendrina Catharina Elisabeth Pottas on 5 Jan 1840 in Cradock. Cornelia (daughter of Jan Hendrik Potas and Anna Margaretha van Wyk) was born on 12 Jul 1822; died on 11 Mar 1874 in Middelburg KP, Ventershoek. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Cornelia Hendrina Catharina Elisabeth Pottas was born on 12 Jul 1822 (daughter of Jan Hendrik Potas and Anna Margaretha van Wyk); died on 11 Mar 1874 in Middelburg KP, Ventershoek.
    Children:
    1. Barend Johannes Vorster was born on 16 Feb 1841 in Kaapkolonie; was christened on 18 Jul 1841 in Cradock; died on 8 Jul 1922 in Schweizer Reneke..
    2. 4. Jan Hendrik Vorster was born on 17 Aug 1842; was christened on 9 Mar 1843 in Cradock.
    3. Elisabeth Cornelia Vorster was born on 29 Oct 1844; was christened on 9 Feb 1845 in Cradock; died on 30 Nov 1904 in Boshof, Wonderkop 471; was buried in Wonderkop 471.
    4. Alwyn Petrus Vorster was born on 10 Jan 1847; was christened on 21 Mar 1847 in Cradock; died in Jonk dood.
    5. Anna Margaretha Vorster was born on 24 Oct 1848 in Kaap; was christened on 4 Feb 1849 in Cradock; died on 24 Feb 1933 in Ventersburg, Heuwelpan..
    6. Catharina Hendrina Vorster was born on 5 Mar 1851; was christened on 24 Aug 1851 in Cradock; died on 14 Jan 1914.
    7. Alwyn Petrus Vorster was born on 24 Nov 1853; was christened on 12 Feb 1854 in Middelburg KP.; died on 24 Nov 1904 in Middelburg KP, Karreepoort..
    8. Coert Johannes Vorster was born on 13 Mar 1859; was christened on 17 Apr 1859 in Middelburg KP.
    9. Nicolaas Aling Vorster was born on 7 Apr 1863 in Middelburg KP Distrik; was christened on 24 May 1863 in Middelburg KP; died on 19 Apr 1944 in Middelburg KP,20 Stockenstroomstraat.
    10. Adriaan Petrus Jacobus Vorster was born on 24 Jan 1866 in Middelburg KP.,Platberg.; died in Sep 1923.

  3. 10.  Lambertus Johannes Blom was christened on 27 Dec 1807 (son of Louis Blom and Anna Jacoba Hechter); died on 27 Apr 1866.

    Lambertus married Maria Aletta Vorster on 6 Sep 1829 in Graaff Reinet. Maria (daughter of Alwyn Petrus Vorster and Maria Aletta du Plessis) was christened on 13 May 1804 in Graaff Reinet; died on 11 Jun 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Maria Aletta Vorster was christened on 13 May 1804 in Graaff Reinet (daughter of Alwyn Petrus Vorster and Maria Aletta du Plessis); died on 11 Jun 1881.
    Children:
    1. Louis Daniel Blom was born on 30 May 1830.
    2. Alwyn Petrus Blom
    3. Lambertus Johannes Blom died on 28 Feb 1869.
    4. Barend Johannes Blom
    5. Anna Jacoba Blom was born in c1838.
    6. Charl Jacob Blom
    7. 5. Cecilia Magdalena Blom was born on 12 Oct 1843.
    8. Maria Aletta Blom was born about 20 Feb 1845; died on 20 Jun 1878.
    9. Daniel Pieter Blom

  5. 12.  Jacobus Adriaan Vorster was born on 27 May 1816 in Cradock Distrik; was christened on 5 Jul 1816 in Graaff- Reinet (son of Barend Johannes Vorster and Elisabeth Johanna Grobler); died on 28 Feb 1861 in Cradock Distrik " on the Farm of Paul Michau ".

    Jacobus married Maria Catharina Reynders on 2 Feb 1840 in Cradock. Maria (daughter of David Petrus Johannes Reynders and Dorothea Maria Vorster) was born on 14 Aug 1817 in Cradock Distrik; was christened on 9 Nov 1817 in Cradock; died on 2 May 1880 in Middelburg KP, Honingkrans. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Maria Catharina Reynders was born on 14 Aug 1817 in Cradock Distrik; was christened on 9 Nov 1817 in Cradock (daughter of David Petrus Johannes Reynders and Dorothea Maria Vorster); died on 2 May 1880 in Middelburg KP, Honingkrans.
    Children:
    1. Barend Johannes Vorster was born on 5 Jan 1841; was christened on 5 Apr 1841 in Cradock; died before 1918.
    2. 6. David Petrus Johannes Vorster was born on 29 Sep 1842 in Cradock Distrik.; was christened on 12 Oct 1842 in Cradock; died on 14 Oct 1916 in Winburg,Erfdeel..
    3. Dorothea Maria Vorster was born on 21 Sep 1844; was christened on 15 Dec 1844 in Cradock; died before 1860.
    4. Elisabeth Johanna Vorster was born on 10 Oct 1846.
    5. Jacobus Adriaan Vorster was born on 7 Sep 1848; was christened on 18 Mar 1849 in Cradock; died on 8 Apr 1922 in Hofmeyr; was buried in Hofmeyr.
    6. Hendrik Jacobus Vorster was born on 11 Aug 1850; was christened on 30 Sep 1850 in Cradock.
    7. Johannes Jacobus Vorster was born on 26 Sep 1852; was christened on 26 Dec 1852 in Cradock.
    8. Maria Catharina Vorster was born on 17 Dec 1854; was christened on 20 May 1855 in Cradock.
    9. Maartje Maria Wilhelmina Vorster was born on 6 Jul 1860; was christened on 7 Oct 1860 in Cradock.

  7. 14.  Barend Johannes Hermanus Geldenhuis

    Barend married Elsje Christina Geldenhuis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Elsje Christina Geldenhuis
    Children:
    1. 7. Margaretha Maria Geldenhuis



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