Jan Stephanus Minnaar

Born: Cal 9 Mar 1792, Wellington, Cape Province, South Africa
Christened: 24 Mar 1793
Marriage (1): Catharina Frederica Loock
Marriage (2): Maria Martha Sommers after 1846
Died: 9 Oct 1853, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa aged about 61

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Spouses/Children:

1. Catharina Frederica Loock

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bullet Birth Notes:

Copy of Jan Stephanus Minnaar's Death Notice # 2206 Filed on 18 Oct 1853 in RAB's possession.
This gives his birth place as Wagen Makers Vley??.
This is almost certainly Wagen Maker Vallei now Wellington.

bullet Christening Notes:

Genealogies of Old South African Families - Geslacht-Register Der Oude Kaapsche Familien. - Vol 2 page 381.

bullet Death Notes:

Copy of Jan Stephanus Minnaar's Death Notice # 2206 Filed on 18 Oct 1853 in RAB's possession.

And

http://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/graaff-reinet-herald/137-grh-1853-oct-dec
Graaff-Reinet Herald 1853 - 4 - October to December

Wednesday 12 October 1853

Died at Graaff-Reinet on the 9th instant, Mr. J.S. MINNAAR Sen, aged 61 years and 7 months, deeply regretted by his relatives and friends.

bullet Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• General Comment. Copy of his daughter - Wilhelmina Christina Magdalena Slabbert nee Minnaar's death notice # 100/395 dd. 5 Oct 1893 in RAB's possession.

And

Genealogies of Old South African Families - Geslacht-Register Der Oude Kaapsche Familien. - Vol 2 page 338.

• Will. Graaff-Reinet Herald 1853 - 4 - October to December
Wednesday 30 November 1853

PEREMPTORY SALE
In the joint estate of the late Mr. Jan Stephanus MINNAAR and surviving widow Mrs. Maria Martha SOMMERS.
The executrix testamentary of the above estate will cause to be sold
On Saturday 31st December next
At 10 o'clock in the forenoon, on the spot, to the highest bidder, under favourable conditions, the following Landed Property, situate in the village of Richmond.
1st certain erf and premises situate in Paul Street, at present used as a gaol, at a rental from Government of £36 per annum
2nd a plot of ground with building thereon, situate at the corner of Paul and River Streets, adjoining the Public Offices.
Further particulars may be obtained from the executrix or the auctioneers at Richmond.
M.M. SOMMERS
Executrix Testamentary
LEEB Brothers, Auctioneers
Richmond, Nov 1853

• General Comment. Copy of his wife - Catharina Frederika Loock's Death Notice # 136 in RAB's possession.

• Occupation. Agriculturist.
Copy of his wife - Catharina Frederika Loock's Death Notice # 136 in RAB's possession.

• General Comment. Copy of his son - Jan Stephanus Minnaar's Death Notice # 1320 dd 20 Sep 1864 in RAB's possession.

Jan married Catharina Frederica Loock, daughter of Johan Christiaan Loock and Christina Wilhelmina Nel. (Catharina Frederica Loock was born on 26 Dec 1792 in Stellenbosch, Cape Province, South Africa and died on 13 Aug 1833 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.)

Jan next married Maria Martha Sommers after 1846. (Maria Martha Sommers was born in Bergen, , Norway and died about 1892.)

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Caveat:- Throughout the project UK GRO birth, marriage and death index data appears. The GRO data appears in Quarters. Q1 = January, February and March, Q2 = April, May, June , Q3 = July, August and September and Q4 = October, November and December. Similarly, Mar Q = January, February and March, Jun Q = April, May, June , Sep Q = July, August and September and Dec Q = October, November and December. Where these dates occur, they represent the date of Registration of the event rather than the date of the actual event. Logically, registration occurs AFTER the event. In some cases this may be days or months or even years after the event. The important thing is that the event was recorded and a copy of the document of registration could be obtained if necessary. This also applies to South African NAAIRS records.

Similarly, the UK system is confusing to the uninitiated because registration districts can span several counties. Accordingly GRO locations may not record the true location of the event. They do record where the record is actually kept or recorded.

Caveat #2:- I have used URL's throughout the website as sources. The URLs are often from paid subscription sites so you may not be able to access them without an account. Inevitably there are broken URL's. I have been to every URL recorded here and at the time they were operational. In this regard, the Ancestry24 records are a problem. There are numerous references in the South African data citing Ancestry24 records. Unfortunately Ancestry24 has closed down and these records are no longer available on line.

The early South African records on this site would not have been as good as they are without the work done by Delia Robertson. Where there are website addresses containing http://www.e-family.co.za... I record the citation should read Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. This website can be found at First Fifty Years