Anyone researching the Botes family

[Lorand]

Hi,

Is there anyone researching the Botes family, who were mainly farmers in 1800's and lived in Blomfontein and Kinberely areas.

Thanks
Lorraine

[TertiusB]

Hi Lorraine

I am busy researching the Botes family for the past 7 years, and I have alot of info.

Tertius

[rutti tutti]

Hi there - thanks Tertius for joining up - we have some very helpful people here! you can deal directly with Lorraine now.

Lorraine I have found a Susara Maria Botes born 1897 and died 1979 in Bela Bela but no mention of a husband. Could be a possibility.
Ruth

[rutti tutti]

I have also found a  Hendrik D Botes born in  1893 and died in 1977 in  Schweizer-Reneke, He was married to     
     Susara J. van Dyk.Hendrik was the child of Jan Jacobus Botes & Hester Magrietha Combrinck. maybe Tertuis can shed some light here.
Ruth

 Susara J van Dyk b 1893 died  1962 buried in Schweizer-Reneke

[Lorand]

Thanks Rutti and TertiusB

I would appreciate any help as my father's side is a real problem, due to the fact that they all lived in S Africa and we lived in Rhodesia.  I only saw my oama, Susara a few times in my life so was not that close to her.  However, the problem is that I don't know her maiden name.  Botes was obviously her married name, but there again, I don't know her husband's name.  I am more or less sure she died between 1963 and 1965 and maybe in Bloemfontein as she lived with her daughter, Miems Beckley a lot of the time.
I seem to recall that the Beckleys may have owned a small business ... laundry, cafe??

Regards
Lorraine

[Lorand]

Just remembered ... My Botes grandfather died just after my brother was born, as I remember my dad leaving for the funeral.  My brother was born Nov 1952, so would  have been  1952-1953.

Also my dad was always known as Chris Botes and never by Jacobus or Johannes, and these two names could have been the other way around.

Lorraine

[Danchaslyn]

 

Hello Lorand

I've spoken to-day to various Rhodie family members who know the addresses and businesses where your rellies were in Slbs.  They will be asking around of others, who may have personal knowledge of your family.   

Also, one suggestion is that your Grandmother's family, may have been on one of the Treks?

Many Rhodie people (especially the Afrikaans speaking ones), had first trekked there from maybe the Orange Free State, (close to Kimberley), or wherever, on the numerous Moodie Treks, or the van der Byl Trek, and so on, and then, later, maybe even a generation later, returned to live in South Africa.   

Googling of the some of the Treks, or trawling through "Trek" books in a library, may give you some surname leads for your family.   

Cheers

Danchaslyn

 

[Lorand]

Hi Danchaslyn,

Yes, now I recall my dad mentioning that his people were on the treks, but I wouldn't know which one.  I'll try and find out more.  My dad was the only one of the family who lived in Rhodesia.  His mother Susara always lived in S A and I know they farmed in the Free State.  He was the youngest of 11 children.  Not all of them lived to adults though.

I have PM you with my email address if you would like to contact me further.

Thanks for all your help
Lorraine

[Danchaslyn]

 

Hello Lorand

It is amazing how one little clue can bring back memories one hasn't thought of for years and years.   

Try, try and remember, if you ever heard the name of the Free State farm??   

If we had that, it really wouldn't be to difficult to find out the farm's family history!   

Glad the trek jolt helped, as there wern't very many on the treks, if is definitely another search to try.   

And, yes, thank you for your PM, to-day we had no electricity until half an hour ago, so will be emailing you soon.

Cheers

Danchaslyn