Willem Carl van Blerk

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Willem Carl van Blerk

Willem Carl van Blerk d1901

Willem Carl was born on September 11th, 1900. Willem Carl's father was Johannes Paulus van Blerk and his mother was Anna Sophia Combrink (van Blerk). His paternal grandparents were Bastiaan Pieter Everhadus van Blerk and Anna Catharina Phillippina Soekoe (van Blerk). He had a brother and five sisters, named Andries Christoffel, Sophia Catharina Wilhelmina, Maria Elizabeth Magdalena, Anna Sophia, Johanna Paulina and Andrietta Stoffelina. He was the second youngest of the seven children. He died at the age of 1 on October 27th, 1901 in Orange River concentration camp.

General Notes

Whereabouts
- Willem Carl lived in British Concentration Camp Name: Orange River RC.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Nicolaas van Blerk
  - b.1714 in Venlo, Province of Limburg, Netherlands and the van Blerk family progenitor SA. d.22 Oct 1758 in Cape of Good Hope
  
  Rogier Bernhadus van Blerk
  - b.27 Nov 1740 in Cape Town d.14 Jan 1798 in Cape Town
  
  Catharina Maria Magetski ^*
  - d.27 Aug 1796 in Cape of Good Hope
  
  Rogier Bernhadus van Blerk
  - b.25 Jun 1769 d.30 Oct 1832
  
  Johannes Philippus Giebelaar
  - b. in Nassau-Dillenburg d.1747
  
  Hilletjie Giebelaar (van Blerk)
  - b.1742
  
  Anna Margaretha Hop (Giebelaar)
  
  Bastiaan Pieter Everhadus van Blerk
  - b.18 Nov 1824 in Cradock d.05 Sep 1864 in Kalahari Desert
  
  Martha Basina Dorothea van de Kaap
  - b.1773 d.01 Jul 1839
  
  Johannes Paulus van Blerk
  - b.23 Sep 1854 in Fauresmith
  
  Johannes Paulas Soekoe
  - b.16 Jun 1808 in Graaff Reinet
  
  Anna Catharina Phillippina Soekoe (van Blerk)
  - b.14 Feb 1829 in Graaff Reinet d.13 Nov 1906 in Kimberley
  
  Maria Elizabeth Magdalena Smit (Soekoe)
  
  Willem Carl van Blerk
  - b.11 Sep 1900 d.27 Oct 1901 in Orange River concentration camp
  
  Anna Sophia Combrink (van Blerk)
  - b.1848 in Koffiefontein
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Individual Additional Information
- Other Attributes

Sources/Citations
South African National Archives, Free State @ Death Notice:- MHG B2346, South African National Archives, Free State, Camp register @ SCR 86 Orange River CR

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