William John Jeremiah van Blerk

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William John Jeremiah van Blerk

William John Jeremiah van Blerk d1938

William John Jeremiah was born on November 1st, 1878 in Kuils River. William John Jeremiah's father was Cornelis Johannes Hendrick van Blerk and his mother was Gertruida Fredrika Crossley (van Blerk). His paternal grandparents were Marthinus Samuel van Blerk and Elizabeth Susanna Johanna Frylinck (van Blerk). He had three brothers and five sisters, named John Henry, Also called Sebastiaan Pieter van Blerk, Rozier Bernardus, Annie Henrietta, Catherine Cornelia, Catharina Cornelia, Gertrude Fredrika and Gertrude Marion Stocker. He was the third oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 60 on November 13th, 1938 in Claremont.

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)
  
  Marthinus Samuel van Blerk
  - b.24 May 1822 in Cradock d.28 Jun 1877 in his farm in Wodehouse District.
  
  Martha Basina Dorothea van de Kaap
  - b.1773 d.01 Jul 1839
  
  Cornelis Johannes Hendrick van Blerk
  - b.04 May 1847
  
  Jan Frylinck
  - b.05 Feb 1775 in Amsterdam, Netherlands d.26 Mar 1834
  
  Elizabeth Susanna Johanna Frylinck (van Blerk)
  - b.26 Mar 1818 in Cradock
  
  Dorothea Sophia Meyer (Frylinck)
  
  William John Jeremiah van Blerk
  - b.01 Nov 1878 in Kuils River d.13 Nov 1938 in Claremont
  
  Gertruida Fredrika Crossley (van Blerk)
  - b.05 Jun 1854 d.17 Jul 1909
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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William John Jeremiah's family with Helena Sophia Harriet van Reenen

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Helena Sophia Harriet van Reenen d1948

‌William John Jeremiah and Helena Sophia Harriet were married. They had four sons and four daughters, named Carl Hendrick, Fredrick Johannes, Carl Cornelius, Victor Charles, Catharina Cornelia Johanna, Johanna Helena Petronella, Christina Helena and Hettie Dorothy.

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South African National Archives, Cape Town @ Death Notice:- MOOC 6/9/5190 61954

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