General Notes

Married: 20 July 1870 in Simonstown, Cape Town

It seems that Nicolaas owned the land on which “Die Opstal” was built, but leased land that extended from Kalk Bay to Muizenberg from the government for farming. "Die Opstal" or "The Homestead" exists just below Boyes Drive and is bounded by Clairvaux Road, Lock and Anderson Streets. The address is 2 Anderson Street.

LND 1/264 L933 N.J. van Blerk’s application for renewal of lease of land at Kalk Bay 1887:- Nicolaas applied June 1887 for the renewal of the lease on land at ‘Kalk Bay and Muizenberg’. He had been paying rent of £5 per annum. Correspondence refers to the KB land as on the mountainside behind Kalk Bay. No mention of Muizenberg land location. Commissioner decided to extend lease at same terms and when it expired the land would be sold – see file  LND 1/311

LND L2591 N.J. van Blerk re application for two pieces of crown land at Kalk Bay 1888:- Application from Nicollas 11 Sept 1888 for purchase of 2 pieces of Crown Land at Kalk Bay (location unspecified). Recommended – and as there were no objections the land was granted 19 Feb 1889. Two pieces of land containing together 585 sq roods 113 sq ft sold for £20. It seems the land was bought by Nicolaas and a Willis.

MOH 73 230 1904:- Report on dairies. (no Delbridge dairy)
Kallis G Kalk Bay 7 cows graze on the mountain. 60 bottles of milk sold daily. Bottles washed at Railway Dept pipes, bottled in the dining room.
Van Blerk NJ 12 cows graze on the mountain. 50 bottles of milk sold daily. Bottles washed at Railway Dept pipes. Milk bottled in the kitchen. Stables clean and airy