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Willem Jacobus Van Heerden

Male 1853 - 1902  (49 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Willem Jacobus Van Heerden was born on 23 Aug 1853 in Katkop, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Sep 1902 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Willem married Jessie Harriet Collett Trollip on 5 Jan 1876 in Cradock Church (Methodist), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Jessie (daughter of Joshua Trollip and Rhoda Ann Collett) was born on 3 Dec 1853 in Zoutpansdrif, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 26 Jan 1854 in Cradock Church (Methodist), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 May 1924 in Carrington Lodge, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in 1924 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Annie Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1878; died on 3 Mar 1958; was buried in Fish River Cemetery, Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. 3. Willem Jacobus Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1875 in Katkop, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1932.
    3. 4. Elizabeth Catharina Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Miriam Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884.
    5. 6. Joshua Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1886.
    6. 7. Edwin Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1888; died in 1938 in Vrede, Free State, South Africa.
    7. 8. Muriel Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1968.
    8. 9. Georg Martin Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1896; died in 1902.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Annie Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willem1) was born on 13 Jul 1878; died on 3 Mar 1958; was buried in Fish River Cemetery, Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Annie married Albert Henry Collett on 20 Oct 1897 in 'Katkop' Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. Albert (son of John Collett and Mary Trollip) was born on 3 Jun 1871 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 12 Dec 1871 in Cradock Church (Methodist), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 Oct 1961 in Speelmanskop,,Cape Province,South Africa ; was buried on 20 Oct 1961 in Fish River Cemetery, Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Dulcie Mabel Collett  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1898; died in 1985.
    2. 11. Beatrice Mary Collett  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1900; died in 1987.
    3. 12. May Harriet Collett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 May 1903; died in 1989.
    4. 13. Iris Miriam Collett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1905.
    5. 14. Albert Henry Collett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jul 1907; died on 23 Jul 1971.

  2. 3.  Willem Jacobus Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willem1) was born in 1875 in Katkop, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1932.

    Family/Spouse: Eliza Elizabeth McEwan. Eliza (daughter of John McEwan and Margaret Scott) was born in 1878 in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. William McEwan Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1900; died in 1900.
    2. 16. Basil Trollip Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1902; died in 1907.
    3. 17. Miriam Margaret Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1904.
    4. 18. Willem Jacobus Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1906 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1936 in Katkop, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. 19. Edwin McEwan Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Elizabeth Catharina Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willem1)

  4. 5.  Miriam Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willem1) was born in 1884.

    Family/Spouse: Brink. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Joshua Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willem1) was born in 1886.

    Family/Spouse: Maria Jacoba Steenkamp. Maria died in 1947 in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Basil Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1908 in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. 21. Petrus Andries Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 22. Harry Collett Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 23. Willem Jacobus Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Edwin Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willem1) was born in 1888; died in 1938 in Vrede, Free State, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Una Lock Murray. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Edwina Murray Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 25. Harriet Murray Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 26. Rae Murray Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 27. Willem Jacobus Murray Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 8.  Muriel Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willem1) died in 1968.

    Muriel married Albert Jerrold Heathcote in 1945. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Korsten. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Alex Korsten  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 9.  Georg Martin Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willem1) was born in 1896; died in 1902.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Dulcie Mabel Collett Descendancy chart to this point (2.Annie2, 1.Willem1) was born in 1898; died in 1985.

    Family/Spouse: Fenner Moorcroft. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. William Moorcroft  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. Joy Moorcroft  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 31. Cecil Moorcroft  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1927; died in 2015.
    4. 32. May Moorcroft  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 33. George Moorcroft  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 34. Albert Henry Collett Moorcroft  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 11.  Beatrice Mary Collett Descendancy chart to this point (2.Annie2, 1.Willem1) was born in 1900; died in 1987.

    Family/Spouse: Martin Luther Coetzee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Llewellyn Coetzee  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 12.  May Harriet Collett Descendancy chart to this point (2.Annie2, 1.Willem1) was born on 2 May 1903; died in 1989.

  4. 13.  Iris Miriam Collett Descendancy chart to this point (2.Annie2, 1.Willem1) was born on 10 Oct 1905.

  5. 14.  Albert Henry Collett Descendancy chart to this point (2.Annie2, 1.Willem1) was born on 1 Jul 1907; died on 23 Jul 1971.

    Family/Spouse: (Marian) Antoinette Potgieter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Marian Antoinette Potgeiter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. John Collett  Descendancy chart to this point

    Albert married Alice Cecil Leonard on 11 Sep 1941. Alice (daughter of John Clifford Leonard and Bertha Cecil Stokes) was born on 24 Oct 1902; died on 24 Dec 1998. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. David Leonard Collett  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 15.  William McEwan Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (3.Willem2, 1.Willem1) was born in 1900; died in 1900.

  7. 16.  Basil Trollip Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (3.Willem2, 1.Willem1) was born in 1902; died in 1907.

  8. 17.  Miriam Margaret Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (3.Willem2, 1.Willem1) was born in 1904.

    Family/Spouse: Gibbons. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 18.  Willem Jacobus Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (3.Willem2, 1.Willem1) was born in 1906 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1936 in Katkop, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Martha Smit. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Elizabeth Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 19.  Edwin McEwan Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (3.Willem2, 1.Willem1)

    Family/Spouse: Sheila Noreen Mary O'Connor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. Joan Mary Sheila Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 40. William Edward Michael Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 20.  Basil Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1) was born in 1908 in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Dorothy Maureen Mortimer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. Nicolas Basil Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 21.  Petrus Andries Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)

    Family/Spouse: Emmerentia Botha. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. Pieter Andre Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 43. Willem Jacobus Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 44. Johan Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 45. Eugene Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 22.  Harry Collett Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)

    Family/Spouse: Winifred Marie Gertrude Van Wynbaardt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 46. Wihoma Mary Anne Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 47. Harriet Louise Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 23.  Willem Jacobus Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)

    Family/Spouse: Margaret Dawn De Villiers. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 48. Lex Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 49. Zoe Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 50. Charmaine Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 51. Marie Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. 24.  Edwina Murray Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edwin2, 1.Willem1)

  16. 25.  Harriet Murray Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edwin2, 1.Willem1)

  17. 26.  Rae Murray Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edwin2, 1.Willem1)

  18. 27.  Willem Jacobus Murray Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edwin2, 1.Willem1)

  19. 28.  Alex Korsten Descendancy chart to this point (8.Muriel2, 1.Willem1)


Generation: 4

  1. 29.  William Moorcroft Descendancy chart to this point (10.Dulcie3, 2.Annie2, 1.Willem1)

  2. 30.  Joy Moorcroft Descendancy chart to this point (10.Dulcie3, 2.Annie2, 1.Willem1)

  3. 31.  Cecil Moorcroft Descendancy chart to this point (10.Dulcie3, 2.Annie2, 1.Willem1) was born in 1927; died in 2015.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 52. Wendy Moorcroft  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 32.  May Moorcroft Descendancy chart to this point (10.Dulcie3, 2.Annie2, 1.Willem1)

  5. 33.  George Moorcroft Descendancy chart to this point (10.Dulcie3, 2.Annie2, 1.Willem1)

  6. 34.  Albert Henry Collett Moorcroft Descendancy chart to this point (10.Dulcie3, 2.Annie2, 1.Willem1)

    Albert married Norma Fitzhenry [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 53. Gary William Moorcroft  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 54. Lindsey Anne Moorcroft  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 55. Carol Leigh Moorcroft  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 35.  Llewellyn Coetzee Descendancy chart to this point (11.Beatrice3, 2.Annie2, 1.Willem1)

  8. 36.  John Collett Descendancy chart to this point (14.Albert3, 2.Annie2, 1.Willem1)

    John married Hilary Marcia Edwards [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 56. Marcia Hilary Collett  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 57. Patricia Claire Collett  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 58. Arthur John Collett  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 37.  David Leonard Collett Descendancy chart to this point (14.Albert3, 2.Annie2, 1.Willem1)

    David married Robin Welsh [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 59. Kim Sharon Collett  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 60. Dawn Joy Collett  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 61. Linda Adele Collett  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 62. Paul David Collett  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 38.  Elizabeth Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (18.Willem3, 3.Willem2, 1.Willem1)

  11. 39.  Joan Mary Sheila Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (19.Edwin3, 3.Willem2, 1.Willem1)

  12. 40.  William Edward Michael Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (19.Edwin3, 3.Willem2, 1.Willem1)

  13. 41.  Nicolas Basil Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (20.Basil3, 6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)

    Family/Spouse: Ailsa Wickwar. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 63. Timothy Van Heerden  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 42.  Pieter Andre Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (21.Petrus3, 6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)

  15. 43.  Willem Jacobus Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (21.Petrus3, 6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)

  16. 44.  Johan Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (21.Petrus3, 6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)

  17. 45.  Eugene Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (21.Petrus3, 6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)

  18. 46.  Wihoma Mary Anne Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (22.Harry3, 6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)

  19. 47.  Harriet Louise Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (22.Harry3, 6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)

  20. 48.  Lex Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (23.Willem3, 6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)

  21. 49.  Zoe Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (23.Willem3, 6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)

  22. 50.  Charmaine Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (23.Willem3, 6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)

  23. 51.  Marie Van Heerden Descendancy chart to this point (23.Willem3, 6.Joshua2, 1.Willem1)


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