Lodewyk Bothma lays out Gatsplaas, named for the hole the first nugget came from
1891 · local · Prince Albert
He beat N.J. Gillet, who wanted to found a town called Gilletville. F Brazier developed the township; Jan Haak put up the first iron-and-wood building; Thomas Vinson a shop, a German firm a butchery, Cole of Cape Town a bakery, Dr Bastable a practice. Two shops, a hotel, a bottle store, barbers and blacksmiths followed, and a police sergeant with two constables. | [1 Aug 2026, date audit] Two rows recorded Bothma laying out Gatsplaas. EVT-000056 (SRC-032) is retired into this one. ITS FACT IS KEPT: the village had two shops, a hotel and a post office, on Spreeuwfontein. EVT-000056 is retired and its id is not reused.
Who is on record here
- 1802 Lodewyk Bothma
Everyone the record names at this occasion. Who stood together is the clearest surviving evidence of which families were close to which, if you know of others who were here, this is the page they belong on.
Sources
- Rose Willis & Doreen Atkinson, "Zeekoegat: Explorations in the Koup Karoo" (2022) 38pp cameo
- "The Prince Albert goldfields, 1891" Rose's Roundup