Two Oosthuizen sisters of Middelwater marry two van Zyl brothers
1829–1840 · family · Prince Albert
Johanna Jacomina (b. 14 Dec 1808), the root couple's eldest, married Wynand van Zyl; her sister Susanna Catharina (b. 17 Nov 1811) married Jacobus van Zijl (20 Sep 1809 - 10 Apr 1906). Johanna Jacomina's marriage is recorded at Beaufort West on 1 Feb 1829. REPORTED BY Fred van Zyl, a descendant, and CONFIRMED INDEPENDENTLY against this model, which held both marriages already without anybody having noticed they were a pair. Date is a range covering both, not a single event.
Who was there: 4 people
- 1808 Johanna Jacomina Oosthuizen
- 1808 Wynand van Zyl
- 1809 Jacobus Stephanus van Zyl
- 1811 Susanna Catharina Oosthuizen (b.1811)
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
- Fred van Zyl to [FAMILY] Van Zyl/Oosthuizen descent, Vrolikheid birth tradition, and the Marico Klaarstroom. Message of 29 Jul 2026