Jacobus Daniel and Maria Magdalena Venter baptised at Paarl

15 February 1788 · family · Drakenstein

A double baptism: Jacobus Daniel a two-year-old at the font, born 26 January 1786, his godparents his mother's family, Jacobus Smit among them - the child carries his name.

Who was there: 4 people

• 1754 Jan Louis Venter
• 1760 Johanna Jacomina Smit
• 1786 Jacobus Daniel Venter
• 1787 Maria Magdalena Venter

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

• Baptism of Jacobus Daniel Venter, 15 February [1788], born 26 January 1786 Register opening paginated 58-59, last entry on page 59