Almero Jacobus Hitge Oosthuizen (1950-1965)

1950 – 1965 · Oosthuizen line

Connection to the Koup

Took part in something recorded here: Almero Jacobus Hitge Oosthuizen dies at fifteen (1965).

Names

Baptismal name: Almero Jacobus Hitge
Given: Almero Jacobus Hitge
Surname: Oosthuizen

The formal baptismal name and the name a person was actually called are both kept, and neither is derived from the other. Spelling drift between records is evidence, not noise.

Photographs

Hendrik Lodewyk Malherbe "Hennie" Oosthuizen (1909-1979) kneeling on the grass with three of his children: FRANCES... — Hendrik Lodewyk Malherbe "Hennie" Oosthuizen (1909-1979) kneeling on the grass with three of his children: FRANCES stands at his left in a white dress with a bow in her hair, ALMERO stands at his right in a jersey and shorts, and the baby JOUBERT lies across his arms. A child's tricycle and a pole fence behind, a windpump on the skyline. — Family collection

The same photograph of Hennie Oosthuizen and three of his children, colourised. — Family collection

The four children of Hennie Oosthuizen and Anna Joubert, on the werf. FRANCES stands in the middle in a tartan skirt... — The four children of Hennie Oosthuizen and Anna Joubert, on the werf. FRANCES stands in the middle in a tartan skirt holding the baby HENDRIK; ALMERO is at the left in a dark jersey and shorts, JOUBERT at the right in a lighter one. A pepper tree and the corner of a whitewashed outbuilding behind. — Family collection

The same photograph of the four Oosthuizen children, colourised. — Family collection

Hennie Oosthuizen lying full length on the bare ground in shirtsleeves, his hat beside him, with two small boys in... — Hennie Oosthuizen lying full length on the bare ground in shirtsleeves, his hat beside him, with two small boys in sun-hats climbing over him. Behind them the homestead: a whitewashed house with two chimneys, a vine on a wire-and-pole pergola along the stoep, and a dog crossing the yard. — Family collection

The same photograph of Hennie Oosthuizen and two of his sons, colourised. — Family collection

Hennie Oosthuizen in a hat and dark glasses pulling a home-made box cart with a small girl sitting in it, laughing;... — Hennie Oosthuizen in a hat and dark glasses pulling a home-made box cart with a small girl sitting in it, laughing; a baby stands holding the side of the cart, and ANNA TOBIA JEANNE JOUBERT kneels behind them in a print dress and glasses. A stone wall, young trees and open ground behind. — Family collection

The same photograph with the box cart, colourised. — Family collection

A seesaw on the sand at Herolds Bay, a plank over a drum. A girl leans on the low end holding a baby; two small boys... — A seesaw on the sand at Herolds Bay, a plank over a drum. A girl leans on the low end holding a baby; two small boys sit astride the high end; a man in a shirt and trousers stands behind them and a second man in swimming trunks steadies the boys. Surf, rocks and the wooden steps up to the houses behind. — Family collection

The same photograph on the beach at Herolds Bay, colourised. — Family collection

Three generations around this person

Almero Jacobus Hitge Oosthuizen 1878 Johanna Fredricka Malherbe 1875

Hendrik Lodewyk Malherbe Oosthuizen 1909

Christiaan Wilhelm Johannes Joubert 1881 Francoise Jeanne Duminy 1882

Anna Tobia Jeanne Joubert 1915

Almero Jacobus Hitge Oosthuizen (1950-1965) 1950

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Immediate family

Father: Hendrik Lodewyk Malherbe Oosthuizen
Mother: Anna Tobia Jeanne Joubert
Brothers and sisters: 1947Frances Joubert Oosthuizen

1952Christiaan Johannes Joubert Oosthuizen

1957Hendrik Malherbe Oosthuizen (b.1957)

A life in the record

1950 born Born
1965 event Almero Jacobus Hitge Oosthuizen dies at fifteen
Born 1950. [TO VERIFY] the model holds bare years for him, no month or day and no cause. | [1 Aug 2026] THIS ROW WAS FIRST TITLED "The last Almero dies at fifteen" AND THAT WAS WRONG. Frans told us his own brother, born in 1978, carries the name. That person record was ALREADY IN THE MODEL when the
1965 buried Buried, Prince Albert NG Kerk cemetery
1965 died Died

Stories

mentioned Almero, and how it became an Oosthuizen name, 1786

Others of the same name

Afrikaans naming repeats hard, and the Cape Dutch naming pattern reuses a name on purpose, a child who died young has the name given again to a later sibling. These are different people. Never match on a name alone.

What we don't know

No dated record ties this person to a specific piece of ground.
2 other people in this model carry the same name. Never match on a name alone.

A sourced gap beats an unsourced fill. These are the open questions on this person, stated rather than papered over.

Sources

Villa Pisani at Stra, and the Pisani family of Venice webWikipedia: Villa Pisani, Stra; Pisani family; Alvise Pisani

Research notes

[FamilySearch, 29 Jul 2026] Frans's uncle, died at fifteen.

29 Jul 2026: linked to tree (matched on name + birth year during the farm-relatives pull).

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Elders

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