A.I. de Villiers (Government Land Surveyor)
active 1908 · unidentified
Connection to the Koup
Took part in something recorded here: Rossel Erf cut out of Reim Hoogte (1908-06-15).
Names
- Given
- A.I.
- Surname
- de Villiers
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.
A life in the record
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15 June 1908
event
Rossel Erf cut out of Reim Hoogte
25 morgen surveyed in March 1908 by A.I. de Villiers - the beacons pointed out by the owner and the adjoining proprietors - and transferred to J.J.P. du Plessis.
Stories
- mentioned The men who drew the lines
What we don't know
- No birth date is recorded.
- No death date is recorded.
- Neither parent is recorded, so this person is not attached to the tree above them.
- No dated record ties this person to a specific piece of ground.
A sourced gap beats an unsourced fill. These are the open questions on this person, stated rather than papered over.
Research notes
[31 Jul 2026 inbox] Of Myburgh & de Villiers, Cape Town. Surveyed Rossel Erf in March 1908 and wrote the beacon report (DOC-0127, DOC-0128).
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