Catharina Bastijaans Pyl
before 1692-11-16 – 1742
Names
- Given
- Pyl
- Surname
- Pyl
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Immediate family
- Mother
- Cornelia Cornelisse Claasz
- Married
- Ockert Brits 11 November 1731
- Children
- Martha Elisabeth Botha, Dina Carolina Britz
A life in the record
- before 1692-11-16 born Born
- 11 November 1731 married Married Ockert Brits
- 1742 died Died
What we don't know
- 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
[TREE] Added 2026-07-31 by kin_sweep.py under the one-degree rule: parent of Dina Carolina BritzH. Thin record, name, dates and the family link only. NO PLACE IMPORTED: the tree's place strings are systematically wrong and are not evidence.
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Open questions
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The manumission of Catharina van Malabar - the record that decides what Cornelia was born into
priority 1 · LEAD-0117
When exactly was Catharina van MalabarM freed, and is there a manumission act? Her daughter Cornelia was baptised 18 November 1674 and she married a vrijburger on 15 March 1676. If the manumission falls between those dates, Cornelia was born owned.
What would settle it The manumission act, or a resolution naming her. Failing that, any record of her status between November 1674 and March 1676.
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PER-000291 and PER-000767 are one Ockert Brits, and a false death date is what split them
priority 1 · LEAD-0236
This model holds Ockert BritsH twice: PER-000767 with dates 1705-1737 off the tree, and PER-000291 with no dates at all, created because he witnessed a baptism in 1755. Merge them, once the FamilySearch correction is settled.
What would settle it Whether the Ockert BritsH of Swellendam 1760 is the Ockert BritsH of Drakenstein 1751, or his son. Until that is answered the merge is one row too wide.
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When did Ockert Brits die, and who is the Ockert Brits of the 1760 roll?
priority 1 · LEAD-0251
Ockert BritsH (PER-000767) is alive at Drakenstein in 1751 and stands at a baptism on 11 May 1755. A leaf headed 1759 names 'de wed: Ockert BritsH' at Swellendam. So he died between May 1755 and 1759. Who then is the Ockert BritsH heading a household at Swellendam in 1760 with a wife called Johanna, and the Okkert Brits with Johanna Gous on the 1770 roll?
What would settle it A death or estate entry naming Ockert BritsH between 1755 and 1759, and a marriage entry for the younger man. Either would separate the two outright.
Elders
FamilySearch profile LD92-GK7