Hester Cornelia Swanepoel, born Botes
1882 – 1961
Names
- Given
- Hester Cornelia
- Surname
- Swanepoel
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.
Immediate family
- Brothers and sisters
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- 1858Wilhelmina Christina Johanna Botes
- 1861Andries Stephanus Botes (1861-1956)
- 1862Anna Magdalena Botes (1862-1923)
- 1864Christina Johanna Botes (1864-1966)
- 1867Elsje Catharina Botes (b.1867)
- 1868Judith Maria Kruger, born Botes
- 1871Susanna Elizabeth Combrink, born Botes
- 1874Michiel Josias Botes
- 1877Catharina Dorothea Botes (1877-1973)
- 1879Jan Melchior Petrus Botes (1879-1967)
- 1880Margaretha Elizabeth Botes (1880-1970)
A life in the record
- 1882 born Born
- 1961 buried Buried, Prince Albert NG Kerk cemetery
- 1961 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
Part of the household of Jan Melchior Petrus BotesL [93TP-ZNC] and Christina Johanna De WitM [LVPM-7TL]. Brought in as the key to the Botes gravestones: this project holds 78 Botes stones and had identified three. THE JOIN TO THIS FAMILY IS A MARRIAGE - their son Michiel Josias BotesM [PER-000491] married Maria Johanna OosthuizenM [PER-000408], who is already here. Per 9a the Botes are a TOOL for stitching stones on this ground, not a family to follow outward. daughter. HER STONE IS IN THE PRINCE ALBERT NG KERK CEMETERY - 'SWANEPOEL Hester Cornelia nee BOTES 1882-1961'. [FS]
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Elders
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