Charles Frederick Hitge
2 September 1857 – 11 June 1919
Names
- Given
- Charles Frederick
- Surname
- Hitge
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
- 2 September 1857 born Born
- 11 June 1919 died Died
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
- 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.
- 1 other person 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.
Research notes
[7 Aug 2026, from the Willowmore eGGSA sweep, SRC-332] A son of George Joseph Roye Hitge [PER-000283], who is already here. The Hitges are in this project as title-holders on this ground. [TREE]
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