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Person PER-001800

Willem van Heerden (1709-1767)

1709 – 1767

Names

Given
Willem
Surname
van Heerden

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

Married
Martha van der Merwe (1713-1784) 30 April 1730
Children

A life in the record

  1. 1709 born Born
  2. 30 April 1730 married Married Martha van der Merwe (1713-1784)
  3. 1767 died Died

What we don't know

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

Research notes

[11 Aug 2026, SRC-391] Imported 11 Aug 2026 as a DIRECT ANCESTOR, with a FamilySearch id. Name, dates and the family link only. NO PLACE IMPORTED.

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Elders

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