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Source SRC-607

Zuurberg baptism, 6 March 1877: Johannes Paulus, son of Pieter Egbert Kleu and Martha Magdalena Soekoe, born 8 December 1876

church register · an original record · consulted 2026-09-02

Type
church register
Repository
FamilySearch, "Parish registers, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, Cape Province, 1845-1899"
Reference
Film # 008149427, image 140 of 1,155. Film note: Baptisms 1875-1879, Rings of Albanie and Burgersdorp. The opening is headed UITENHAGE on the left leaf and ZUURBERG on the right; this is the second entry on the Zuurberg side, with ZUURBERG repeated beneath it
Consulted
2026-09-02

The citation as it was given

Supplied by Transcribed as read: Zuurberg JOHANNES PAULUS, Geboren 8e Dec: 1876. Gedoopt 6e Maart 1877 Ouders: PIETER EGBERT KLEU / MARTHA MAGDALENA SOEKOE Getuijen: THOMAS FREDERIK DE LANGE / CATARINA ELIZABETH DE LANGE Zuurberg *** IT CONFIRMS A NAME THIS PROJECT COULD NOT READ OFF THE PAGE. *** The mother's surname is hard in this hand. PER-001523's note, taken from FamilySearch in August, already carried MARTHA MAGDALENA SOEKOE, and the register agrees; a reading and an index reached the same word from opposite directions. *** IT IS NOT THE BIRTH OF THE MAN SHOT AT REMHOOGTE, THOUGH IT WAS TAKEN FOR IT FOR AN HOUR. *** Frans first said 'its this guy LKFF-938' and then withdrew it: 'i do not think this is our guy from the grave'. The man of this entry is PER-001945; the grave is PER-000518; the two are held apart. What this entry does settle is his parentage and the reading of his mother's surname.

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