The office of veldkornet (field cornet) in the Cape Colony
reference (encyclopaedic) · geraadpleeg 2026-07-31
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- reference (encyclopaedic)
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- Wikipedia; Dictionary of South African English; ancestors.co.za
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- 2026-07-31
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Background for the ward names that appear on every diagram in this project. The veldkornet was a civilian officer of a ward (wyk) within a drostdy district, subordinate to the landdrost and acting as his representative: head of the local militia, justice of the peace, road supervisor, game conservator, stock inspector, proclaimer of laws and coroner; he kept the population register, took the census of people, stock and taxable assets, COLLECTED THE QUITRENT, could apprehend without warrant, and was the official channel of communication between government and inhabitants. TERTIARY. The point for this project is that the ward officer is why a farm diagram names a man at all: he was the person who knew both the ground and who was on it. [TO VERIFY]
Woordeliks gehou. Hierdie projek weerspreek gepubliseerde genealogieë en stel 'n familie se eie mondelinge oorlewering reg, so elke bewering moet nagegaan kan word deur iemand wat nie in die vertrek was nie.
Niks in die model haal hierdie bron nog aan nie.