Baba Booyzen
A TWELFTH CHILD, AND THE ONLY WORD CUT FOR HER OR HIM IS “BABA”. The centre pillar of the Silverton stone lists twelve children by their household names; the 1940 estate lists eleven by their registered ones; and when the two are set side by side EVERY ONE OF THE ELEVEN IS CLAIMED EXACTLY ONCE, leaving “✝ BABA” — a birth star, a cross, and no name — with nothing to match. Not on the estate because the child was already dead when it was written. NO DATE, NO SEX, NO NAME, NO ORDER beyond the stone's own. This archive has met the shape before: Joseph Heinrich Daschner's 1942 notice named eleven children and the Brixton register produced a twelfth. A death notice lists the living; a gravestone, cut by the family, lists the children.
The record
| Name | Baba Booyzen |
| Born | — |
| Died | before 1940 |
| Line | Booyzen |
| Confidence | Documented |
What the archive holds
A TWELFTH CHILD, AND THE ONLY WORD CUT FOR HER OR HIM IS “BABA”. The centre pillar of the Silverton stone lists twelve children by their household names; the 1940 estate lists eleven by their registered ones; and when the two are set side by side EVERY ONE OF THE ELEVEN IS CLAIMED EXACTLY ONCE, leaving “✝ BABA” — a birth star, a cross, and no name — with nothing to match. Not on the estate because the child was already dead when it was written. NO DATE, NO SEX, NO NAME, NO ORDER beyond the stone's own. This archive has met the shape before: Joseph Heinrich Daschner's 1942 notice named eleven children and the Brixton register produced a twelfth. A death notice lists the living; a gravestone, cut by the family, lists the children.
The documents
…The register → A death notice lists the living. A gravestone, cut by the family, lists the children. That is the difference between the two documents, and it is worth more than either of them alone. What is not claimed. No birth date, no sex, no order of birth beyond the stone's own order, and no name — the child is entered here as Baba Booyzen because that is the only word cut for it. The matches above are readings of nicknames, not documents, and the household page marks every one of them as inferred rather than stated. The mother's own name is on the stone as Betie 's: the family reused it inside one generation. What was searched today and not found Four questions worked properly and answered no , or not yet .…
Households
…after 1951 Johanna Catharina Booyzen of 1940 1913 – 1982 Ewert Philippus Booyzen Stephanus Francois Booyzen the younger 1918 – 1991 Willem Hendrik Booyzen 1920 – 2000 Petrus Jacobus Booyzen of 1940 Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen Baba Booyzen d. before 1940 Jan Dirk Abram Frans van Niekerk and Carolina Deybella Margrietta Alletta Botha 11 a record read here He signed her death notice at Dordrecht on 29 December 1902 as “nablyvende echtgenoot”. It lists eleven children.…
The Marriages
…Mary Booyzen 1914 buried 23 Jan 1914, Brixton — D.R. section, grave 2472 Anna Johanna Maria Booijsen — — Anna Johanna Maria Booyzen (Vermaak) 12 Oct 1930 deceased Anna Maria Booijsen — — Anna Maria Booijsen of 1835 7 Aug 1835, baptised 13 Sep 1835 — Anna Maria van der Merwe 1785 bef. Mar 1825 Anna Susanna Booijzen — — Baba Booyzen — before 1940 Beatrix Magdalena Catharina Booyzen — after 1951 Beatrix Magdalena Catharina Boshoff 16 Jun 1889, baptised 16 Feb 1890 at Mossel Bay — Carl Petrus Barend Lowies — — Catharina Johanna Helena Beyleveldt 7 Jan 1855 16 Mar 1937, Middelburg — estate KAB MOOC 6/9/4898, 54123 Catharina Maria Elizabeth Roodt c.…
The People
…The register keeps Years, Months and Days in three columns and the 6 sits in Months. Hers was a BOUGHT grave, marked Private. The earliest Booyzen burial this archive has found at Brixton, and the beginning of a family plot that would take four more over the next twenty years. The cemeteries, swept Baba Booyzen Documented — before 1940 A TWELFTH CHILD, AND THE ONLY WORD CUT FOR HER OR HIM IS “BABA”.…
Baba Booyzen
…The centre pillar of the Silverton stone lists twelve children by their household names; the 1940 estate lists eleven by their registered ones; and when the two are set side by side EVERY ONE OF THE ELEVEN IS CLAIMED EXACTLY ONCE, leaving “✝ BABA” — a birth star, a cross, and no name — with nothing to match.…
Beatrix Magdalena Catharina Booyzen
…before 1940 the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified All 14 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. The pillar at Silverton → Married at MOSSELBAAI on 5 September 1905, certificate 1318 — he 30 and a jonkman of PRETORIA, she SIXTEEN with her parents consenting.…
Beatrix Magdalena Catharina Boshoff
…after 1951 record Johanna Catharina Booyzen of 1940 1913 – 1982 record Ewert Philippus Booyzen record Stephanus Francois Booyzen the younger 1918 – 1991 record Willem Hendrik Booyzen 1920 – 2000 record Petrus Jacobus Booyzen of 1940 record Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen record Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen record Baba Booyzen d. before 1940 record the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified All 16 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. Two hard ones → Named together on their daughter's baptism at Mossel Bay, 16 February 1890.…
David Schalk Booyzen of 1940
…after 1951 Johanna Catharina Booyzen of 1940 1913 – 1982 Ewert Philippus Booyzen Stephanus Francois Booyzen the younger 1918 – 1991 Willem Hendrik Booyzen 1920 – 2000 Petrus Jacobus Booyzen of 1940 Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen Baba Booyzen d. before 1940 the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified All 14 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. The pillar at Silverton → Married at MOSSELBAAI on 5 September 1905, certificate 1318 — he 30 and a jonkman of PRETORIA, she SIXTEEN with her parents consenting.…
Elizabeth Magrieta Booyzen
…after 1951 Johanna Catharina Booyzen of 1940 1913 – 1982 Ewert Philippus Booyzen Stephanus Francois Booyzen the younger 1918 – 1991 Willem Hendrik Booyzen 1920 – 2000 Petrus Jacobus Booyzen of 1940 Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen Baba Booyzen d. before 1940 the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified All 14 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. The pillar at Silverton → Married at MOSSELBAAI on 5 September 1905, certificate 1318 — he 30 and a jonkman of PRETORIA, she SIXTEEN with her parents consenting.…
Ewert Philippus Booyzen
…after 1951 Johanna Catharina Booyzen of 1940 1913 – 1982 Stephanus Francois Booyzen the younger 1918 – 1991 Willem Hendrik Booyzen 1920 – 2000 Petrus Jacobus Booyzen of 1940 Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen Baba Booyzen d. before 1940 the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified All 14 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. The pillar at Silverton → Married at MOSSELBAAI on 5 September 1905, certificate 1318 — he 30 and a jonkman of PRETORIA, she SIXTEEN with her parents consenting.…
Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen
…after 1951 Johanna Catharina Booyzen of 1940 1913 – 1982 Ewert Philippus Booyzen Stephanus Francois Booyzen the younger 1918 – 1991 Willem Hendrik Booyzen 1920 – 2000 Petrus Jacobus Booyzen of 1940 Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen Baba Booyzen d. before 1940 the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified All 14 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. The pillar at Silverton → Married at MOSSELBAAI on 5 September 1905, certificate 1318 — he 30 and a jonkman of PRETORIA, she SIXTEEN with her parents consenting.…
Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen
…after 1951 Johanna Catharina Booyzen of 1940 1913 – 1982 Ewert Philippus Booyzen Stephanus Francois Booyzen the younger 1918 – 1991 Willem Hendrik Booyzen 1920 – 2000 Petrus Jacobus Booyzen of 1940 Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen Baba Booyzen d. before 1940 the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified All 14 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. The pillar at Silverton → Married at MOSSELBAAI on 5 September 1905, certificate 1318 — he 30 and a jonkman of PRETORIA, she SIXTEEN with her parents consenting.…
Johanna Catharina Booyzen of 1940
…after 1951 Ewert Philippus Booyzen Stephanus Francois Booyzen the younger 1918 – 1991 Willem Hendrik Booyzen 1920 – 2000 Petrus Jacobus Booyzen of 1940 Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen Baba Booyzen d. before 1940 the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified All 14 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. The pillar at Silverton → Married at MOSSELBAAI on 5 September 1905, certificate 1318 — he 30 and a jonkman of PRETORIA, she SIXTEEN with her parents consenting.…
Petrus Jacobus Booyzen of 1940
…after 1951 Johanna Catharina Booyzen of 1940 1913 – 1982 Ewert Philippus Booyzen Stephanus Francois Booyzen the younger 1918 – 1991 Willem Hendrik Booyzen 1920 – 2000 Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen Baba Booyzen d. before 1940 the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified All 14 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. The pillar at Silverton → Married at MOSSELBAAI on 5 September 1905, certificate 1318 — he 30 and a jonkman of PRETORIA, she SIXTEEN with her parents consenting.…
Stephanus Francois Booyzen the younger
…after 1951 Johanna Catharina Booyzen of 1940 1913 – 1982 Ewert Philippus Booyzen Willem Hendrik Booyzen 1920 – 2000 Petrus Jacobus Booyzen of 1940 Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen Baba Booyzen d. before 1940 the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified All 14 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. The pillar at Silverton → Married at MOSSELBAAI on 5 September 1905, certificate 1318 — he 30 and a jonkman of PRETORIA, she SIXTEEN with her parents consenting.…
Stephanus Francois Booyzen
…after 1951 record Johanna Catharina Booyzen of 1940 1913 – 1982 record Ewert Philippus Booyzen record Stephanus Francois Booyzen the younger 1918 – 1991 record Willem Hendrik Booyzen 1920 – 2000 record Petrus Jacobus Booyzen of 1940 record Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen record Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen record Baba Booyzen d. before 1940 record Sibling Gerrit Jacobus Booÿsen 19 Jan 1870 – Aug 1951 the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified 16 of the 17 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. 1 is inferred from one.…
Susanna Fredrika Aletta Booyzen
…after 1951 Johanna Catharina Booyzen of 1940 1913 – 1982 Ewert Philippus Booyzen Stephanus Francois Booyzen the younger 1918 – 1991 Willem Hendrik Booyzen 1920 – 2000 Petrus Jacobus Booyzen of 1940 Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen Baba Booyzen d. before 1940 the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified All 14 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. The pillar at Silverton → Married at MOSSELBAAI on 5 September 1905, certificate 1318 — he 30 and a jonkman of PRETORIA, she SIXTEEN with her parents consenting.…
Willem Hendrik Booyzen
…after 1951 Johanna Catharina Booyzen of 1940 1913 – 1982 Ewert Philippus Booyzen Stephanus Francois Booyzen the younger 1918 – 1991 Petrus Jacobus Booyzen of 1940 Johan Abraham Frederik Booyzen Hendrik Rudolph Philippus Booyzen Baba Booyzen d. before 1940 the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified All 14 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read. The pillar at Silverton → Married at MOSSELBAAI on 5 September 1905, certificate 1318 — he 30 and a jonkman of PRETORIA, she SIXTEEN with her parents consenting.…
The Register
…· Martha Johanna Havenga Booyzen · Marthinus Christoffel Havenga · Anna Maria Struwig Havenga · Marthinus Christoffel Havenga · Anna Maria Havenga Engelbrecht · J Engelbrecht · Elizabeth Gertruida Havenga Hattingh · J Hattingh · Sarel Albertus Havenga record ↗ South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990 Baba Booyzen reconstructed before 1940 no public link reconstructed by this archive Backemeyer Booyzen Death Transvaal, South Africa record ↗ South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961 Barend Booijzen Membership 3 Dec 1810 Cape Colony, South Africa record ↗ South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 Barend Booyzen Membership 3 De…
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