Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe
Second of the eight. The only one of his generation whose forenames come from neither the Kolbes nor the Downings — a du Toit name, presumably, off his mother's side. NOT FOLLOWED OUT OF THE FONT. 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 — FOLLOWED, AT LAST, INTO NATAL. He is named as an heir on his mother’s Pietermaritzburg estate of 1923 and his father’s of 1929 — 1:1:QLR2-TBW4 and 1:1:QLR2-Z9J1 — so he was alive at fifty-eight and at sixty-four. A GABRIEL STEPHEN KOLBE is also named on a 1904 estate in the same collection and a GABRIEL STEPHANUS KOLBE has a probate record of his own; neither is attached to him here.
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The record
| Name | Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe |
| Also written | Gabriel Stefanus |
| Born | 11 Mar 1865, baptised 23 Apr 1865 at Colesberg |
| Died | — |
| Line | Kolbe |
| Confidence | Documented |
What the archive holds
Second of the eight. The only one of his generation whose forenames come from neither the Kolbes nor the Downings — a du Toit name, presumably, off his mother's side. NOT FOLLOWED OUT OF THE FONT. 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 — FOLLOWED, AT LAST, INTO NATAL. He is named as an heir on his mother’s Pietermaritzburg estate of 1923 and his father’s of 1929 — 1:1:QLR2-TBW4 and 1:1:QLR2-Z9J1 — so he was alive at fifty-eight and at sixty-four. A GABRIEL STEPHEN KOLBE is also named on a 1904 estate in the same collection and a GABRIEL STEPHANUS KOLBE has a probate record of his own; neither is attached to him here.
The documents
…And the estates name the children — which is how you follow daughters A Cape or Natal estate file lists the heirs, and it lists a married daughter under both names. Nine appear across the two files. As the estate writes them What this archive had George Augustus Kolbe b. 29 Jul 1863, Colesberg — the Wakkerstroom man Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe b. 11 Mar 1865 — “not followed out of the font” . Alive 1923 and 1929. Martha Angelina Kolbe b. 21 Jan 1868 — “not followed out of the font” . Alive 1923 and 1929, and still a Kolbe . Margaret Harriet Kolbe van der Spuy b. 31 Aug 1870, Hopetown — married a van der Spuy at Wakkerstroom. Confirmed. Frederick Fortunatus Kolbe NOT IN THIS ARCHIVE AT ALL.…
The Marriages
…ntein, district Wakkerstroom — aged 27 Frederik Fortunatus Kolbe 1839, Bethulie, Orange Free State 23 Nov 1929, Utrecht, Natal — aged about 90 Frederik Fortunatus Kolbe of Bloemspruit 22 Oct 1859, or 1857 — two documents disagree 18 Dec 1930, Bloemspruit, district Bloemfontein G.A. Kolbe of Piet Retief 23 Feb 1836 7 Jan 1913, Piet Retief Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe 11 Mar 1865, baptised 23 Apr 1865 at Colesberg — George Augustus Kolbe 7 Dec 1802, Soho — baptised 2 Feb 1803, Westminster 1 Dec 1844, “Wurtemburg”, Colesberg George Augustus Kolbe of 1845 30 Sep 1845, baptised Colesberg 8 Mar 1846 — George Augustus Kolbe of 1914 2 Jul 1914 — George Augustus Kolbe of Bethulie 1869 — George Augustus Kolbe of Burgersdorp 2 Oct 1861, Burgersdorp 8 Nov 1934, Standert…
The People
…NINE, NOT EIGHT — the note above is careful and says eight are in the REGISTERS; the ninth is not. THE FILE ITSELF IS NOT READ. The Kolbes The Women Wakkerstroom Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe also written Gabriel Stefanus Documented 11 Mar 1865, baptised 23 Apr 1865 at Colesberg — Second of the eight. The only one of his generation whose forenames come from neither the Kolbes nor the Downings — a du Toit name, presumably, off his mother's side. NOT FOLLOWED OUT OF THE FONT. 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 — FOLLOWED, AT LAST, INTO NATAL.…
Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe
…The only one of his generation whose forenames come from neither the Kolbes nor the Downings — a du Toit name, presumably, off his mother's side. NOT FOLLOWED OUT OF THE FONT. 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 — FOLLOWED, AT LAST, INTO NATAL.…
…That is a statement about the sources, not about the person. Every record naming them → The record Name Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe Also written Gabriel Stefanus Born 11 Mar 1865, baptised 23 Apr 1865 at Colesberg Died — Line Kolbe Confidence Documented What the archive holds Second of the eight. The only one of his generation whose forenames come from neither the Kolbes nor the Downings — a du Toit name, presumably, off his mother's side. NOT FOLLOWED OUT OF THE FONT. 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 — FOLLOWED, AT LAST, INTO NATAL.…
The Register
…| Burial Cape Colony, South Africa record ↗ South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011 G.A. Kolbe of Piet Retief reconstructed 23 Feb 1836 · 7 Jan 1913, Piet Retief no public link reconstructed by this archive Gabriel Stefanus Kolbe Birth 1864 · with: Sophia Jeanetta Hofmeyer record ↗ South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974 Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe with: Maria Elizabeth Rachel Botha record ↗ South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974 Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe with: Maria Elizabeth Rachel Botha record ↗ South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974 Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe Probate Transvaal, South Africa record ↗ South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961 Gabriel Stephanus Kolbe Probate Trans…
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