James Jonathan Mountjoy

The marriage record

Married Maria Louisa Bertha Kumm · bef. 1890 · Dordrecht a record read hereIn community of property. Their two death notices were typed on the same afternoon in February 1938, hers three and a half years late — “death not reported”.Barkly East, 1938 →

Every marriage this archive places →

…Checked one by one against the register here, nearly all of them were already held: Harriet Louisa Barry , dead at Manor Owen on 7 September 1912; Henry James Kolbe Barry , whose 23 June 1939 is already on his record; John Gerson Eliazer Barry ; James Jonathan Mountjoy , dead at Barkly East on 22 December 1937; and Margaretha Wilhelmina Elizabeth Mary Kolbe , dead at Manorowen on 2 August 1912. That is worth saying rather than quietly not saying. A sweep that returns almost nothing new is a measurement of how thoroughly the ground was already worked, and this ground was worked properly. The work-list row assumed otherwise.…

…The Kolbes → And on the facing page, entirely by accident 6 October 1889: George , geb. 21 Juli 1889; Ouders Hercules Johannes Mountjoy and Maria Sophia van Niekerk; among the witnesses Jakobus Jonathan Mountjoy and Maria Sophia Mountjoy . Mountjoys, alive and baptising at Barkly Oost in 1889. This line descends from Johanna Catharina Mountjoy (1819–1863), and the archive had her family as little more than a surname and a father who died in 1827.…

…Read now, and not just the death notices: the liquidation account and the distribution account too. It is the only complete estate in this archive, and the only place where a life in this family is added up. The two notices, written the same afternoon 58379 — James John Mountjoy , retired builder, Barkly East. Died 22 December 1937, aged 83 years 6 months . 58380 — Maria Louisa Bertha Mountjoy, born Kumm . Died 3 July 1934, aged 73 years 9 months . Both were dated at Barkly East on 19 February 1938 , in the same typewriter, and both were signed G. Mountjoy — son, present at place of death . She had been dead for three years and seven months.…

…20 Juni 1889; Ouders Willem Hermanus Booijsen and Catharina Maria Sophia Barry ; Getuigen John Barry and Margaret Wilhelmina Elizabeth Kolby . Read it on The documents → 6 October 1889: George , geb. 21 Juli 1889; Ouders Hercules Johannes Mountjoy and Maria Sophia van Niekerk; among the witnesses Jakobus Jonathan Mountjoy and Maria Sophia Mountjoy . Read it on The documents → Filed 25 July 1863 , reference 499 . Read it on The documents → Line 3 — the generation the archive did not have from any document: James Montjoy and Anna Catharina Sleer . Read it on The documents → One Major , seven Minors . Read it on The documents → The widower signs.…

…Read it on The documents → "Gerthardus Lödewikus Booijsen" — "Magdalena de Beer" Read it on The documents → All eight entered mondig — the eldest was in his sixties. Read it on The documents → Destrikt Rustenburg · Neen · Niets nagelaten · Niets bekend Read it on The documents → 58379 — James John Mountjoy , retired builder, Barkly East. Died 22 December 1937, aged 83 years 6 months . Read it on The documents → 58380 — Maria Louisa Bertha Mountjoy, born Kumm . Died 3 July 1934, aged 73 years 9 months . Read it on The documents → "died 3rd July, 1934 — death not reported." Read it on The documents → Father — "Deceased." Mother — "Deceased." The same answer on both forms.…

…16 Feb 1854 Andries Frederick Kolbe of Leeuwberg b. 1856 Anna Susanna Kolbe of 1860 b. 15 Aug 1860 Johan Hendrik Cassimir Kolbe 1863 – 14 Sep 1923 Anna Jacoba Kolbe of 1864 b. 3 Nov 1864 Frederik Fortunatus Kolbe of Bloemspruit 22 Oct 1859 – 18 Dec 1930 the family tree James Jonathan Mountjoy and Maria Louisa Bertha Kumm 10 head born c. Jun 1854 – 22 Dec 1937 a record read here Married in community of property at Dordrecht. Their two death notices were written on the same afternoon in February 1938, hers three and a half years late.…

…The lie may have been written for them. Either way it was on the paper. The marriage allegation → Settler roll: 1820settlers.com, Owen's party, accessed 10 September 2026 — the same database whose citation for James Jonathan Mountjoy this archive found to be wrong, so it is used here for what it is: a compiled transcript, corroborating dates the tree already carried, and adding one occupation. The children are a missionary's itinerary Not a settler farm but a circuit — and two of the stops are London Missionary Society stations north of the Orange River.…

…1863 Francis McCabe & Anna Jacoba van der Merwe · Orange Free State Jan Hendrik Kolbe & Rose Maria McCabe · Bloemfontein Willem Hermanus “William Henry” Booyzen & Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry · Lady Grey Hercules Johannes Mountjoy & Maria Sophia van Niekerk · Dordrecht James Jonathan Mountjoy & Maria Louisa Bertha Kumm · Dordrecht and 6 more at these years, too close together to name 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 Each dot is a marriage this archive can place, at the year of the record, with the town under it. And the lines they joined The lines a marriage joins A marriage is an event.…

…Who When What they are to the name William Henry Keys b. 1854 Married a Johanna Catharina Mountjoy. Their children were baptised at Dordrecht, Burgersdorp and Barkly East between 1878 and 1897. James Jonathan Keys b. 18 Nov 1883 Baptised at Dordrecht — and named for James Jonathan Mountjoy, the retired builder of Barkly East. Herklaas Edward Johannes Keys b. 9 Feb 1897 Named for Herklaas — Hercules Johannes Mountjoy. Maria Annie Sophia Keys b. 21 Nov 1889 Maria Sophia, which is both a Mountjoy and a van Niekerk name. Richard Pieter Kolbe Barry b. 1899 And on the other side of the family, a Barry carrying the rebel's forename and the Settler's surname in one.…

…The thirteen Mountjoy children Namesakes Herklaas Edward Johannes Keys Inferred 9 Feb 1897 — Barkly West, and named for Herklaas — Hercules Johannes Mountjoy. FROM THE INDEX. The Namesakes The Register James Jonathan Keys Inferred 18 Nov 1883 — Baptised at Dordrecht, 2 December 1883, and named for James Jonathan Mountjoy. FROM THE INDEX. The Namesakes The Register Lancelott Byron Keys Documented 29 Jan 1888, baptised 4 Mar 1888 at Dordrecht — The second Byron. LANCELOTT and BYRON in one name, in a Dordrecht font, in 1888. The thirteen Mountjoy children The Register Rachel Anna Maria Keys Documented 5 May 1895, baptised 14 Jul 1895 at Barkly East — The only daughter among the eight.…

…The Women Jacoba Regina Mountjoy Documented 14 Jun 1868, baptised 15 Aug 1868 — Named for her aunt Jacoba Catharina Mountjoy, who married David Schalk van der Merwe at Cradock in 1838 and died in 1842. The thirteen Mountjoy children Namesakes James Jonathan Mountjoy also written James John · Jakobus Jonathan Documented c. Jun 1854, Cape Province 22 Dec 1937, Barkly East Witness at the 1889 font. A RETIRED BUILDER, married at Dordrecht, of a dwelling house at Barkly East. His estate — KAB MOOC 6/9/5047 ref 58379 — has now been read to the last shilling: £664 in the Post Office Savings Bank, a house on Lot 380 let at £2 10s a month, £400 out on note at six per cent.…

…THAT IS ALMOST THE BARKLY EAST HOUSEHOLD AND IT IS NOT ADOPTED AS IT. The man this archive holds is JAMES JONATHAN MOUNTJOY, retired builder, recorded here under the variants James John and Jakobus Jonathan, who married MARIA LOUISA BERTHA KUMM at Dordrecht in community of property — a surname with five spellings across seven baptisms, so an illegible one is what you would expect. Three forenames match exactly, the town of birth is the town of the marriage, and the town of death is theirs. ONE DOCUMENT SAYS NO, AND IT IS THE BETTER DOCUMENT.…

…Parents James Jonathan Mountjoy c. Jun 1854 – 22 Dec 1937 record Maria Louisa Bertha Kumm c. Oct 1860 – 3 Jul 1934 record Annie Louisa Nepgen Mountjoy 9 siblings George Mountjoy of Barkly East Maria Sophia Diesel Ellen Sophia Schmidt Charles Mountjoy James John Mountjoy the younger 30 May 1895 – 20 Jul 1948 Emma Jane Mountjoy Mathilda Elizabeth Shooter Lena Millie Frachet Louisa Elizabeth Diesel d.…

…Parents James Jonathan Mountjoy c. Jun 1854 – 22 Dec 1937 record Maria Louisa Bertha Kumm c. Oct 1860 – 3 Jul 1934 record Charles Mountjoy Mountjoy 9 siblings George Mountjoy of Barkly East Maria Sophia Diesel Annie Louisa Nepgen Ellen Sophia Schmidt James John Mountjoy the younger 30 May 1895 – 20 Jul 1948 Emma Jane Mountjoy Mathilda Elizabeth Shooter Lena Millie Frachet Louisa Elizabeth Diesel d.…

…If she belongs to that family at all she belongs a generation higher — a possible SISTER of James Jonathan Mountjoy, who was born about June 1854. NOT CLAIMED. AND NAAIRS HAS HER FORENAME WRONG. It files her as ELIZABETH MARTHA; the death notice and the Letters of Administration both read ELIZABETH MARIA, and the file number 83676 is the same on all three, so it is one woman and two readings. Elizabeth Maria Mountjoy c.…

…Parents James Jonathan Mountjoy c. Jun 1854 – 22 Dec 1937 record Maria Louisa Bertha Kumm c. Oct 1860 – 3 Jul 1934 record Ellen Sophia Schmidt Mountjoy 9 siblings George Mountjoy of Barkly East Maria Sophia Diesel Annie Louisa Nepgen Charles Mountjoy James John Mountjoy the younger 30 May 1895 – 20 Jul 1948 Emma Jane Mountjoy Mathilda Elizabeth Shooter Lena Millie Frachet Louisa Elizabeth Diesel d.…

…Parents James Jonathan Mountjoy c. Jun 1854 – 22 Dec 1937 record Maria Louisa Bertha Kumm c. Oct 1860 – 3 Jul 1934 record Emma Jane Mountjoy Mountjoy 9 siblings George Mountjoy of Barkly East Maria Sophia Diesel Annie Louisa Nepgen Ellen Sophia Schmidt Charles Mountjoy James John Mountjoy the younger 30 May 1895 – 20 Jul 1948 Mathilda Elizabeth Shooter Lena Millie Frachet Louisa Elizabeth Diesel d.…

…He signed BOTH death notices on 19 February 1938 — his mother’s three and a half years late — as “son, present at place of death”, and took a tenth share of £21. 4. 4. Parents James Jonathan Mountjoy c. Jun 1854 – 22 Dec 1937 record Maria Louisa Bertha Kumm c. Oct 1860 – 3 Jul 1934 record George Mountjoy of Barkly East Mountjoy 9 siblings Maria Sophia Diesel Annie Louisa Nepgen Ellen Sophia Schmidt Charles Mountjoy James John Mountjoy the younger 30 May 1895 – 20 Jul 1948 Emma Jane Mountjoy Mathilda Elizabeth Shooter Lena Millie Frachet Louisa Elizabeth Diesel d.…

…His own estate is KAB MOOC 6/9/15220: 3786/48. Parents James Jonathan Mountjoy c. Jun 1854 – 22 Dec 1937 record Maria Louisa Bertha Kumm c. Oct 1860 – 3 Jul 1934 record James John Mountjoy the younger 30 May 1895 – 20 Jul 1948 Mountjoy 9 siblings George Mountjoy of Barkly East Maria Sophia Diesel Annie Louisa Nepgen Ellen Sophia Schmidt Charles Mountjoy Emma Jane Mountjoy Mathilda Elizabeth Shooter Lena Millie Frachet Louisa Elizabeth Diesel d.…

…FROM THE INDEX. Parents William Henry Keys b. 1854 record Johanna Catharina Mountjoy of Burgersdorp b. 28 Jan 1860 record James Jonathan Keys b. 18 Nov 1883 Mountjoy 7 siblings Robert Byron Keys b. 3 Jan 1878 William Henry Keys the younger b. 10 Jun 1882 George Keys b. 5 Jan 1884 Lancelott Byron Keys b. 29 Jan 1888 Cecil Frederik Keys b. 15 Sep 1891 Rachel Anna Maria Keys b.…

…A RETIRED BUILDER, married at Dordrecht, of a dwelling house at Barkly East. His estate — KAB MOOC 6/9/5047 ref 58379 — has now been read to the last shilling: £664 in the Post Office Savings Bank, a house on Lot 380 let at £2 10s a month, £400 out on note at six per cent. His death notice says he left a joint will; his executors’ account says he died intestate.…

…1890 · Dordrecht a record read here In community of property. Their two death notices were typed on the same afternoon in February 1938, hers three and a half years late — “death not reported”. Barkly East, 1938 → Every marriage this archive places → The record Name James Jonathan Mountjoy Also written James John · Jakobus Jonathan Born c. Jun 1854, Cape Province Died 22 Dec 1937, Barkly East Line Mountjoy Confidence Documented What the archive holds Witness at the 1889 font. A RETIRED BUILDER, married at Dordrecht, of a dwelling house at Barkly East.…

…1890 · Dordrecht a record read here In community of property. Their two death notices were typed on the same afternoon in February 1938, hers three and a half years late — “death not reported”. Barkly East, 1938 → Every marriage this archive places → The record Name James Jonathan Mountjoy Also written James John · Jakobus Jonathan Born c. Jun 1854, Cape Province Died 22 Dec 1937, Barkly East Line Mountjoy Confidence Documented What the archive holds Witness at the 1889 font. A RETIRED BUILDER, married at Dordrecht, of a dwelling house at Barkly East.…

…Parents James Jonathan Mountjoy c. Jun 1854 – 22 Dec 1937 record Maria Louisa Bertha Kumm c. Oct 1860 – 3 Jul 1934 record Lena Millie Frachet Mountjoy 9 siblings George Mountjoy of Barkly East Maria Sophia Diesel Annie Louisa Nepgen Ellen Sophia Schmidt Charles Mountjoy James John Mountjoy the younger 30 May 1895 – 20 Jul 1948 Emma Jane Mountjoy Mathilda Elizabeth Shooter Louisa Elizabeth Diesel d.…

…Her tenth share went to her two children. She is on her mother’s notice and not on her father’s — his was typed first and ran out of page. Parents James Jonathan Mountjoy c. Jun 1854 – 22 Dec 1937 record Maria Louisa Bertha Kumm c. Oct 1860 – 3 Jul 1934 record Louisa Elizabeth Diesel d.…

…His notice records it in four words: “death not reported.” Her age of 73 years 9 months is the only birth date this archive has for her. Parent Ferdinand Kumm d. 20 Oct 1903 family tree Maria Louisa Bertha Kumm c. Oct 1860 – 3 Jul 1934 Mountjoy married James Jonathan Mountjoy c. Jun 1854 – 22 Dec 1937 record 10 children with James George Mountjoy of Barkly East record Maria Sophia Diesel record Annie Louisa Nepgen record Ellen Sophia Schmidt record Charles Mountjoy record James John Mountjoy the younger 30 May 1895 – 20 Jul 1948 record Emma Jane Mountjoy record Mathilda Elizabeth Shooter record Lena Millie Frachet record Louisa Elizabeth Diesel d.…