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Marthinus Steyn

1827

Marthinus Steyn Age   Married to: Cecilia Johanna Wessels
Born 1804.10.13 Died 1857.03.18 Born 1826.02.05 Died  
at   at Swellendam at Kafferkuilsrivier, Riverdal at  
Parents Father Pieter Gysbert Steyn Children Boys 7 Date of marriage:
  Mother Maria Francina Moller 14 Girls 7  

Marthinus Steyn in 1851 married Cecilia Johanna Wessels in Winburg. She was the daughter of Commandant Mattheus Hendrikus Wessels and Johanna Cecilia de la Rey. They had 11 children.

  1. g1 Pieter 1852.07.15 (Swellendam). Member of Parliament of OFS
  2. g2 Cecilia Johanna, married Pieter Blignaut (Secretary of State, acting State President of OFS)
  3. g3 Tewie
  4. g4 Marthinus Theunis 1857.10.02 (Rietfontein, Winburg) - 1916.11.28 (Bloemfontein). State president of OFS. On 1887.03.10 he married Tibbie Fraser in Philippolis. She was the daughter of Ds Colin Fraser
  5. g5 -- died young
  6. g6 -- died young
  7. g7 -- died young
  8. g8 Mimmie, married Harry Williams
  9. g9 Jan (attorney in Bloemfontein, member of Union parliament
  10. g10 Helgaard (farmer at Bloemfontein)
  11. g11 Sophia, married Arthur Neale

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