When Jan Hendrik Gerhardus Van Der Linde was born on 28 September 1852, in South Africa, his father, Pieter Stefanus Jozua van der Linde, was 26 and his mother, Anna Catharina Maria Aucamp, was 20. He married Margaretha Johanna Slabbert on 9 February 1880, in Rouxville, Rouxville, Orange Free State, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 9 November 1931, at the age of 79.
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Xhosa cattle sacrifices lead to famine.
Diamonds discovered in Orange Free State and Kimberley.
Britain claims Walvis Bay.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Gunner, Lars. German Kurt, Dieter, Erna, Fritz, Hasso, Markus, Otto, Ralf.
German, Dutch, and Scandinavian: topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous lime tree, Middle High German, Dutch linde, Scandinavian lind. There are several places, especially in northern Germany, named with this word, and the name may be a habitational name from any of these. The word was also used in a number of Old High German women's personal names, with the meaning ‘shield’ or ‘spear’ (these being made from the hard wood of the lime); it is possible that the surname in some cases is from a short form of one of these. As a Swedish name it is often ornamental rather than topographic. Compare Lindy .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of German Linde ‘lime tree’ (see 1 above).
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