Brief Life History of Betty Joyce
When Betty Joyce Gouws was born on 21 October 1930, in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa, her father, Johannes Jacobus Martinus Gouws, was 23 and her mother, Gladys May McTavish, was 31. She married Robert James Paterson on 12 March 1949, in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 28 April 2009, in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa, at the age of 78.
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Sources (3)
- Betty Joyce Gouws, "South Africa, Cape Province, Western Cape Archives Records, 1792-1992"
- Betty Joyce Gouws in entry for Robert Smith Paterson, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973"
- South Africa, Eastern Cape, estate files
Spouse and Children
1928–2002 Male
1930–2009 Female
Children (1)
1955–2018 Male
Parents and Siblings
1906–1979 Male
1899–1967 Female
Siblings (4)
1930–2009 Female
– Female
– Male
– Female
World Events (8)
1934
Age 4
1936
Age 6
1952
Age 22
Name Meaning
Pet form of Elizabeth , dating from the 18th century. In the 17th century it is also found occasionally as a pet form of Beatrice . It is now used as a name in its own right.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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