Betty Joyce Gouws

Female21 October 1930–28 April 2009

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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Family Time Line

Robert James Paterson
1928–2002
Betty Joyce Gouws
1930–2009
Marriage: 12 March 1949
David Paterson
1955–2018

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

  • Marriage
    12 March 1949Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1934

    Age 4

    South African parliament enacts Status of Union Act claiming full sovereignty for South Africa.

    1936

    Age 6

    Black voting rights revoked in Cape. Black land ownership expanded, but still restricted to 13 percent of land.

    1952

    Age 22

    South African Supreme Court invalidates removal of coloreds from voting lists.

    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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