Brief Life History of Lilian
When Lilian Van Der Merwe was born on 13 December 1903, in Bechuanaland, her father, Jan Hendrik Van Der Merwe, was 63 and her mother, Johanna Maria Van Der Merwe, was 29. She married William James Simpson on 16 October 1928, in Pretoria, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 30 April 1985, in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, at the age of 81.
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Sources (13)
- Lilian van der Merwe, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930"
- Lilian Van Der Merwe Simpson Burger, "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958"
- Marriage Certificate
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World Events (8)
1905
Last Zulu uprising against British.
1909
British Parliament enacts the South Africa Act, proposed constitution of Union of South Africa.
1925
Afrikaans recognized as South Africa's official language.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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