Wilhelmina Catherina Johanna Benson

Female9 September 1928–22 November 2021

Brief Life History of Wilhelmina Catherina Johanna

Wilhelmina Catherina Johanna Benson was born on 9 September 1928 as the daughter of Johannes Mathys Benson and Johanna Louisa Christina Van Der Walt. She died on 22 November 2021, in Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa, at the age of 93.

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George Frederick Rautenbach
1928–1985
Wilhelmina Catherina Johanna Benson
1928–2021

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  • Wilhelmina Catherina Johanna Benson in entry for George Frederick Rautenbach, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973"

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World Events (3)

1934

Age 6

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

1936

Age 8

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

1939

Age 11

South Africa supports Allies in World War II.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Ben(ne), a pet form of Benedict (see Benn ) + -son.

English: habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Benson, from Old English Benesingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Benesa’, a personal name of obscure origin, perhaps a derivative of Bana meaning ‘slayer’.

Americanized form of any of various Scandinavian patronymics from the personal name Bengt, Bendt, etc., Scandinavian forms of Benedict , e.g. Swedish Bengtsson , Danish Bendtsen, Danish and Norwegian Bentsen . Compare Bensen 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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