Brief Life History of Johannes Cornelis
When Johannes Cornelis Janse van Rensburg was born on 19 December 1888, in Orange Free State, South Africa, his father, Johannes Cornelis Janse van Rensburg, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Barendina Welding, was 30. He married Maria Magdalena Smit on 12 October 1915, in Vryburg, Vryburg, Cape Province, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 24 March 1973, in Cape Province, South Africa, at the age of 84.
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Sources (5)
- Johannes Cornelis Jansen Van Rensburg, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973"
- Johannes C. Janse van Rensburg, "Find A Grave Index"
- Johannes Cornelis Jansen Van Rensburg in entry for Hendrik Jakobus Jansen Van Rensburg, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 "
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World Events (8)
1897
Part of Zululand incorporated into British colony of Natal. King Solomon ka Dinizulu exiled.
1899
British troops gather on the Transvaal border and ignore an ultimatum to disperse. The second Anglo-Boer War begins.
1913
Natives Land Act introduced to prevent blacks, except those living in Cape Province, from buying land outside reserves.
Name Meaning
English: see Janes .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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