Benjamin Phillip Petersen

Brief Life History of Benjamin Phillip

When Benjamin Phillip Petersen was born on 18 August 1931, in Athlone, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa, his father, Marthinus Petersen, was 52 and his mother, Sarah Du Plessis, was 29. He married Elizabeth Dora Nicholson on 11 April 1955, in Wynberg, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 11 June 2015, in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Phillip Petersen
1931–2015
Elizabeth Dora Nicholson
1933–2005
Marriage: 11 April 1955
Keith Petersen
1956–2014
Robert George Petersen
1959–
Shaun Phillip Petersen
1976–2003

Sources (8)

  • Benjamin Philip Petersen, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973"
  • Benjamin Phillip Petersen, "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004"
  • Benjamin Philip Petersen in entry for Robert George Petersen, "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004"

World Events (8)

1934

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

1936

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

1953

Reservation of Separate Amenities Act strengthens apartheid in public places. Bantu Education Act limits black education. Communist Party of South Africa reactivated as South African Communist Party (SACP).

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Niels, Jorgen, Holger, Anders, Einer, Aksel, Bent, Gunner, Knud.

Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Peter .

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Pedersen or Pettersen .

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

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