Martha Elizabeth Van Dyk

Brief Life History of Martha Elizabeth

When Martha Elizabeth Van Dyk was born on 26 March 1874, in Transvaal, South Africa, her father, Frans Johannes Van Dyk, was 35 and her mother, Eva Maria Bezuidenhout, was 40. She married Johannes Hendrik De Lange on 5 April 1890, in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 29 January 1944, in her hometown, at the age of 69.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Hendrik De Lange
1869–1919
Martha Elizabeth Van Dyk
1874–1944
Marriage: 5 April 1890
Petronella Catherine De Lange
1904–

Sources (2)

  • Martha Elizabeth Van Dyk in entry for Johannes Hendrik De Lange, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930"
  • Martha Elizabeth Van Dyk in entry for Johannes Hendrik De Lange, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973"

World Events (8)

1878

Britain claims Walvis Bay.

1879

British defeat the Zulus in Natal. British and colonial forces destroy Zulu army at Isandhlwana. Griqualand East annexed to Cape Colony.

1897

Part of Zululand incorporated into British colony of Natal. King Solomon ka Dinizulu exiled.

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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