Gerhardus Jeremiah Daniel Olivier

Male13 May 1879–29 May 1955

Brief Life History of Gerhardus Jeremiah Daniel

When Gerhardus Jeremiah Daniel Olivier was born on 13 May 1879, in Natal, South Africa, his father, Gerhardus Jeremiah Daniel Olivier, was 26 and his mother, Helena Aletta Elizabeth, was 24. He married Anna Maria Dorothea Oosthuizen on 7 August 1911, in Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 29 May 1955, at the age of 76.

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Gerhardus Jeremiah Daniel Olivier
1879–1955
Anna Maria Dorothea Oosthuizen
1897–1971
Marriage: 7 August 1911
Anna Maria Dorothea Olivier
1913–2014

Sources (1)

  • Gert Jeremias Daniel Olivier, "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 August 1911Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1881

    Age 2

    Transvaal is restored as a republic. Pretoria Convention recognizes Transvaal independence.

    1886

    Age 7

    Gold discovered at Witwatersrand. Johannesburg established.

    1899

    Age 20

    British troops gather on the Transvaal border and ignore an ultimatum to disperse. The second Anglo-Boer War begins.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: French Pierre, Jacques, Michel, Andre, Antoine, Julien, Marcel, Armand, Benoit, Edouard, Emile, Henri.

    French: from the personal name Olivier, standard French form of Oliver .

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

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