Barend Frederik Andries Bester

Brief Life History of Barend Frederik Andries

When Barend Frederik Andries Bester was born on 10 August 1911, in Wynberg, Cape Province, South Africa, his father, Stephanus Christiaan Bester, was 22 and his mother, Catharina Helena Bester, was 22. He married Catharina Maria Lindes on 22 January 1938, in Wynberg, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 21 February 1978, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Barend Frederik Andries Bester
1911–1978
Catharina Maria Lindes
1915–
Marriage: 22 January 1938
Catherina Maria Bester
1939–
Heibreght Badenhorst
Barend Frederik Andries Bester
1941–2011
Alexander Christiaan Bester
1946–
Helena Elizabeth Bester
1948–

Sources (10)

  • Barend Fredrik Andries Bester, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 "
  • Barend Frederick Bester, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 "
  • Barend Frederik Andries Bester, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 "

World Events (8)

1913

Natives Land Act introduced to prevent blacks, except those living in Cape Province, from buying land outside reserves.

1914

South Africa supports Allies in World War I.

1934

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

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for someone who looked after animals, such as a herdsman, from Middle English bestere, apparently a derivative of Middle English beste ‘beast’ (see Best 2).

German: variant of Beste 1.

Slovenian (Bešter): probably a variant of Vester 3, from a shortened form of the personal name Silvester.

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

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