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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- 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 "
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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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