Tag Archives: Genealogical Society of South Africa

Searching for a Father: Sara Magdalena (1709 – aft. 1750)

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Mary Beth

There’s nothing like a tempting new genealogy mystery to keep enthusiasm running high! A two-part article published last year in Genesis by the Genealogical Society of South Africa had shown that my husband’s 6x great-grandmother, Sara Magdalena, was “probably not” the … Continue reading →

Posted in BECK, JANSZ, MEURS/DE MEURS, OELOFSE | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Revised De Villiers/Pama Code: H. N. MINNAAR (1855 – 1903)

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Mary Beth

Genealogists are often cautioned to consider information that lacks a source citation as a clue and not a proven fact. The De Villiers/Pama System for coding the male-line ancestry of South African families should be viewed in the same light. The system is usually applied … Continue reading →

Posted in LOMBARD, MARÉ, MINNAAR, STEYN | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Natal Marriage #2: P. A. MINNAAR – H. D. STEYN (1844)

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Mary Beth

When I examine the vital information for my husband’s 2x great-grandparents, I must keep in mind that attitudes and expectations among Afrikaners in mid-nineteenth-century South Africa would have been considerably different from anything I have known. Still, I can’t help … Continue reading →

Posted in DARGON, DE BEER, HAUPT, LOMBARD, MARÉ, MEINTJES, MINNAAR, STEYN, WALKER, WARREN | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments