The van der Merwes cross from the Boland into the Hantam
1794–1808 · family · Tygerhoek
Carel Aaron van der Merwe's eldest son was born at Elsenbosch in the Vier-en-Twintig Riviere, Piketberg district, on 1 February 1794. Another son was born at Tygerhoek in the Hantam about May 1808. Both facts come from the men's own death notices, which state a birthplace and an age to the day. Between those two births the household moved about 400 km north-east, off the well-watered Boland edge and onto the Hantam veld. The church took another generation to follow: the 1794 son was christened at Tulbagh, his own son at Tulbagh again in 1814 nearly a year after birth, the next generation at Clanwilliam in 1833, and only from 1863 at Calvinia itself. Two men are named on this event and a third is not. Carel Aaron and his eldest son made the journey. Izaak Johannes (PER-001658) was born at the far end of it and is the evidence for when it closed, which is a different thing from having travelled.
Who was there: 2 people
Everyone the record names at this occasion. Who stood together is the clearest surviving evidence of which families were close to which, if you know of others who were here, this is the page they belong on.
Sources
- Death Notice 2786, filed 12 July 1866: Schalk Willem van der Merwe, Carel Aaron's son, of the farm Lokenburg, Calvinia district Death notice no. 2786, filed 12 July 1866. Image 2138 of 2278 in the viewer. [TO VERIFY] the ark, film and DGS number: the sheet arrived as a screenshot in conversation on 9 Aug 2026 and the breadcrumb above the image is all that was captured.
- Kennisgeving van Sterfgeval 3465 1/2, filed 21 June 1839: Izaak Johannes van der Merwe, Carel Aaron's son, of the place Enkelde Wilgeboom in the Hantam Kennisgeving van Sterfgeval no. 3465 1/2, filed 21 June 1839. [TO VERIFY] the ark, film, image and DGS number. Supplied as a screenshot in conversation on 9 Aug 2026.
Told in
- evidence The van der Merwes of the Hantam