Engela Susara Theron, born Botes

26 July 1881 – 2 June 1918

Names

Given: Engela Susara
Surname: Theron

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Immediate family

Father: Josef Jacobus Botes (1859-1951)
Mother: Engela Susara Botes, born Niehaus

A life in the record

26 July 1881 born Born
1918 buried Buried, Prince Albert NG Kerk cemetery
2 June 1918 died Died

What we don't know

No dated record ties this person to a specific piece of ground.

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Research notes

[7 Aug 2026, FROM FAMILYSEARCH] THE FIFTH GENERATION TO CARRY THE NAME. Born Prince Albert 26 July 1881, married Andries Willem Theron there on 12 December 1916, died there 2 June 1918 - eighteen months married. Her parents are Josef Jacobus BotesM [PER-001595] and Engela Susara Niehaus [PER-001594], and her grandmother is the Engela Susara Botes of the Vredendal stone [PER-001526]. Her stone stands in the Prince Albert NG Kerk cemetery. [FS]

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