Schalk Willem van Heerden (1732-1793)
1732 – 1793
Names
- Given
- Schalk Willem
- Surname
- van Heerden
The formal baptismal name and the name a person was actually called are both kept, and neither is derived from the other. Spelling drift between records is evidence, not noise.
Immediate family
- Brothers and sisters
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- 1731Pieter Willemsze van Heerden (1731-1785)
- 1734Magteltje van Heerden (1734-1790)
- 1736Hendrik Pietersz van Heerden (1736-1772)
- 1736Hendrik van Heerden (1736-1772)
- 1737Isaac van Heerden (1737-1776)
- 1739Anna Sophia van Heerden (1739-1775)
- 1740Jacobus van Heerden (1740-1769)
- 1742Carel van Heerden (1742-1779)
- 1744Roelof van Heerden (1744-1791)
- 1747David van Heerden (1747-1773)
- 1750Cecilia van Heerden (1750-1789)
- 1750Petrus Johannes van Heerden (1750-1790)
- 1754Elsie van Heerden (1754-1782)
- Married
- Louisa van der Merwe (1737-1790) 13 October 1754
- Children
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- 1756Willem Schalk van Heerden (1756-1836)
- 1758Jacobus van Heerden (1758-1813)
- 1763Catharina Elisabeth van Heerden (1763-1788)
- 1766Schalk Willem van Heerden (1766-1774)
- 1772Martha Sophia van Heerden (1772-1836)
- 1773Anna Magdalena van Heerden (1773-1846)
- 1775Schalk Willem van Heerden (1775)
- 1778Elsje Johanna van Heerden (1778-1828)
- 1784Louisa Maria van Heerden (1784)
A life in the record
- 1732 born Born
- 13 October 1754 married Married Louisa van der Merwe (1737-1790)
- 1793 died Died
Others of the same name
Afrikaans naming repeats hard, and the Cape Dutch naming pattern reuses a name on purpose, a child who died young has the name given again to a later sibling. These are different people. Never match on a name alone.
What we don't know
- No dated record ties this person to a specific piece of ground.
- 2 other people in this model carry the same name. Never match on a name alone.
A sourced gap beats an unsourced fill. These are the open questions on this person, stated rather than papered over.
Research notes
[11 Aug 2026, SRC-391] Imported 11 Aug 2026 as a DIRECT ANCESTOR, with a FamilySearch id. Name, dates and the family link only. NO PLACE IMPORTED.
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Elders
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