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From: Angela Gerber <>
Subject: RE: Dawid Wigling Spamer
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 20:15:35 EDT


Hi

I am very good friends with a Conrad Wegelin in Wellington, Cape Province.
It's not such a common name is it? I am just posting this message in case
your'e interested in finding more Wegelin family.

Regards
Angela

>From: Coen Spamer <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: RE: Dawid Wigling Spamer
>Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 12:49:22 +0200
>
>Dis nat in die Kaap
>
>I am so pleased that I may be of some help.
>
>John Baird born about 1785 in Banfshire Scotland married Anna Susanna de
>Klerk in Beaufort West on the 18th December 1822. John died 29/11/159. They
>8 children one of which was David Wegelin ( note the spelling. It is a
>Scots
>name) Baird born 12/6/1833 and died 2/8/1912. He married Anna Margaretha
>Paulina de Klerk on the 7th May 1855 in Victoria West. They had 5 children
>one of which is David Wegelin Baird born 1/5/1863 he married Petronella
>Catharina Erasmus and they had two children one of which was David Wegelin
>Baird born 15 May 1893.
>
>Magdalena Catharina Baird born 8th April 1857 is the daughter of David
>Wegelin Baird (1833-1912) and Anna Margaretha Paulina de Klerk. She married
>Christoffel Hendrik Spamer born abt May 1847 in Swellendam and died on 7th
>September 1917 at van Aswegenshoek district Boshof.
>This farm van Aswegenshoek is a few kms from Christiana across the river on
>the Free State side. It is a most beautiful farm on the banks of the Vaal
>river. I often wonder who the owner was at this time. This couple had 9
>children one of which was David Wegelin Spamer born abt 8 July 1876 the
>twin
>brother of Coenraad Daniel Spamer (my line) David Wegeling Spamer married
>Catharina Elizabeth van der Merwe. David died aged 90 at his daughter's
>home
>in Lichtenburg on the 5th of July 1963. They had 8 children.
>
>Interesting how Wegelin became Wigling .
>
>I hope this was of use to you.
>
>
>Coen Spamer
>
>
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