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From: Andrew Rodger <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] van Rheede van Oudtshoorn
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 09:50:47 +1100
In-Reply-To: <MCBBIOBOIOEBGCGJBCEKOEBDFBAA.braithwaite@telusplanet.net>


Nothing hiccuppy about this name, it is an old VOC-connected name, and
the source of the place-name Oudtshoorn in South Africa. I have always
supposed that it originated from the fact that "van" surnames could
indicate either a patronymic or a place of origin, and if there were
more than one of the former they could be distinguished by the latter.
There is no doubt a place called Oudtshoorn in the Netherlands, though
it is not in my atlas.

On Friday, January 2, 2004, at 06:52 PM, C. Braithwaite wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I have discovered what I think is my grandmothers sister’s marriage in
> Durban South Africa and wish to know whether u can help me access
> records
> that would enable me to connect more from here on. On second thoughts
> I am
> sure whether the year gap is too great although they were a lot older
> each
> than the other? Help?
> My grandmothers name was Maria Louisa De Wet (Naude) (nee JOST) The lady
> beanth, if it is who I think it is, married later to a Ghiel Van Rheede
> Van
> Oudtshoorn .. no not a hiccup, just the correct *last name as we say it
> in
> Canada.(*surname) . Either way it would be good to make the connection.
>
> STEWART, Margaret
> Natal Witness Marriages 1876
> Willis,Stewart,6-Dec-1876,15-Dec-1876,At PMBurg by the Rev John Smith,Mr
> Ephraim Willis of the Botanic Gardens to - Miss Margaret
> Stewart
>
> Thanx D
>
>
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