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From: "johncol" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] du Plessis
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:09:32 +0200
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Hi Viv.

I am afraid I have a large concrete reinforced wall as far as any further
information is concerned. My wife's memory is no longer very good and she
can give us no further information. Un fortunately I have been interested in
Genealogy for a very short time and missed many opportunities to get
information from Isaks brother and sisters which have now also passed on. I
never met Isak as he had died quite a few years before I met my wife. The
only further information that I can give you are his siblings. I dont know
if any of the names are pet names or abbreviated names so for what it is
worth here they are. Anna, Joey, Lydia, Ollie and the brothers were Johnny,
Willy, Barnie.. Not much more than last time I am afraid.

Compliments of the season to you and yours

Warmest Regards

John
John H. T Colville
4 Gota Road
VALHALLA
0185
Gauteng Province
South Africa
Telephone +27 012 6515100
Facsimile +27 012 6511609
Cell Phone +27 0724367495
E - Mail
Web Sites http://nav.to/johncolville
http://www.tribalpages.com/tribes/johncol
----- Original Message -----
From: "V NIEDERBERGER" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: [ZA] du Plessis


> Hi there John
>
> Thank you for the info - believe me every little bit counts. In the case
of
> your father-in-law is there any chance that there may be a
> sister/brother/aunt/uncle still living that you can question about Isaks
> parents? That would be really useful. We should always get as much info
as
> possible from the old folk as they invariably have great stores of
memories.
>
> Thanks again
>
> Viv
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "johncol" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: 12 December 2002 09:01
> Subject: [ZA] du Plessis
>
>
> > Hi Viv
> >
> > I dont know if it will be of any value to you as I have very little
detail
> > of my late father in law.
> >
> > He was Isak Johannes du Plessis Born 27 June 1901 died 27 June 1951
> >
> > Married Eileen Bertha Julia Barber. They had two daughters Daphne Julia
> born
> > 2 April 1929 (My wife)
> > and Yvonne Elizabeth born 3rd February 1934.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > John
> >
> > John H. T Colville
> > 4 Gota Road
> > VALHALLA
> > 0185
> > Gauteng Province
> > South Africa
> > Telephone +27 012 6515100
> > Facsimile +27 012 6511609
> > Cell Phone +27 0724367495
> > E - Mail
> > Web Sites http://nav.to/johncolville
> > http://www.tribalpages.com/tribes/johncol
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "V NIEDERBERGER" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 10:45 AM
> > Subject: [ZA] Fw:
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetings Fellow Genealogists
> > >
> > > New to 'The List', but not to genealogy, I wish to tell you that my
Mom,
> > Gloria Joey Frances du Plessis, nee Jacobs was an avid genealogist for
> about
> > 45 years before she passed away on 9th August this year. Mom was
healthy
> > and strong and passed on without prior illness, nor warning to her
family,
> > who love her dearly, from brain stem stroke within 4 days. Her input
into
> > the LDS libraries and other brons will be really missed, I know. My
> sincere
> > sympathies to April Blakely and her family, I know how you are feeling
> right
> > now as we are all still reeling in shock. But great news about the new
> > little one - congratulations!
> > > Mom and I have spent the last 30 odd years seeking my great
grandfather
> on
> > my fathers' side of the family - du Plessis. We suspect that his names
> were
> > Andries Jacobus du Plessis, born possibly from 1850 to 1860-ish, wife
> > unknown. One of his son's we suspect was Philip or Philippus who
married
> > into the Muir family, in the Eastern Cape or Transkei. Philip's
brother,
> my
> > grandfather, was Willem Frederick du Plessis *1886 and + 1850, buried in
> > Umtata,married to Hilda Augusta Arnold, my grandmother. They lived in
the
> > Lady Frere area, close to Queenstown, where my Dad was born in 1922,
named
> > Andries Jacobus du Plessis. His was one of the few du Plessis families
> who
> > had English as their home language, although his father was typically
> > boertjie. I passed through Queenstown and Lady Frere a month ago only
to
> > find that most of the graves in Lady Frere have been destroyed. If
anybody
> > out there has any info at all, however small and seemingly irrelevant to
> > share I would be most gra!
> > > teful.
> > > The other SA families that I am researching are;
> > > Black, Bain, Muir, Alexander, Johnston, Smith, Arnold, Berger, Lorenz
or
> > tz, Wait, Jacobs, Rautenbach, Viljoen, Trafford, Stanton, Pringle,
Dodds,
> > Corbett, Rodgers, Glenister, Waters, Gray, Kymdell.
> > > Well, actually, the list goes on and on as I do not stop my family
> > research at du Plessis and Jacobs [my parents] and I have a rather
large
> > database on PAF 5, of most of the families connected in any way to mine,
> SA,
> > Dutch, German, British etc. I also have the complete collection of South
> > African Genealogies by Dr Heese up to the latest [Pi-Q], as well as a
> number
> > of other books, so I am able to offer assistance to anyone on 'The
List',
> > although, sadly, listed info is not always accurate.
> > > I realise this is a long letter, but one last request to any of the du
> > Plessis families out there. I am currently involved with a Professor at
> > Stellenbosch University in the research of all du Plessis families for a
> du
> > Plessis book which we hope to publish in the near future. This book will
> > hopefully be as near to absolutely correct and accurate, and up to date,
> as
> > possible. We need your data, du Plessis', as far back as can be
> remembered!
> > Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require further details.
> > >
> > > Best regards to you all,
> > > Viv Kymdell
> > > [PS In case you're confused by V Niederberger, that is my 1st marriage
> > surname - my alias!]
> > >
> > >
> > >
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