Garrit Jan Bannink born 26.01.1836; Velswijk, Zelhem, Gelderland, Netherlands.  arrived in Natal in July 1859 aboard ‘Jan van Brakel’, farmer, died Pretoria 26/27.12.1888, buried Pretoria Rebecca Str Cemetery, Transvaal. Married Barendina Johanna (Dina) VAN DER VEEN born 17.07.1844; Almelostad, Overijssel, Netherlands, in her parents residence, Durban, Natal 20.3.1861 d.o. Arend Johannes van der Veen en Johanna Catrina Liefferink, arrive in  Natal 20.8.1858 aan boord ‘Estafette’, died 1 Apr 1926, buried Durban Stellawood Cemetery, Natal, died from Diabetes.

0207_2208.11 Zelhem, Geboorteregister Geboorteakte
Geboorte Garrit Jan Bannink, 26-01-1836
Aktenummer:  7; Aktedatum: 28-01-1836
Akteplaats:      Zelhem
Geboortedatum:26-01-1836; Geboorteplaats: Velswijk
Kind:    Garrit Jan Bannink
Vader: Jan Hendrik Bannink, 38 years old, arbeider [labourer]  by profession
Moeder: Clara Maria Gerarda Johanna Van Enk, 33 years old
Aktesoort:        Geboorteakte
Toegangsnummer:0207 Burgerlijke stand Gelderland, dubbelen
Inventarisnummer:     2208.11

Father; Arend Johannes van der Veen, metselaar  [bricklayer] by profession
Mother; Catharina Johanna Liefferink
Child (female) Barendina Johanna van der Veen, born on July 17, 1844 in Stad Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.
Source citation
Collection Overijssel (Netherlands)
Collection Overijssel, Civil registration births; Stad Almelo, registers van geboorten, Stad Almelo, archive 123, inventory number 30, July 18, 1844, record number 67

FAMILY TREE BARENDINA

b1  Jan Hendrik born 11.2.1862 Nieu-Gelderland, Natal, baptised 18.6.1862, farm foreman and shopkeeper, at Wakkerstroom, Transvaal, later a Government Employee,  died 2.6.1944 Melville dist, Johannesburg, married 5.7.1893 Johannesburg Getta / Jetta / Jetha Sophia ROBBERTZE born 12 May 1871, Burgersdorp dist, Cape Colony, died 6 June 1967.Both buried in Johannesburg West Park Cemetery, Transvaal.

b2 Catharina Johanna (Jane) born 24.4.1863 Nieu-Gelderland, Natal, baptised 9.7.1863, died 23.09.1920 Pretoria, Transvaal married  4.1.1881, in the residence of Reverend Wessels, New Hanover, Natal Alfred Edward (Edmund) THORNHILL, born Ireland, abt. Feb 1851, a School Master and Indian Interpreter, died 15.08.1927 Pretoria, Transvaal. Catharina buried in the Old Pretoria Cemetery, [Church Street] Transvaal. Alfred buried in the Pretoria Cemetery, [Rebecca Street] Transvaal.

b3 Arend Johannes * 30/31.3.1867 Tugela, Natal baptised 12.7.1867, Police Constable, farmer at “Brakfontein” en “Schuinskloof”, dist. Nylstroom died 24.6.1944 “Melkbosch”, dist. Waterberg, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, married 12.03.1891 Nylstroom Marriage Court, Johanna Christina (Hannie) NEL born 24.4.1871 died 12.7.1943, Waterberg dist, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, “Schuinskloof no 122”  daughter of  Willem Adriaan Daniel Christoffel and Magdalena Adriana Francina Carolina Bronkhorst. Both buried Schuiskloof 175 farm Cemetery, Transvaal.

b4 Clara Maria born c. 1869, Natal died 22.12.1932 Pretoria General Hospital, Transvaal married 27.12.1888 Pretoria Marriage Court, Transvaal Ralph Herbert WILSON born c.1865, Kimbolton dist, England, died Leydsdorp Hospital, Letaba dist, Transvaal, buried Letaba dist, transvaal ‘Blackhills’. Clara buried Pretoria New Cemetery, Rebecca Street, Transvaal

b5 Barendina Johanna born 12.3.1871, New Gelderland dist, Natal baptised 7.5.1871 died 25.1.1950 Sunfold Nursing Home, Bramley, Johannesburg married 5.4.1893, Pietersburg dist, Transvaal Fredrick George BESWICK born 24.3.1866 Queenstown, Cape Colony died 6.9.1955Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). Both buried in Pretoria Church Street Cemetery, Transvaal.
 

b6  Jana born 1.10.1873, Pietermaritzburg dist, Natal  died 23.3.1954 East London,  married 4.1.1893 Pretoria dist, Transvaal, Nicolaas Johannes Marthinus VAN NIEKERKEN born c.1867, den Haag, Holland, a Painter, married 4.1.1893, Pretoria dist, Transvaal. Nicolaas died 4.02.1910 Villeria dist, Pretoria, Transvaal, buried Rebecca Str Cemetery, Pretoria, died from Scarlet Fever and Acute Nephritis.
Jana buried East London Cambridge Cemetery, Cape Province.

b7 Gerrit Jan [also known as Gerald John & Gert John] born 16.1.1876 Nieu-Gelderland, Natal baptised 28.5.1876 died 7.10.1918 married 30.4.1901 Wesleyan Church, Mafeking, Cape Colony, Dorothy Maria BRAZER, daughter of Richard and Dorothy born 17 Jun 1883, OFS dist, baptised 23. 2.1890, died 17.3.1937 Springs, Transvaal(she xx 2.9.1920 Jacobus Strydom). Buried Springs Cemetery, Transvaal, died from Renal Dropsy and Heart Failure.

b8 Willem (William) born 8.1.1879, New Gelderland, Natal, Police Officer & Night Watch Man, General Post Office died 7.1.1943 Frere Hospital, East London,  buried West Cemetery, East London, married 3.6.1913 Troyeville Baptist Church, Johannesburg, Transvaal, Mabel Beatrice BLACKBEARD born 22.06.1887 Venterburg, OFS. Mabel born 22.06.1887 died 03.06.1967, Boksburg-Benoni Hospital, Transvaal [divorced 1935] dauther of William Robert and Anne Bolton, buried Boksburg Main Cemetery, Transvaal.

Acknowledgement  of data: Alta Bekker[SAF] & Annelie Els