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Sophia Wilhelmina Jonasina Hertzog

Female 1839 - 1931  (92 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sophia Wilhelmina Jonasina Hertzog was born on 21 Jun 1839 in South Africa; died on 5 Dec 1931.

    Family/Spouse: Walter Patrick Joseph Purcell. Walter was born on 20 Jul 1830 in Waterford, Ireland; died on 30 Sep 1873 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Frederick Purcell, Dr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Sep 1866 in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Oct 1919 in Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Frederick Purcell, DrWilliam Frederick Purcell, Dr Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sophia1) was born on 18 Sep 1866 in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Oct 1919 in Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: 1894, Frederich Wilhelm University, Berlin; 1894 Doctoral thesis in zoology - obtained his doctorate on Arachnida 1895 completed degree of D.Phil
    • Residence: 1885-1896, Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa; Lived in Tulana, charming Victorian mansion in Upper Wynberg
    • Occupation: 1896-1905, South Africa; Zoologist and assistant director of the SA Museum, specialized on arachnids, retired 1905 and spent the rest of his life collecting arachnids and other insects, and making a collection of flora of the area around his farm
    • Occupation: 1913-1919; Led Restoration of the Koopmans-de Wet house
    • Occupation: 1902-1919, Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa; Managed Bergvliet estate belonging to his mother Mrs S.W. Purcell & her sister Mrs A M Jeffcoat until his death, then Rev W Jeffcoat assumed stewartship

    Notes:

    Died:
    died at his home Bergvliet, in Constantia

    William married Anna Cambier Faure on 24 Mar 1897 in Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa. Anna (daughter of Jan Gysbertus Reynier Cambier Faure and Johanna Catharina Paulina Deneys) was born on 3 Oct 1870 in Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Aug 1943 in Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried on 30 Aug 1943 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Frederick Walter Faure Purcell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jan 1899 in Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 2 Aug 1968.
    2. 4. Olive Margaretha Deneys Purcell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jun 1907 in Kensington, London; died in Jan 1994 in Stockport, Cheshire, Lancashire.
    3. 5. William Frederick Hertzog Purcell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Feb 1911 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 24 Nov 2002 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA; was buried in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Frederick Walter Faure Purcell Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Sophia1) was born on 8 Jan 1899 in Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 2 Aug 1968.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 1 Feb 1899, Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Frederick married Jocelyn Marie Helena de Villiers on 19 Jan 1926. Jocelyn was born on 14 Nov 1900 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 13 Jul 1985. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Anna Marie de Villiers Purcell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jan 1928; died on 14 Jun 1961 in Lesotho.
    2. 7. Andrew de Villiers Cambier Purcell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Aug 1930 in Manchester, Greater Manchester; died on 19 Jul 1999 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    3. 8. Christina Lindsay Deneys Purcell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 1933.
    4. 9. Oliver Lindsay Deneys Purcell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jun 1935; died about 4 Aug 2022.

  2. 4.  Olive Margaretha Deneys Purcell Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Sophia1) was born on 29 Jun 1907 in Kensington, London; died in Jan 1994 in Stockport, Cheshire, Lancashire.

    Olive married Ralph Drew Palmer on 21 Nov 1936 in Wynberg, Cape Province, South Africa . Ralph was born in 1900 in Bridgwater, Somerset; died on 24 Mar 1985. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 5.  William Frederick Hertzog Purcell Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Sophia1) was born on 19 Feb 1911 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 24 Nov 2002 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA; was buried in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Departure: Southampton, Hampshire
    • Departure: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    • Residence: California, USA
    • Arrival: 15 Sep 1936, New York, USA
    • Occupation: 1937; Architect
    • Departure: Aug 1937, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    • Arrival: 20 Sep 1937, Southampton, Hampshire
    • Arrival: 30 Sep 1937, New York, USA
    • NaturalizationPetition: 15 Feb 1950, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Naturalization: 9 Feb 1951, California, USA
    • Residence: 1985, Cambridge, MA

    Notes:

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth "Betty" Runkle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Anne Cambier Purcell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Aug 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; died on 21 May 1987 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Oliver Lindsay Deneys Purcell Descendancy chart to this point (3.Frederick3, 2.William2, 1.Sophia1) was born on 16 Jun 1935; died about 4 Aug 2022.

    Oliver married Jean Simpson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]