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Research in Other Countries => South Africa => Topic started by: iwccc on Tuesday 04 March 25 23:04 GMT (UK)
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Can anyone help me find the marriage of Gert Hendrik Prinsloo to Martha Roux (nee Mercer). This is a second marriage for Martha but I cannot find any details of her second marriage to Gert. Gert was born in 1897 and the marriage would have been in
South Africa. I think Marth's first marriage to Jan Adries Roux Jason 7th October. 1913. Any help would be much appreciated.
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Martha's first husband died in 1925.
She had a child (who died) to Mr. Prinsloo in 1928.
So if there was a marriage - perhaps between 1925 and 1928
Maybe there wasn't a marriage, or maybe the date is just not available online at the moment.
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https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=888924.msg7623882#msg7623882
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Thanks Neale 1961--- at least now I have a corridor of dates from which to work. I appreciate your help with this.. The children all seem to have taken the name Prinsloo and I believe Gert and Martha went on to adopt a boy who was also used the name Prinsloo. Could I ask where you found out that Martha had a child who died? Perhaps there is some way to trace children who were adopted and find out their date of birth. Thanks again
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This is the death of their baby daughter in 1928.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8RTR-BBZM?lang=en
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Martha Mercer
Marriage 27 October 1913
Schweizer-Reneke, Transvaal, South Africa
Birth: 15 September 1893
Death: 11 April 1958
Spouses Jan Andries Roux
24 years
Birth Year (Estimated) 1889.
Daniel Jacobus Roux
Male
Birth: 24 April 1914
Schweizer-Reineke, Schweizer-Reneke, Transvaal, South Africa
Death: 17 Feb 1989 Bloemfontein
Marriage
04 Sep 1943
Clocolan, Orange Free State, South Africa
Daphne Yates McMaster
Birth: 7 July 1920
Aletta Roux Birth: 24 April 1916
Death: Deceased
Thomas Lourens Roux
Birth: 26 April 1918
Schweizer-Reneke, Transvaal, South Africa
Death: Deceased
Marriage
28 May 1943
Bloemfontein, Manguang, Free State, South Africa
Ephnie Yates McMaster
Female
7 July 1920 – Deceased
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Thanks Pompon, I appreciate your help. I'm still wondering if Martha married Gert Prinsloo or not. On deceased baby's death certificate she is referred to as Martha Prinsloo - so it appears she was probably married or at least used Gert's surname-- and yet we cannot find their marriage certificate.Still searching. Thanks again
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I have sent you a PM.
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Are you familiar with NARS (essentially an index) The documents are not on line - see [About NARS].
Try searching "VAB"
http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300dl?20250308111428711E0440