The South African Leibbrandt Family Tree

 

Compiled by Dr. DP Leibbrandt

October 2003

Original 2003 MS-WORD version of this document, 5000 KB

Interactive South African Leibbrandt Family Tree, by Peter Allan Leibbrandt 2008

 

Table Of Contents

Foreword *

Generation Gap *

The Leibbrandt Coat Of Arms. *

History of The Leibbrandts. *

Some Interesting Leibbrandts. *

The German Leibbrandts. *

The South African Family Tree *

APPENDIX A – Untraced Family Members *

APPENDIX. B – Personal Histories. *

Appendix C – Extended Family Members *

Appendix D – Photographs *

Alphabetical Index *

Please read this to assist your research.

Each person is given a number. The first number is the generation after Wolfgang born c1540 on page 1. The second set of numbers is the 'child number'. The author D.P. Leibbrandt's number is 13.24123222, the 13th generation after Wolfgang and is the 2nd child, of the 2nd child, of the 2nd child, of the 3rd child and so on. For large families of more than 9 children, dots are used to clarify: e.g. Ursula Leibbrandt 11.2258.12.22 is the second child of the second child of the twelfth child, of the eighth child etc.

There are three 'lines' of South African Leibbrandts. The Johann Sebastiaan line with a number **.22****, the Johann Michael line with a number **.24***, and the Johann Conrad line with a number **.25****. Thus the relationship can be seen at a glance at two Leibbrandts numbers.

The POS NO relates to the Appendices as well as the above numbering system. Thus BANTJES Eliza Jane POS. Number BAF 1858 page A25, one would find in Appendix A page A25, with a heading BAF 1858. Similarly for the other Appendices B, C, D.

*	Birth date
+	Death Date
x	Marriage date
xx	2nd Marriage date etc.
=	Christened Date
c	Circa (approximate)

While every effort has been made to find errors, some may still exist.

Omissions are largely as a result of missing information on death notices and other documents. Word of mouth is very unreliable, and dates given are usually approximate. The use of 'c' (meaning circa) notes an estimated date. Children are usually two years apart and the Generation Gap graph below, has been very useful in tracing a father or grandfather.

• This is a one-name study. The other names are given to assist other researchers.
• Some of the names have 'CC' after the name. This is a designation given by the death notice, and refers to the cape coloureds. Note Venter's book, chapters 2 and 13.
• Photographs were obtained from relatives and the Archives.
• The research has been carried out by [13.24123222] Douglas Paul and compiled and edited by his grateful son [14.241232225] Peter Allan.

• All Archives and Master of the Supreme Court Records with any reference to a Leibbrandt. Archives, Cape, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Pietermaritzburg. Supreme Courts at the above and Grahamstown, Kimberley.
• Albany Museum and Cory Library Grahamstown.
• Argief-Jaarboek vir Suid Afrikaanse Geskiedenis.
• Personalia of the Germans at the Cape. Dr J Hoge.
• Genealogies of old S A Families. De Villiers and Pama.
• Précis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope. Rev. H C V Leibbrandt.
• Under Lions Head by M. Murray. (A.A.Balkema 1964)
• The Historians History of the World. Volumes 7 and 9.
• A Profile of Two Million South Africans. A L J Venter.

Links between parts of this document are noted in rectangular boxes with page numbers. Readers of the electronic version of this document in Microsoft Word™ can click on the page numbers to hyperlink to that section.

The symbol in front of the page indicates the type of link

Age Analysis

Taking only those people where the both the birth and death dates are known, the average age was found to be 55 years. People born after 1929 were also excluded as a significant number of them are still alive. The average was constant, except for the period prior to 1800 where the average was 62, but that could be distorted by inaccurate data.

People who died in the last century lived longer lives, but many also died in the Boer war which dropped their average.

People who lived past 80 years are listed below. Since women have been known to live longer than men in the past, and men outnumber women 128 to 84 in our sample, this has decreased the average.

This graph is a result of analysis from the Leibbrandt family tree, showing the minimum, average and maximum age of a father at the time of the birth of his children. It is an aid to tracing the father using the birth date of a child. For example, given a first child’s birth year of 1832, we can expect to find a father aged about 32 years at the time (born 1800) on average, with a minimum age of 21 (born 1811) and a maximum of 40 (born 1792).

Confirmation can possibly be obtained by checking the custom of naming the child after the grandfather/grandmother.

The above coat of arms was designed with all Leibbrandts in mind, by [13.24123222] Douglas "Paul" Leibbrandt. Legally, the owner and his offspring can use the coat of arms. As the legal owner he has no objection to any true Leibbrandt using his coat of arms. A "true" Leibbrandt being anyone born with the surname Leibbrandt.

The flaming sword in the center symbolizes the meaning of the name. 'The People of the Burning Sword'. The lions are the Bavarian lions, note the left-hand one has two tails. The lion above the helm is in honour of the Leibbrandt spelled Luitprand, a Bishop of Crexaona, the lion of Lombardy. To him we owe a history, and the origin of the name, because the King of Lombardy, Luitprand (712-714 A D) probably went into battle with 'a burning sword'. Read the next section on the History of the Leibbrandts.

The motto 'Ingenuitas' is Latin for ingenuity. Most Leibbrandts seem to have this quality in abundance.

The importance of a surname only became necessary when there were too many people of the same first name. This came about in approximately the eleventh century and people were named after places, trades, colour, and anything that would give that person a distinct identification as a second name.

The surname Leibbrandt has its origin in the Germanic people that moved from what is now known as Bavaria to north Italy Lombardy. The Lombards or Langobardi (named after the long spears they carried or for their long beards) originally occupied the region of the lower Elbe. They were first mentioned in history in connection with the Roman invasion in the first century. The Lombards pressed further south into the Danube valley where they overthrew the Gepidae (568 AD) and invaded northern Italy under their king Alboin. They established themselves by further conquests over most of Italy. In the time of queen Theodelinda (600 AD) they embraced Catholicism and began to build many churches and monasteries. They founded cities and carried on extensive trade. Among the most powerful kings were Agilulf (592-615 AD), Rothri (636- 652 AD) who collected their laws, and Luitprand (712-714 AD) Luitprand was able conquer the whole of Italy for a short period, and was able to make a non-aggression pact with Charles Martel (714-741 AD)

The learned people were the monks and clergy and spelling of names was phonetic. After consulting with linguists, the conclusion was reached that Luitprand and Leibbrand 'sound' the same or are variations of the same name. Notice that the 't' was left off deliberately as, documents in 1700 have been found without the 't'.

The name was probably in two syllables, ‘Luit' meaning a burning torch, and 'brand' which is a sword in old German. Thus Leibbrand meant people of the 'Burning Sword'.

There was another Luitprand who was the Bishop of Cremona and he was very active as a chronicler or a historian, and he contributed to the history of the period. His main work was written in Latin and called 'Antapodosis'. He also was sent to Constantinople to make a marriage treaty for Otto 11 (968 AD).

The history of South Africa shows that a Leibbrandt was at the Cape in 1658. A letter was written by Leibbrandt dated 13th December 1658, at the time of Van Riebeeck, to the Council of India. He wrote in Dutch,

No further trace of this Leibbrandt has been found. The Leibbrandt family in South Africa consists of three branches:

1) [7.22] Johann Sebastiaan came to S.A. in 1774.

2) [8.241] Johann David, a nephew of Johann Sebastiaan, came in 1799.

3) [8.252] Conrad Friedrich, another nephew of Johann Sebastiaan, arrived in circa 1805.

All the above came from Leonberg near Stuttgart.

Having made a study of the character of many Leibbrandts there are some conclusions that can be drawn.

The majority are just ordinary good citizens, but what stands out are three characteristics.

1. They have a belief in their opinions that causes outspoken and contentious problems.
2. A stubborn character.
3. Brave enough to carry out their beliefs.

We have two of the clan whose lives are common knowledge and both belong to the [7.22] Johann Sebastiaan line.

Genealogists may be aware of [11.225811] Hendrik Carel Vos as he was South Africa's first Archivist. One could read with interest a write up of his history in the Cape archives and as a Minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, how he was given, in the modern idiom a redundancy package of 2500 pounds Sterling because of his outspoken beliefs. He also refused to retract his statements. His work as an Archivist was prodigious and without doubt he laid a good foundation for the archives. He was also a linguist of note speaking reading and writing Dutch, German, and English. Being a minister of the church he was also versed in Greek and Hebrew.

The second character of a more notorious nature was [12.2291213] Sidney Robey, whose escapades during the second world war are well recorded in Hans Strydom's book The Forth Reich. He felt so strongly about Nazi philosophy he named one of his sons Izan (Nazi reversed.) see [13.22912132] He was an excellent boxer, outspoken and brave beyond belief.

The other two branches also yield their notable characters and solid citizens from all walks of life. Medical practitioners, engineers, lawyers, and competent artisans.

Sadly, war with all its horrors and faults had Leibbrandts on both sides of the conflict. The Anglo Boer war had, like Christiaan de Wet and his brother Piet , brother fighting brother.

As the Leibbrandts have been in South Africa for many centuries they are related to most other branches of the old Cape families On the distaff side surnames such as Rissik, Kruger * Ferreira de Wet, Barnard, Botha, and even Smith are evident. In fact Agnes Rissik, whose father was Johann Rissik and her mother [10.2254.10] Maria Magdalena Wilhelmina *1867 +1947, has contributed to the Leibbrandt family tree for her branch. The other two lines or branches have been documented by the author with an index of the distaff side. By 'distaff' is meant all ladies that married Leibbrandts and men who married Leibbrandt ladies.

Sportsmen related to Leibbrandts by marriage, the Rowan brothers Athol and Eric, and the swimmer Terry COLLARD.

This research is a one-name study, but one is conscious at all times that the distaff side is just as important a part of everyone's genes. Most times the mothers have a more difficult task of bringing up a family, and this is evident when we see the death notice of the father dying at the age of 45 years.

Thus this study has over 400 names in the 'distaff' index, not many repeated, and very few males.

This research was carried out by a German that can read the old German script, and this is how the third line of Johann Conrad’s relationship was found.

[6.2] Johann Georg *12/4/1719 +25/4/1766 è*

Sterberegister 1776:

Joh. Georg Leibbrand

d. 25. Apr. mittags urm 11 Uhr starb Johann Georg Leibbrand von Leonberg gebürtiq, bisheriger herrschaftl. Beständer allhier an einer hizigen Brustkranckheit in einem Alter von 57 Jahr und 2 Tägen, und wurde d. 27. ejusdem vor gehaltener Predigt über Ps. 136.5.6. auf dem innern Friedhof begraben.

Summary: Johann Georg Leibbrand, native of Leonberq, a tenant of the manorial estate in Pfäffingen, died on 25 Apr. 1766 at 11 o'clock ann. in Pfäffingen by a hot disease of the chest aged 57 years 2 days and was buried on 27 Apr. at the interior cemetery.

Eheregister 1745:

Dom. II. III. IV. P. Trinit. Copulirt 12ten October

Johann Georg Leibbrand, Burger u. Baur dahier, weyl.

Joh. Georg Leibbrandt Burgers u. Zieglers dahier hinterlass. ehl. Sohn und Elisabetha Regina , Joh. Michael Böhringers, Burgers u. Stattbotten dahier ehl. Tochter.

Summary: The marriage between Johann Georg Leibbrand, farmer at Leonberg (son of late Johann Georg Leibbrand, brick-maker at Leonberg) and Elisabetha Regina (daughter of Johann Michael Böhringers, city messenger at Leonberg) has been performed on 12 Oct. 1145 in Leonberg.

A volume including probate records of the citizen of Leonberg. The pages have a folio numbering (one number for two pages).

Pages 250-388, dated 13 May 1776:

Probate record of Johann Georg Leibbrand, citizen of Leonberg, tenant of the manorial estate at Pfäffingen, district of Tübingen, who has died on 28 April there, after a short disease of the chest.

Names of the heirs:

1. The widow Anna Maria , assisted by Georg Michael Stöcklen, member of the council in Leonberg. The children of his first marriage with Elisabeth Regina Böhringer:
2. Johann Sebastian, a baker, abroad.
3. Christina Friderica, the wife of Jacob Heigelen in Leonberg.
4. Elisabetha Regina , the wife of Christoph Metzger at the Katzenbacher Hof farm in the territory of the City of Esslingen.
5. Anna Maria , the wife of Lorenz Kramer, baker at Eltingen.
6. Joseph , a citizen of Leonberg but currently absent, his curator is counselor Weiß.
7. Conrad, aged 21, a tanner, absent, his curator is Joseph Leibbrand senior, brick-maker at Leonberg.
8. Salome, unmarried, aged 20, her curator is counselor Nick.
9. Michael , a blacksmith assistant, abroad, his curator is surgeon Nick.

The widow was at first married with Michael Müller, miller at the Schweizermühle mill in Eltingen. The following children sprang off from this marriage;

1. Michael Müller, miller at Eltingen.
2. Anna Maria , the widow of Johann Georg Leibbrand junior, tenant at Pfäffingen.

The widow had no children of her second marriage with the deceased.

The proceedings then list the entire estate in detail, i.e. all real estate and movables piece by piece, the debts to pay and the debts to collect. I have not copied this information.

There are several entries whereas Joseph and his mother Anna Maria have been in prison in Tübingen for a while.

Pages 368ff.: the assignment of the share of Conrad Leibbrand. He claims a share of 947 florins and is satisfied by the following items: an eighth of half of a house, yard and barn in the Klostergasse lane, valued 100 f 1., four fields and a meadow; a song-book, cloths, bed sheets, linen, brass tools, tin tools, copper and iron tools (all listed in detail), cabinets, barrels and belongings, and household items.

Final remark: The entire probate record extends over 276 pages and it would be quite time-consuming to evaluate the whole thing, but gives very good information about Johann Georg Leibbrand and his family. Xerox copies cannot be made because the pages are bound together closely, but it may be possible to take a microfilm of these pages and make reader-printer-reproductions.

Farm SEEHAUS, 2 km from Eltingen, 5 km from Leonberg, 12 km from Stuttgart, Wurtemburg Germany. The farm was leased by the Wurtemberg State to, [6.2]Johann Georq Leibbrand from 1745 to 1766. In the right hand wing, erected 1609, was born, 6.22. Johann Sebastiaan Leibbrand *3/8/1747 and he arrived at the Cape in 17744 See page v item 2 under heirs) The nephew of Johann Sebastiaan , [8.241] Johann David was at the Cape in 1797. See Page vii, at the bottom article 1. Johann David 's father. [7.24] Johann Michael *1749 was also born at the farm SEEHAUS.

Number 17 SEESTRASSE, ELTINGEN, now part of the town of LEONBERG, Germany. Where, (number 1) Andreas LEIBBRAND lived in 1600, in the left hand side of the house. The right hand side was a tile factory. The Leibbrandts occupied the building as tile makers until 1745 when 6.2 Johann Georg moved to the farm SEEHATJS above.

[7.25] Johann Conrad *1755 +3/4/1824 Leonberg è*

Taufregister 1755:

Dies Et mentis: d. 10. Mart

Infantes: Cunrad

Parentes Joh. Georg Leibbrand Bestander auff dem Seehaus, uxor Elisabetha Regina

Summary: Cunrad was born on 10 Mar. 1755 and baptized in Eltingen (now part of Leonberg), a son of Johann Georg Leibbrand, tenant of the Seehaus estate, and of his wife Elisabetha Regine.

Tanner and senator (member of the municipal council) of Leonberg, b. 10 Mar. 1755 in Eltingen, d. 3 Apr. 1824, son of Job. Georg Leibbrand, tenant at Eltingen, and of Regina née Böringer

m.I 20 July 1776

Children of the first marriage:

1. Christoph Heinrich b. 18 Apr. 1778, lived at Dürrinenz, d. 15 Jan.

1. 1825.
2. Conrad Friedrich b. 5 Mar. 1780, lives at the Cape Island.
3. Joseph Michael b. 9 Sep. 1781, married (page 394):
4. Christina Elisabetha b. 13 Jan. or June 1786, in. Soininer (page 585).
5. Katharina Salome b. 17 Mar. 1794, in. 11 Apr. 1815 (p. 588b).

m. II 29 July 1819

No children of the second marriage.

Source: Prot. parish of Leonberg, family register vol. II page 393.

[7.24] Johann Michael *7/11/1749 +3/12/1797 Leonberg è*

Blacksmith in Leonberg, b. 7 Nov. 1749 in Eltingen, d. 3 Dec. 1797, son of Johann Georg Leibbrand and (in. 12 Oct. 1748) Regina Böringer, in. 23 Sep. 1777

m. 23 Sep. 1777

Children:

1. Johann David b. 7 June 1778, lives at the Cape of Good Hope.
2. Georg Conrad b. 20 Oct. 1780, (1808) is absent without a note for 9 years; (later note) died in Batavia.
3. Elisabeth Christine b. 13 Mar. 1786, d. 27 Dec. 1840 unmarried.
4. Maria Salome b. 15 Feb. 1789, lives at the Cape of Good Hope.
5. Johann Christoph b. 26 Dec. 1793, m. (see page 390).
6. Johann Michael b. 4 May 1797, lives in Amsterdam.

Source: Prot. Parish of Leonberg, family register vol. II page 389.

[8.252] Conrad Friedrich Georg *1780 +1849 è*

Taufregister 1780:

Mensis et dies nativitatis 5. Merz morg. 7 Uhr

Dies baptismi eodem

Infantes Cunrad Friedrich

Summary: Cunrad Friedrich was born on 5 Mar. 1780 at 7 o' clock am in Leonberg and baptized the same day, a son of tanner Johann Cunrad Leibbrandt and his wife Catharina Margaretha née Keppler.

[0] Wolfgang *1542 +1591 x c1560 ARNOLT.

[1] Andreas *1562 +24/10/1634 Leonberg x Margaretha *1574 +19/10/1634

[2] Hans-Michael *1595 +14/2/1670 Leonberg x3/12/1622 Anna Barbara ECK

[3] Christolph *1625 +1690 Leonberg

x27/6/1650 Anna Magdalena GAISSER *30/3/1618 +21/11/1674

[4] Johann Christolph *27/6/1652 +9/11/1730 Leonberg

x22/9/1672. Anna Ursula HETTISH *31/10/1650 +12/4/1694

[5] Johann Georg *1674 +26/6/1730 Leonberg

x15/11/1701 Maria Elisabeth GENTNER *162/1660 +6/5/1724

ç* [7.22] Johann Sebastiaan *3/8/1747 +2/10/1817

x Maria Elisabeth LE RICHE +1788

ç* [7.25] Johann Conrad *1755 +3/4/1824

x30/7/1776. Katharina Margaretha KEPLER *11/10/1750 +6/2/1816

ç* [7.24] Johann Michael *1749 +1797

ç* [8.225] Johann Sebastiaan *23/10/1793 +2/6/1855

x1814 Alida Johanna FISCHER *1796 +1/3/1869

ç* [8.229] Abraham Johannes *1802 +c1844

x Charlotte Johanna ROUSSOUW.

ç* [9.2292] Pieter Willem Heideman *1825 +20/12/1878

ç* [10.22912] Willem Theodorus van den Berg *c1853

x Rachel Jacoba

ç* [10.22921] Abraham Johannes Ulrich *1847 +26/9/1904

x Catharina Cornelia Elizabeth KEET.

ç* [10.22922] Jacob Philippus *c1850

ç* [10.22924] Pieter Willem Charles *c1856

ç* [10.22926] Hendrik Albertus Jacobus *1861 +1917

A farmer. Farm near Bergville Natal. Died in Harrismith 0 F S.

ç* [10.22927] Charles Gert Jacobus *1864 +1931 p *

ç* [11.229211] Pieter Willem Heideman *1871 +1909

x Maria Jacoba VAN DER MERWE.* 1867 +1933

ç* [9.2254] Pieter Ulrich *1821 +9/6/1878 p *

ç* [9.2255] Johannes (Baasie) *2/8/1823 +29/12/1875 p *

ç* [10.22545] David Johannes de Vaal *1858 +18/11/1891

ç* [10.22551] Johan Sebastian *1850 +30/6/1879

ç* [10.22554] Christoffel Johannes *1858 +22/8/1919 p *

ç* [11.225544] John Romaine Addison *21/8/1895 +6/6/1983 p * & *

ç* [9.2258] Hendrik Carel Vos *1837 +1/1/1911 p * & *

ç* [10.22586] Johannes Hendrik Vos *1869 +22/6/1903

ç* [11.225511] Johannes (John) *1/2/1875 +11/4/1938

ç* [10.22547] Johann Sebastiaan *1862 +1891

ç* [11.225472] Vernon *1885 +1962

ç* [11.225475] Leslie *1889 +1931

ç* [12.2254721] Dennis Russel *c1920 +1981

ç* [11.225456] Roswald de Vaal *c1890

ç* [10.22548] Pieter Ulrich *1864 +2/6/1934

ç* [10.2254.11] Johannes Hendricus *1869 +1943

ç* [10.22581] Johann Sebastiaan * 1860

ç* [8.241] Johan David *1778 +24/4/1845

ç* [9.2412] Johan Michael *c1802 +1/5/1854

ç* [9.2415] Franciscus Josephus *1816 +16/9/1846

ç* [10.24123] Johann David *1842 +5/5/1908

ç* [11.241231] Sidney Albert Oliver *1868 +1942

ç* [11.241232] John Percival Muller *1871 +1923 p *

ç* [11.241233] Herbert Leopold Marquard *1872 +15/3/1943

ç* [11.241234] John David Fischer *1874 +2/4/1914

ç* [11.241237] James Burchell *1884 +24/4/1966

ç* [12.2412372] Ivan Alfred *31/3/1915. +24/8/1991

ç* [12.2412373] Gerald Lawrence *10/5/1918

ç* [12.2412321] Percival Fred *1895 +1975 p *

ç* [12.2412322] Douglas Herbert *1897 +1982 p *

ç* [12.2412326] Victor Muller Payne *1904 p *

ç* [12.2412323] Sydney George David *1899 +1968 p *

ç* [12.241232.10] John Meyer *1920

ç* [13.24123232] Irving *1931 +1995

x Robin NORRIS

ç* [10.22925] Sebastiaan Johannes *1859 +10/7/1930

ç* [10.2258.12] Albert Henry *7/7/1881 +30/6/1944

ç* [10.22914] Johann Sebastiaan *c1857 +1904

ç* [11.241224] Fredrick Godfrey Watermeyer *1885 +1958

ç* [9.2523] Coenraad Hendrik *c1813

ç* [9.2525] Johan Christoffel Carel *1817 +1894

ç* [9.2526] Richard Joseph John *c1818

ç* [9.2527] Johan David George *c1825

ç* [10.25262] Jacobus *c1845

ç* [11.252321] Coenraad Hendrik *c1860

ç* [9.2418] Johan Philip Joseph *c1822

ç* [11.241812] Petrus Jacobus Sybrand *3/11/1896 +13/5/1983

ç* [11.241813] Johann David *8/1/1901 +28/11/1982

ç* [11.241814] Jacobus Andreas *1903

ç* [11.241815] Maarten Slabber *27/4/1905 +11/6/1977

ç* [11.241816] Theunis Gerhadus *4/9/1913 +6/10/1984

xx Maria Cornelia SMITH +4/10/1944

ç* [12.2418161] Johann Philip Joseph *1935 +1972

ç* [11.241241] Johann Michael Fischer *1870 +1943 p *

ç* [10.2258.12.2] William Albert *c1904 p *

x Catharina Elizabeth FERREIRA *1906 +19/10/1959

xx Ephnie ALEXANDER formerly ROGERS

ç* [12.2526211] Jacobus (Jacob ) Cornelius *1893 +19/5/1942

ç* [11.225812] John (Jacob ) Hendrik Schickerling Vos *1890 +1951

ç* [11.229262] Pieter Willem Haaike *1892 +27/7/1955

ç* [11.229243] Frans Johannes Jacobus *1891 +27/9/1956

ç* [12.2292411] Pieter Willem Heideman *1909

ç* [11.229253] Pieter Abraham *1895 +31/7/1960

This man was a teacher, and died in Bloemfontein.

ç* [12.2292212] Jacob Phillipus *1907 +1974

ç* [12.2291213] Sidney Robey *25/1/1913 +1/8/1966 p *

This man was well known as the Nazi agent in S A during the 2nd world war. This part of the history can be read in Hans Strydom's book 'The Fourth Reich'. He went to school at Greys College where he for a dare jumped out of a second floor window for a 'tickey'. The second jump for a 'sixpence' ended in a broken leg. Never a man of learning but brave and strong beyond belief.

He won a silver medal for boxing at the Olympic Games of 1936 in the light-heavyweight division. In the bout for gold, he fought on fearlessly with a broken hand but lost the match. After returning to SA he turned professional and won the heavyweight division.

He was caught as a Nazi agent an sentenced to death subsequently to be commuted to life in prison with hard labour. He was released in 1948 when the Nationalist government came to power. Note his son Izan is Nazi spelt backwards. Robey's mother Susan Marguarite JOYCE was a cousin of William JOYCE (lord Haw-Haw) of Nazi radio fame during the 1939-1945 World War.

Child with ? Schaefer: Bernd *1940 who has done some research on the Leibbrand family world-wide.

ç* [10.22587] Pieter Paul Willem Jacob *25.10 1871 p *

ç* [12.2258122] Frederick Isaac *29/10/1919 +18/1/1970

ç25 [12.2258121] Reginald Kenneth *13/6/1918 +1/6/1990

ç*[12.2292414] Abraham Johannes Ulrich *28/8/1922 +26/9/1983

Like his father a farmer.

ç* [11.252712] Johann (John) David *1893

ç* [12.2291421] John Sebastiaan (Cloete) *4/3/1916 +1/7/1977

ç* [12.2418122] Andries Michael *c1926

ç* [12.2292622] Pieter Willem Haaike *10/3/1935 +6/2/1981

ç* [11.229256] Sebastiaan Johannes *8/3/1903 +1/10/1983

ç5 [12.2292413] Nicholaas Leonard *c1917

ç* [12.2523211] Mynard Lacock *12/11/1887 +23/10/1963

This man was a printer by trade. He died in Port Elizabeth of heart disease and diabetes.

ç* [10.25264] Hendrik John (Johannes ) *5/11/1861 +9/8/1909

Died at 3 Hamman Road Clermont, Cape Town. All children of the first marriage.

ç* [10.25272] Jacob Johann Hendrik *1868 +1942

ç* [13.24123261] Owen Victor *1934 p *

ç* [11.225873] St Clair Royden *1903 +1975 p *

ç* [13.24123222] Douglas Paul * 31/3/1927 p *, * & *

ç* [11.225875] Lionel Herman Victor *1913

POS.Number ACC1898

POS. Number ASF1912

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Hendrik married Sara SINCLAIR in 1860. They had 12 children, 7 sons and 5 daughters, of whom 8 survived infancy. Hendrik, the eighth child of wine merchant Johann Sebastiaan *1793 and Alida FISCHER, was educated at the South African College Cape Town. The University of Utrecht in Holland awarded his Theology degree in August 1859. He returned to the Cape got married and was inducted as minister of the N G Kerk Victoria West on 6.5.1860. Hendrik was a very active member of the ministry, as he established a congregation at Canarvon in 1875 and another at Prieska in 1878. His ministry at Victoria West however lead to dissention due to his activities in the liberal school of ministers. Other members of the School were T F Burgers (later President of the Transvaal Republic) L S and J J Kotze, and S P Naude. All these were contemporaries of Utrecht University Hendrik's views were unacceptable to the majority of the congregation. He was outspoken and the trouble became serious in 1870. His was co-author in three essays entitled 'Gedachten over de roeping der Kerk en de verhouding van den leraar tot zijne gemeente' Cape Town, written for the Christian congress in that year. This caused a storm amongst the clergy and the congregation but Hendrik was inflexible and would not retract his views. Permission was granted to form a second congregation, but this was abandoned and the congregation at Victoria West asked him to resign. He was offered 2500 pounds Stirling as 'compensation' He Resigned on 25.6.1877. Hendrik was well liked by some of the congregation and he was presented with an address thanking him for his good work in 18 years with the community.

This apparent reversal led to his 'real' work as the first Archivist, as he was appointed in preference to another past time custodian; C M Theal. His work output was prodigious and spurred on by rival Theal he wrote an enormous number of articles and précis for the Archives. If fact he laid the basis for the present Archives in Cape Town.

Hendrik 's strong points were his energy, honesty outspoken when convinced he was right, and fluency in Dutch English and German. Being a minister of the Church he also had knowledge of Latin and Greek. He retained his friendship with President Burger as on one occasion he baptised Burger's child. Some of Hendrik’s Archives work is the following:

• 1886. Précis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope December 1651-December 1653. (The fist of 16 Vol:) 1887. Rambles through the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope 1688-1700.
• Précis of the Journal of Jan van Riebeek. 1699-1732. Letters Received 1699-1732.
• Letters dispatched 1696-1708.
• 1897. The Defence of Willem Adriaan van der Stel.

The Government instructed Hendrik to edit the documents related to what is known as the Slachtersnek Rebellion and this was published as 'The Rebellion of 1815, generally known as Slachter's Nek. (Cape Town 1902.)

Hendrik wrote numerous articles for 'Het Zuid-Afrikaansche Tijdschrift', and a series on the hunter and explorer Jacobus Coetzee.

It must be emphasized that the above is just a small sample of the volume of Hendrik's work.

What is not realised is that Hendrik was both librarian and Archivist until seven years before his retirement in 1901 when these two posts were separated. During a small portion of his working life he had temporary assistance, but never the less he was able to classify 3440 documents and these documents were bound between 1881 and 1906. Undoubtedly Hendrik was a giant of a man when one considers the amount of work he accomplished in his lifetime not only for the Cape Archives but also for the outlying districts. His work earned him the title of honorary member of the 'Historische Genootsschap' of Utrecht.

Many references of Hendrik Leibbrandt and his work can be found in the Cape Archives. C J Rossouw wrote 'Die werk van Hendrik Carel Vos Leibbrandt as argivis en Suid Afrikaanse geskiedskrywer' and this is one of the many written monuments of the great South African.

On page iii of this document the author stated some of the characteristics of Leibbrandts, and these points are repeated again and again when one reads and knows some of this clan. Hendrik was probably a good example of what was meant in the remarks.

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Romaine was born in Wellington, Cape Province, the only son of Christoffel Johannes *1858 +1919. His education at South African College School extended from 1908 to 1913, and may have known [12.2412322] Douglas Herbert *1897 +1982, the authors father, as he attended the same school over roughly the same period. His daughter Catherine writes as follows.

The Principal of the school Mr William Baxter found him to be an excellent student. In 1913 he wrote the Matriculation examination of the University of the Cape of Good Hope. In 1914 he joined the 5th South African Infantry, and was sent to East Africa.( The East African campaign under General J C Smuts lasted from 1916 till 1917 for most of the forces of South Africa.*) At the end of 1917 he was discharged 'in consequence of being temporarily unfit for Tropical Service, due to Malaria and Dysentery.

In 1916 under special regulations regarding students on active service he obtained his B.A. degree.

In January 1918 he became a Clerk in the Magistrates office in Caledon. As the War was still in progress he, after some time in the Magistrates Office, joined the Heavy Artillery He was sent to England but by the time he arrived there the war had come to a close.

Upon his return to South Africa, he was again on the staff of the Magistrate's office in Caledon, where he remained until he was transferred to Wynberg Cape. At the Wynberg office he acted as Clerk of the Court and Acting Additional Magistrate.

From 1927 to 1940 he was on the relief staff as acting Magistrate and public prosecutor in Ligtenberg, Venterstad, Middelberg, Stellenbosch and De Aar. In 1931 he was awarded the LL.B by the University of South Africa, and subsequently was appointed additional Magistrate in Bloemfontein in 1941.

He married Mary Stiven Pope, born Wilson, in 1940 and later adopted her daughter Shenagh Rainier Pope. His son John was born in Bloemfontein on 9.6.1941. The family was transferred to Graaf Reinet in November 1941, and remained there for four years. Margaret Louise Addison was born 26 Dec 1912, a happy time for all, until the untimely transfer to Upington From a letter addressed to Romaine, dated 30 October 1945 the Chairman of the Native Advisory Board and the Vigilant Committee ( Messrs A W Ramand and S Dan Malunga ) it was apparent that he was held in high esteem by the coloured community for some act of kindness. Quote '...all you did here in the light of our non-Europeans for which you stood bravely in the light of justice to the cost of losing friendship amongst certain prominent citizens especially when you were on the Bench.'

He was a marked man from then onwards in the Justice Dept. and assessors were appointed to retry his cases. They failed. His daughter Catherine (the contributor of this history) was born in Upington on 12 Jan. 1946.

In April 1946 the family was transferred to Witbank where Romaine took up the senior Magistrates post. Again moved to another post in Nigel in 1951.

He never came to terms with the humiliation he faced during this period, and throughout a long correspondence with the various Secretaries for Justice, he was unable to obtain a satisfactory explanation for the treatment.

He retired as Magistrate in Nigel in August 1955, and moved to Springs, where the children went to school. In July 1955 Romaine petitioned to have his name removed

Romaine petitioned to have his name removed from the Roll of Advocates of the Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division of the Supreme Court. In September of the same year he was admitted as Attorney - Transvaal Provincial Division. From then onwards to 1956 he acted as Assistant to Charles Sherman, a Solicitor in Springs. He practised as an Attorney in Johannesburg, commuting from Springs every day.

In the closing years of his life from 1959 to 1976, he was employed as Archivist in the Law Section of the Natal Archives, Pietermaritzburg. The children completed their schooling in Springs until 1961, and then went to Pietermaritzburg.

He died on the 6th June 1983.

Daughter Catherine stated in her letter,' My father in particular taught me things I value and I have passed on to my children ' and ' he had a lovely sense of humour'.

Authors note. To overlook this mans period of war service would not be correct. He served in the 5th South African Infantry. Private number 13531, 8th Platoon, 13 Company Nyasaland Contingent, under General Northy He was in the peace training Service before joining up on 3rd May 1915. The troops boarded the ship 'Professor Woerman ', sailed up to Beira, where they landed. They then were taken in barges up the Zambezi River to Chindeo and then on to Port Herald in Malawi. Proceeding to Songea in the North of Lake Malawi, the plan was to engage the German forces under General von Lettow Vorbeck. The German general and his forces were 'chased' and never really pinned down during the whole British campaign in East Africa, in fact Von Vorbeck only came in after the Armistice.

Romaine, like hundreds of others, suffered from dysentery malaria fever and hunger while marching in rain and mud. He was sent back to the Union to recover, and given a Certificate of Discharge 28 Aug 1916, for 'being temporarily unfit for tropical service for three months '. These three months were stretched to 30 Nov 1917, due to sickness, until the Proceedings on Discharge finally discharged him. For some strange reason Romaine again joined up to go to France in 1918, and arriving too late to fire a shot was again discharged on 30 Nov 1918.

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Father Douglas Herbert , an Engineer, was 30 years old when Paul was born in Wynberg Cape Town South Africa. Paul’s mother, a very beautiful woman, had Victor Paul’s elder brother two and a half years before Paul, and three daughters from a previous marriage. All this was prior to any memory recall at the age of three years.

My baptismal certificate certified that I was born on 31st March 1927, baptised in St John 's Church, Wynberg, on the 24th April 1927, Number 7804. One of my sponsors Roux Nel I remember as a close friend of my father. We stayed in Alphen Hill, Wynberg and my father was a Civil Engineer.

The above information gives me 'clues' as to my father and his, what I would call, semi-contempt for religion. He was not a 'Civil' engineer in the strict sense of the word, he was an Electrical Mechanical engineer ! My feeling about that statement was that his thoughts were; 'let us humour these clerics, it does not matter anyway Be that it may, I was branded as an Anglican, and now hope to be a good Methodist’.

First memories are of Durban, 178 Cowey Road, in the year 1930 when I was 3 years old. Two incidents come to mind, and the strong impression remains to this day. I saw a man lying on our spare room bed, dressed in a suit, with his hands crossed on his chest. I said to my Mother something about,' what is the man doing on the bed in the room mummy? ' When she went to look with me in tow, he had gone! The reader can speculate on this, but I am sure children can see, into a spirit world and grownups cannot. Time-wise for the incident, say 30 seconds.

My mother was a heavy smoker, and as we now know what damage it does to passive smokers. I am sure, as a child up to the age of 10 years my very poor health can be laid at the smoking ignorance door with very little doubt. Four years old saw me in hospital with tubercular glands in the stomach causing torsion. Six months later I had to learn to walk again. Schooling was an 'on/off' event until 10 years old I went to Saxonwold School in Johannesburg, without being able to read or write properly and with no knowledge of maths at all.

Learning was achieved through sitting between two other boys, my pals George Duncan and Grant Cowie, and watching them. Needless to say when the public exam of standard 5 arrived I failed after 3 years of schooling. The basics of spelling escaped my learning pattern and on entering high school, standard 6, with the dire consequences of failure ringing in my ears told to me by my father I was at the bottom of the form. Not quite true as Barnie Meyers and myself vied for last place, and I usually won. Barnie turned out as a top class student, and was head master of the very prestigious Jewish High School, Kind David in Johannesburg when I last heard of him.

Both Saxonwold and high school Parktown Boys High were predominantly 'Jewish' and for many years I could see no difference between a Jew and a Christian. What was all this fuss about? When a minor war broke at Saxonwold school, quickly quelled by the Headmaster Mr Hands I was fighting on the Jewish side ! Date 1939, the beginning of the second world war and the holocaust

It took me three years at Parktown Boys High to climb from last to first place in the form, with a lot of sweat lost on the way. My parents had moved to a farm in Swaziland and my brother Vic and I were at a boarding house in Berea, Johannesburg, and my health could not be any better as a result of sport. Swimming was my top choice. The health angle improved when, at home before the move to Swaziland, my father built a swimming pool.

Leslie Klenerman, whom I could beat in the short sprints of a 100 yards swimming free style, gained a bronze medal at the London Olympic games after the war.

In 1944 I met Yvonne Kruger, and was slain by cupid’s arrow. After gaining Matric (first class pass) I enrolled for a Diploma in Land Survey. My father under the misguided impression that I could not 'do' mathematics advised me against Engineering. Four years later, working for Nielsen and Van Der Want, Land Surveyors, Yvonne and I got married, year 1949. I had realised by this time that Survey was not my 'metier', and as I had always proved adept at mechanics and things electrical, I went to work as a motor mechanic for a firm called Swaziland Plantations in Swaziland. After a short period I was called a pupil engineer. This title meant the pupil was required to perform a very broad feats of engineering of all disciplines ! I enjoyed every challenge and learning pattern, so much so that when I applied to sit for the Government Certificate of Competency in Mechanical Engineering I was granted permission in 1959.

Learning the theory of Engineering was not difficult but tiring, as I started work at 6 am, finished at 5 pm Monday to Friday ; Saturday finished at 12 noon. The midnight oil was frequently burnt out, and spurred on by my boss, the Managing director's remarks of 'there is no sentiment in business' I managed to pass the Certificate in 1960. ( Awarded 1961)

By this time Yvonne and I had 5 children, all boys. Life was confusing. Isolated 40 miles from any town of note very little entertainment, long hours of work, and I was stupid enough to make enormous mistakes of living. Adding to all the stupidity, I was told I could never be a Professional Engineer as one had to have a degree. This was to me the last straw. I divorced Yvonne. Somehow she must have understood my pain and stupidity because she agreed. Then I married Pam Hopf, moved to Durban, and enrolled as a first year student of Engineering at the University. Truly, I 'had the full catastrophe'. Two women to support 5 children and a degree to pursue at the University.

There is only one way to drown fear, and believe me I was scared, work ! I was 17 years older than the chap sitting next to me, and the statistics showed a 50 percent failure rate at Varsity Engineering. Chemistry was a mystery! Fortunately only one year of Chemistry, balanced by a love of maths and Engineering subjects. It was only through hard work I was able to pass 'Cum Laude ' in four years.

To try to rectify some of the wrongs (and one can never wipe out the memory of some of the pain ), Yvonne agreed to have me back. We were married, after divorcing Pam in 1961. One can never justify these mistakes of life.

Now followed a search for a suitable job in industry. After working in the paper mills, a food factory where I was a Consulting Engineer for the group, and, for a short time as Inspector of Machinery, I managed to secure a post as a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Natal.

I was at this stage a Professional Engineer with permission to consult in Mechanical, Electrical (heavy current ) and even in some branches of Civil Engineering. I was informed by the Secretary of the Council for Professional Engineers that, due to my large practical experience before and after Graduation that was the situation.

Thus I attempted to bring to the academic world some practice as well as theory, of Mechanical Engineering. As my teaching was in Machines and Strength of Materials I balanced my interest in Engineering with further studies in mass and heat transfer in Thermodynamics. In 1981 I was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Faculty of Technical Science ( in Latin on the degree certificate), that is Ph.D. Natal University. I had no internal examiner for the degree judgement, but three external examiners. Doctors of Engineering from M I T in the United States of America, Technikon Israel and South Africa.

I retired from the University, when I turned 60 years old, and managed to devote since then some of my spare time to Genealogy as a hobby.

My uncle Sydney George David Leibbrandt number 12.2412323, had 'somehow ' drawn up a family tree for our branch only. This version I found to have major errors of dating. Only on consulting correct death notices did I correct these errors, and the old version also differed with names. I decided to expand the tree to try to include all branches of Leibbrandts in South Africa.

No document is without small mistakes. I have tried to confine the mistakes to a minimum.

Douglas Paul LEIBBRANDT.

POS. Number APPCW10. Page C1.

[W10.1] Stephanus Solomon. *c1865 +13/8/1908.

ç * [W12.141] Michael Walstra *8/4/1918 +31/3/1986

ç * [W13.1411] Desmond Gerald *1941 +1989

POS. Number APPCS11

[S11] Piet LEIBBRANDT. *c1868.

x Florrie LEIBBRANDT. *c1870

[S13.12] Mentour *c1923

ç * [S13.11] Pieter Jacobus Daniel LEIBBRANDT. *1921 +1985

x Consanct Ester RHODA. *1928

[11.229121] Meyder Johannes *1878 +1954 Fought in the Anglo-Boer war Commandos as heliograph, scout and quartermaster è *	[9.2253] Johann Sebastiaan *1820 +1842 è *

[9.2254] Pieter Ulrich *1821 +9/6/1878. A wealthy Businessman. è *	Anna Maria Davina DE WAAL.(DE VAAL) *1833.+1899. Pieter Ulrich’s second wife.

[9.2255] Johannes (Baasie) *1823 +1875 Wine merchant. è *	Johanna BRESLER Wife of Johannes. Both photos in possession of [12.2255443] Cathrine Anne Addison. Cape archives has a picture of another woman with same name (AG 12378) mistakenly identified.

[9.2258] Hendrik Carel Vos *1837 +1911 The Cape Archivist è *	Sara Aletta SINCLAIR *1839. Wife to Hendrik Carel Vos. Married 1860 - 12 children

[10.22589] Mathilda Charlotte Marriott, daughter of Hendrik Carel Vos *13/1/1875 when she was 21 (1897) just shortly after she married Pieter Gerhard VAN BREDA in 1896. è *	[10.22927] Charles Gert Jacobus *1864 +1931 Farmer Cape archives number 226 VAB 2868. Accompanied by Dr. Poutsma (on the left, Charles is on the right). Dated as during the Anglo-Boer war 1899-1902. è *

[10.22554] Christoffel Johannes *1858 +1919 Bank Manager, Ambassador, Justice of the Peace è *

(L-R) [11.225543] Grace Alice Addison *c1893, [11.225541] Sara Brand *c1889, [11.225542] Johanna Annie Augusta *c1891. Daughters of Christoffel Johannes on previous page. è *

[11.229121] Meyder Johannes *1878 +1954 This photograph was found in the collection of [10.24124] Johan Michael. The photo was submitted by a Van Coller who labelled it as "NJ Leibbrandt, Hoofkwartiermeester, De La Rey se Kommando". è *	[11.241244] Hendrik Albertus *1876 +1897 Staatsartillerie è *

[13.24123222] Douglas Paul *1927 è *

[10.22587] Pieter Paul Willem Jacob *1871 Pictured with his wife Emily ZINN at their 50th wedding anniversary. è *

[11.225544] John Romaine Addison *1895 +1983 Lawyer, Magistrate and Attorney è *	Mary Stiven WILSON John’s wife.

[12.2412321] Percival Fred *1895 +1975 Mine Surveyor/Manager è *	[12.2412323] Sydney George David *1899 +1968 CIS administrator of ESCOM. Pictured visiting his brother Douglas before he was married. è *

[12.2412322] Douglas Herbert *1897 +1982 Mechanical & Electrical Engineer – Chief Electrical Engineer SAR&H è *

Violet Louisa (Vera) PATTERSON *1891 +1951 Wife of Douglas Herbert on previous page. Shown (left) at about age 18, photo colorized by grandson Peter Allan. Shown (right) with sons Victor Sydney (aged 18, Medical Student, wrestler, 210 lbs) and Douglas Paul (aged 15, boxer and swimmer, 135 lbs). è *

[12.2412326] Victor Muller Payne *1904 Lawyer, Magistrate, Boxer, Athlete è *	Constance Grace DAVIES *1911 Wife of Victor Muller Payne è *

[11.225873] St Clair Royden *1903 +1975 è *	Myrtle Dorothy Florence McKAY *1910 Wife of St Clair Royden

[10.2258.12.2] William Albert *1904 +1994 Pharmacist, grandson of H C V Leibbrandt. Pictured giving away his niece Esme (daughter of his sister Eileen Louise) è *

[10.2258.12.4] Eileen Louise *c1908 Granddaughter of Hendrik Carel Vos Pictured (Left) inset, and in back row right at her wedding in 1931 to Johann Christiaan PENTZ (back center) together with her brother [10.2258.12.2] William Albert (back left). Picture right at her second wedding in 1972 to Andrew SMIT. è *

[12.2291213] Sidney Robey *1913 +1966 Boxer, Nazi Saboteur è *

[13.24123222] Douglas Paul *1927 Mechanical & Electrical Engineer (PhD) Pictured with his wife Yvonne Mabel KRUGER *1929, and (top right at their wedding) with her father Daniel Francois KRUGER. è *

[13.24123261] Owen Victor *1934 Businessman and wife Beryl BRADFIELD Home Executive è *	[13.24123262] Shirley Jean *1936 x1959 and husband Michael STILES (Prof.) Teacher, School administrator è *

[12.2258731] Anthony Errol *1940 and Myra DONALDSON *1947 +1995 On their wedding day in 1967. è *

[14.241232221] Bruce Douglas *1950 Photo-lithographer with wife Sally WILCOX on their wedding day è *	[14.241232222] Steven Richard *1952 Electrical Engineer: With wife Uli METZ *1954 and children Vincent Paul and Raphael Tobias at ceremony to confirm their wedding vows. Brother Peter Allan rear left. è *

[14.241232223] David John *1953 Motor mechanic. Residing in Townsville, Australia. with wife Valerie Cheryl WALTERS *1955 è *	[14.241232224] Gary Colin *1954 Mechanical Engineer with wife Elize VAN HUYSSTEEN *1957 è *

[14.241232225] Peter Allan *1956 Software Developer. (Above) With first wife Leonie STRYDOM *1949 and parents Douglas Paul and Yvonne Mabel KRUGER. (Above right)with second wife Madeleine WHEELER *1962. è *

People born with the name Leibbrandt are listed by first names, distaff family members by their surname.