Dreyer Tree » Johannes Frederik Dreyer d4e1 (1819-1882)

Personal data Johannes Frederik Dreyer d4e1 


Household of Johannes Frederik Dreyer d4e1

(1) He is married to Amalia Elizabeth Welhelmina du Plessies.

They got married on April 5, 1858 at Wynberg, Cape Province, South Africa, he was 39 years old.


Child(ren):

  3. Willem Petrus Dreyer  1862-1955 
  7. Pieter Gehardus Dreyer  1873-1928 

Event (Death of Spouse).


(2) He is married to Agnes Christina Logie.

They got married on September 7, 1849 at Wynberg, Cape town, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  5. Robert Logi Dreyer  1856-1929

Event (Death of Spouse).


(3) He is married to Jacoba Hendrika van Niekerk.

They got married


Notes about Johannes Frederik Dreyer d4e1


Leeuwenkuil, which roughly translates as “Lion’s Den”, was given its alluring name as a tribute to the ferocious Cape Lion that used to roam the farmland hunting unsuspecting cattle. Watering holes along what is today known as the Mosselbank River and the Hans Lourens River were frequented by these lions, who posed a great threat to local cattle farmers. Luckily for the Dreyer family, Leeuwenkuil’s land was perfectly suited for growing vineyards.



In 1693, Leeuwenkuil used to go by a different name – Schinderkuijl.Though it sounds like a daunting word, its meaning carries great significance in the establishment of the farm. Schinderkuijl is a German word which signifies the use of materials gathered from demolished buildings or shipwrecks to build something entirely new. Today these buildings on Leeuwenkuil’s farmyard are some of the oldest and most valuable in the entire region.



While the manor house was built using stone, the lintels above the manor doors were sourced from the bottom of an actual ship’s bow. Leeuwenkuil’s yard itself still has the same historical layout as back in 1704 with two long houses, outbuildings and animal pens.



Arij van Wijk is the man who transformed Schinderkuijl, which had 8000 vines, into one of the early wine farms of the region. He came into ownership of the farm in 1705 and was a supporter of Adam Tas in the struggle against W.A. van der Stel. The Dreyer connection with thefarm was highlighted following Johannes Augustus Dreyer’s marriage to Sarah van Wijk – the daughter of founding father, Arij van Wijk.



Following its subdivision in 1800, the farm’s name was changed from Schinderkuijl to Leeuwenkuil.



The charismatic Dreyer family became the owners of Leeuwenkuil in 1851. Johan Frederik Dreyer was a direct descendant of Johannes Augustus Dreyer who fled Texel, Germany, in 1713. He fled as a midshipman under the aliasIsaac Dalgue and soon settled in the Cape. 

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    Birthday March 1, 1819

    • The temperature on March 1, 1819 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: regen omtrent betrokken half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1819: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 29 » Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.
      • February 6 » Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore.
      • February 19 » British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands and claims them in the name of King George III.
      • June 20 » The U.S. vessel SSSavannah arrives at Liverpool, United Kingdom. It is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, although most of the journey is made under sail.
      • August 6 » Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.
      • August 16 » Peterloo Massacre: Seventeen people die and over 600 are injured in cavalry charges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, Manchester, England.

    Day of marriage September 7, 1849

    • The temperature on September 7, 1849 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1849: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • February 5 » University of Wisconsin–Madison's first class meets at Madison Female Academy.
      • March 3 » The Territory of Minnesota is created.
      • March 4 » President-Elect Zachary Taylor and Vice President-Elect Millard Fillmore did not take their respective oaths of office (they did so the following day), leading to the erroneous theory that outgoing President pro tempore of the United States Senate David Rice Atchison had assumed the role of acting president for one day.
      • April 14 » Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader.
      • June 5 » Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy by the signing of a new constitution.
      • September 17 » American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.

    Day of death December 3, 1882

    • The temperature on December 3, 1882 was about -1.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • March 29 » The Knights of Columbus is established.
      • April 25 » French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry.
      • July 11 » The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
      • September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
      • September 30 » Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.
      • December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.
    

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