Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Dirk Jacobus PRETORIUS (1845-1912)

Personal data Dirk Jacobus PRETORIUS 


Household of Dirk Jacobus PRETORIUS

He is married to Magdalena Aletta Martha PRETORIUS.

They got married on February 20, 1871 at Middelburg, Cape, he was 26 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Albertus PRETORIUS  1872-???? 

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Dirk Jacobus PRETORIUS?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Dirk Jacobus PRETORIUS

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Dirk Jacobus PRETORIUS


    Show complete ancestor table

    With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

    • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
    • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
    • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


    Visualize another relationship

    The data shown has no sources.

    Historical events

    Day of marriage February 20, 1871

    • The temperature on February 20, 1871 was about 8.7 °C. The air pressure was 30 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
      • October 10 » Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.
      • October 12 » The British in India enact the Criminal Tribes Act, naming many local communities "Criminal Tribes".
      • October 24 » An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.
      • November 10 » Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?".
      • December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.

    Day of death September 22, 1912

    • The temperature on September 22, 1912 was between 3.8 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
      • April 16 » Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
      • May 8 » Paramount Pictures is founded.
      • July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
      • August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
      • October 18 » First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.
      • November 19 » First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia.
    

    Same birth/death day

    Source: Wikipedia


    About the surname PRETORIUS


    The Family tree Eric Esterhuizen publication was prepared by .contact the author
    When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
    Gert Esterhuizen, "Family tree Eric Esterhuizen", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-eric-esterhuizen/I8414.php : accessed January 7, 2026), "Dirk Jacobus PRETORIUS (1845-1912)".