(1) Il est marié à Amalia Elizabeth Welhelmina du Plessies.
Ils se sont mariés le 5 avril 1858 à Wynberg, Cape Province, South Africa, il avait 39 ans.
Enfant(s):
Evénement (Death of Spouse).
(2) Il est marié à Agnes Christina Logie.
Ils se sont mariés le 7 septembre 1849 à Wynberg, Cape town, il avait 30 ans.
Enfant(s):
Evénement (Death of Spouse).
(3) Il est marié à Jacoba Hendrika van Niekerk.
Ils se sont mariés
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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