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Données personnelles Daniel Jacobus (Oupa Swartkoppies) Erasmus 

• Il est né environ juin 1788 dans Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa.
• Il a été baptisé le 15 novembre 1789 dans Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa.
• (Ancestral File Number) : b3c12d3.
• (Alternate Death) avant le 1868 dans Zwartkop (vandag Swartkops in Centurion naby Pretoria).
• Il est décédé environ 1875 dans moontlik op sy plaas Zwartkops, Pretoria.

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• Un enfant de Daniel Jacobus Erasmus, b5c2d2 et Maria Elizabeth Prinsloo

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<div>amp;lt;h2><span class="mw-headline"><span lang="EN">The Erasmus Family History</span>&;lt;/span></h2>p;</span></p>sting facts about Centurion:</span></p>mp;gt;Most parts of Centurion were named after a family that settled there in the late 19th century.</span></p>span>– In 1841 the Erasmus family settled in the area.</span></p>n 0in 7.5pt 0in;"><span>– Daniel Jacobus Erasmus farmed on Zwartkop, Daniel Elardus Erasmus on Doornkloof and Rasmus Elardus Erasmus on Brakfontein which would later lend their names to Erasmia, Elardus Park, Zwartkop and Doornkloof.</span></p>.5pt 0in;"><span>– In 1881 part of the first Boer War was fought in Rooihuiskraal. A boer commando under the leadership of Daniel Erasmus Junior defeated Colonel Gildea, the British commander of the Pretoria Garrison.</span></p>t;<span>– In 1889 Alois Hugo Nelmapius bought the northern to north-eastern portions of farm Doornkloof and named it after his daughter Irene, who died 1961.</span></p>ular',serif;">– During the Second Boer War the Irene Concentration Camp was established in 1901 on farm Doornkloof, as part of the British scorched earth policy. Between February 1901 and the end of the war in 1902, 1 249 Afrikaners lost their lives here, of which 1 000 were children.</span></p>an>– Centurion developed from the Lyttelton township on farm Droogegrond in 1904.</span></p><p><span>– Formed by combining Doornkloof, Irene and Lyttelton, Centurion obtained city council status in 1962 with its seat Lyttelton.</span></p> font-family: 'open_sansregular',serif;">– In 1967 Lyttelton was renamed Verwoerdburg after the assassination of former prime minister Hendrik Verwoerd. Other areas that were later added to Verwoerdburg were Clubview, Eldoraigne, Wierdapark, Zwartkop and extensions.</span></p>-align: baseline;"><strong><span lang="EN"> </span></strong></p>ound: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span lang="EN">Daniel Jacobus Erasmus</span></strong><span lang="EN"> (1830 - 1913) was a </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN"><a title="South Africa" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa"><span>South African</span></a></span></span><span lang="EN"> </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN"><a title="Boer" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer"><span>Boer</span></a></span></span><span lang="EN"> </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN"><a title="Political figure" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_figure"><span>political figure</span></a></span></span><span lang="EN">. He served as the acting </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN"><a title="President of Transvaal" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Transvaal"><span>president</span></a></span></span><span lang="EN"> of </span&gt;<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN"><a title="South African Republic" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Republic"><span>Transvaal</span></a></span></span><span lang="EN"> between 1871 and 1872.</span></p>rgin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p>ont-family: 'inherit',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The history of the Erasmus family began in 1688 when Pieter Erasmus arrived in Cape Town in 1688. He settled into a farm called "Groenkloof", located in Drakenstein. </span></p>ign: baseline;"><span lang="EN">Pieter married Maria Elisabeth Joosten in 1691. The couple had six children. Pieter roamed a great deal to look for cultivable land, a trait that his descendant, Daniel Jacobus Erasmus, inherited. </span></p>; color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;">It was Daniel Jacobus Erasmus who eventually occupied the land that in time became modern-day Pretoria. </span></p>;p><span lang="EN">In 1841, the young Daniel Jacobus Erasmus arrived with his family in the area that is now Centurion. Like his ancestor Pieter, Daniel moved into a farm, which he named Zwartkop. But unlike his pioneering ancestor Daniel didn't find the farm site on his own. The place was recommended to him by his eldest son Daniel Elardus Erasmus. </span></p>y: 'Segoe UI'; color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Elardus had happened into the area during an elephant hunt in 1831. He had found the area congenial for farming: There was great grazing grounds, pristine rivers and the absence of malaria. Taking his son's advice, Daniel bought a large piece of land and settled down. </span></p>lTable" border="0" width="90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">lt;tr> auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span>The Legacy</span></p> line-height: normal;"><span>A rich legacy lingers on at Heritage Hill.</span></p>tify; line-height: normal;"><span>The name Heritage Hill was carefully chosen to be reminiscent of the way people dwelled in this area since 1841 and shaped our place as we live here presently. The rich legacy of our past is the foundation of the future we are busy shaping for generations yet to come.</span></p>;">;gt;<span><br /&gt;The history of Heritage Hill started in the Cape with a young adventurer named Pieter Erasmus that arrived in Cape Town in 1688 and settled on a farm "Groenkloof" in Drakenstein aged just 19. He married Maria Elisabeth Joosten in 1691 and they had 6 children. He was the first of the Erasmus clan to initially respond to a healthy pioneering wanderlust before his descendant, Daniel Jacobus Erasmus, finally staked a claim on the land that is present day Pretoria and the greater geographical perimeter that defines our capital.</span></p>l"><span>To trace the whereabouts of one person or a whole family, one should employ the research archives of our country. In the Cape Colony, the Field Cornets had to compile Citizen Rolls annually to show who stayed where and what the taxable assets were. Information is also obtained from the marriage and baptism registers of the churches and local authority records. With the Great Trek, the appointed magistrates had to record the applications for farms along the routes in the Potgieter I and II registers now stored in the National Archives in Pretoria. The same meticulous register system was used when a new person applied for a piece of land for farming in the Transvaal. Each farm was measured (3000 morgen) and the Field Cornet was there to record the 4 corners of the property.</span></p>lt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span>In 1841, the Erasmus family arrived in the area that would later become Centurion. Daniel Jacobus Erasmus, aka Daniel "Swartkoppies", settled on the farm that he named Zwartkop. He was prompted to move to this area by his eldest son, Daniel Elardus Erasmus, who investigated this area in 1831 while he was hunting elephants in the Limpopo Valley. Daniel Elardus Erasmus was impressed with the good grazing for the herds of cattle, the rivers and the absence of poison in the veld nor malaria that plagued his family in Ohrigstad. </span></p>ily: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">He settled on 3000 morgen next to his father's farm and named it Doornkloof.<br />In 1836 his best friend, Andries Pretorius, also became his neighbour, when Pretorius settled on the farm next to Daniel Elardus Erasmus. This farm was known as "die Kerkplaas" - where Church Square in Pretoria is today. His farm became the communal meeting place and so, the city of Pretoria was established.</span></p>oNormal"><span>The younger brother of Daniel Jacobus was Rasmus Elardus Erasmus, aka "Dubbele". He settled on the farm Brakfontein when he came of age, and married Louisa Catharina Erasmus. The couple were blessed with 10 children, who were all educated by a private tutor from Holland. Initially, they built a small Voortrekker house in 1856 and in 1895 the grand Victorian homestead was completed by his son, Lourens Jacobus Abram Erasmus. This architectural jewel was saved from being burned to the ground during the 2nd Anglo Boer War due to the fact that Rasmus Elardus had passed away in 1891 and the British army left the widow, Louisa Erasmus, in peace. However, they burned the family homestead at Rooihuiskraal to the ground. Louisa passed away in 1902, shortly after the end of the 2nd Anglo Boer War.</span></p>; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span>It is a remarkable tale that meanders through the historical milestones of early South Africa and its first struggle for independence. Family members were involved in the Great Trek and fought in a variety of wars – the Battle of Italeni, the Battle of Vegkop and Bloodriver – before settling in what was then the old Transvaal, more specifically; where Centurion is today.</span></p>blonde debutante, Lucia Erasmus, in 1939 and built a new house for his young bride, not too far from the grand homestead where his mother and his sister, Vicky Baard, stayed on after his father had passed away in 1943.</p> 0in; height: 238.5pt;">e: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Rassie and Lucy were married for 53 years and had 4 children and 12 grand children. They lived quietly and are currently celebrating 7 generations on the property since 1841, all of which have carried on the rich traditions of the past generations. The Erasmus family records – which forms the basis of the comprehensive family library – documents successful cattle stud farming, strong relationships with the majority of political leaders and an enduring interdependence with the local Ndebele people. The family often commissioned adornments of its proud people. A close family friend, Maggie Laubscher, played a central role in this effort. This symbiotic relationship was celebrated as part of a cover story on the Ndebele people of the area by the National Geographic Magazine in February 1986.</span></p&gt;erdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;"><br />The Erasmus family were some of the first South Africans to explore the rich gold fields of the Witwatersrand; some 50 years before the official discovery of gold. In fact, small deposits of gold were found on the site of Brakfontein, which were mined and minted into collectors' gold coins to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the family's arrival in South Africa in 1992. For more than 300 years the family has played a vital part in the history of the taming of a new land. Today, that spirit and legacy is yours at an address proudly called Heritage Hill.</span></p>tbody>if; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></p>e="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'open_sansregular',serif;"> </span></p>

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