MOOC8/44.23b - CANDAS, BEAUFORT

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🔎 MOOC8 Inventory for Candas, Beaufort

MOOC Reference: MOOC8/44.23b

Date: 18251117
Names: Candas, Beaufort
MOOC8/44.23b {18251117} 17 November 1825 Candas Extract from the journal held by the Deputy Landdrost of Beaufort on Thursday 17 November 1825 The bastard Hottentot Platje Kock aged ab:t 60 years and in the service of the burger Jan Herm:s Coertze states that his late wife the female Hottentot Candaas died on the 11 Nov:r 1824 by whom he had no children but she had by her former husband 6 children one of which only is under age and that when she died she left the following property Resolved that an extract hereof be submitted to the Board of Orphan Masters for information and consideration. A true extract: J: Baird, D:y Land:t

120 breeding sheep and goats and
1 pot
1 ox
Questions
No we were both unbaptizedWas you lawfully married with her?
Danzer d: HottentotWhat was the name of her former husband?
The oldest daughter Lys of my late wife received 64 of the sheep and goats which she has still under her protection I believe. The second oldest daughter Truy received 20 more sheep and goats the rest I have used from time to time and do no suppose there can be more than 3 or 4 left. The ox and pot is also still in my possession.What has become of the property you speak of?

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