Northern Cape, GRIEKWASTAD, old cemetery

Cemetery information:- Album complete, all the headstones were photographed. eGGSA captions by: Heleen Nel & Patricia Blacklaws. The GGSA Cemetery DVD only has information on the location of the cemetery Cemetery ID: 3394 Google Earth Project Information:- GPSID: 4059 GPS: -28 51.470, 23 14.940 *Griekwastad Ou Begraafplaas Addendum 'n Groot granietsteen in die vorm van ‘n boomstam wat ingeval lê in die dubbelgraf – inskrywings gesig na onder. Ook ‘n groot granietsteen wat met gesig na onder lê op graf. ‘n Doringboom groei op die graf. klip: klipkopstene – dalk ouer grafte wat geen of min inligting op bevat nie – dalk die ouer begraafplaas se reste – die seringbome is baie groot en oud? botanis sal kan sê – ouderdom van gebruik van begraafplaas. Enige munisipale / dorps dokumentasie is nie nagespoor nie – niks by kerkkantoor nie. David de Klerk 2009/5/23 ------------------------------ Die volgende grafte het ek in die Ou begraafplaas aangeteken en na ‘n soektog deur SA Geslagsregisters vind ek dat baie van die name nie daarin opgeneem is nie. 1. Pte John Jackson CP II / Died of enteric fever at Griquatown 2nd.March.1903 / aged 29 yrs / Erected by Off’s NCO’s & men of G Division 2. Pte C H Hugh C.M.P / Died at Griquatown / 29th.Aug.1904 / aged 24 yrs / This stone erected by the Off’s, NCO’s & men of [O of G – letter beskadigd] Division 3. E Elling Holst / Born in Denmark / Died 13.11.1900 / Erected by his late Employers & Friends 4. John Cuningham 3rd son of John & Mary Mcclung / Lassburn, Ireland / Died 12.6.1907 / Age 34 yrs & 2 mths / John 11.25 5. Johanna w/o Edmund H Levi / Died 24.8.1917 in her 43rd year 6. Harold s/o S.W. & L. Smith / Born 3.9.1894 died 12.1.1895 / S.W Smith of The Poplars (? ‘n plaas buite Griekwastad) [S.W. = Stephen William & L.Smith = Louisa Pringle – SAG PRINGLE] 7. John Spyron / b 9.6.1828 – 30.1.1892 8. Francis George eldest s/o / Francis Wm Woodley / Leades Co, Cork, Ireland / d 2.9.1893 aged 19 yrs 9. Benjamin Peiser / d 6.4.1932 aged 73 10. Marian J. Austen / d 12.11.1918 / wife & mother 11. Baby 12. Walter J. Levi / d 13.2.1920 44 yrs old 13. Charlotte Elizabet() (van?) der Westhuizen / (?)910 / (August?)us 1910 [leiklipsteen - stukkend] 14. Memarieam / Anna Zuszanna Mariea Pretorius / (geboren Beukes) / geboren 1876 / overleden …1910 / 2de TEMATEUS 4 vers 7 [foto] 15. Ds Jurie Johannes Wessels (Ps 116.15) / 18.9.1878 – 23.12.1918 / NG leraar te Melsetter & Grikwastad [sic] 16. P.J.A. Noeth / 2.12.1848 – 6.6.1922 / S.M.M. Noeth geb v Wyk / 28.3.1856 – 12.2.1927 [steen lê plat] 17. Catharina Maria van Druten / geb VALKENBURG / geb 19.6.1838 / oorl 1.3.1917 [SAG VAN DRUTEN- foto] 18. Engela Francina Scholtz / geb van Koorzen / 7.9.1887 / 24.11.1918 19. Ter gedagtenis aan / Abraham C Swanepoel vader / Hendrina C Swanepoel moeder / Abraham C Swanepoel kleinseun [een steen] 20. Catharina Elizabeth Lubbe (geb Myburgh) / 5.10.1849 – 20.3.1920 21. John Martin Stanford husband & father / 11.10.1906 – 30.12.1947 22. A Marshall mother / 6.2.1891 – 6.8.1922 / G E Marshall husband & father / 7.9.1879 – 25.5.1941 / MOTHER FATHER [kyk 5 hieronder] 23. vader / Pieter Johannes Christoffel Pieterse / g 17.5.1853 – 26.7.1900 Ander stene: (daar is baie in stukke of onderstebo wat nie noteer kon word nie) 1. Onze Willemin / oorl 22.12.1918 oud 16 jr 8md 5 dae 2. Jan Valen[tyn Swiegers??] 3. John ( ) Eldes(t?) (son?) W & F va(n?) bos (…?) 4. Catherina Hendrina Johanna Fourie / 23.5.1930–5.7.1930 5. John Edward s/o G.E. & A.M.E Marshall / 26.7.1915 – 7.9.1916 [kyk 22 hierbo] 6. Francis Sleigh bel s/o ??? & W.J. van Druten / born 4.9.1892 - ??? [by ingang in stukke – deur my bymekaargepas] Daar lê nog ‘n hele paar raaisels om te ontsyfer – insluitende die stukke van grafstene gebruik om ‘n vuurherd te pak in ‘n uitgeholde ingebrande sipresboom! David de Klerk, Worcester 2009/4/24 ---