Marriage certificate of Catherine de Raedt (born 5 August 1874 Uitenhage, residence ‘Marzyls’) to John Pieter Clegennet Van Lelyveld (born 29 Dec 1875 Uitenhage, residence Witpoort) at Klerksdorp 21 April 1897
Catherine (Kate) married John Pieter Clegennet van Lelyveld (known as ‘Mannie’ according to Dot Serfontein).
Kate is in the Concentration Camp at Klerksdorp with her two small daughters from 6 April 1901 to 4 December 1902 according to the database available at the University of Cape Town Library:
https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Person/155423/Catherine_Elizabeth_van_Lelyveld/
She is described as ‘from Witpoort farm’ and as the mother of Sarah van Lelyveld (age 3 at arrival) and Irene van Lelyveld (age 9 months at arrival). Irene dies on 25 November 1901.
Form of Information of a Death
Name: Irene van Lelyveld
Usual place of residence / Place of Death :New Town, Klerksdorp
Age: 1 year, 3 months, 15 days
Date of death: 25 November 1901
Intended place of burial: New Town European Cemetery, Klerksdorp
Causes of death: pneumonia, dysentry
Duration of last illness: 4 months
Medical Man: Dr H Scott Russell
Informant: Grandfather, occupier of house, New Town, Klerksdorp
John Pieter Clegennet van Lelyveld dies in 1919:
Kate and Mannie’s daughter Iva van Lelyveld (22) marries Georg Frederic Claasen (32) on 20 November 1920 Parys
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TD-8HCC?i=278&cc=1910846
Kate and Mannie’s daughter Estella (age 16, residence Welgevonden, Parys) marries Jan Johan Claasen (age 26, residence Kroonstad), on 6 June 1922 at Parys
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TD-8HZP?i=322&cc=1910846
On 14 April 1937 in Johannesburg, Kate remarries. Her husband is George Ignatius Andersen, a plumber, age 53. Kate’s age is given as 52 on this Marriage Certificate.
Kate dies in 1964, at the age of 89, her death registration giving her birth date as 5 August 1874:
The following information is from Toy, descendant of Catherine Elizabeth de Raedt:
Granny Kate moved to Heilbron, in the Orange Free State and took care of Jana’s dad, Mr Ferreira.
Thereafter she moved to the farm, Zoar, where her daughter Gracie and son-in-law, Bunny Rautenbach lived. The farm is situated just outside of Heilbron on the Sasolburg road.She passed away on the farm on 16 March 1964 at the age of 89 years.