My husband has a name that can be traced back to 1682 .
These are how the steps go.
It all starts with Elizabeth Bosman born Joubert in 1764 who had a brother named Francois Joubert who was born in 1768.
She duly marries Daniel Bosman who has a grandfather born in 1682 with the name Hermanus. Daniel's father is also named Hermanus Bosman
Elizabeth has a child in 1786 and combines her father-in-law's name with that of her brother and we have the first Hermanus Francois. The year is 1786.
The first Hermanus Francois Bosman has a sister named Martha, and she marries Johannes Francois Joubert and they name this child Hermanus Francois. We have now got to 1814.
Hermanus has a sister named Elizabeth. She is born in 1836,
She gets married to Cornelius Johannes Otto. They have a child in 1857 and name him Hermanus Francois Otto.
When Hermanus Otto grows up, he gets married and they have a child in 1894. This child will become my husbands grandfather. He has the name Hermanus Francois Otto.
The 1894 Hermanus marries an lady named Stella Spraggs and they have three daughters.
The youngest is named Stella and marries a fella named van den Raad.
Their eldest child is named Hermanus Francois van der Raad; and that ladies and gentlemen is the way you get a English speaking South African with an Historic name.
This was a fun exercise of following a name through a family tree.
These are how the steps go.
It all starts with Elizabeth Bosman born Joubert in 1764 who had a brother named Francois Joubert who was born in 1768.
She duly marries Daniel Bosman who has a grandfather born in 1682 with the name Hermanus. Daniel's father is also named Hermanus Bosman
Elizabeth has a child in 1786 and combines her father-in-law's name with that of her brother and we have the first Hermanus Francois. The year is 1786.
The first Hermanus Francois Bosman has a sister named Martha, and she marries Johannes Francois Joubert and they name this child Hermanus Francois. We have now got to 1814.
Hermanus has a sister named Elizabeth. She is born in 1836,
She gets married to Cornelius Johannes Otto. They have a child in 1857 and name him Hermanus Francois Otto.
When Hermanus Otto grows up, he gets married and they have a child in 1894. This child will become my husbands grandfather. He has the name Hermanus Francois Otto.
The 1894 Hermanus marries an lady named Stella Spraggs and they have three daughters.
The youngest is named Stella and marries a fella named van den Raad.
Their eldest child is named Hermanus Francois van der Raad; and that ladies and gentlemen is the way you get a English speaking South African with an Historic name.
This was a fun exercise of following a name through a family tree.
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