Our Family History

genealogy of the van Zyl and Thompson families

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

Abt 1640 - 1716 (76 years)

Descendants (12 Generations)

Gen	Relationship	Total	Select
2	Children	14
3	Grandchildren	25
4	Great grandchildren	46
5	2 x Great grandchildren	27
6	3 x Great grandchildren	43
7	4 x Great grandchildren	11
8	5 x Great grandchildren	12
9	6 x Great grandchildren	9
10	7 x Great grandchildren	11
11	8 x Great grandchildren	27
12	9 x Great grandchildren	28
	Total	253

Children (14) - Generation 2

# Children Name Born Died Father Mother

1

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

Koddo van Guinea

2

Aletta van der Merwe

c. 30 Mar 1684

d. 30 Sep 1729

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

3

Elsie van der Merwe

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

4

Eula van der Merwe

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

5

Helena van der Merwe

c. 7 Apr 1686

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

6

Hendrik van der Merwe

c. 17 Aug 1698

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

7

Jacob van der Merwe

c. 11 Feb 1680

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

8

Jacoba van der Merwe

c. 22 May 1678

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

9

Magdalena van der Merwe

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

10

Maria van der Merwe

c. 29 Dec 1675

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

11

Petronella van der Merwe

c. 1 Mar 1682

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

12

Pieter van der Merwe

c. 16 May 1688

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

13

Schalk Willemse van der Merwe

c. 13 Aug 1673

d. Abt 1740

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

14

Sophia van der Merwe

c. 2 Nov 1670

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe