Our Family History

genealogy of the van Zyl and Thompson families

Elsje Cloete

1655 -

Descendants (12 Generations)

Gen	Relationship	Total	Select
2	Children	13
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	252

Children (13) - Generation 2

# Children Name Born Died Father Mother

1

Aletta van der Merwe

c. 30 Mar 1684

d. 30 Sep 1729

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

2

Elsie van der Merwe

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

3

Eula van der Merwe

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

4

Helena van der Merwe

c. 7 Apr 1686

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

5

Hendrik van der Merwe

c. 17 Aug 1698

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

6

Jacob van der Merwe

c. 11 Feb 1680

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

7

Jacoba van der Merwe

c. 22 May 1678

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

8

Magdalena van der Merwe

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

9

Maria van der Merwe

c. 29 Dec 1675

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

10

Petronella van der Merwe

c. 1 Mar 1682

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

11

Pieter van der Merwe

c. 16 May 1688

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

12

Schalk Willemse van der Merwe

c. 13 Aug 1673

d. Abt 1740

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe

13

Sophia van der Merwe

c. 2 Nov 1670

Willem Schalksz(oon) van der Merwe