Frederik Jacobus van Eeden^[1]

1826 - 1903  (~ 76 years)

• Name	Frederik Jacobus van Eeden
  Christening	26 Dec 1826  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jul 1903  [1]
  Person ID	I17135	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Frederik Jacobus van Eeden,   b. 5 Feb 1791
  Mother	Elsie Sophia Conradie,   c. 23 Oct 1796
  Marriage	1814  [2]
  Family ID	F302712812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cornelia Christina Steyn,   c. 15 Jan 1829   d. 8 Jun 1915 (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1851  [1]
  Family ID	F302713747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020

  
  

• Notes

  He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Swellendam and later a member of the Senate. He lived on the farm «i»Voorechtsvlei«/i», about 11 km from Swellendam. In 1876 he purchased the farm «i»Jan Harmans Gat «/i»from "Groenteboer van Zyl". He renamed the farm «i»Nooitgedacht. «/i»This farm is between Swellendam and Bonnievale. Today (2009) the farm buidings have been restored and the farm is a guesthous, renamed «i»Jan Harmsgat.«/i»

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Marena van Hemert, Ou Swellendam Families Deel 3, (M. van Hemert, Linden, Johannesburg, 2006. ISBN 0-620-31296-7), Entry for van Eeden (Reliability: 3). [S75] Marena van Hemert, Ou Swellendam Families Deel 2, (van Hemert & Aspeling, Swellendam 2004), Entry for van Eeden (Reliability: 3).