Cornelia Margaretha Streicher b. 17 Dec 1855 "Rheeheuwel",Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., d. 17 Jan 1936 Swellendam,: Our Family History

1855 - 1936 (80 years)

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Name	Cornelia Margaretha Streicher
Birth	17 Dec 1855	"Rheeheuwel",Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., [2, 3]
Gender	Female
Death	17 Jan 1936	Swellendam, [3, 4, 5, 6]
Burial	NGK Cemetery,Swellendam, [4, 6]
Burial		van ZYL Abraham Albertus and Cornelia Margaretha van ZYL Abraham Albertus and Cornelia Margaretha NGK Cemetery, Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Person ID	I81	My Genealogy
Last Modified	25 Apr 2026 \| Edit

Father	Pieter Emelius Streicher, b. 27 Jul 1823, "Kluitjieskraal",Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., d. 14 Jul 1879, "Rheeheuwel",Swellendam, (Age 55 years)
Mother	Cornelia Susanna Margaretha Gildenhuys, b. 4 Nov 1823, "Malgas Kraal",Swellendam, d. 9 Jun 1896, Robertson ("at the Residence of her son in law,S.W. Cloete", (Age 72 years)
Marriage	17 Apr 1843	Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., [7]
Family ID	F302712631	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Abraham Albertus van Zyl, b. 9 Mar 1849, "Oudekraal",Robertson, d. 16 Dec 1926, Swellendam, (Age 77 years)

Marriage 14 Apr 1874 Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., [8, 9]

Children

	1. Cornelia Margaretha van Zyl, c. 30 Jun 1876 d. Bef 1886 (Age ~ 9 years)
	2. Johanna Catharina van Zyl, c. 2 Oct 1891, Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., d. Aft 1936 (Age ~ 45 years)
	3. Pieter Emilius van Zyl, c. 13 Mar 1878, Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., d. 6 Dec 1925, Hermon,dist. Boschoff,Orange Free State,South Africa (Age ~ 47 years)
	4. Susanna Johanna van Zyl, c. 10 Nov 1893
	5. Frederick Jacobus van Zyl, b. 2 Mar 1875, Swellendam,Cape., d. 15 Jul 1957, Paarl,Cape., (Age 82 years)
	6. Abraham Albertus van Zyl, b. 26 Dec 1880, Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., d. 15 Mar 1954, Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., (Age 73 years)
	7. Anna Maria van Zyl, b. 29 Mar 1883, Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., d. 22 Jul 1961 (Age 78 years)
	8. Cornelia Margaretha van Zyl, b. 2 Dec 1886, Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., d. 13 Jul 1963, Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., (Age 76 years)
	9. Dr. Johannes Wilhelm van Zyl, b. 15 Sep 1889, Swellendam,Cape,South Africa., d. 25 Jun 1963, Riversdale,Western Cape,South Africa (Age 73 years)
	10. Gertruida Johanna Anna van Zyl, b. 29 Feb 1896 d. 6 Jan 1902 (Age 5 years)

Family ID F29 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 14 Jan 2022 | Edit

Notes

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When she married in 1874 her residence was Rheeheuwel, District Swellendam, the farm where she was born.

The last two children, Susanna Johanna and Geertruida Johanna Anna are not listed on either her death notice or her husband's. The source of their names is Ou Swellendam Families by Marena van Hemert.

[S1014] Death Notice Pieter Emelius Streicher, (Cape Archives MOOC 6/9/170 6980).
[S976] J.A.Heese/R T J Lombard, Heese and Lombard, Entry for Streicher (Reliability: 2).
[S282] Distribution account Abraham Albertus van Zyl, (Cape Archives MOOC 13/1/6255 1581).
[S281] NGK Cemetery, Swellendam, Abraham Albertus and Cornelia Margaretha van Zyl grave. (Reliability: 3).
[S229] Death Notice Cornelia Margaretha van Zyl, (Cape Archives MOOC 6-9-4713 No. 48883 3033 1).
[S281] NGK Cemetery, Swellendam.
[S1363] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, (familysearch.org), 1843 Pieter E Streicher and Cornelia M A Geldenhuys (Reliability: 3).
[S1363] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, (familysearch.org), 1874 Marriage Record Abraham Albertus van Zyl and Cornelia Margaretha Streicher (Reliability: 3).
[S17] Marena van Hemert, Ou Swellendam Families Deel 3, (M. van Hemert, Linden, Johannesburg, 2006. ISBN 0-620-31296-7) (Reliability: 3).

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