Short History...

Christoffel and Catharina Jacoba got Married in Aliwal North,unknown date.

There is only one record of a child, its unknown if there were any other kids.

The boy was named Christoffel, who's first wife was Jacoba Aletta Piljman

They had 11 children

One of the boys was named Stoffel Henry Botes(My grandfather)

He married a woman named Maria Green ,daughter of Daniel Green and Marianne Green(Pedro)

He had 10 kids within the marriage and one outside the marriage.

My father was one of the boys, named Anthony Botes.

He married an indian woman(Temil)Sylvia Elizabeth Marie(adopted surname)Palyandee was original surname.

They had 8 kids of which one miscarriage.