Catharina Maria Boshof
Catharina was born on February 9th, 1868. Catharina's father was
Marthinus Christoffel Boshof and her mother was
Maria Susanna Botha (Aletta). Her paternal grandparents were
Willem Hendrik Boshof and
Catharina Maria Barnard; her maternal grandparents were
Reynier Botha and
Isabella Elizabeth Van Staden. She had four brothers and six sisters, named
Willem,
Renier,
Willem,
Marthinus,
Isabella,
Maria,
Marthina,
Elyse,
Johanna and
Hester. She was the third oldest of the eleven children.