Renier Jacobus Boshof
Renier was born on September 12th, 1874. Renier's father was
Marthinus Christoffel Boshof and his mother was
Maria Susanna Botha (Aletta). His paternal grandparents were
Willem Hendrik Boshof and
Catharina Maria Barnard; his maternal grandparents were
Reynier Botha and
Isabella Elizabeth Van Staden. He had three brothers and seven sisters, named
Willem,
Willem,
Marthinus,
Isabella,
Catharina,
Maria,
Marthina,
Elyse,
Johanna and
Hester. He was the sixth oldest of the eleven children.