Jan Grobbelaar

Jan was born in Groot Drakenstein.  Jan's father was Johann Wilhelm Grobler and his mother was Geertruyd Knoetzen.  His maternal grandparents were Cornelis Knoetzen and Dirkje Helms. He had six brothers and six sisters, named Johannes, Willem, Petrus, Nicolaas, Coert, Cornelis, Catharina, Cornelia, Geertruy, Dorothea, Dirkje and Geertruy.