Hendrik Petrus Jansen van Rensburg
Hendrik was born on January 31st, 1780 in
Tulbach and his baptism took place there on March 25th, 1780. Hendrik's father was
David Jansen van Rensburg and his mother was
Elsie Sophia Burger. His paternal grandparents were
Hendrik Jansen van Rensburg and
Anna Maria van der Merwe; his maternal grandparents were
Barend Burger and
Helena Smit. He had three brothers and three sisters, named
Barend,
David,
Willem,
Helena,
Anna and
Elsie. He was the oldest of the seven children. He died at the age of 75 on August 5th, 1855 in
"Vleiplaats", Middelburg, E.C..