Francois Maartens

MAARTENS Francois

Francois was born on October 6th, 1830 in Graaff Reinet and his baptism took place there on December 26th, 1830.  Francois' father was Joachim Hendrik Maartens and his mother was Martha Margaretha Maria Joubert.  His paternal grandparents were Joachim Hendrik Martens and Hendrina Magdalena van der Merwe; his maternal grandparents were Francois Joubert and Maria Hendrika Meegel. He had four brothers and six sisters, named Joachim, Paul, David, Paulus, Maria, Hendrina, Martha, Petronella, Anna and Margaretha.  He was the sixth oldest of the eleven children.  He died from a stroke, Apoplexi, at the age of 71 on May 24th, 1902 in Bloemfontein Concentration Camp.

• General Notes

  No children
  Mooiplaas, Mooiplaatz, dist Bfn.
  He died in the Bloemfontein concentration camp of aploplexy
  Mooiplaats was about 5000 morgen.
  ABW
  Name:    Mr Francois Maartens
  Other Names:    Frans; Martins, F
  Born in camp?    No
  Place of death:    Bloemfontein RC
  Age died:    71 years
  Died in camp?    Yes
  Cause of death:    apoplexy
  Gender:    male
  Race:    white
  Marital status:    married
  Nationality:    Free State
  Occupation:    farmer
  Registration as head of family:    Yes
  Unique ID:    110123
  Camp History
  Name:    Bloemfontein RC
  Age arrival:    71
  Age arrival:    72 years
  Date arrival:    12/08/1901
  Date arrival:    13/8/1901
  Age departure:    71
  Date departure:    24/05/1902
  Reason departure:    Death
  Farm History
  Name:    Mooiplaats / Mooiplaatz / Mooiplats
  District:    Boshof
  Notes:    5000 morgen, owner
  Status
  Type:    no oath of neutrality
  Relationships
  Mr Francois Maartens (Frans; Martins, F)
        is the Husband of Mrs Chris Magdal Maartens (Martins, C)
        is the Unknown of Miss Anna Roodt
  Sources
  Title:    RS 30 ORC DL
  Type:    Death lists
  Location:    National Archives, Pretoria
  Reference No.:    RS 30
  Origin:    Goldman
  Notes:    p.177
  Title:    Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
  Location:    
  Notes:    30/5/1902, p.332
  Title:    SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
  Type:    Camp register
  Location:    Free State Archives Repository
  Reference No.:    SRC 70
  Notes:    243
  Title:    SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
  Type:    Camp register
  Location:    Free State Archives Repository
  Reference No.:    SRC 71
  Notes:    p.213

Details of Francois' family with Dina Johanna van Wijk

Details of Francois' family with Christina Magdalena Johanna Matthysen