Francois was born on November 12th, 1894 and his baptism took place on January 20th, 1895 in Bloemfontein.
Birth Notes
"South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZLS-ND8 : accessed 10 Nov 2012), François Maartens, 1895.
Name: Master Francois Martens Other Names: Maartens Born in camp? No Place of death: Bethulie RC Age died: 6 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: fever Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 93808 Camp History Name: Bethulie RC Age arrival: 6 Date arrival: 07/06/1901 Date departure: 27/06/1901 Reason departure: death Farm History Name: Holspruit District: Bloemfontein Name: Oudedrift District: Bloemfontein Relationships Master Francois Martens (Maartens) is the son of Mrs Johanna Jacomina Martens (Maartens, Jacomina Jacoba) Sources Title: RS 29 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 29 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.176 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 4/10/1901, p.542 Title: SRC 74 Bethulie CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 74 Notes: p.197