Moonean Maartens

Wedding

Moonean was born on July 20th, 1939 in Springs.  Moonean's father was Johan (John) Andries Martins and her mother was Nora Ann Healey.  Her paternal grandparents were Adriaan Lourens Albertus Martins and Martha Magdalena Smalberger; her maternal grandfather was nn Healey and her maternal grandmother is NN. She had a brother and a sister, named Tony and Felicity. She has a half-brother and a half-sister, named David and Delene.

• General Notes

  Lou-Ann
  Here is the information that I have.
  
  I do not know on which date my grandparents got married, but I have a copy of my mother’s unabridged birth certificate.  My grandfather Johan Andries Martins married my grandmother Nora Ann Healey.  My mom’s birth certificate states  that they were both born in the Orange Free State.  I think they had 3 children, 2 daughters and a son.
  
  My mom Moonean Martins was born on the 20th of July 1939, and according to the birth certificate my grandmother Nora Ann was 25 years old and my grandfather Johan was 26 years old when she was born.  My father’s name was Francesco John Quai and he was born on the 9th of September 1933.  I know that my mother was pregnant with me when they married.
  
  I vaguely remember that we used to call my mom’s sister aunty Felicity and I have managed to find a notice in the Methodist Baptist church of Nigel, Transvaal which states that she was called Felicity Joy Martins.  She was born on the 19th of September 1937 and was baptised on the 6th of June 1938.  Her dad is listed as John Martins and her mom as Nora Ann Martins.
  
  I am sure that my grandparents had a son and remember hearing a story that my mom’s brother was on a raft that they built with 2 friends and it sank when they were in the middle of a dam and that they all drowned.
  
  My mom and dad got married on the 27th of February 1960 in Nigel and I think that at that stage both my mom’s parents had already passed away. 

Details of Moonean's family with Francesco John Quai