Hendrik Joachim Pretorius
Hendrik was born on December 30th, 1851 and his baptism took place on May 10th, 1852 in
Rustenburg.
Hendrik's father was
Robert Albertus Pretorius and his mother was
Hester Magdalena Maartens. His paternal grandparents were
Mattheus Adriaan Pretorius and
Margaretha Wilhelmina Carr. He had three brothers and eight sisters, named
Mattheus,
Robert,
Wynand,
Anna,
Hester,
Margaretha,
Hester,
Christina,
Gertruida,
Lotje and
Gerharda.