Hester Cornelia Pretorius (Hester Johanna)
Hester was born on December 14th, 1839 in
Pietermaritzburg and her baptism took place there on June 5th, 1841. Hester's father was
Hercules Albertus Pretorius and her mother was
Anna Elizabeth Schoombie. Her paternal grandparents were
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius and
Susanna Elizabeth Viljoen. She had five brothers and five sisters, named
Marthinus,
Henning,
Gilliam,
Hercules,
Andries,
Magdalena,
Susanna,
Anna,
Hester and
Anna. She died after 1883.