Hester Magdalena Pretorius
Hester was born about February 1862 in
Kaalplaats, Marico. Hester's father was
Robert Albertus Pretorius and her mother was
Hester Magdalena Maartens. Her paternal grandparents were
Mattheus Adriaan Pretorius and
Margaretha Wilhelmina Carr. She had four brothers and seven sisters, named
Mattheus,
Hendrik,
Robert,
Wynand,
Anna,
Hester,
Margaretha,
Christina,
Gertruida,
Lotje and
Gerharda. She died on June 20th, 1932 in
Lichtenburg.