Hester Maria Pretorius
Hester was born in 1853 and her baptism took place on January 10th, 1870 in
Hopetown. 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,
Margaretha,
Hester,
Christina,
Gertruida,
Lotje and
Gerharda.