Lotje Margaretha Pretorius (Johanna)
Lotje was born on July 5th, 1869 and her baptism took place on April 20th, 1870 in
Hopetown. Lotje'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,
Hester,
Christina,
Gertruida and
Gerharda.