Robert Albert Pretorius
Robert was born on January 25th, 1855 and his baptism took place on November 27th, 1855 in
Potchefstroom. Robert'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,
Hendrik,
Wynand,
Anna,
Hester,
Margaretha,
Hester,
Christina,
Gertruida,
Lotje and
Gerharda.