Wynand Johannes Pretorius
Wynand was born on October 13th, 1860 and his baptism took place on March 29th, 1863 in
Potchefstroom.
Wynand'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,
Robert,
Anna,
Hester,
Margaretha,
Hester,
Christina,
Gertruida,
Lotje and
Gerharda.