Dina Elizabeth Taljaard

Dina was born on October 17th, 1815 in Caledon.  Dina's father was Joachimus Jacobus Taljaard and her mother was Sarah Susanna Lourens.  Her paternal grandparents were Louis Francois Taljaard and Dina Elisabeth Lourens. She had two brothers and nine sisters, named Daniel, Matthys , Catharina, Catharina, Sara, Maria, Jacoba, Elizabeth, Johanna, Johanna and Margaretha. She had three half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Jacobus, Louis, Jochemus, Anna, Catharina and Zacharia.