Coenraad Wilhelm de Buys
Coenraad was born on May 17th, 1856 in
Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa and his baptism took place on November 25th, 1856 in
Hanover. Coenraad's father was
Albertus Johannes de Buys and his mother was
Louisa Johanna Jacoba van Heerden. His paternal grandparents were
Coenraad Willem de Buys and
Catharina Dorothea Meiring. He had five brothers and two sisters, named
Alwyn,
Albertus,
Schalk,
Johannes,
Joseph,
Maria and
Maria. He was the second oldest of the eight children. He died at the age of 62 on November 13th, 1918.