Generaal Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey

1847 - 1914  (66 years)

• Name	Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey
  Prefix	Generaal
  Nickname	Koos
  Birth	22 Oct 1847	Winburg, Oranjerivier-soewereiniteit   [1]
  Christening	22 Mar 1848	Winburg, Oranje Vrijstaat   [1]
  	Doopgetuies: Jacobus Hercules de Larey Maria Martina van Kalder [Kolder?] Jacobus Meyer Johanna Elisabeth van Royen
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	MNN7-K82
  _UID	CCC12137B00F47119CEAE07178F9E66F99AD
  Death	15 Sep 1914	Langlaagte, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika   [2, 3]
  	Cause: aan 'n koëlwond aan die bors, skeuring van die hart
  	Address: Main Reef Rd.
  Burial	Lichtenburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika   [4]
  Person ID	I26698	Van Dyk-stamboom
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Adrianus Johannes Gysbertus de la Rey,   b. 25 Dec 1812   d. 6 Dec 1891, Bloemhof, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Adriana Wilhelmina Magrietha van Rooyen,   b. 1818   d. 20 May 1913, Schweizer-Reneke, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1838	George, Kaap, Suid-Afrika
  Family ID	F12792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff,   b. 28 Jun 1856, Tulbagh (Roodezand), Kaap, Suid-Afrika d. 12 Aug 1923, Elandsfontein, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	24 Oct 1876	Zeerust, Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek   [5]
  	Address: Nederduits Hervormde Kerk
  Children	1. Susanna Maria de la Rey,   b. CA 1878   d. Bef Oct 1914 (Age < 36 years)   2. Adriana Wilhelmina Magrietha de la Rey,   b. CA 1880   d. Bef Oct 1914 (Age < 34 years)   3. Jacobus Hercules de la Rey,   b. 13 Dec 1883   d. 2 Apr 1907, Lichtenburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika (Age 23 years)   4. Hendrik Adriaan Greeff de la Rey,   b. CA 1885   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Jacoba Elizabeth de la Rey,   b. Est 1888   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Johanna Elizabeth de la Rey,   b. Est 1889   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Magdalena Maria Magrietha de la Rey,   b. CA 1890   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Hester Gertrina de la Rey,   b. 9 Nov 1893, Lichtenburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika d. 12 May 1963, Lichtenburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika (Age 69 years)   9. Gabriel Johannes de la Rey,   b. CA 1895   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2026

  
  

• Sources

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