1. Petrus Jacobus Johannes Engelbrecht was born in 1830 and died in 1924 at age 94.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Farmer
Petrus married Marie Aletta Burger in South Africa. Another name for Marie is Could Be Marie Aletta Buys ???????.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 2 M i. Petrus Jacobus Engelbrecht .
Second Generation 
2. Petrus Jacobus Engelbrecht .
General Notes: His farm was named GRASSMEAD in Griqualand West, District Hay
Burried in Niekerkshoop
Medical Notes: Died age 75 - 76
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Ostrich Farmer
Petrus married Anna Jacomina Elizabeth Coetzee, daughter of Johannes Coetzee and Sarie.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 3 F i. Sara Jacoba Engelbrecht .
+ 4 F ii. Aletta Engelbrecht .
+ 5 F iii. Anna Engelbrecht .
+ 6 F iv. Martha Magdalena Engelbrecht was born on 9 Aug 1899 in Niekerkshoop South Africa, died on 16 Mar 1996 in Richmond Nelson N.Z.1 at age 96, and was cremated on 19 Mar 1996 in Richmond Cemetery.2
+ 7 M v. Johannes Engelbrecht was born on 23 Jan 1901 and died on 14 Sep 1974 at age 73.
+ 8 F vi. Petronella Engelbrecht .
9 M vii. Gert Engelbrecht was born on 3 Jul 1910 and died on 10 Jun 1996 at age 85.
Gert married Kota. Kota was born on 17 Jan 1917 and died on 19 Sep 1988 at age 71.
10 F viii. Betty Engelbrecht was born on 7 Mar 1912.
+ 11 F ix. Francina Engelbrecht was born on 11 Mar 1915 and died on 16 Oct 2001 in Pretoria, , Transvaal, South Africa at age 86.
12 M x. Petrus Jacobus Johannes Engelbrecht was born on 30 Jun 1892 and died on 1 Dec 1892.
Third Generation 
Sara married Andries Bartholmeus Engelbrecht, son of Unknown and Unknown.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 13 F i. Anna Engelbrecht .
+ 14 F ii. Helena Engelbrecht .
+ 15 F iii. Sara Jacoba Engelbrecht was born on 15 Jun 1915 in District Hay, Cape and died on 15 May 2001 in Port Elizabeth at age 85.
+ 16 F iv. Aletta Maria Engelbrecht was born in 1917 and died in 1997 at age 80.
17 F v. Petronella Engelbrecht .
+ 18 M vi. Schalk Willem Engelbrecht died in 1996.
+ 19 M vii. Andries Bartholmeus Engelbrecht .
Aletta married Gielie Erasmus.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 20 M i. Petrus Johannes Jacobus Erasmus was born in 1926.
+ 21 F ii. Mona Erasmus was born in 1928.
+ 22 M iii. Gideon Erasmus died in Oct 2010.
+ 23 F iv. Zelda Erasmus .
Anna married Chrisjan Claassens, son of Christiaan Corneluis Claassens and Petronella Engelbrecht.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Farmer, Furniture maker
Children from this marriage were:
24 M i. Jannie Claassens .
25 M ii. Hannes Claassens .
6. Martha Magdalena Engelbrecht was born on 9 Aug 1899 in Niekerkshoop South Africa, died on 16 Mar 1996 in Richmond Nelson N.Z.1 at age 96, and was cremated on 19 Mar 1996 in Richmond Cemetery.2 Another name for Martha was Mattie.
General Notes: The Old Lady 16th March 1996
My tribute is as one who came into the family 49 years ago, half her lifetime.
Mattie to her friends, to her family Mum, to her grandchildren and great grandchildren Granny or Ouma.. To Derek she was always " The old lady ''. She was the old lady at 38! Mom was born before the turn of the century and as a 22 year old I was fascinated at the stories she had to tell of Africa, as it was when she was a young woman. She was born into a world where people travelled in ox wagons, where candles were homemade from the fat of donkeys, a kitchen that was several yards away from the house with cooking done on a wood stove, water a precious commodity that must never be wasted. Food had to be grown or raised or shot with a hunting rifle. She came from Afrikaans stock and grew up with that language but was taught by an English governess, so that her English was impeccable frequently better than that of those for whom it was their natural tongue. She had many friends English and Afrikaans, a few like myself were Scots. There was never a barrier for her of nationality, what you were was important.
She was brought up in the Afrikaanse tradition of hard work, at five years old she told me she had to get up at four in the morning and with her sister run through the dark and often the cold to light the aforementioned stove and make coffee for the family which had to start early. From this she maintained children should be allowed to be children. Her standards for herself and others were high, honest in all things, half measures not good enough, nothing but the best.
She was hospitable in the extreme, no one but no one ever came to the door and was not welcomed with a cup of coffee, a meal, or a bed for the night if needed. I have seen a visitor arriving at dinnertime and being invited to dinner after the plates were served up. Mom would quickly take a little from each plate, open a tin of baked beans and serve them out taking the plate of scratched together pieces for herself and the visitor none the wiser. Her house was home to anyone who needed it, she became a mother to her two younger sisters when they were not able to live at home, relatives on both sides of the family came and lived with her and Dad, nephews and nieces, cousins etc all were made welcome. She loved company, she loved people. Most of all she loved children, she once remarked that she never had a garden because what the dog failed to damage the boys dug up. Derek and his cousins, dug pits and made tunnels; under the neighbours garden of all things till the poor mans veges disappeared down a hole. In Lobatsi in the then Bechuanaland, these same lads caught playing with the precious water took to their heels and an irate mother unable to catch them stopped and threw her high heeled shoe, catching her son fair and square right in the middle of his back. as he continued on he was heard to say somewhat admiringly " The old lady can still throw straight eh''.
Mom was interested in everything, she read extensively with a constant flow of books thorough the flat and kept abreast of affairs she was always interested in discussing national and international situations and had her own opinions, there were many excited and stimulating discussions conducted on the end of her bed after we returned from a visit to the bioscope (cinema to the uninitiated). This was the time when I heard most of the tales of her early life so different to those of us from the European part of the world.
It was the interest she maintained in the outside world her whole life that gave her the ability to transcend the cultural and racial barriers she faced when she married an English speaking South African. She faced real hostility from some members of her own family although her father and husband had an amicable relationship. As a toddler she was incarcerated as part of a Boer family in an English concentration camp, during the second world war she worked in munitions and in the canteens for the armed forces for the British She survived the situations that arose in her life and tried to pass on the wisdom of that learning I owe a great deal to those times when I was setting out on my own life and she took the time to talk and share many of those things that were important then.
I wish her God speed in this final adventure of life that is death. --Maggie
Martha married Frederick Redvers Woodhead, son of Thomas Ludgate Woodhead and Mary Ellen Walton, on 20 Oct 1924 in Ermelo Transvaal South Africa.3 Frederick was born on 6 Apr 1900 in Durban Natal South Africa and died on 6 Aug 1965 in Durban at age 65. Another name for Frederick was Eric.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Coach Builder/Mechanic/Panel Beater/Arc & Gas Welder (Lincon Arc certificates)
• Military Service: South African Defence Force, Techinal Service Corps, 1939, Durban Natal South Africa. Served in both 1st and 2nd World Wars
• Military Service: 1914-1917 World War 1 :: 1939-1946 World War 2
Children from this marriage were:
+ 26 M i. Derek Ludgate Woodhead was born on 7 Feb 1927 in Pretoria, South Africa4 and was christened on 3 Apr 1927 in Pretoria, , Transvaal, South Africa.
+ 27 F ii. Verna May Woodhead was born on 24 Dec 1930 in Pretoria Transvaal South Africa and died on 25 Aug 2010 in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand at age 79.
7. Johannes Engelbrecht was born on 23 Jan 1901 and died on 14 Sep 1974 at age 73.
Johannes married Amy Myra Cawood. Amy was born on 19 Jan 1914 and died on 20 Apr 1988 at age 74.
Children from this marriage were:
28 F i. Elaine Engelbrecht was born on 2 Feb 1939.
Elaine married Gilbert Arthur Asburner. Gilbert was born on 30 Jan 1938.
+ 29 M ii. Petrus Jacobus Johannes Engelbrecht was born on 2 May 1940.
30 M iii. Ralph Cawood Engelbrecht was born on 24 Sep 1943 and died on 16 Dec 1979 at age 36.
31 F iv. Anna Elizabeth Engelbrecht was born on 26 Feb 1945.
Petronella married Christiaan Corneluis Claassens, son of Unknown and Unknown. Christiaan was born on 23 Aug 1895 and died on 14 Apr 1981 at age 85.
Children from this marriage were:
32 M i. Pieter Johannes Jacobus Claassens was born on 1 Jun 1924 in Postmasburg, South Africa.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Farmer
Pieter married Gerrie.
33 M ii. Arrie Claassens was born in Postmasburg, South Africa.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Diamond sorter, Farmer
+ 34 M iii. Chrisjan Claassens .
11. Francina Engelbrecht was born on 11 Mar 1915 and died on 16 Oct 2001 in Pretoria, , Transvaal, South Africa at age 86.
Francina married Grenville Cox, son of George Walter Cox and Bessie Jeanette Keeling.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 35 M i. Antony Cox was born on 22 Feb 1937.
+ 36 M ii. George Cox was born on 9 Mar 1939.
+ 37 M iii. Peter J. Cox was born on 22 Sep 1944 in Pretoria, , Transvaal, South Africa.
Fourth Generation Anna married Koos Niewenhuizen.
The child from this marriage was:
Helena married Kenneth Wooley.
The child from this marriage was:
15. Sara Jacoba Engelbrecht was born on 15 Jun 1915 in District Hay, Cape and died on 15 May 2001 in Port Elizabeth at age 85.
Sara married Aubrey Calvert Brooks. Aubrey was born on 13 Aug 1901 in Kingwilliams Town and died about 1960 aged about 59.
Children from this marriage were:
40 F i. Audrey Brooks .
41 F ii. Dulcie Brooks was born on 17 Nov 1936 in Gwelo Rhodesia.
+ 42 F iii. Daphne May Brooks was born on 17 Mar 1939 in Kitwe, Northen Rhodesia.
43 F iv. Hazel Margaret Brooks was born on 27 May 1943 in Kitwe, Northen Rhodesia.
Sara next married Solomon Pienaar Prinsloo. Solomon was born on 10 Nov 1914 in Athol Farm Gutu district Rhodesia and died in Jul 1979 at age 64.
16. Aletta Maria Engelbrecht was born in 1917 and died in 1997 at age 80.
Aletta married Jan de Beer.
Children from this marriage were:
44 F i. Aletta de Beer .
45 F ii. Sara Jacoba de Beer .
46 F iii. Annatjie de Beer .
47 M iv. Johannes de Beer .
Aletta next married Karel Schmall.
Children from this marriage were:
48 F i. Aletta Schmall .
49 M ii. Karel Schmall .
50 M iii. Schalk Schmall .
51 M iv. Walter Schmall .
52 F v. Jennifer Schmall .
53 F vi. Leonie Schmall .
54 F vii. Wendy Schmall .
Aletta next married Dennis Pearson.
Aletta next married Fred Goodwill.
Aletta next married Bill Smith.
Aletta next married Eddie Weston.
18. Schalk Willem Engelbrecht died in 1996.
Schalk married Johanna van Aarde.
Children from this marriage were:
55 F i. Rita Engelbrecht .
56 F ii. Elizabeth Engelbrecht .
57 F iii. Wilma Engelbrecht .
19. Andries Bartholmeus Engelbrecht .
Andries married Hester van Aarde.
The child from this marriage was:
59 M i. Andries Jacobus Engelbrecht .
20. Petrus Johannes Jacobus Erasmus was born in 1926.
Petrus married Hanna.
Children from this marriage were:
60 M i. Deion Erasmus .
61 M ii. Johan Erasmus .
21. Mona Erasmus was born in 1928.
Mona married Charles Grobler.
Children from this marriage were:
62 M i. Petrus Grobler .
22. Gideon Erasmus died in Oct 2010.
Gideon married Nancy. Nancy died <17 Aug 1999>.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 65 M ii. Ben Erasmus .
Zelda married Not Known.
Children from this marriage were:
66 F i. Laudia .
Laudia married Roger.
67 F ii. Rina .
68 F iii. Alta .
Zelda next married Dave Jacobs.
26. Derek Ludgate Woodhead was born on 7 Feb 1927 in Pretoria, South Africa4 and was christened on 3 Apr 1927 in Pretoria, , Transvaal, South Africa.
General Notes: Maggie and Derek ran their own business in the 80's, "Radelek Engineering" repairing domestic and commercial appliances. Sold this in 1984 and retired
Research Notes: Birth Surety:3
Noted events in his life were:
• Military Service: S.A.A.F. as Radio Mechanic, 17 Feb 1944-11 Jan 1947, Johannesburg Transvaal South Africa. Trained S.A.A.F.( South African Air Force ) as Radio Mechanic
No. 607055 A/M Derek Ludgate Woodhead Discharged (Demobilization) Natal Assembly Area, Durban, Natal, Age 19
• Occupation: Radio/TV/Appliance Repair
• Engagement: Engaged this day, had a meal at "The Play House Grill Room", 7 Apr 1948, Durban Natal South Africa. This was also the day I got flu, did not go to work the next day, Maggie had her leg pulled by the men at S.M.D as only she came to work.
Derek married Lilias Margaret Wilson, daughter of John Kay Wilson and Marion Brown, on 11 Dec 1948 in Durban South Africa. Lilias was born on 7 Jul 1925 in Greengairs Lanark. Scotland. Another name for Lilias is Maggie.
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Golden Wedding: 11 Dec 1998, Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand.
• Diamond Wedding: Had our Diamond wedding on this day, 11 Dec 2008.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 69 M i. Bruce Ludgate Woodhead was born on 16 Jul 1951 in Pinetown Natal South Africa.
+ 70 M ii. Graham Derek Woodhead was born on 30 Nov 1952 in Pinetown Natal South Africa.
+ 71 F iii. Diana Margaret Woodhead was born on 28 Sep 1954 in Little Falls Transvaal South Africa.
72 M iv. John Dennis Woodhead was born on 23 Oct 1957 in Johannesburg Transvaal South Africa and died on 21 Dec 1972 in Richmond Nelson N.Z. at age 15.
+ 73 F v. Veronica Jean Woodhead was born on 1 Oct 1965 in Nelson New Zealand.
27. Verna May Woodhead was born on 24 Dec 1930 in Pretoria Transvaal South Africa and died on 25 Aug 2010 in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand at age 79.
Verna married Leonard Brokensha Burrows, son of Unknown and Unknown, on 12 May 1951. Leonard was born on 22 Nov 1928 in Balfour Transvaal South Africa.
Children from this marriage were:
74 M i. Guy Burrows was born on 14 Jul 1952 in Salisbury Rhodesia.
+ 75 M ii. Barry Burrows was born on 12 Nov 1953 in Rasape Rhodesia.
+ 76 F iii. Wendy Burrows was born on 27 May 1955 in Rasape Rhodesia.
+ 77 F iv. Lindy Burrows was born on 21 Dec 1958 in Rasape Rhodesia.
Verna next married Ronald Walter King on 25 Aug 1972 in Nelson. Ronald was born on 23 Jan 1920 and died on 25 Mar 2002 in Richmond Nelson N.Z. at age 82. Another name for Ronald was Ron.
29. Petrus Jacobus Johannes Engelbrecht was born on 2 May 1940.
Petrus married Annette van Rooyen in Sep 1963.
Children from this marriage were:
78 F i. Anya Engelbrecht was born on 4 Feb 1969.
Anya married Hugo Gous.
79 F ii. Karen Engelbrecht was born on 8 Jan 1970.
Karen married Wilhelmus Schreiber.
Petrus next married Thersia Lombaard. Thersia was born on 24 Apr 1957.
The child from this marriage was:
80 M i. Pieter Gerhardus Engelbrecht was born on 18 Jan 1988.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Farmer, Furniture maker
Chrisjan married Babie.
Chrisjan next married Anna Engelbrecht, daughter of Petrus Jacobus Engelbrecht and Anna Jacomina Elizabeth Coetzee.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 5)
35. Antony Cox was born on 22 Feb 1937.
Antony married Leoné Du Toit. Leoné was born on 28 Dec 1936.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 81 M i. André Cox was born on 3 Jun 1962 in Pretoria Transvaal South Africa.
+ 82 M ii. Ettienne Cox was born on 30 Oct 1965.
36. George Cox was born on 9 Mar 1939.
George married Elsie. Elsie was born on 24 Nov 1939.
Children from this marriage were:
83 F i. Penny Cox was born on 10 Mar 1975 in Pretoria Transvaal South Africa.
84 F ii. Wendy Cox was born on 6 Oct 1977 in Pretoria Transvaal South Africa.
37. Peter J. Cox was born on 22 Sep 1944 in Pretoria, , Transvaal, South Africa.
Peter married Trudie van Ginkel. Trudie was born on 3 Jul 1945.
Children from this marriage were:
85 M i. George Cox was born on 8 Apr 1966 in Pretoria, , Transvaal, South Africa.
George married Nerine Roos. Nerine was born on 29 Sep 1967 in Pretoria, , Transvaal, South Africa.
86 F ii. Greta Cox .
Greta married Johan Groenewald.
87 F iii. Francine Cox was born on 8 Oct 1967.
Francine married Johannes Whitmore.
Fifth Generation 
42. Daphne May Brooks was born on 17 Mar 1939 in Kitwe, Northen Rhodesia.
Daphne married Wilhelmus Johannes de Jong, son of Unknown and Unknown. Wilhelmus was born on 11 Oct 1938 in Benoni, Transvaal.
The child from this marriage was:
88 M i. Mark John de Jong was born on 31 Jul 1965 in East London, South Africa.
Ben married Michelle.
Children from this marriage were:
89 F i. Lauren Erasmus was born on 4 Dec 1992.
90 M ii. Kurt Erasmus was born on 30 Mar 1994.
69. Bruce Ludgate Woodhead was born on 16 Jul 1951 in Pinetown Natal South Africa.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Deep Sea Diver then Commercial Sales Manager (Realty)
Bruce married Christine Lois Haycock, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 28 Jul 1971. Christine was born on 2 sept 1954 and died on 20 Jan 1997 in Tasman Nelson N.Z. at age 42.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 91 M i. Daniel Ludgate Woodhead was born on 4 Jan 1972 in Nelson New Zealand.
92 M ii. Julian Ambrose Woodhead was born on 27 Sep 1974 in Nelson New Zealand and died on 5 Jan 1980 in Tasman Nelson New Zealand at age 5.
+ 93 M iii. Matthew Kyle Woodhead was born on 27 Jan 1976 in Nelson New Zealand.
Bruce next married Denise Gwendoline RIES 30/02/2010 in Oakura; New Plymouth: New Zealand. Denise was born on 13 May 1955.
70. Graham Derek Woodhead was born on 30 Nov 1952 in Pinetown Natal South Africa.
Graham married Louise Anne Wyatt, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, in Nelson. Louise was born on 5 May 1958 in Taranaki, New Zealand.
Children from this marriage were:
94 M i. Delkon Derek Woodhead was born on 21 Apr 1978 in Motueka Nelson New Zealand.
95 F ii. Faye Anne Woodhead was born on 14 Jan 1981 in Motueka Nelson New Zealand.
96 F iii. Kimberley Woodhead was born on 29 Jan 1988 in Hamilton.
71. Diana Margaret Woodhead was born on 28 Sep 1954 in Little Falls Transvaal South Africa.
Diana married Charles William Bremner Wood, son of Charles Harry Wood and Elsie Newbegin Bremner, on 3 Apr 1976 in Wellington, New Zealand. Charles was born on 6 Dec 1954 in Takaka.
Children from this marriage were:
97 M i. Ricky James Wood was born on 18 Jun 1980 in Wellington, New Zealand.
98 F ii. Emma Jane Wood was born on 19 Dec 1982 in Wellington, New Zealand.
99 F iii. Bryony Kate Wood was born on 1 May 1988 in Wellington, New Zealand.
73. Veronica Jean Woodhead was born on 1 Oct 1965 in Nelson New Zealand.
Veronica married Paul Andrews, son of Ian Leslie Andrews and Margaret Lorraine Collins, on 26 Oct 1996 in Wellington, New Zealand. Paul was born on 31 Jan 1965 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Children from this marriage were:
100 F i. Jessie Rose Andrews was born on 16 Sep 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand.
101 M ii. Reuben George Andrews was born on 30 Apr 2001 in Wellington, New Zealand.
102 F iii. Kate Louise Andrews was born on 21 Sep 2005.
75. Barry Burrows was born on 12 Nov 1953 in Rasape Rhodesia.
Barry married Rie Terauchi, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 18 Jul 1998. Rie was born on 2 Oct 1974 in Osaka Japan.
Children from this marriage were:
103 M i. Kazuki Guy Burrows was born on 3 Sep 1999 in Nelson.
104 F ii. Yui Vickie Burrows was born on 1 Nov 2001.
76. Wendy Burrows was born on 27 May 1955 in Rasape Rhodesia.
Wendy married Kim Thorne on 16 Feb 1974 in Richmond, Nelson.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Nurseryman
Children from this marriage were:
105 F i. Cindy Karena Thorne was born on 18 May 1980 in Nelson N.Z..
106 M ii. Jeremy David Thorne was born on 18 Feb 1982 in Nelson N.Z..
77. Lindy Burrows was born on 21 Dec 1958 in Rasape Rhodesia.
Lindy married Chris Tarrant.
Children from this marriage were:
107 M i. Benjemin Miles Tarrant was born on 15 Jan 1982 in Nelson N.Z..
108 F ii. Alysha May Tarrant was born on 8 Aug 1984 in Sydney.
109 F iii. Rachelle Anne Tarrant was born on 28 Feb 1989 in Culburra New South Wales Austrila.
81. André Cox was born on 3 Jun 1962 in Pretoria Transvaal South Africa.
André married someone.
His children were:
110 M i. Richard Cox was born on 1 May 1992.
111 F ii. Michelle Cox was born on 12 Jan 1994.
82. Ettienne Cox was born on 30 Oct 1965.
Ettienne married Trudie.
Children from this marriage were:
112 M i. Rian Cox .
Sixth Generation
91. Daniel Ludgate Woodhead was born on 4 Jan 1972 in Nelson New Zealand.
Daniel married Tracey Joan Heaven. Tracey was born on 15 Aug 1973.
Children from this marriage were:
114 F i. Cordelia Ann Woodhead was born on 16 Mar 2003 in Nelson Public Hospital.
115 M ii. Julian Ludgate Woodhead was born on 15 Jun 2005 in Nelson Public Hospital.
93. Matthew Kyle Woodhead was born on 27 Jan 1976 in Nelson New Zealand.
Matthew had a relationship with Libby Jane COATSWORTH. Libby was born on 28 Jun 1974 in Christchurch N.Z..
Their child was:
116 F i. Sahara Christine COATSWORTH was born on 31 Jan 1999 in Nelson Public Hospital.
Matthew next had a relationship with Tania Arianna Matangi, daughter of Norman Matangi and Clementine. Tania was born on 19 Jul 1968 in Hamilton, Waikato Hospital, nz.
Their children were:
117 F i. Keniah Arianna Matangi was born on 22 Jun 2002 in Southland Hospital, Invercargill.
118 F ii. Katsina Ambrose Matangi was born on 10 Sep 2003 in Southland Hospital, Invercargill.
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