VAN ROOYEN, Philippus Johannes b. 13 Apr 1869 dist. Bloemhof d. 25 Aug 1957 Mafeking: Van Rooyen & Natal Genealogy

Van Rooyen & Natal Genealogy

1869 - 1957 (88 years)

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Name	VAN ROOYEN, Philippus Johannes [1, 2]
Birth	13 Apr 1869	dist. Bloemhof [1, 2]
Christening	8 May 1869 [1]
Gender	Male
Resided	1889	'Jackalsdans', dist. Mafeking [3]
	at the time of his marriage
Resided	1957	'Morgenzon', dist. Mafeking [2]
	at the time of his death
_UID	8047AD8383FC4858BA56748D8196FAF42C77
Death	25 Aug 1957	Mafeking [1, 4]
	Cause: broncho pneumonia/hypertensive congestive cardiac failure
Person ID	I6012	Van Rooyen Tree
Last Modified	3 Jul 2026

Father	VAN ROOYEN, Paulus Stephanus, c. 12 Jan 1844, Voortrekker Baptism, Bethulie d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	JACOBS, Anna Jacoba, b. Abt 1848 d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	5 Dec 1864	Boshoff [1]
Family ID	F3021	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 HERBST, Maria Elizabeth, b. 23 Jul 1870 d. 10 May 1936, Mafeking (Age 65 years)

Marriage 14 Oct 1889 Mafeking [5, 6]

Children

	1. VAN ROOYEN, Gertruida Jacomina Petronella, b. 23 Nov 1890 d. 11 Oct 1918, Kgaba, Bechuanaland (Age 27 years)
	2. VAN ROOYEN, Paulus Stephanus, b. 28 Nov 1892 d. 1965 (Age 72 years)
	3. VAN ROOYEN, Anna Jacoba, b. 23 Dec 1894 d. 1947 (Age 52 years)
	4. VAN ROOYEN, Maria Elizabeth
	5. VAN ROOYEN, Philippus Johannes
	6. VAN ROOYEN, Hendrik Johannes
	7. VAN ROOYEN, Philippus Johannes, b. 26 Aug 1901, Mafeking d. 18 Nov 1970, Klerksdorp (Age 69 years)
	8. VAN ROOYEN, Aletta Maria Jacoba, b. 30 Jul 1903 d. 11 Sep 1961 (Age 58 years)
	9. VAN ROOYEN, Hendrik Johannes, b. 9 Apr 1905 d. Yes, date unknown
	10. VAN ROOYEN, Hendrina Maria, b. 14 Jun 1908 d. Yes, date unknown
	11. VAN ROOYEN, Johannes Daniel, b. 17 Oct 1909 d. Yes, date unknown
	12. VAN ROOYEN, Willem Johannes, b. 1 Dec 1910 d. 12 May 1936 (Age 25 years)
	13. VAN ROOYEN, Christiaan Servaas, b. 28 May 1912 d. Yes, date unknown
	14. VAN ROOYEN, Petrus Daniel, b. 1913 d. 17 May 1936 (Age 23 years)
	15. VAN ROOYEN, Maria Elizabeth, b. 22 Jan 1917 d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F3022 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Jul 2026

Family 2	JANSE VAN VUUREN, Janetta Petronella
Family ID	F9512	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	3 Jul 2026

Van Rooyen Photos

VAN ROOYEN, Philippus Johannes; HERBST, Maria Elizabeth
Phillipus Johannes van Rooyen *1869 and his wife Maria Elizabeth Herbst *1870

This image is a restored version as the original had a lot of reflection from the background on the glass, the original was very faded etc. It has been restored using Adobe Photoshop with Genesis 3 (with Nano Banana Pro).

The original image was uploaded to…

Sources

[S261] Information supplied by Ziska du Plessis (born Viljoen) - November 2008.
[S1060] Civil Deaths - Cape, Entry 50/1957 Mafeking (Reliability: 3).
[S3160] Civil Marriages - British Bechuanaland, Entry 8/1889 Mafeking (Reliability: 3).
[S1060] Civil Deaths - Cape, Entry 50/1957 Mafeking (Reliability: 3).
FamilySearch film 007751988 image 74
[S3159] Estate File van Rooyen, Maria Elizabeth (born Herbst) MOK 445/1936 x Philippus Johannes van Rooyen.
[S3160] Civil Marriages - British Bechuanaland, Entry 8/1889 Mafeking (Reliability: 3).
FamilySearch film 005564770 image 12