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Christiaan Bok died circa 1716 Anna Groothenning died 1718

Catharina Bok 1 born circa 1705, at the Cape 2 died circa December 1779 3 Notes: In her will dated 22nd April 1767 she states that she would like her son, Andries Stephanus Gousch, to have her freehold farm named Berg en Daal situated on the Diepe Rivier, and also her cattle station, a loan farm from the Company, situated on the Groot Rivier and named De Klipheuvel, both at a total valuation of 12,000 guldens to be paid (into her estate) in four equal portions. (MOOC 7/1/22, 45). A loan farm named the Klipheuwelsfontein, on the Green River (according to the index card) was granted to Steven Gouts on 13th June 1740. I assume that this is the one referred to above. In 1798, the Deceased Estate Distribution account of Clara Bok, who left no children of her own, listed among her heirs her sister Catharina Bock's children, named as Andries Stephanus Gousch, Sara Gousch and Clara Gousch. Since the Roman Dutch law then in force at the Cape decreed that all children were entitled to an equal share of parent's estate, this tells us that all the other children of this couple had died before 1798 without leaving living descendants. (Cape Archives, MOOC 13/1/22, 4)

married 6 March 1718 at Cape Town 4 Steven Gous 1683-before 1758 farmer 5 of Berg en Daal, Koeberg 6

Stephanus born and died 1720 Anna 1721 - 1773 Catharina 1723 - 1789 Christina 1725 - c1792 Sara b.1727 Clara 1732 - c1821 Andries Stephanus 1740 - c1814

children of Catharina Bok and Steven Gous Stephanus Gous born and died 1720 born 1720 7 baptized 1 September 1720, Cape Town 8 died between 1720 and 1721, most probably 9 Notes: In the opgaaf returns Steven Gous and Catharina Bok have no children in 1721, 3 daughters in 1725, 4 daughters in 1731, 5 daughters in 1735, the same in 1738, and in 1751 they have 1 son and 5 daughters. It would seem, therefore, that their first child, Stephanus, had died before 1725. (Univ of the Western Cape computerisation). Certainly this son, Stephanus, was not listed amongst his mother's heirs in her will of 1758, so must have died before that date without leaving any heirs. Anna Gous 1721-1773 born 1721 10 baptized 30 September 1721, Cape Town 11 died between 1773 and 1798 12 Catharina Gous 1723-1789 born 1723 13 baptized 1 August 1723, Cape Town 14 died April 1789, Swartland 15 Christina Gous 1725-circa 1792 born 1725 16 baptized 18 March 1725, Cape Town 17 died circa 1792 18 Sara Gous born 1727 born 1727 19 baptized 6 April 1727, Cape Town 20 Clara Gous 1732-circa 1821 born 1732, at the Cape 21 baptized 20 July 1732, Cape Town 22 died circa July 1821 23 will dated 20 October 1804 24 Andries Stephanus Gous 25 1740-circa 1814 born 1740, at the Cape 26 baptized 12 June 1740, Cape Town 27 died circa October 1814 28 Notes: The witnesses at his baptism were Steven Gouts and Anna Gouts. Would these have been his sister and his father, or Stephanus Gous the son of his half-uncle, Andries Gous? On the 22nd September 1757 he was granted the right to graze stock at the Reeboksfontein on the Gouritz River, vacated by his mother, the Widow Stephen Gous. He and his wife appear to have had no children, but to have adopted as their son Andries Carel Eduard Alexander Fackelijn Gous. (MOOC 7/1/49, 85 - Will of A.S.Gous, 1804).  married  30 Maria Hendrina Mulder 29 born at the Cape 31

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