Monday 28 September 2020

Chapter 4 - Charles Marais 4th (1722 - 1750)

 Charles Marais 4th - Direct Ancestor (8 Generations)

Born : Feb 27, 1722 - Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa

Died:  May 25, 1750 - Graaf-Reinet Eastern Cape, South Africa

Charle (Charles) Marais

Born before 27 Sep 1722 in Drakenstein, Dutch Cape Colonymap

ANCESTORS ancestors

Son of Charles Marais and Maria (Rousseau) Pretorius

Brother of Johanna (Pretorijs) Theron [half], Maria (Pretorius) Theron [half], Johannes Lodewicus (Pretoriùs) Pretorius [half], Magdalena (Marais) Theron, Pieter Schalk Marais, Daniel Marais, Pieter Marais, Johannes Stephanus Marais and Anna Marais

Husband of Anna (Pretoriús) de Beer — married [date unknown] in Unmarried Parents

Husband of Elisabeth (du Toit) du Plessis — married 28 Oct 1744 in Tulbach, Cape of Good Hope

DESCENDANTS descendants

Father of Charl (Pretorius) Marais, Maria Susanna Marais and Charles Marais

Died after 1 Oct 1750 in de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Marais-39#Death

1738 April 21. ... the minor Anna Pretorius, who by her Honor: with the farmer Charle Marai for proper education and upbringing ... was placed here for a considerable time, had passed her so far, that she with rejections of all honor, reputation and fame through the virtuous conversation with the son of eevengem. Charle Marais had been pregnant and recently suffered a craam and gave birth to an ill-conceived child

he above mentioned Information is the result of a baby boy Charl born out of wedlock. Anna Pretoriús was orphaned at the age of 14 and placed with the Marais family to further her education. When she was 19 and her guardian's son Charles Marais was 16, Anna fell pregnant and had as son in 1738. 

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