My interest in …
the Ferreira family tree began when I arrived in Germany and people asked me from which country does the surname Ferreira come from. On doing further research and thanks to many helpful South African researchers who had also caught the “genealogical bug”, I managed to build an extensive tree.
What also sparked my interest was a handwritten book I received from my mother-in-law with part of the van Niekerk and du Preez family. Copies of this book can be downloaded from this webpage Documents and downloads “Den Oude Heer Ignatius Petrus van Niekerk”
Thomas Ignatius Ferreira *09.02.1881 Steytlerville, South Africa.
This web page …
concentrates on the Ferreira and the Dreyer side of the family tree. My research covers only the times when the Forefathers (Stamvader or Stammoeder) arrived in South Africa.
The reason for this web page is to share some interesting facts and stories that I have come across in my research.
Susanna Magdalena van Niekerk *10.02.1902 Komga, South Africa, with their grandchildren.
Johannes Adolf van Niekerk *03. 11. 1860 in East London District , South Africa and his wife Rosina Jacoba du Preez * 24.05.1866 Uitenhage, South Africa.