This page focusses on the life and family of
Johannes Wijnand Louw De Villiers and Margaretha Aletta Visser family.

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De Villiers home: 10 Brighton Street, East-London, South Africa.

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De Villiers home today (from Google Maps) in East-London, South Africa.

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Livingroom of the De Villiers home circa 1920.

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The Dining Room in the De Villiers home.

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Johannes Wijnand Louw de Villiers' dad and grandparents.
In time this picture will be unpacked better to identify everybody.
Center seated is the grandparents of JWL -
➤ Abraham Matthys Johannes de Villiers (1814-1888) and his wife,
➤ Geertruida Catharina Catorzia (Catoggio), 1819-1902, only child of Rocco Catoggio from Armento, Basilicata, Italia.

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Same photo as above with more detail in the description. (Click on the picture to see details).

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Johannes Wijnand Louw de Villiers as a young man.

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This photo (left to right)
➤ Rocco Catorzia de Villiers (1838-1902), father of Johannes Wijnand Louw de Villiers
➤ Abraham Matthys Johannes de Villiers (1862-1941), oldest brother of JWL de Villiers
➤ Geertruida Catharina Catorzia (daughter of Rocco Catoggio and grandmother of JWL).
➤ Rocco de Villiers (1888-1918), nephew of JWL.

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BACK: Margaretha Aletta Visser (1872-1934) and Johannes Wijnand Louw de Villiers (1865-1945)
FRONT: Cornelius Visser de Villiers (1910–??)
♦ Rocco Catorsia de Villiers Sr. (1908–1972)
♦ Matilda De Villiers (1906–1977)
♦ Roccoline de Villiers (1905–1968)
♦ Cornelia de Villiers (1903–1930)
♦ Filia Belli de Villiers (1900–1975)
♦ Margaretha Tertia De Villiers (1898–1957)
♦ Maria Magdalena De Villiers (1896–1970)
♦ Johanna De Villiers (1893–1978)
- Picture taken abt.1913 not pictured: Johannes Wynand Louw De Villiers (1915–1948)

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BACK:
♦ 1?? Filia Belli (1900-75)
♦ 2??-Johanna (1893-1978)
♦ 3??Maria Magdalena (1896-1970)
♦ 4??Margaretha Tertia (1898-1957)
MIDDLE:
♦ 1??Cornelia (1903-30)
♦ 2-Roccoline (1905-68)
♦ 3-Mathilda (1906-77)
FRONT:
♦ Johannes Wijnand Louw de Villiers (1865-1945) and Margaretha Aletta Visser (1872-1934)

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BACK: 1?? Filia Belli (1900-75) 2??-Johanna (1893-1978) 3??Maria Magdalena (1896-1970) 4??Margaretha Tertia (1898-1957) MIDDLE: 1??Cornelia (1903-30) 2-Roccoline (1905-68) 3-Mathilda (1906-77) FRONT: Johannes Wijnand Louw de Villiers (1865-1945) en Margaretha Aletta Visser (1872-1934)

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Three De Villiers brothers: Rocco Catorsia de Villiers Sr. (1908-72), Cornelius Visser de Villiers (1910–??) and Johannes Wijnand Louw De Villiers (1865–1945)

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Rocco Catorsia de Villiers

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Rocco Catorsia de Villiers ??

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Rocco Catorsia de Villiers Sr. (1908-72)

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Rocco Catorsia de Villiers Sr. (1908-72)

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Cornelius Visser de Villiers

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Margaretha Aletta Visser (1872-1934) and her son Johannes Wynand Louw de Villiers (1915-48). Photo taken in the mid 1920's at their East London home.

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Johannes Wynand Louw de Villiers (1915-48). Gifted wine maker. Died in car accident, crossing a railway line. Piece of glass pierced his head. P.W. Botha was in the car as well.

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Johannes Wynand Louw de Villiers (1915-48) - with trophies.

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One of the De Villiers daughters with her children

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?? De Villiers daughter

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Hendrick Marius Kolff Van Oostenwyk Aucamp (1905–66) and Matilda De Villiers (1906–77) and their daughters Margaret Magdel Bakkes (neé Aucamp) 1931–2016 and Chris-Diane Boegman (neé Aucamp) (b. 193x)

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Rocco Catorsia de Villiers Sr. (1908-72) and his brother Cornelius Visser de Villiers (b.1910) and wife Carolina Wilhelmina Bekker (b.1916) and (maybe) Lilian Almine Pohl (1938-99).

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?? Maybe Cornelius Visser de Villiers (b.1910) and wife Carolina Wilhelmina Bekker (b.1916)

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Matilda de Villiers (1906-77)

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Maybe Cornelius Visser de Villiers ??

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Cornelius Visser de Villiers, son of Margaretha Aletta Visser (1872-1934) and Johannes Wijnand Louw de Villiers.

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Margaretha Aletta Visser (1872-1934) and Jacob van Reenen Furter (1877-1969) and Margaretha Tertia (de Villiers) Furter 1898-1957. (or is this Pieter Johannes Jacobus Marais Theron (1883-1966??) and Filia ??)

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Furter ??

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Margaretha Aletta Visser (1872-1934)

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Tombstone of Margaretha Aletta Visser (1872-1934)

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Is this Carolina Wilhelmina Bekker??

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Grave stone of Cornelia Aucamp (neé De Villiers (1903-1930). She and the baby died during child birth on June 4, 1930 - Jamestown. Husband was Jan Andries Aucamp (b.1899)

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Filia Belli de Villiers (1900-75) and Pieter Johannes Jacobus Marais Theron (1883-1966??)

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FRONT: Matilda & Roccoline with their father behind them (Wijnand Louw), ... the other people and not known ...

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Oupa Johannes Wijnand Louw de Villiers and granddaughter

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Charl du Plessis (1897-1978) and Roccoline de Villiers (1905-1968)

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Matilde and Hannes Aucamp at the wedding of his cousin Jan Andries Aucamp to Cornelia de Villiers.

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FRONT: Hendrik Jacobus du Plessis (1973-1957) and his son Charl (1897-1978)
MIDDLE: 1-girl? 2-Roccoline (1905-1968), her mother 3-Margaretha Aletta Visser (1872-1934) and Matilda's husband, Marius Aucamp behind her, 4-Matilda, 5 Jan Aucamp, 6-woman?, 7 two more De Villiers sisters.

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Girl: Roccoline de Villiers (1905-1968) - boy in the back is likely her little brother Johannes (1915-1949). Other boys ??

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Roccoline de Villiers in front of her parent's home in East London, Cape in the 1920s.

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Roccoline de Villiers arranging flowers in her family home in East London in the 1920s.

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Charl du Plessis (1897-1978) and Roccoline de Villiers (1905-1968)

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Roccoline de Villiers (1905-1968) and Charl du Plessis (1897-1978) and her sister Matilde de Villiers (1906-1977)

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Charl du Plessis (1897-1978) and Roccoline de Villiers (1905-1968)

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Charl du Plessis (1897-1978) and his brother-in-law to be Johannes Wynand Louw de Villiers (1915-48).

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Charl du Plessis (1897-1978) and Roccoline de Villiers (1905-1968) WITH Filia Belli de Villiers (1900-75) and Pieter Johannes Jacobus Marais Theron (1883-1966??) and Johannes Wynand Louw de Villiers (1915-48) standing and Margaretha Aletta Visser (1872-1934) and three daughters 1-?? 2-?? 3-??

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Charl du Plessis (1898-1978) and an unknown family and likely Johannes Wynand Louw De Villiers (1915–1948)

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Johannes Wijnand Louw De Villiers (1865–1945) with his daughter Roccoline (1905-1968) on her wedding day 30 March 1927.