Anderson-Davel Family 1970

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GriquatownAndersons.com is the family tree of

William Anderson of Griquatown / Griekwastad, South Africa Klaarwater Mission

and the Anderson-Davel extended family of Zimbabwe

Blyth • De Jager • Du Plessis • Edmeades • Forsyth • Helm • Jackson • Melville • Pretorius • Weeber

Zimbabwe + South Africa + Scotland + England + Holland + Germany + Canada + United States + Australia

GriquatownAndersons.com is the family tree for 3874 individuals linked to Anderson of Griquatown [William Anderson 1769-1852] and the Anderson-Davel family. Anderson landed at the Cape, South Africa in 1800 and founded Griquatown - an isolated place far north that became the main route for explorers, and also later the centre of British Colony "Griqualand West" 1873-1880 with its own flag, coins and the Kimberly diamonds. Anderson married Johanna Maria Schonken whose direct ancestors landed in 1723 from Holland.  Johann Christiaan Davel of the Anderson-Davel's of Zimbabwe landed in South Africa in 1734 from Germany. On the maternal side of this family, John Balfour Blyth landed in 1856 from Scotland and Johannes Pretorius before 1680 from Holland.

 South Africa Family Tree Zimbabwe Family Tree Griqualand History Mary Moffat Museum Karoo Voortrekkers Zimbabwe Anderson

the Anderson-Davel family is one of the earliest arrivals in Southern Africa

- arriving only a few decades after the first 197 people landed April 6, 1652 led by Jan van Riebeeck and long before the 3,800 "1820 settlers" or explorer David Livingston who arrived 1841.

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INDIVIDUAL SEARCH INSTRUCTIONS: If you are related to Anderson-Davel click on Individual Search at left. Other core family members try Navigate Family. Go to the names index. You can view the trees in two formats: Ancestor back in time or Descendent forward in time. Or try searching the whole site -

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Anderson-Davel Extended Family Tree

Davel Anderson Gwelo Gwero Davel family Zimbabwe family tree Pop van Heerden 

The parents of our Anderson-Davel family [photo on left] arrived in Zimbabwe [Rhodesia] probably after 1897 [when the railway from Cape Town reached Bulawayo]: William Wardlaw Anderson likely 1915 and Willem Marthinus Davel likely before this, entered Rhodesia and settled near Bulawayo and Gwelo respectively. If you can pinpoint the actual date of arrival of either ancestor please email us! Examples of information on this website are given by clicking on the buttons or arrows in the following Anderson-Davel family table. Ralph Blyth Anderson [tree author] is five generations removed from Anderson of Griquatown -

ANDERSON - DAVEL

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Parents

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Anderson-Blyth

Marriage 1915

Beaufort West, South Africa

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William Wardlaw Anderson

1888-1978

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8

Sheila Blyth

1890-1976

7

8

1916-

 

Willem Marthinus Davel

1886-1922

7

8

 

Helena Elizabeth Pretorius

1896-1974

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8

 

1918-1996

Ralph Blyth Anderson Anderson Family Tree Zimbabwe

Ralph Blyth Anderson

You can have your family information included or updated free by sending your family history by email to our tree author -  * Ralph Blyth Anderson in Pretoria, South Africa

All information published on this site is done so in good faith believing that it is acceptable to family members and friends.

If there is any discomfort about any statement made, please contact us and we will expunge any such offending words.

 Ralph Anderson Pretoria Dr R.B. Anderson CSIR lighting expert CIGRE lightning Committee

GriquatownAndersons Family Photo Album

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Top 100 Portraits

If you have a better photograph of yourself please email it to Ralph Blyth Anderson

 

Historic Jan 2004 Visit to Griquatown

  by Ralph Blyth Anderson and daughter Helena Elizabeth Anderson

Anderson Family history

Click here to view a history of Griquatown

Click here for a timeline history of South Africa 1488-2000

 

World War Remembrance

For web and navigation questions, or to add a link for your family group email:

* Edward Ralph Anderson in Toronto, Canada

Davel Anderson Family history

 

Rhodesian Reunion! It’s party time…Rhodie Reunion

Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 20, 2008 at the New Golden Nugget in LAS VEGAS, USA!

 

 Eddie Anderson Highlands School Salisbury Lost Friends of Eddie Anderson Click Here Eddie Anderson Churchill School Salisbury

Eddie Anderson Pretoria Ed Anderson Toronto

Anderson's Mozambique Macuacuane Fishing Lodge

Mozambique Fishing Holiday

  

Helm / Helme / Helms Surname DNA project

 

¹ Nichole Anderson & Alain Bergeron June 2007 Engagement Video

 

¹ Totally Amazing Animal Battle Lions versus Buffalo - Kruger Park, South Africa

 


Douglas William Anderson father of Elaine Anderson born 1987 in Zimbabwe

Elaine Joseph Douglas W Anderson Bill Anderson Doug Anderson

Douglas William Anderson please contact your lost daughter Elaine Anderson [born December 31, 1987 in Zimbabwe now 19  years old] now living in South Africa. Douglas William Anderson was married to Gwen Anderson born Cape Town July 5, 1963. Douglas Anderson worked at a mine in Bindura, Zimbabwe. His father died before Elaine Anderson was born and at that time his mother returned to Scotland. If you can help Elaine find her father please write to her at  Elaine Anderson [eelayne_7@yahoo.com]


 Eddie Anderson Maiden Drive Highlands Salisbury Updated May 2, 2008 Edward Anderson Maiden Drive Highlands Salisbury

 

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