HELM, Daniel Johannes, Rev. (1814-1873)

ANDERSON, Johanna Maria Williamina (1813-1892)

ANDERSON, Bartholomew Ebenezer, Rev. (1819-1900)

MELVILLE, Janet Susan (1819-1854)

HELM, Henry William (1836-1923)

ANDERSON, Anna Frederica (1843-1927)

HELM, Bertha Maria Catherine (1870-1929)

 

Family Links HELM, Bertha Maria Catherine 1 2 Born: Jan 6, 1870, Albertina, Cape Colony, Southern Africa 2 Died: Jan 20, 1929 at age 59 2 Buried: Family Cemetery Wyders River. 3    Another name for Bertha was HELM, Bertha Maria Catharina.2   General Notes: Bertha was a Missionary worker in Malawi between 1897 and 1927. 2   Events • Occupation. 4 This source says she worked in Njassaland (now Malawi) • Occupation. 3 She was a missionary in Nyassaland (now Malawe) • Historical. 3 This source gives a glowing tribute to Bertha and her missionary work in Nyasaland. Dr.Murray, head of the Nyasa mission wrote that no-one in that missionary field, surpassed her dedication. Humilility was the cornerstone of her life. Due to ill health she returned to Wyders River just weeks before her mother died.

1 South African Government Papers, Cape Death Notice, KAB MOOC 6/9/3220/16426 of 1927 for Anna Frederica HELM née ANDERSON. Cit. Date: Oct 14, 2002.

2 J. A. Heese & R.J.T. Lombard, South African Genealogie (SAG), a set of volumes being produced, augmented and maintained by the Genealogical Institute of South Africa (GISA) in Stellenbosch.
, Vol 3 Page 287. Cit. Date: Oct 15, 2002.

3 Herbert H. HELM and Charles W. HELM, THE HELM FAMILY HISTORY (jANUARY 1999, 91 pages, limited distribution.).

4 (Vol II 1965/66 No.3 including "By die kwartierstaat van General J.C.Smuts" by J.Van der Byl), A Compact Disc of the Quarterly Journal of the Genealogical Society of South Africa from 1964 t0 1999. Cit. Date: Jul 3, 2003.