My great grandfather was
Antonie Janjetich/Yanjetich.
I have no information
on him apart from his name.
I would love to know
where he was born (some say it was in Austria) and his date of birth and his
date of death.
I don't know who my
great-grandmother was either. I only know her first name was Johanna. I would
love to know her dates of birth & death and where she was born and her
maiden name.
My grandmother
was Mary Janjetich and she married Casper van Zyl. They had 2
daughters Helen Marion van Zyl and Agnes Edna Martha van Zyl (my mother) born 3
April 1926. Sadly Mary passed away in around 1928 and my mother & her
sister were removed from the Janjetich Family Farm and placed in Emerald Hill
Children's Home in Salisbury.
I would love to
know Mary's full names, her dates of birth & death as well. I think she was
born in South Africa.
The only real info I
have received from a family member is included here.
Janjetich the name on the deed
for the Good Luck Farm; Filabusi;
Insiza district in 1928 transferred in favor of Government of Southern
Rhodesia on 18-5-1935. Married Johanna ? born Transvaal died 13-9-1942
in Bulawayo aged 74;
Antonie Yanjetick was on the deed of sale. Antoni Janjetich was
on the
death certificate. They had Mary (van Zyl), Martha Helling nee Kennedy; Anne;
Antonette Kutchen and John.
My great grandfather :Antonie Yanjetick born in Austria 1860 died
31-3-1934 aged 74.
Then I would appreciate it IF you
could find out about my grandfather Casper van Zyl. Who were his
parents? Where did they come from and any other relevant information. I know he
had 2 brothers Willem van Zyl and Kornels(sp?) van Zyl.and a sister Elizabeth
van Zyl. If there were any other siblings, I am not sure. I know his parents
died and he and his siblings grew up with the Terblanche family near Bulawayo.
Casper was a member of the British South Africa Mounted Police in the mid to
late 1920's. He was away when Mary died and only returned quite a while later
to discover she had passed away. He then took his 2 very young daughters away
and they never saw their grandparents again.
He died in about 1956 in Bulawayo and
I remember he lived with his 2nd wife Molly and their children in Queens Park
East Bulawayo
Odette, I have been searching for
years now. I can't believe that the descendants of Janjetich and van
Zyls know nothing about their ancestors. I know more than they do and
as my mother was removed from the Janjetich Family, I should be the one who
knows even less! The same goes for the van Zyl descendants.
If you could assist me in finding out
this information, I would be eternally grateful.
Thanks and kind regards
Jeanette Bergoff
East Rand, South Africa
Jeanette Bergoff <
thebergoffsare@gmail.com>
--
Jeanette & Jimmy Bergoff
