THE SWISS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 1652-1970 - swissroots-za.ch

A USELESS SUBJECT is shipped back to Europe
Moole, Hans born Chur GR [Möli?], arrived 1772 on English ship Lord North,
remained with the Governor’s permission. 1773 burger. 1 1779 deprived of burgher
rights due to misbehaviour, and being a “useless subject” he was sent back to Europe on
the first returning ship with instructions that he be made to work on the ship to pay for
his passage. 2 / 1 Leibbrandt: Requesten 1773:22; 2 De Wet: Resolusies 1779.1.5.
Baluys, Jan Pierre born Neuchatel [Bayllier or Baillods?], arrived 2.11.1772 on
Vlissingen for Kamer Zeeland. 1773 soldier. / NL, ARA, MR 1773.
Borre, Christiaan born Berne [Borrer of Canton Solothurn?], arrived 2.11.1772 on
Vlissingen for Kamer Zeeland. 1773 soldier. / KAB, MR 1775-1777; NL, ARA, MR
1774-1777.
Baur / Bauwer, Johannes born Berne [Bauer?], arrived 2.11.1772 on Vlissingen for
Kamer Zeeland. 1773-1777 soldier. / KAB, MR 1775-1777; NL, ARA, MR 1773, 1774-
1777.
Linacker / Leenacker, Johannes born Berne 1755 [Lengacher?], arrived 2.11.1772 1 on
Vlissingen for Kamer Zeeland. 1772-1788 soldier at the Castle, 1789 foreman at
hospital, 2 1971-1793 foreman at laundry. 3 After capitulation 1795 he remained at the
Cape making a living as shoemaker 4 and died 24.10.1800 1 According to the inventory
taken after his death he lived at the house of Christiaan Hillebrand and worked with
(shoemaker?) Johannes Gros. 5 / 1 KAB, MOOC 6/2; 2 KAB, MR 1175-1782, 1784-
1785, 1787-1788; NL, ARA, MR 1773-1788; 3 KAB, MR 31.12.1791; 4 BO 193; 4
KAB, MOOC 8/23: 19.
AN EARLY WATCHMAKER
Wolhuter / Wolhever, George Christoffel born Canton Basel. The Staatsarchiv Basel-
Stadt has no record under this name though a Friedrich Wolhüter from Lindau,
Germany, appears in the church registers for 1779. The Stadtarchiv Lindau reported that
the name Wol(l)hüter often occurred in their records of the 18 th century but none
corresponds to George Christoffel.
Wolhuter arrived 6.4.1773 on Het Loo for Kamer Amsterdam. 1773 sick, 1774-1775
soldier, 1 5.3.1775 while still in Company service, apparently as watchmaker, married
Rebekka Wilhelmina Hartog at Paarl and 1776 became a burgher. 2 He prospered. 1778
he could buy a house from builder Jan Christiaan Hendrik (by T5053 and sold 1786 by
T6029 to Dirk Beukes) and another in 1785 by T5968 from estate late Jacob Kamp.
1779 the Military Council found him guilty of refusing to serve in the commando
called up to take part in the funeral procession of Captain of the Cavalry, Petrus Michiel
Eksteen 3 – was there a personal animosity? Five years later, in 1784, Wolhuter was
appointed Sergeant of 1 st Company Infantry. 1781 he co-signed a petition against
increasing taxes, and 1792 drew up a will. 4 He died 10.10.1802. 5
His children:
1. Johannes Christoffel born 1776.
2. George Hendrik born 1777, commission agent in Cape Town.
3. Carolina Petronella born ? married Jan Lodewyk Pieterse.
4. twins Carel Jacobus and
5. Johannes Jacobus born 1782 .
6. Christoffel Paulus born 1784, watchmaker in Long Street, Cape Town,
married Johanna Jorendina Karsten, had 7 daughters, 2 sons. 6
7.Simon Petrus born ? married butcher's daughter in Paarl.
8.Petrus 1786-1786.
9.Jurgen Wilhelm born 1789.
10.Andreas Jacobus born 1791, confectioner in Loop Street, Cape Town, had 3
daughters and 3 sons.
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