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was unable to hear his case. In the same year the Government of Batavia cleared his name, restored him to his rank and appointed him to high positions. By 1806 he was commander of the land forces in Java and neighbouring areas. Two years later he was dismissed by Governor-General H.W. Daendels on charges of maladministration and corruption and sent back to Europe. 4 Married Geertruyda Cornelia van Schoor of the Cape, 13.6.1784. He bought a house in 1785, 5 which his wife sold on 1.1.1795. 6 They had one son and two daughters, baptised in Cape Town. 7 / 1 Meuron, Guy de: Le Régiment Meuron, 1781-1816, p. 327; 2 KAB, VC 35, p. 459; 3 KAB, C 1005: Bylaes tot Inkomende Brieven, 3-21.08.1792, p. 119; 4 Dictionary of South African Biography, vol. III, p, 209; 5 KAB, DO ZK 8/4/1 : T5977, 27.12.1785, erf in Burg Street Block GG, from Jean Martin; 6 C.C. de Villiers and C.Pama: Genealogies of old South Africa Families, p. 822; 7 DRC, G1/13/2. Desbarbiers / Des Barbier, Francois / Francois-Louis born Neuchatel. Entered as Ensign, 1.6.1871. Lieutenant, 1.5.1782. Captain-Lieutenant, date unknown. Died in Europe, 3.5.1787. / 1 Meuron, Guy de: Le Régiment Meuron, 1781-1816, p. 305 De Sergeans, Benoît born Peseux NE. Entered as Second Colonel, 1.6.1781. Never really commanded the regiment. Resigned at the Cape, 1.7.1783. / KAB, DO ZK 8/4/1 : T6909, 11.1.1795. Dietrich, Jean Jacques born Basel, soldier, arrived 1783, 14.3.1787 resigned and entered Company service. / KAB, C 47. Donzel, Jean born Les Breleux NE. Entered 14.9.1781. Ensign, 14.9.1782. Lieutenant, 15.8.1785. Captain-Lieutenant, 18.1.1788. Died Trincomalee, 10.4.1790. / 1 Meuron, Guy de: Le Régiment Meuron, 1781-1816, p. 305. Dubois, Pierre born Saint-Suplice NE. Entered as Lieutenant, 1.6.1781. Captain- Lieutenant, 1.5.1782. Resigned at the Cape, January 1788. / 1 Meuron, Guy de: Le Régiment Meuron, 1781-1816, p. 305. Dubois-Dunilac, Charles born Neuchatel NE. Entered as Lieutenant, 1.6.1781. Captain-Lieutenant, 1.6.1783. Resigned at the Cape, 20.11.1788. / 1 Meuron, Guy de: Le Régiment Meuron, 1781-1816, p. 306. Esch(er), Pieter born Aarburg AG, soldier. Pieter Esch(er) and Jean Dumas were found guilty of theft and burglary, September 1786. The first named was originally sentenced to be hanged. This was commuted to having the hangman’s noose around his neck, then lashed, branded and sent for 15 years to Robben Island. / CH, Neuchatel, AEN, Arch. Fam. Meuron: Dossier no. 57, Letter No. 38, 4.11.1786. J. J. Escher (also recorded as P. Escher) born Zurich ZH 1766, was a nephew of Colonel Escher von Schwandegg of Zurich. He served as Lieutenant in a Swiss regiment in French service, before joining the Regiment Meuron. Arrived at the Cape May 1793. 1 Cadet Sergeant at Regimental Depot, 13.10.1795. 2 He was repatriated on a British cartel ship which departed on 10.11.1795. During the sea voyage he became homesick for the Cape. On landing in England, he returned on the next ship. Not heard of since. 3 Four months later a Peter Escher “of Dolles” married Cathatrina Petronella Oudtshoorn at the Grootekerk. / 1 Meyer-Otth, W.: Eine zürcherische Familien- 98
geschichte, pp. 185-189; 2 KAB, BO 237, Military and Naval Lists, Sept.-Oct. 1795, p. 62; 3 Meyer-Otth, W.: Eine zürcherische Familiengeschichte, pp. 185-189; 4 KAB, CJ 3189; 5 KAB, BO 237. Ferrarie, Pierre-David born Neuchatel, sergeant. At surrender 13.10.1795 Quartermaster (Fourier) at regimental depot, applied to remain at the Cape. 1 1800 lived at 46 Strand Street together with Edward Stewart and Joseph Bray, 2 died unmarried, 26.10.1800. 3 / KAB, BO 237; 2 Cape Diretory 1800; 3 KAB, MOOC 6/2. Filsjean, Pierre-Francois born Porrentruy JU. Entered as Cadet-Adjudant and Lieutenant, 30.4.1786. Ensign, 1.6.1787. Resigned in India as Captain-Lieutenant. 1 While stationed at the Cape, he started a pottery together with fellow officer Second Surgeon Charles-Philippe Caudemont. 2 / 1 Meuron, Guy de: Le Régiment Meuron, 1781-1816, p. 307; CH, AEN, Arch. Fam. Meuron: Dossier no. 57, Letter no. 29, 23.12.1785. Fivaz, Albert born Yverdon VD. Cadet, after August 1786 Cadet-Sergeant, from May 1785 assistant to staff officer Francois-Joseph Raymond. 1 Retired from regiment 1.1.1800 as Captain Grand-Juge 2 and settled in England where he married and had three children. The youngest, Lewis George emigrated to the Cape where he became chief constable of George Town and has many descendants. 3 / CH, AEN, Arch. Fam. Meuron: Dossier no. 27, Letter no. 38, 30.11.1785; Dossier no. 19-II, p. 26; 2 Meuron, Guy de: Le Régiment Meuron, 1781-1816, p. 308, 3 A. Linder: The Swiss at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1971, p. 308. Garnier, André born Neuchatel NE. Entered as Lieutenant, 1.6.1781 with duties as quartermaster attached to the staff. Died Colombo, 1792. / 1 Meuron, Guy de: Le Régiment Meuron, 1781-1816, p. 309. Gigaud, Samuel born Neuchatel NE. Entered as Lieutenant, 1.6.1781. Captain- Lieutenant, 1.7.1784. Captain, 22.9.1788. Was attached to the 2 nd Company which accompanied Governor Van Angelbeek when he was transferred from Colombo to Batavia. Died at Vellore, 19.9.1796. 1 Meuron, Guy de: Le Régiment Meuron, 1781- 1816, p. 309. Henry dit le Nieps, Andre-Urbain, born Nyon VD. Entered as Captain, 1.6.1781. When the regiment left for Ceylon he remained behind as officer commanding the regimental depot. His funeral hatchment in the Grootekerk reads: Andre Urbain Henery Delenips, Captain in the Swiss Regiment de Meuron, Officer Commanding the Depot at the Cape of Good Hope. Born 15 Oct. 1753. Died 25 August 1787. Married Elsabe Antonetta Jacoba la Febre of Cape Town, 10.7.1785. They had no children. After his death she married Michiel Coenraad, son of Johan Coenraad Gie of Zurich, and the title of Le Nieps passed to Captain Louis-Henry Prevost afterwards known as Colonel Henry. / Grootekerk: Funeral hatchment to the right of the pulpit. Kiburg, Jean-Ulrich born Mönchenstein BL, of Basel BS 25.12.1761, son of Hyeronymus Kyburt, parson at Mönchenstein near Muttenz BL, and grandson of Hans Jakob Kyburt, Provincial Governor of Farnsburg. 1 Entered as Cadet-Sergeant, Ensign and Sub-Lieutenant attached to the corps, 1.6.1781. Ensign, 2.9.1782. Lieutenant, 1.7.1784. Captain-Lieutenant at Cape depot, 18.1.1788. 2 Kiburg was Officer Commanding on Robben Island while the Regiment 99
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ADOLPHE LINDER THE SWISS IN SOUTHER
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1. PROLOGUE Messrs Felix Ernst and
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general reader. The following compa
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4. SHORT HISTORY OF ARRIVALS DURING
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learned to love. Only ten are known
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Dutch army. His grandson served as
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TABLE 6 Showing the number of Swiss
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Key River where they encountered th
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shoemakers’assistants, farm hands
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Jan Sausche of Rougemont VD bought
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there to form a settlement to suppl
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All the lieutenants and junior offi
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Swiss settler, Christiaan Orffer of
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Scheer / Schersliefer, Samuel born
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Phlegel, Nicolas (also recorded as
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over to the Company. Unfortunately
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Commissioner De Mist and the German
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the Huguenot brothers Guillaume and
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In 1700 he is recorded with wife Be
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of Jan Oberholster of Zurich. Doubt
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Assenburgh, who placed him under ar
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Page 50 and 51: permission to start a business. 5 O
Page 52 and 53: Meynraad, Jan Leenert born Schaffha
Page 54 and 55: After a lapse of six months during
Page 56 and 57: The children: 1. Charl Christoffel
Page 58 and 59: 1752 dairyman, 1753-1757 corporal s
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Page 62 and 63: Winger /Minger Nicolaas born Berne
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Page 66 and 67: Superbiller, Jan Coenraad born Appe
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Page 70 and 71: Cobie, Samuel born Berne [Kübli of
Page 72 and 73: kitchen utensils to Claas Jonge and
Page 74 and 75: KAB, MR 1758, 1760-1761; NL, MR 175
Page 76 and 77: Weis / Weys, Jan born Solothurn [Wy
Page 78 and 79: Pieters, Pieter born Zurich [Peter?
Page 80 and 81: of the prospective mutineers was se
Page 82 and 83: Married 1.7.1783 Maria Catharina, d
Page 84 and 85: 11.George Egbertus born 1792, gaole
Page 86 and 87: 8. Petrus Johannes born 1792. 9. An
Page 88 and 89: Meynderts, Jan born Basel, arrived
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Page 93 and 94: Locher, Frans born Bothen ZH [Boden
Page 95 and 96: was compensated for the loss of a h
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Page 111 and 112: Haupt, Daniel Jacob, “obviously a
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Page 117 and 118: 3. Johannes Pierre Francois born 18
Page 119 and 120: following year married Johanna Geer
Page 121 and 122: Coetzee, Marylin: Line of Descent o
Page 123 and 124: Roulet, Louis-Edouard: Jean-Pierre
Page 125 and 126: CO = Colonial Office CO 333 Letters
Page 127 and 128: RLR 14, Licences: Loan Farms. T = D
Page 129 and 130: Schweizerische Landesbibliothek. Sc
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Page 137 and 138: Humard, 75 Hungerbüller, 72 Hypze,
Page 139 and 140: Mäglin, 53 Mangaaven, Pieter, 69 M
Page 141 and 142: Pitselaar, Johann, 60, 62, 64, 67 P
Page 143 and 144: Sergeans, Louis / Charles-Louis, 10
Page 145: Waser / Waasen, Rudolf, 81 Weber, 6
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