McAdam Photos: June 2011

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

John McAdam snr. with his bicycle

Grandpa John McAdam snr., 'aged 15' with bicycle (c. 1899)

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Johannes Herbst (Oumie's father)

'Oupa Herbst se jongste broer (Johan Herbst)'

somebody else's Oupa's 'jongste broer', Oumie's father.

Here with his brothers:

Marthinus Herbst, Coert Herbst, Sarel Herbst, Matthys Herbst, Piet Herbst.

By the caption on the other, I assume he is the youngest.

Monday, June 27, 2011

Herbsts

Matthys Johannes Herbst, Magdalena Herbst and Magdalena Johanna Grobler

(Oumie's grandfather, aunt and grandmother)

Magdalena Herbst (Oumie's father's sister), Susan Boucher (Oumie's father's brother's wife)

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Susanna Hendrika Elizabeth Meyer

Oumie's mom's mom:

Susanna Hendrika Elizabeth Meyer

{5 February 1883 - 5 October 1969}

With her husband, Groot Oupa Jacobus Francois Joubert

{13 August 1874 - 9 November 1979}

and some children.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Photos Courtesy of Lea: 3

Elsa Herbst & John McAdam at Polly's 50th, 2009.

John & Soekie (Oumie & Grumps), 2009.

John McAdam, 2009.

John, Soekie & Uncle Thys, Langebaan, 2005.

Joshua Jacobz, Karl-Heinz Modler, Ella de Villiers, Anna Modler, Heinz Modler, Craig Sampson, Carrie van der Water, Gillian Lawrence, Christine McAdam, Robert McAdam, Gail McAdam, Shaun Johnson, Lea Herbst, Ian Johnson, Soekie, John McAdam, Elsa Herbst, Marthinus Duckitt.

Langebaan, 2005.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Some Photos Courtesy of Lea: family photos

(Uncle) Thys, Soekie (Oumie) John (Grumps)

Ouma Ella, Susan, Lea, Lena, Elsa,

Ernest, Ben and Polly

Elsa, Lena, Uncle Thys, John (Grumps), Lea and Ouma Ella

Ben, Polly, Susan and Ernest

Lea, Elsa, Susan and Ouma Ella with Oumie (Soekie) in the background.

Lea and Elsa, with Grumps in the background

John McAdam and Ernest Johnson

At Elsa's wedding

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Some Photos Courtesy of Lea: Ouma Ella Joubert

Elsie Magdalena Adriana Joubert

{24 April 1908 - 16 July 1982}

with Lea and Elsa

with (Aunty) Lena Lourens and Lea

With Lewies Joubert, Ella Joubert, Anna Joubert, Tol Joubert, Santjie Joubert, Groot Oupa Jacobus Joubert, Joop Joubert, Leon Joubert,Giel Joubert

Grumps and family

Uncle Jim, Grandpa Robert, (not sure aunty), Dolly McAdam, John Mcadam snr,

Granny Sarah, Aunt Sadie, Grumps, Aunt Bess.

Aunt Nel, Aunt Sadie, Aunt Bess, Grumps, Dolly, John snr.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Nice Photos of Unknown Folks

A quite surprised or holy looking lady. No caption

'Paw, Elsie and Dr Bevis. Scott Monument.

Edinburgh – Aug: 1937'

No caption

Monday, June 20, 2011

Looks like Grandpa Robert McAdam on a ship

{click to enlarge}

The first looks remarkably like Grandpa Robert.

The second must be the same person, because he's in the same clothes.

His moustache must just appear smaller because of funny light or angle.

Second one looks a bit like Polly too.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Ben, Polly & Noon

'Photographed at St Joseph Convent Fete

Saturday 30th April 1966

Susan, Ben & Robert'

'Derik, Robert, Susan and Ouie at Madagong

31.12.74'

Oiue – Louis Van Niekerk

'Susan and Ouie's kitten

31.01.75'

Mina (Mariessa) van Niekerk in background

'You and me. June 1975

Do you remember it being taken.

To Susan

Love Sandy x x'

Soekie , Robert, Ben, Aneleh Dippenaar, Susan.

Herbsts

Uncle Thys, Ouma Ella (Elsie Magdalena Adriana Joubert), Marie, Soekie (Oumie) & Lina (Tante)

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Christmas 1879: from Robert McAdam to Sarah Gordon

Wrote Robert McAdam to Sarah Gordon, on the Christmas before they eloped:

'Accept the trifle which I hereby send,

With the best wishes of an unknown friend.'

'Christmas 1879'

Monday, June 13, 2011

Notable Joubert Predecessors: Pierre David Joubert

Pierre David Joubert (Jaubert)

Place of Burial:	Franschhoek, Western Cape
Birth:	1664 De La Motte, D'Aigues, Provence, France
Death:	6/30/1732 (68) Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa

From La Motte-d'Aigues in Provence France He and his wife came in 1688 to *die Kaap* now known as South Africa on the ship *Berg China*..sailed on the 20 march 1688 and arrived in Table Bay on 4 august 1688. The ship was owned by the *Kamer of Rotterdam* and was 160 ft long. a load of 500 tons and 175 passengers. 19 people (Huguenot Fugitives) died on the trip and 50 sick arrived in Table bay, according to the Logbook. on board of this ship: -Jean Mesnart (28) - -Louise Corbonne (30) -Her mother- in-law Marie Anthonarde (64) their 6 childeren, Jean 10, George 9, Jacques 8, Jean 7 Philippe 6, Andre baby of 5 months. -Anthoine Madan 38, his wife Elisabeth Verdette and their daughter of 10 months -Jean Marthe, wid or Jourdan 60) her sons Jean Jourdan 28, Pierre Jourdan 24. -Marie Jourdan wid of 40, her three daughters Marie 10 and Margarete 7. -Pierre Malan 23 and his wife ISABEAU 20 ,(Note: in some notes Pierre Joubert's wife Susanne Resne who he married in Brielle, died on the ship..and Pierre Malan died also on the same ship, and Isabeau married Pierre Joubert.) -Pierre Jourdan 24, Paul Jourdan, Andre Pelanchon 15 (3 cousins), -Mathieu Frachasse 18, -Pierre Goiraud 30 his wife Francoise 28 -Susanne Resne daughter of 2 yrs old, -Anthoine Senet 19, -and a few orphan girls. (taken from the book of Pieter Coertzen - Huguenots of South africa -NB on this ship according to his page 80 in named book..there is NO Pierre Joubert on board... mistake? maybe Pierre Malan is Pierre Joubert???) )

He received land in Oliphantshoek (now known as Franschhoek) in 1694. The letter of acknowledgement came only on the 11 May 1712. The farm he built is called La provence. He was very wealthy, through hardworking. The farms he owned were;- La Provence de Plaisante in Land van Waveren*(near Wolseley, on the Breederiver) which his son Pierre received in 1716. l'Ormarins(Franschhoek) Bellingham (Drakenstein) in 1700 La Roque in 1709

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Some Notable Gordon Predecessors: Thorfinn "The Mighty", Earl of Orkney

Thorfinn Sigurdsson Orkneyjarl, II

c.1009 - c.1060

The Heimskringla of Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson, and the anonymous compiler of the Orkneyinga Saga, write that Thorfinn was the most powerful of all the earls of Orkney. He is said to have been ruler of nine earldoms in Scotland, of the Hebrides, and of part of Ireland.

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