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Name: VAN HEERDEN, Hendrick Petrus
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1879 Ladybrand, Free State, S. Africa
Death Date: 17 July 1954 Eldoret
First Date: 1909 arrived from SA
Last Date: 1954
Profession: Took up 'Farm 17', Uasin Gishu. He and his family transformed it from thick bush into a well laid out farm
Area: Uasin Gishu. HBEA 1912 - Farm 17, Uasin Gishu, 1922 Eldoret, 1925 Farm 29, Eldoret
Married: Freda Christina Keese b. 1 Apr 1902 Barkly East, Eastern Cape, S. Africa, d. 25 Apr 1987 Pretoria
Children: Theodorus; Louis Felix (10 June 1923 Eldoret-17 May 1981 Warmbaths, S. Africa)
Book Reference: Gillett, HBEA, Eldoret, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Land, Gazette, Medals, Barnes
General Information:
Land - 1910 - H.P. van Heerden - Grazing and agricultural, 3276 acres (Farm No. 17) - Uasin Gishu - 13/8/10 - Leasehold under Occupation Licence for 5 to 99 years from 1/8/10 - Registered 31/8/10
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Uasin Gishu Plateau - P.H. Van Heerden, Farm No. 17
Medals - East Africa Road Corps - Peter Van Heerden, No. 82, Private
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Plateau South - Hendrick P Van Heerden, Farmer, Eldoret
Hut has H.P. Van Heerden at Farm 24 in 1912
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Uasin Gishu Voters Roll
Uasin Gishu, transformed bush to well laid out farm. Took up 'Farm 17' Uasin Gishu with his family
Barnes Eldoret cem Hendrik Petrus Van heerden / gebore 22 Sep 1879 / oorlede 17 julie 1954 salig is die wat rein Van Hart / is want hulle sal God sien