Notes from Eric Gustav Aspeling:
"In a letter by P du Toit, the minister of the Nederduits Hervormede congregation of Lichtenburg on the 17th Oct 1922, to the Abraham Kreil Kinderhuis in Langelate Johannesburg permission is asked to send 4 Aspeling children to the orphanage. The minister states further that the communitywill lok after the the older two children. The minister states(my translation) "We have six children of the Aspeling family here, in a sad stae. The Father was killed in the rebelliioon and the mother died suddenly. They are totally orphans. Where they were staying there was no harvest for the second year running"The followiinf four children were accepted and into the orphanage on the 9th February 1923:
Hendrik Johannes Aspeling b. 13 Nov 1914
Hester Johanna Aspeling b. 8 Oct 1912
Eric Gustavus Aspeling b. 24 Sept 1910
Christiaan Gustavus Aspeling b. 8 May 1909There are no details of the parents in the files, but the application form bears the details of their Grand father. He was Daniel Jacobus Aspeling of Post Office Rooigrond via Mafeking, a farmer and he signed the application form on the 7th December 1922
The two older children were taken in by family/congragation members and they were
Daniel Jacobus Aspeling born 1906
Helena Aspeling.REFERENCE: TAB/MHG 6900/75
ACTION: Check birthdate 1913 or 1914
He was a miner by profession (See Birth certificate of Ann and Doreen )
DEATH: New death date sent in by Eric Aspeling
Died shortly after birth
BIRTH: Copies of Birth Certificate on file Eric Aspeling has originals
DEATH: Died shortly after birth
BIRTH: Copy of birth Certificate on file. Eric Aspeling has orginal
Twin brother of Eric Aspeling Rin 5942
Johan Gustaaf Aspeling DU TOIT UL
MOOC 6/9/4369 No40082 - 1933
Beaufort West Wesleyan Methodist Church Records
Watrval Beaufort District
Beaufort West Wesleyan Methodist Church Records
From Baptismal Certificate
f. Johan Gustaaf Aspeling du Toit rin 5646
m. Johanna Francina Hough rin5647Witnesses:
Johannes Gerhardus Mans
Aletta Johanna Hough
Jacobus Martinus Barnard
Maria Margaretha HoughResidence Middlekraal
Beaufort West Wesleyan Methodist Church Records
Elizabeth Margaretha de Villiers PIENAAR
Witnesses on Baptismal certificate
Pieter Daniel de Villiers
Margaretha Elizabeth Pienaar
Jacobus Francois Pienaar
Aletta Susana Bothma
Elizabeth Rachel de VilliersBIOGRAPHY: Residence "Uitkyk"