Re: Bischoff's who went to Africa 1800's
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In reply to:
Re: Bischoff's who went to Africa 1800's
3/27/00
IN BRIEF
Robert Bischoff b?Germany? Denmark?
Profession - Hatter went to Africa circa 1852 - became a fur trader-trading with the African Tribes.
Married?
Robert BISCHOFF and wife (name unknown)had 3 children:
Johan Robert Ewalt BISCHOFF - Chief Clerk (I think he was the Port Captain of Cape Town Harbor)
Clara Wilhemina BISCHOFF
Maggie BISCHOFF - no further information - she may have been Margerita and called Maggie
Clara Married Emil Du Pont 24 March 1890
d 14 August 1892
Johan Robert Ewalt Bischoff Married
Sophia Albertina Mathea KOHLING b 1846
Daughter of Peter Josias KOHLING Born? Denmark married ?
Family came to Africa when Sophia was a 2 year old; circa 1848, they stopped off at Cape Town enroute to Australia and stayed.
Josias KOHLING Died 16 November 1893
Profession Grocer and Trader.
Went to Cape Town (Cape of Good Hope)in 1848
One other Sibling Johnny (Johan or Johannes)also born Denmark. Further detail unknown.
Had 9 Children:
Earnest August Robert BISCHOFF
b 27 Dec 1870
Margaretha Carolina Wilhemina BISCHOFF
b 23 November 1872
Johan Peter Ackland BISCHOFF
b 26 July 1874
Emily Sophia Mathilda BISCHOFF
b 22 August 1876
Johan Wilhelm BISCHOFF (my Gradfather)
b 14 December 1878 d 28 January 1962
Sophia Wilhemina Clara BISCHOFF b 23 September 1880
Meta Grovers BISCHOFF
b 30 June 1882
Peter Josias BISCHOFF
b 13 April 1884
CHARLOTTE Maria Albertina BISCHOFF
b 28 December 1887
Johan Fredrick Wilhelm BISCHOFF
b 5 November 1889
another Child Died at the age of 2 - Fredrick Johan BISCHOFF
Johan Wilhelm BISCHOFF (Johnny)
Married Violet Eleanor VAN RIET
b 8 October 1883 d 24 April 1954
Johnny was a watchmaker in Cape Town and Johannesburg and served in the Boer War as a dispatch rider in the British military.
d 28 January 1962
Had 4 Children:
Marjorie Francis BISCHOFF b 16 October 1912
Married Granville BOYLE
Enid Violet BISCHOFF b 30 April 1914 d ?
Married Captain William MILLAR DSO (Silver Star - US)
Doris May BISCHOFF b 7 May 1918
Married Frank VAN NIEKERK
Leslie John Galsworthy BISCHOFF
b 5 November 1919 (My Father)
Married Muriel Iris Wells
Leslie John Galsworthy BISCHOFF (the John Galsworthy part was as a result of Violet Eleanor thinking that we are in some way related to John Galthworthy the poet and writer)There is a conection between the van Riet's and the GALLSWORTHY's but is unsupported as yet.
3 sons
Peter BISCHOFF b 16 December 1946
Married Valarie Smith - has 4 daughters:
Paul John BISCHOFF b 19 February 1950
Married Jennifer Ingrid King has 1 Son Michael BISCHOFF b 5 February 1972
Mark BISCHOFF b 15 December 1953 (self)
Married Sharon Anne Halket have 2 sons
Nicolas JohnBISCHOFFb 15 April 1981
Christopher Clark BISCHOFF b 19 December 1983
The male lineage almost died out as all the offspring bar Leslie produced females.
There is one other male BISCHOFF from the original line - Ivan BISCHOFF (from Leslie's generation)who left South Africa for Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) he has one Daughter.
I have photographs of "Most" of the family from the Kohlings to present generations.
If anyone has information on Robert BISCHOFF - or the KOHLING side I would appreciate anything that may be of interest.
Mark Bischoff - Florida USA