Hello! :)
I am trying to learn more about the Kruiper family of the San/Bushmen. (They actually prefer Bushmen, regardless of connotation.) Dawid Kruiper is of course the most famous and the one who started my interest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawid_Kruiper
When I read about him, watch documentaries, etc., people are often introduced as his family members, but they never say how the connections are made.
Is there any hope for finding enough information to put together a small tree? Since he died in a hospital, I'm assuming there must be a death record, which makes me think there might be records on other Kruipers? Would they indicate enough relationships to help me piece together the puzzle?
Thank you for any advice you can give me!
You could try Nigel Crawhall
c/o South African San Institute
PO Box 790
Rondebosch 7700
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: +27-21-686-0795
E-mail: sasi@iafrica.com
Oh, and I should link the tiny "tree" (more like sapling) that I've started: Oom Dawid Kruiper, ‡Khomani San in the Kalahari
I feel bad that I can't easily figure out gender for some. :/
Please remember that the Khoi and San were two different groups of people and the San people actually take offense to being call Khoisan.
The Khoikhoi, originally part of a pastoral culture and language group to be found across Southern Africa, originated in the northern area of modern Botswana. Southward migration of the ethnic group was steady, eventually reaching the Cape approximately 2,000 years ago. Khoikhoi subgroups include the Namaqua to the west, the Korana of mid-South Africa, and the Khoikhoi in the south. Husbandry of sheep, goats and cattle grazed in fertile valleys across the region, provided a stable, balanced diet, and allowed the Khoikhoi to live in larger groups in a region previous occupied by the subsistence hunter-gatherers, the San. Advancing Bantu in the 3rd century AD encroached the Khoikhoi territory forcing movement into more arid areas. There was some intermarriage between Migratory Khoi bands living around what is today Cape Town and the San. However the two groups remained culturally distinct as the Khoikhoi continued to graze livestock and the San to subsist on hunting-gathering.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoikhoi
Just mentioning it Private User, very few people are aware of it. The term Khoisan was coined a long time ago before people knew about the difference between the two groups of people. I noticed reference to the Khoisan in the project http://www.geni.com/projects/Indigenous-People-of-South-Africa/10004
My husband and I are passionate about these people. Together we've discovered previously unknown rock art paintings and possible dwellings. We've made a study of the Khoi and San and other indigenous groups as part of out Tourist guide qualification in South Africa. I'm always willing to help should you need my assistance.