Good morning - My email to Jenny Griffith and her reply, both underneath, serve to try and find anybody who can assist with the information required. Perhaps the Curator? Can anybody help?
Regards
Etienne van Loggerenberg (1944)
Hi Jennifer
According to the latest geni email (Latest van Loggerenberg Family updates January 24 - 30), you updated profiles for i.e. Lovina Catharina Maria Tait (1) and Lovina Catharina van Loggerenberg (2). There seems to be confusion regarding their marriage details because both of them seem to have been married to the same Hendrik(c)us Hermanus Muller. This does seem strange. Lovina (1) was the daughter of Isaac Tait and Magdalena Petronella Barnard. Lovina (2) was the daughter of John Tait and Adriana Johanna Barnard. These were most probably 2 brothers married to 2 sisters. Isaac and John were the sons of Isaac Tait and Janet Barr (they were the progenitors of the Tait family in SA). Magdalena and Adriana were the daughters of Cornelis Barnard and Lavina Catharina van Wyngaarden.
My question is: how can both Lovina's be married to the same husband (Hendrikus Hermanus Muller)? According to your updates both women's websites show a marriage register which shows that they were married to Hendrikus Hermanus Muller in 1861. I cannot find a death date for Hendrikus Muller - could it be that he married the 2nd Lovina after the 1st one - in which case there must have been a divorce?? According to the information I have Lovina Catharina Tait (John Tait's daughter with Adriana Barnard) was married to Hendrikus Hermanus Muller in 1861, and then to Joachim Christoffel van Loggerenberg on 22-8-1867 (5-96, Inskrywingsnommer 291, Humansdorp). Joachim was the son of Gideon Christiaan van Loggerenberg and Maria Cornelia Catharina Scholtz.
Thus: Lovina Catharina van Loggerenberg (Tait) (2) was married to my 2nd great grandfather: Joachim Christoffel van Loggerenberg.
I hope we can get clarity on this issue, perhaps refer to a curator.
Kind regards
Etienne van Loggerenberg (1944)
Jenny's reply was as follows:
Hi Etienne
I did update both profiles of the two Lovinas but only with baptism register links. You would have to contact the person who added the marriage details and profiles of Hendrikus Hermanus Muller.
Regards
Jenny Griffith
