First Fifty Years - a project collating Cape of Good Hope records

Pelagius Weckerlin¹

M, #17353, b. circa 1640

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07/09/2015

BirthOrigin*

Pelagius was from Konstanz and was perhaps born there circa 1640. Date is estimated. Konstanz was known as Kostnice by the Chechs.^1,2,3

Names in the record, in publications, etc.

The name of Pelagius appeared as Pelagius Weckerlyn in the cited publication(s.)⁴

Monsterrollen and Opgaafrollen (Muster and tax rolls)

In 1660 Pelagius Weckerlin was enumerated in the muster roll, he was recorded as from Cosnits, cadet.¹
On 1 April 1662 Pelagius Weckerlin was enumerated in the muster roll, he was recorded as from Costnits, cadet.⁴

Citations

[S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, Letters Despatched 1652-1662 to which are added land grants, attestations, Journal of voyage to Tristan da Cunha, names of freemen, &c. Vol III, H.C.V. Leibrandt; (Cape Town, South Africa: W.A. Richards & Sons, Government Printers, 1900), p.299.. Hereinafter cited as Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope.
[S204] Dr. J. Hoge, Personalia of the Germans at the Cape, 1652-1806, Archives Year Book for South African History (Cape Town: Government Printer, Union of South Africa, 1946), p.450. Weckerlin, Pelagius. – “Kostnitz” (i .e. Konstanz). Adelborst. (Godée-Molsbergen, Reizen, 1, pp . 43, 47, 62, 64, 66.). Hereinafter cited as Personalia.
[S843] Webpage Konzilstadt Konstanz , Konstanz auf Tschechisch (http://www.konstanzer-konzil.de/de/augenblick/…) "Auch dem Namen der Stadt Konstanz gab die tschechische Sprache ihren eigenen Hauch. Die Tschechen kennen die größte Stadt am Bodensee unter dem Namen Kostnice."
[S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.305.