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Built: 1751-1771 : 1831 Architect: Samuel Stonestreet (original church in 1860), Charles Freeman (extentions in 1899) Style: Gothic Revival Status: Extant View from south. Timeline The congregation, then known as Zwartland , was founded in 1745. As early as 1743, Governor-General Baron van Imhoff had instructed that a church be built in the Zwartland district. However, disagreement over the location of the village delayed progress. In 1744, an important meeting of local residents was held on the site of present-day Malmesbury to settle the matter. The farm  Welvergenoegd originally belonged to the widow of Pieter van der Westhuizen, who agreed to exchange it for another property together with compensation of £175 sterling for the existing buildings. The arrangement was accepted, and Wietse Botes, a “comforter of the sick,” was appointed to establish a school in the area. Wietse Botes (c.1712 Netherlands - 1785 Malmesbury) was a sieketrooster (comforter of the sick). Botes, his ...

Full name:  Rutger Andreas (or Andries) Weerman Lifespan:  1712 Netherlands - 1751 Asia [38] Occupation: N.G. Kerk (Dutch reformed) minister Reverend Weerman was the very first minister of the Swartland / Zwartland (Malmesbury) congregation. Personal Background and Early Life He was born on Monday morning, 25 August 1712, and baptised on 31 August 1712 in the Reformed Church of Denekamp, Netherlands. His father was Rev. Johannes Henricus Weerman (also a minister) and his mother was Aleida Palthen. His wealthy godparents, Land Rentmeester (Land Bailiff/Treasurer) Patthull and his wife (née De Lintels van den Marsch), held him at the font. He was named "Rutger Andreas" directly after his godfather. He registered as a theology student at the University of Groningen on 14 September 1736. VOC Career and Arrival at the Cape On 23 January 1745, he set sail from Enkhuizen, Holland, as an official VOC minister aboard the ship Huis ter Duine ( Huijs ten Duijne ). He was originally b...

Full name: Gerhardus Croeser (sometimes noted as G.C. Croeser) Lifespan: c.1731 Netherlands¹ - 1770 Malmesbury [39] (some sources say he was born in 1720) Occupation: NG Kerk (Dutch Reformed) minister Timeline Biography Family In 1754 he married Geertruijd (or Gertruyd) Sprakel (1724 Netherlands - 1761 Zwartland [37]) in the Netherlands - they had one child. In 1762 he married twice widowed Johanna Christina (Delitschz / Delits) later Swedberg (1725 Cape - ? Cape) - they had three children. Life Born in the Netherlands, he was the son of a Dutch NHK minister. After he completed his theological studies at the University of Groningen, he was admitted as a candidate for the ministry in the Reformed Church in 1753. In the course of that year, Candidate Croeser made himself available for service in the East Indian Church, after which he was called to one of the Cape congregations by the Classis of Amsterdam on 8 January 1754 and ordained as a minister on 1 April. Croeser and his wife arri...

Full name:  Daniel (or Daniël/D.) Goldbach (sometimes spelled Goldbagh or Goldbag in records) Lifespan: 1733 Netherlands - 1783² Occupation: Dutch Reformed (NGK) minister Family Father : Johan (Johannes/Jan) Wilhelm Goldbach, minister in Tiel (Gelderland) from 1724 to 1762. Brothers : Four brothers who were also ministers. Broader lineage : A long "priestly blood" family tradition of producing ministers in the Netherlands (and elsewhere) since the early 17th century. In 1776, the family was explicitly described as being of "priestly blood." Wife : Ida Maria Mom (married 1763) was from a distinguished family: daughter of Gerrit Mom (Lord/Heer van Groenestein and Maurik) and Ida Constantia Comans. She  later remarried after his death. They had at least two children: Jan Willem Goldbach (born 1764) and Catharina Ida Constantia Goldbach (1770-1836). Biography Goldbach was a Dutch Reformed (NGK) minister who served as the fourth predikant (minister) of the Swartland...

Built: 1751-1771 Status: Demolished Unidentified photographer.¹ Timeline In August 1752, after the dedication and commissioning of the completed church building, the Church Council, under the strong leadership of Rev. Voltelen, decided to make an active start on building the parsonage. The marriage of Rev. Voltelen to a young Cape lady and the arrival of the first minister's wife to settle in the new congregation on the Zwartland church grounds probably also hastened the decision to build a proper parsonage. However, the Voltelen couple did not have the privilege of being the first occupants of the elegant and comfortable new parsonage. The parsonage on the church grounds of the Zwartland congregation, the design and construction of which had already received urgent attention from the minister and his church council during the time of Rev. Voltelen, was ultimately only completed in December 1771. In 1788, the elegant and comfortable minister's residence was further embellished...