HELM, Daniel Johannes (Rev. ) (1814-1873)

ANDERSON, Johanna Maria Williamina (1813-1892)

ANDERSON, Bartholomew Ebenezer (Rev. ) (1819-1900)

MELVILLE, Janet Susan (1819-1854)

HELM, Henry William (1836-1923)

ANDERSON, Anna Frederica (1843-1927)

HELM, Bertha Maria Catherine (1870-1929)

 

Family Links HELM, Bertha Maria Catherine 1 2 Born: 6 Jan 1870, Albertina, Cape Colony, Southern Africa 2 Died: 20 Jan 1929 aged 59 2 Buried: Family Cemetery Wyders River. 3    Another name for Bertha was HELM, Bertha Maria Catharina.2   General Notes: Bertha was a Missionary worker in Malawi between 1897 and 1927. 2   Noted events in her life were: • Occupation. 4 This source says she worked in Njassaland (now Malawi) • Occupation. 3 She was a missionary in Nyassaland (now Malawe) • Historical. 3 This source gives a glowing tribute to Bertha and her missionary work in Nyasaland. Dr.Murray, head of the Nyasa mission wrote that no-one in that missionary field, surpassed her dedication. Humilility was the cornerstone of her life. Due to ill health she returned to Wyders River just weeks before her mother died.

Sources

1 South African Government Papers, Cape Death Notice, KAB MOOC 6/9/3220/16426 of 1927 for Anna Frederica HELM née ANDERSON. Cit. Date: 14 Oct 2002.

2 J. A. Heese & R.J.T. Lombard, South African Genealogie (SAG), a set of volumes being produced, augmented and maintained by the Genealogical Institute of South Africa (GISA) in Stellenbosch.
, Vol 3 Page 287. Cit. Date: 15 Oct 2002.

3 Herbert H. HELM and Charles W. HELM, THE HELM FAMILY HISTORY (jANUARY 1999, 91 pages, limited distribution.)

4 Familia (Vol II 1965/66 No.3 including "By die kwartierstaat van General J.C.Smuts" by J.Van der Byl), A Compact Disc of the Quarterly Journal of the Genealogical Society of South Africa from 1964 t0 1999. Cit. Date: 3 Jul 2003.