ANDERSON, Catherine Helena 1 2 3
- Born: Sep 9, 1812, Klaarwater, Griquatown South Africa 1 2 3 4
- Christened: 1812, By Rev. Mr. Maiyor In Cape Town, Cape Colony, Southern Africa
- Died: Sep 7, 1896, Zuurbraak, Cape Colony, Southern Africa at age 83 4
- Buried: Missionaries Acre, Zuurbraak 5
 Other names for Catherine were ANDERSON, Catherina Helena and ANDERSON, Kitty.
Events
• Occupation, 1855. 6 7 8 9 She with her sisters Maria and Wilhemena opened a school at Swellendam after their father's death in 1852. She attended to the domestic part and they did the teaching.
I.F. Du Preez also adds that after 20 years of service at Swellendam, the three sisters all retired to Zuurbraak where they had spent a few months as children in1821
• Occupation, Abt 1830, Pacaltsdorp South Africa. 7 8 Catherine aka Kitty, was a gifted artist, and her father, William, used to tell friends that she must have inherited the talent from her mother, Catherine Turner, who was related to the famous English painter, Turner. Kitty was also dedicated to her work in the Sewing and Industry School
I.F.Do Preez records that she and her two sisters, Maria Elizabeth, and Williamina Isabella moved to Swellendam in 1855, where they opened a school at Morgenzon on the outskirts of the town and named it "The Home" Kitty kept house while the other girls ran the school, and she was the artist. Five of her seaweed collages depicting "The Home" and the Jordan River (in Israel) found their way into the Drostdy Museums at Swellendam (Three pictures) and at George (two pictures).I.F.Du Preez furthermore, shows photos in his report, of the 2 George pictures and that of her headstone at Zuurbraak where she died.
• Alt Birth. Her DN in KAB MOOC 6/9/357 Ref 2544 gives a calculated alternative birth date of 7 Sep 1896 compared with the first source.
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