Maria Susanna Jacoba Booyens 1899-1969
Born 16 November 1899, Olijvenhoutskloof farm, De Rust 6
Baptised 17 December 1899, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa 7
Died 24 March 1969, Kimberley 8

Wilhelmina Petronella Elizabeth Booyens 1901-1969
of Republiekstraat, Lichtenburg 9
Born 18 February 1901 10
Baptised 9 June 1901, De Rust, Western Cape, South Africa 11
Died After 1969 12

Gabriël Johannes Booyens 1902-1905
Born 15 July 1902 13
Baptised 2 November 1902, De Rust, Western Cape, South Africa 14
Died 21 March 1905, Spring Grove, Ward 5, District Oudtshoorn 15

Notes: In the 21st century, there has been much disagreement about the birth and death of this young man. However, his Cape Colony "medical" death notice has now been found, as has his baptism. Family members maintain that he was one of a set of twins. No record of such a twin sister has ever been found, though the omission of the mother's name from among the children is a very strong clue that a child is missing from the formal list. Around 7 March 1905, Gabriël contracted mumps and struggled for 14 days, before succumbing on 21 March 1905, despite the best efforts of Dr. Pretorius. Young Gabriël never saw much of life, dying at the age of just on three years.

Elizabeth Petronella Wilhelmina Booyens ¹⁶ Born and died 1902
Born possibly 15 July 1902 17
Baptised no record 18
Died possibly ca.1902 19

Notes: There is no formal evidence of the existence of this child, though remaining family members insist that the child was born and died young. The most persuasive evidence is the absence of the mother's name from among her children; a peculiar phenomenon indeed within the Afrikaner culture. The next daughter is named for the mother's eldest sister, strongly suggesting that a daughter bearing the mother's own name has died in infancy. The absence of a baptism for such a daughter suggests the child died in 1902, either at or soon after birth. A formal affadavit drawn up in the 1960s by a stepson of the eldest sister, Maria Susanna Johanna, lists the names of two siblings who died in infancy. The name of the putative Elizabeth is not among these.

Anna Sophia Booyens 1903-1987
of Angelierstraat 12, Homelake Uitbreiding, Randfontein 20
Born 22 November 1903 21
Baptised 10 January 1904, De Rust 22
Died 14 October 1987, Krugersdorp 23

Petrus Johannes Hendrik Booyens 1905-1989
of Chestnutstraat 6, Algoapark, Port Elizabeth 24
Born 9 May 1905 25
Baptised 11 June 1905, De Rust, Western Cape, South Africa 26
Died 19 October 1989, Klerksdorp 27

Johanna Cecilia Booyens 1906-1907
Born 16 November 1906 28
Baptised 13 January 1907, De Rust, Western Cape, South Africa 29
Died 7 April 1907 30

Notes: An affidavit submitted on behalf of the family at the death of eldest sister Maria lists any brothers or sisters that died young. That list contains Gabriel and Johanna, but quite incorrectly suggests Johanna is born in 1902. This proves that by 1969 the family had unfortunately lost its own information from the first decade of the century.

Jacobus Philippus Booyens 1908-1993
of 39 Kirkwood Street, North End, Port Elizabeth 31
Born 7 February 1908 32
Baptised 19 April 1908, De Rust, Western Cape, South Africa 33
Died 13 February 1993, Port Elizabeth 34
Buried Forest Hill, Port Elizabeth 35

Bernardus Jacobus Booyens 1909-1985
Born 12 June 1909, Le Roux Station, De Rust 36
Baptised 25 July 1909, De Rust, Western Cape, South Africa 37
Died 9 November 1985, East London 38

Willem Gerhardus Booyens 1911-1986
of Elsemereweg 16, Kimberley 39
Born 5 March 1911 40
Died 3 December 1986, Kimberley 41

Notes: His mother dies in labour. It leaves father Petrus Johannes with 8 children of ages ranging from 2 hours to 11 years. It is under these circumstances that his late wife's cousin, ironically bearing her identical triple name, travels down from the north of the Cape Colony and marries Petrus. The couple then raises all but Willem, who is placed with the new wife's family in Barkley West. The young man is indeed referred to in the Liquidation and Distribution Account of his late mother, but is as yet unnamed at that time.

No children were born from this marriage