Margaretha Jacoba van der Riet
Death
17 Feb 1896
3 Primrose Street, Cape Town, Cape Colony
Biography
She was the daughter of Gysbertus Johannes van der Riet and Johanna Lijdia Thuynsma.
She married Francis James Diack on 1 Jun 1887 at Scottish Church, Cape Town, Cape Colony. Francis James was the son of Alexander Diack and Agnes Ellis. He was born on 13 May 1856 at St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He died on 3 Feb 1890 at Vernon Terrace, Cape Town, Cape Colony at the age of 33.
They had one child: Francis Gysbertus Diack.
She died on 17 Feb 1896 at 3 Primrose Street, Cape Town, Cape Colony.
She was buried in 1896 at Old Cemetery, Observatory, District Cape, Western Cape, RSA.