Philip Daniel Johannes van der Byl
Birth
22 May 1823
Welmoed, Stellenbosch, Cape South Africa
Death
5 Jan 1881
Biography
Philip Daniel Johannes van der Byl was born on 22 May 1823 at Welmoed, Stellenbosch, Cape South Africa.
He was the son of Philippus Johannes van der Bijl and Susanna Francina De Wit.
He married Helena Maria Geertruyda le Sueur on 1 Nov 1850. Helena Maria Geertruyda was the daughter of Jacobus Johannes Petrus le Sueur and Rykje Catharina Arnoldina Fischer. She was born on 9 Oct 1830 at Worcester, Cape, South Africa. She died on 18 Mar 1875 at Sea Point, Cape Town, Cape, South Africa at the age of 44.
They had 12 children: Philip John van der Bijl, Rijkie Le Sueur van der Bijl, Jacobus Johannes Le Sueur van der Bijl, Pieter Gerhatd van der Bijl, Susan Frances van der Bijl, Helena Maria Gertruida van der Bijl, William Hunt van der Bijl, Maria Catharina Elizabeth van der Bijl, Elizabeth Adelaide van der Bijl, Susan Frances van der Bijl, Pieter Gerhard van der Bijl and Angelique Maria Adelaide van der Bijl.
He died on 5 Jan 1881 at the age of 57.
He was buried at De Wet Cemetery, Worcester, Cape Colony.