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Welvanpas
Wellington district, Western Cape

Date:n.d.
Type:Farmstead
Status:Extant
Street:Bovlei Rd

 


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Coordinates:
Alt: 232m

Well known Voortrekker leader Piet Retief was born at Welvanpas and stayed there until he was 26 years old.

Currently the farm belongs to Dan and Retha Retief. Dan or actually “Daniel Pieter Johannes Retief” is the 10th generation Retief staying and farming on Welvanpas.

(Go Wellington, accessed October 2024)


References:

Anonymous. 1938. Pictorial History of South Africa. London: Odhams Press. pg 246 illus
Simons, Phillida Brooke . 1987. Kaaps-Hollandse Huise . Cape Town: Struik. pg 186