Hendrik Jacobus Schoeman

1840 - 1901  (60 years)

• Name	Hendrik Jacobus Schoeman
  Nickname	Hekkie
  Birth	11 Jul 1840	Pietermaritzburg, Port Natal
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 May 1901	Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
  Person ID	I2511	Main Tree
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Stephanus Schoeman,   b. 15 Mar 1810, Kango, Oudtshoorn d. 19 Jun 1890, Pretoria, at the house of his daughter Poppie Maré (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Anna Geetruida Schutte,   b. Bef 4 Oct 1818, Graaff Reinet d. 27 Dec 1842, Natal, South Africa (Age > 24 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1833	Kango, Oudtshoorn
  Family ID	F810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sophia Catharina Kok,   b. 1846   d. 1873 (Age 27 years)
  Children	1. Jacobus Schoeman   2. Sophia Schoeman   3. Anna Schoeman   4. Catharina Schoeman   5. Hendrik Schoeman   6. Suzanna Schoeman
  Family ID	F822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Sophia Catharina ?? Kok,   b. 10 Apr 1858   d. 22 Nov 1940, Hartbeestpoort (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Pretoria, South Africa
  Children	1. Willem Johannes Schoeman,   b. 1875   d. 1895 (Age 20 years)   2. Sophia Catharina Schoeman,   b. 1880, Pretoria, South Africa d. 25 Dec 1937, Pretoria, South Africa (Age 57 years) > 3. Stephanus Schoeman,   b. 1883   d. 1973 (Age 90 years)   4. Dirktina Johanna Albertina Schoeman,   b. 1885   5. Hester Catharina Schoeman,   b. 1887   d. 1901, Pretoria in bomb blast (Age 14 years) > 6. Johan Hendrik Schoeman,   b. 1887, Hartbeestpoort d. 1967 (Age 80 years)   7. Catharina Christina Schoeman,   b. 23 Apr 1888, Hartbeestpoort d. 28 Feb 1901 (Age 12 years) > 8. Francina (Fa) Schoeman,   b. 1889   d. 1965 (Age 76 years) > 9. Karel Pieter Gerhard Schoeman,   b. 1892   d. 1967 (Age 75 years)   10. Helena Alida Schoeman,   b. 7 Feb 1894   d. 8 Apr 1902 (Age 8 years)
  Family ID	F972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2025

  
  

• Notes

  General Hendrik Jacobus Schoeman. Born 11 July 1840, died 26 May 1901. General Hendrik Johannes Schoeman (1840-1901). He surrendered on 5 June 1900 to General French, two days after the fall of Pretoria. He was arrested July 1900 by Commandant PF Coetsee while sitting at his home. He was seen as a 'hands-upper'. Later he and some friends were blown to smithereens when a lyddite shell, which he had brought back from Colesberg and which graced his parlour, exploded when it was used as an ashtray - an occurrence which pious Boerssaw as the 'finger of God on a traitor' Military History Journal - Vol 3, No 1,The Hands-Uppers, by V.E.