The progenitors of the extended clan were Maria Kickers, her first partner Ferdinandùs Appel, and her later husband Frederich Botha.[2]
Descendants of Ferdinandùs Appel
Prior to her marriage to Frederich Botha, Maria Kickers had an out-of-wedlock child fathered by Ferdinandùs Appel, another Hollander from an Amsterdam family.[1] This child, a son named Theunis, was later adopted by the Bothas. His descendants include:[3]
Louis Botha (1862–1919),
Second Boer War general and first Prime Minister of South Africa, often referred to as "General Botha"
Pieter Willem "P.W." Botha (1916–2006), South African prime minister from 1978 to 1984 and state president from 1984 to 1989
Descendants of Frederich Botha
Married in 1714, Kickers and Botha later farmed for a living between
Stellenbosch and
Somerset West.[1] Today, their legal descendants number around 76,125 people,[3] and include:
Artists, artisans and businesspeople
Danila Botha (born 1982), South African-born Canadian novelist
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