Houd den Bek Slave Rebellion, February 1825
Cold Bokkevel Households involved in Galant's Criminal Trial
in G.M. Theal, Records of the Cape Colony, Vol 20, pp. 188-341

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Key
Slaves age birthplace   Khoisan servant age birthplace
Those accused in the trial appear in green
Non-family settlers in the household appear in purple

Willem Nicolaas van der Merwe   wife: Elsje Cecilia du Plessis
daughters: Saartje, Helena, Hester
Galant 26 master's mother's place   + Betje ~28 Bruijties Hoogte
Achilles ~40 Mozambique   + Old Frein    
Antony ~40     + Lydia    
Pamela ~25 Breede River  

Isaac Rooy
(aka Monk)

18 Zwartburg, Joseph Fourie's place
    Isaak Thys 19 Zak River
  Valentyn 16 Carel van der Merwe
  Vlak 11 Carel van der Merwe
  Lea ~25 Olifantsberg, @ A. du Plessis
Johannes Marthinus Verlee Schoolmaster        
+ wife Martha Elisabeth Swanepoel & child   Roos (lives separately) 41 Breede R. @ Piet Theron
J.H. (Hannes) Janse van Rensberg (brother is Isaac van der Merwe)

Barend van der Merwe   wife: Hester Johanna Hugo
Abel 26 Bokkeveld   Stein    
Klaas 35 Big Valley, Arnoldus Bothma        
Goliath        
Jannetjie        
mother in law: Widow Hugo        

Jan Dalree       Wife: Sally
Dollie   (ran away)   Hendrik 24 @ Nicolaas Janssen
    Platje Pas (wife Rachel)    
  Platje Matjan    
  January Kaffer    
Petrus Josephus (Piet) Campher, 34, Brabant, Netherlands, + his wife

Piet van der Merwe
Moses       Admiral Slinger ~50 Bokkeveld, @ P. vd Merwe
    Andries WIldschut 20  
farm: Laken Valley (Lange Valley?)

Isaac van der Merwe
    Piet Lindes    
  Coenraad Liebeveld    
  Old Cobus    
  Little Jonas    
farm near W.N. van der Merwe (p. 244)


Jan Abraham du Plessis
Adonis 35 Uithoek   Jochim    
    Pedro (herdsman) &    
  Rachel    
  (Adonis?)    
farm: Wagenbooms River, before Elands Kloof   also farm at Lange River

George Muller
Carel (Karel) 26 Colony