Hi there, I had to look up the tree for a friend, and under christoffel Jacobus goosen, Number 8 is my hubby's dad who passed away, he married annie elizabeth cotton... am i looking in the wrong place for him> 2 kids, Deborah Anne and Christopher John

Data i.v.m. ons Goosen Familie is dat
die Goosen naam die mees algemeenste verskyn in die Joodse Ortodokse Geskrifte, maar met die Jood vervolging het die spelling Goosen op baie maniere verander.
Die Goosens is gevind op die eiland Schokland buite Nederland.
Van daar is ons met 'n skip van Kaptein Hendrik Goosen(die ontdekker van die Silikant vis) na Amerika en het geland in die staat Goshen. Van daar weet nie presies wanneer nie maar het in 1880 tot 1883 in Durban geland en getrek te voet na die staat Goosen en later saamgesmelt met Stellaland onder president Guy van Pitteus 1883 - 1885.
Het eie vlag en Hoofstad (Rooigrond) gehad. Hetin 1885 saamgesmelt met Betsuanaland en trek het begin met twee broers - Hendrik Johannes en Gysbert Magiel na Namakwaland en hulle verblyf op Groot Mis, Soebatsfontein en Springbok omgewing begin. Hulle was veeboere, wa makers, ystersmit.

just trying to find some Goosens.

Decendants of Isaac Gossen: Your listing II.4 is correct. They had three children: Katarina born abt 1849; Heinrich Johann Gossen born 6 Jan 1853 and Johann Johann Gossen born 9 Jan 1855...file # 45279 in Gramma Files from Mennonite listing.

Born in 1965 my dad is Nicholaas Johanes Stefanus he married Elizabeth Jacoba in 1961. Grandad was Adriaan Wilhelm Goosen he married Francina Fouche. Father is the only son and had two sisters older than him one married a van zyl and kukkuk. I have 4 sisters. Born in Kempton Park but stays in Cape Town.

New Goosens for you on this side! Let me know if you want information about the great gran parents down to our generation.

Thank you for your efforts. I have confirmed part of my family tree.

I became a part of your chart 36 years ago when I became Walter Dwight Goossen's (1915 - 1999) Son-in-Law. I maintain an address book of the descendants of Franz M Goossen's (1876 - 1943) descendants. I also try to maintain a Genealogy chart of the F M Goossen cousins. Mel.

Pieter Nicolaas Goosen
Geboren: August 5, 1893
Husband of dirkje van Eck
was my grand-dad I do'nt no about his history

My pa is een van 4 seuns gebore in Port Nolleth. Oupa was Eduard Johannes en ouma Marietjie. Seuns: Leon Namibie, Edie Pretoria, Pedro Kaapstad en Carel Goosen Franschoek. Ek het nooit besef die SA Goosens is so baie nie. Groete

[B]Henrick Goossen[/B] The oldest generation of our family Goossens I could find is from Henrick Goossen 1293-1368 married to Katalijn Veerkens. This family and their descendants lived in two regions of the Dutch and Belgian border. See map on my website www.Hof-ter-Poorte.be

new info about Hendricus Goossens

A new correction for your data about L

Hi Here some corrections on the 2 marriages of Fredericus GOOSSENS, born on 08-03-1840 in Hansbeke, Nevele, died on 14-10-1921 in Destelbergen. marriage 1 on 26/8/1874 in Ruiselede with Maria Philomena Ghislena Van Compernolle 3 children in this marriage marriage 2 on 25/3/1879 in Ruiselede with Rosalia Callewaert 9 children in this second marriage, Cyrillus Goossens was the 5th child

Hi Patrick, great work and nice site with good information. I'm doing since a couple years also searches about the Goossens family, see for more details on my site www.Hof-ter-Poorte.be thanks, Patrick

I am bringing endeavouring to add the side of Peter Nicholus Goosen of Manubi. there must be a happy medium so that our children and grandchildren can have all the informaiton. The Manubi angle I am busy with is on My Heritage Your email address and cell numbers would be welcome [EMAIL]timothygoosen@gmail.com[/EMAIL]

I would like to find out more about my ancestors but am battling to make the right link. My grandfather was Theunis Christoffel and he had 2 brothers Petrus and Christoffel and a sister called Anna. I think Anna's married name was Roux. The grew up somewhere near Queenstown, South Africa. My grandfather was born in 1907.

Wat heb je weer een hoop werk verricht. Toppie hoor my love.

Patrick thanks for keeping this site up. I sent you an update from our branch tonight! Peace ~ Kimberly

Hallo, baie dankie vir die wonderlike webblad oor die Goosen familie. Groete Willie Goosen

Hi Looking for Information on Dorothy Cornelia Goosen born in Quueenstown. Brothers Hendrick Goosen, Antonio Christopher Lombard Goosen and sister Johanna Opperman. My dad was John Daniel Goosen - born in East london.

This is for David Goossen. So pleased to read your entry. You must be my second cousin as the Fred Goossen you talk about was my first cousin. I lived in the same house with him in Brewster, NY when I was in high school. My mother was taking care of her father, Behrend Goossen, at the time. My Uncle Ben, Aunt Carrie, cousin Fred, his first two sons, and cousin Dorothy lived upstairs in my grandfather's huge house. After we moved away I lost touch with a lot of relatives, but I talked to your Dad while he was in hospice care just before he died.

My Dad was John Daniel Goosen born in East London, South Africa in 1912. His mother was Dorothy. His dad might be Silverstein. Think he ended up in an orphanage in Kimberly approx 1917. Would love to find a link as I have no clues to his life other than the above. He died in Johannesburg in 1982 aged 70. I think he ran away from the orphanage at 15.

Hi daar - my pa was Nicolaas Johannes Albertus Goosen. Gebore 1919, oorlede 1975 Tvl Suid Afrika. Sou graag wou weet van watter Goosens ek afkomstig is..Nederland, dalk Suid Dakota? Groete aan al die Goosens!

I am looking for ancestors of Marinus and Pieter Goossen, parents are Jan and Theodora Kouwenberg. I plan to visit the Netherlands in May and would like to visit cemeteries, etc where Jan and his parents might be buried. I have birth and marriage info from various sources, but no death/burial info. Please contact me if you have any information. Ida Keating

I see that it was a long time ago that someone wrote something here.. but I saw an old message from my uncle Maurice goosen. He wrote his message in 1999... what a great website! I never knew my my familyname was so widespread all over the world!! I'm always curious about my ancesters (A).. if you find out more.. I hope I'll get to know it (A) kind regards!!

Hello everyone. My Father was Daniel Goosen everyone knew him as Daan he was born in 1933 and died 2007. He had 4 children Magda, Hester, Daniel and myself.just want to know if someone knew my father.

mijn naam is frank w Goosen ,geboren 9-10-1969 te amsterdam

Good day nice to see so many Goosens. My Granfather was Louwrence Nicholas Goosen and his father Pieter Johannes Goosen from Groblersdal and then Belfast he had about five brothers and one sister. Help with more detail please. -

EK IS SELF N GOOSEN EN WIL MEER WEET OOR DIE FAMILIE GESKIEDENIS.MY PA PIET GOOSEN IS EEN VAN NEGE KINDERS UIT HENDRIK EN BABS GOOSEN SE HUWELIK WAT REEDS IN DIE 80S DOOD IS.MY PA WOON IN BENONI EN DIE RES IS OOR DIE LAND VERSPREI.EK KEN NIE REGTIG HULLE NIE,JUL WEET GOOSENS BAKLEI ALTYD ONDER MEKAAR.MY EEN OOM BOETA GOOSEN IS DOOD IN 1993 EN SY DOGTERS BLY OOK IN SPRING.DIE EEN SISTER PETRO EN HAAR MAN JOHAN VAN HEERDEN WOON IN RICHARDSBAAI EN BESIT N ROOMYS FABRIEK.EK WIL WEET WAAR DIE AFKOMS IS VAN DIE GOOSENS EN WAAR VAN ALMAL IN. GROETE JODY GOOSEN -

Trying to find out my where my family originated from. I believe i am from the line of Heinrich Goosen. I also think that before the goosens were in west prussia they might of immagrated from the netherlands or northern germany. The mennonites? any one with information prior to heinrich 1684? -

Hi Heather - is this you?! I feel it must be! I heard you'd left Byo and headed down to Cape Town and thought I'd try to find you again and this came up! Mum and Thea are there, in Tokai. They've both recently been widowed. Anyway, here's hoping you are all well - and hope to hear from you, Best wishes Rozanne -

Hello, I'm looking for info about ancestors of Johann Goossen, born 31 Jan 1858 in Ladekopp, Crimea (Russia). He married Anna Reimer (b. 1857, d. 1935) in 1878. Any help will be welcomed. -

Hi Allen, het jy n familie boom opgetrek, sal dit graag wil sien. Cheers, Foenie -

Wonder if anybody can help. Looking for my granny's siblings and parent's names and any other info further back. my granny's name is Catherina Maria Goosen born 6/11/1887 in Elliot,SA married Willem Adriaan Bosch born 1/10/1882 in Winburg, SA(i believe).. -

Great site -Would like to make contact with school friend from Helmekaar Girls High school -1959 to 1961 The family stayed in Norwood JHB -Heinriette Goosen. -

My Oupa, Jacob Daniel Goosen is gebore op 15.01.1902 Ek wil ook navors of daar enige joodse bloedlyne is in die Goosen familie. Sal dit waardeer indien jy my op hoogte kan hou. -

Thanks also just came upon this site by chance, i was born in Springs on 15/07/1960 to Johannes Christoffel Goosen and Doreen Rosemary (Smith) Goosen My sister is Vera Catherine Goosen now Amos. At 2 years we moved to Durban lost all contact. My father fell ill with gillian barre syndrome and we never again had contact with any of the family since. If anyone can remember us let us know, i think my father had a brother who was much younger than him and i think it was Patrick -

Would like to know more about the brothers of George Saunders Goosen (died August 1997). -

I am looking for Johannes Goosen that grew up in Kempton Park (Olifantsfontein)SouthAfrica and born on January 16th 1950 -

HI OOM GIDEON ,RYNARD IS MY PA JACO MY OOM,EN JOHN IS MY OUPA SO DIT MAAK JOU MY OOM,MY MA HET MY AL BAIE VAN JOU VERTEL EN VAN AL DIE ANDER FAMILY,HULLE IS ALMEL IN RANDFONTEIN,SJOE HET ONS AL VIR JOU GESOEK,DIT SAL NICE WEES OM VAN JOU TE HOOR MAAR LASTE VAS JULLE IN OATSHORRING -

I want to know if there is a link between the surname Goosen and the land Gosen as described in the bible, where does our name originate from and how did our crest came to be? -

Ek is op soek na Gert( shorty) Goosen wat in die jare 60 by die militere akademie studeer het en toe 'n kort loopbaan in die SAVloot gehad het -

My pa was Antonie Christoffel Goosen gebore 1927 oorlede 1995,oupa dieselfde name gehad,ouma was Anna Cornelia gebore 1889. -

I mentioned in my last posting that I had started the family tree. If someone could point me to another web site as I am stuck on my grandfather Christoffel Jacobus Goosen. I know he had siblings, but no one in the family knows their names. Would the national archives reveal this? Help!! Regards Ashley Goosen -

Obituary for: III.20 I have the obit if you are interested. -

Interesting that your father George Goosen was born in Muskegon Michigan. My father, George Goosen was born in Muskegon Michigan in 1916; son of George and Rena Goosen who both came from the Netherlands when they were children. I'm sure there is a connection here. Email me if you're interested in talking about this. Jan -

Hi, wonder if you could assist, know this is the Goosen genealogy website, my search of Watts Geaealogy brought me to this site. Any informaton of the Watts family that lived in Pietersburg, South Africa? -

Prima, je bent weer aktief in de genealogie en op het net. Ik heb je site en je werk altijd zeer gewaardeerd. Ik ben en blijf een trouwe bezoeker. Op jacht naar de oer-oer-oer-oer-stamvader van de Goosen familie. gerrit - -

Family Crests / Familiewapens -