Hi. Iam best known as John (as a child Johnny)
My father was Gert Slabbert. (Skeef; Steve)
He married Margret Hurter 1942.(My mother)I do not know his fathers names. He had three brothers and a sister.
Izak the eldest(hope it is correct as we called him Sakkie)
Christoffle (As we called him Tolla.Died as a youn man from TB)
Silvia my aunt
Last but not least was Benjamin.
I too am trying ti trace my heretage. Benjamin had a pair of cuff links with a crest on it. He said it was our family crest.
On the crest a sheild with a red heart in the middle, the sides a lion and a unicorn. On top of the shield rested a black helmut with a white feather. I do not remember a scroll beneath the shield.
Have you come across this or help with finding out who we were or to which family group bid it belong too. Many thanhs