2.

Herman HORT,¹ son of Jacob HORT and Euphrosina SCHAFFNER, was born c. Aug 1863 in Switzerland.¹ He married Julia HUGHES on 23 Oct 1888 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Kingwilliamstown.¹ He died on 6 Apr 1926 in 19 Leopold St., Kingwilliamstown.¹

Blacksmith

Age at Death 62 years and 8 months

Died at his home at 19 Leopold Street, Kingwilliamstown

Left will, movable and immovable property worth more than 3 00GBP

Reported 9/04/1926 in Kingwilliamstown by wife Julia

Have Death notice and photocopy of 2 page will witnessed b y W. Wicks and G.D.Goilishe. Solicitor and administrator Ce cil Romaine Atherstone.

Copies obtained from Jhb LDS.

Children all majors at time of death.

Herman Hort Cape 1926 ref 10920 film MOC9904

Bachelor aged 25 at time of marriag¹e

3.

Julia HUGHES¹ was born c. 1865. She died c. 1945.¹

Spinster aged 23 at time of marriage

Died abt 1945 RSA Archives MOOC ref 99717 Estate paper¹s

Herman HORT and Julia HUGHES had the following children:

4.

Jacob HORT was born on 1 Apr 1831 in Woflinswil, Switzerland.^{1 2 2} He was a Farmer, silk ribbon weaver,Shoemaker.² He was Roman Catholic.² He married Euphrosina SCHAFFNER on 19 May 1856 in Roman Catholic Church, Woflinswil, Switzerland. He died on 25 Jan 1900 in Cambridge Rd., Kingwilliamstown.^{1 2}

"While possibly working as a farmhand near Anwil BL, he met Euphrosine" Although Euphrosine was a roman member of the Reformed Church, , they married at the Roman Catholic Church in Woflinswil. "In 1858 the couple moved from Anwil to the

neighbouring Rothenfluh BL where they bought the small farmstead Dubach, north-east of the village. Here in the Reformed Church they had seven children baptised." On 15 Feb 1867 they sold their property and Jakob became employed as a silk

ribbonweaver.In 1876 they took the opportunity to migrate to South Africa. "They arrived in East London with six children and settled in King William's Town where Jakob worked as a shoemaker".

Died in his own house in Cambridge Road, Kingwilliamstown

Children all majors at time of death

Left a will and both movable and immovable property

Reported at Kingwilliamstown on 29/1/1900 by his wife Mar y Ann Hort

Photocopy of death notice obtained from LDS in Jhb.

Cape 1900 ref 375 on film MOC191^1,27

5.

Euphrosina SCHAFFNER, daughter of Heinrich SCHAFFNER and Margaretha SCHAFFNER, was born on 23 Dec 1832 in Anvil, Switzerland.^{1 2} She was Reformed Church.² She died on 24 Mar 1882 in Kingwilliamstown, South Africa.^{1 2}

Died at her residence in Kingwilliamstown

All children except Bertha still minors

Left a will

Death reported by husband Jacob Hort on 1/4/1882

Euphonia 1882 Cape ref 3520 film MOC1894

film available at Jhb LDS but not copied

Estate liquidated 189¹6

Jacob HORT and Euphrosina SCHAFFNER had the following children:

6.

Heinrich SCHAFFNER, son of Johannes SCHAFFNER and Anna GASS, was born on 3 Feb 1771 in Nr.38.^{3 4} He married Margaretha SCHAFFNER in 1812.

7.

Margaretha SCHAFFNER² was born on 24 Sep 1788.

"Züslihanse".

Heinrich SCHAFFNER and Margaretha SCHAFFNER had the following children:

8.

Johannes SCHAFFNER was born c. 1744 in Nr. 38, Anvil, Switzerland.³ He married Anna GASS.

"Vogthans".

9.

Anna GASS³ has few details recorded about her. She and Johannes SCHAFFNER had the following children: