Belongings

Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa

An Exploration of Frontiers, 1725–c. 1830

Laura J. Mitchell

 

Fig. 6.1a. Willem Burger’s Inventory, 1731

The entirety of Willem and Elsje's material possessions were summarized on one page.

Courtesy of the Western Cape Archives and Records Service.

Source: CA: MOOC 8/5.35 Estate Inventory of Willem Burger, 12 July 1731

The entirety of Willem and Elsje's material possessions were summarized on one page.