Lydia Devantier

1859 - 1916  (57 years)   Has 36 ancestors and 33 descendants in this family tree.

Lucas August Devantier

1857 - 1858  (0 years)

Birth	26 Dec 1857	Zerrenthin, Uckermark, Germany
Died	1858	Died onboard SS Wilhelmsburg
Father	Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier,   b. 9 Feb 1824, Carmzow-Wallmow, Germany
Mother	Pauline Wilhelmine Henriette Schmidt,   b. 1 Dec 1824, Zuesedom, Germany

Lydia Devantier

1859 - 1916  (57 years)

Birth	Feb 1859	Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died	8 Jun 1916	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Father	Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier,   b. 9 Feb 1824, Carmzow-Wallmow, Germany
Mother	Pauline Wilhelmine Henriette Schmidt,   b. 1 Dec 1824, Zuesedom, Germany
Family	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
Children	+ 1. Aimee Henrietta Sell,   b. 22 Sep 1880   2. Lydia Sell,   b. 1885 + 3. Hilda Matilda Sell,   b. Mar 1887, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa   4. Mita Sell,   b. 1889   5. Miriam Sell,   b. 21 Oct 1896 + 6. Reuben Charles Sell,   b. 26 Jan 1898, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa   7. Clemence Sell,   b. 7 Oct 1899 + 8. Rhoda Julia Sell,   b. 15 Feb 1906, Haakdoringpoort, near Nylstroom, N. Transvaal, South Africa   9. Alma Sell   10. Herbert Sell   11. Olga Sell   12. Philip Sell

Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell

1854 -

Birth	1854
Family	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Children	+ 1. Aimee Henrietta Sell,   b. 22 Sep 1880   2. Lydia Sell,   b. 1885 + 3. Hilda Matilda Sell,   b. Mar 1887, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa   4. Mita Sell,   b. 1889   5. Miriam Sell,   b. 21 Oct 1896 + 6. Reuben Charles Sell,   b. 26 Jan 1898, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa   7. Clemence Sell,   b. 7 Oct 1899 + 8. Rhoda Julia Sell,   b. 15 Feb 1906, Haakdoringpoort, near Nylstroom, N. Transvaal, South Africa   9. Alma Sell   10. Herbert Sell   11. Olga Sell   12. Philip Sell

Markus Devantier

1860 - 1932  (72 years)

Birth	31 Jul 1860	Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died	7 Oct 1932	King Williams Town, South Africa
Father	Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier,   b. 9 Feb 1824, Carmzow-Wallmow, Germany
Mother	Pauline Wilhelmine Henriette Schmidt,   b. 1 Dec 1824, Zuesedom, Germany
Family	Mary Caroline Theresa Schultz,   b. Aug 1862, Queenstown, South Africa
Married	29 Sep 1886	King Williams Town, South Africa
Children	1. Friedrich William Devantier,   b. 1887 + 2. Hugo Reuben Devantier,   b. 28 Jan 1889, King Williams Town, South Africa   3. Reuben Paul Devantier,   b. 1891   4. Marcus Devantier,   b. 1893, King Williams Town, South Africa + 5. Mary Ivy Devantier,   b. 14 Nov 1900, South Africa   6. Ruth Myrtle Devantier,   b. 14 Nov 1900, King Williams Town, South Africa   7. Esther Iris Devantier,   b. 1904

Mary Caroline Theresa Schultz

1862 - 1956  (93 years)

Birth	Aug 1862	Queenstown, South Africa
Died	7 Jul 1956	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Family	Markus Devantier,   b. 31 Jul 1860, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Married	29 Sep 1886	King Williams Town, South Africa
Children	1. Friedrich William Devantier,   b. 1887 + 2. Hugo Reuben Devantier,   b. 28 Jan 1889, King Williams Town, South Africa   3. Reuben Paul Devantier,   b. 1891   4. Marcus Devantier,   b. 1893, King Williams Town, South Africa + 5. Mary Ivy Devantier,   b. 14 Nov 1900, South Africa   6. Ruth Myrtle Devantier,   b. 14 Nov 1900, King Williams Town, South Africa   7. Esther Iris Devantier,   b. 1904

Martha Devantier

1862 - 1916  (54 years)

Birth	1862	Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died	1916	South Africa
Father	Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier,   b. 9 Feb 1824, Carmzow-Wallmow, Germany
Mother	Pauline Wilhelmine Henriette Schmidt,   b. 1 Dec 1824, Zuesedom, Germany

Johannes Devantier

1863 - 1926  (62 years)

Nickname	John
Birth	15 Nov 1863	Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died	3 May 1926	King Williams Town, South Africa
Father	Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier,   b. 9 Feb 1824, Carmzow-Wallmow, Germany
Mother	Pauline Wilhelmine Henriette Schmidt,   b. 1 Dec 1824, Zuesedom, Germany
Family	Albertine Auguste Winkelmann,   b. 30 Jul 1870, South Africa
Married	1890	King Williams Town, South Africa
Children	1. Lydia Devantier,   b. 26 Apr 1892, South Africa   2. Claudia Devantier,   b. 23 Sep 1893, South Africa + 3. Edward Edwin Devantier,   b. 22 Dec 1895, King Williams Town, South Africa + 4. Bernard Emmanuel de Vantier,   b. 29 Mar 1898, King Williams Town, South Africa + 5. Johannes Benjamin Devantier,   b. 10 Mar 1900, South Africa   6. Philip Cecil Devantier,   b. 1901

Albertine Auguste Winkelmann

1870 - 1952  (82 years)

Birth	30 Jul 1870	South Africa
Died	18 Nov 1952	South Africa
Father	Heinrich Friedrich Christof Winkelmann,   b. 5 Feb 1832, Eisdorf, Germany
Mother	Charlotte Louise Durrheim,   b. 19 Apr 1842, Grimme, Uckermark, Germany
Married	1860	South Africa
Family	Johannes Devantier,   b. 15 Nov 1863, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Married	1890	King Williams Town, South Africa
Children	1. Lydia Devantier,   b. 26 Apr 1892, South Africa   2. Claudia Devantier,   b. 23 Sep 1893, South Africa + 3. Edward Edwin Devantier,   b. 22 Dec 1895, King Williams Town, South Africa + 4. Bernard Emmanuel de Vantier,   b. 29 Mar 1898, King Williams Town, South Africa + 5. Johannes Benjamin Devantier,   b. 10 Mar 1900, South Africa   6. Philip Cecil Devantier,   b. 1901

Elizabeth Devantier

1867 - 1934  (67 years)

Birth	1867	Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died	19 May 1934	Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Father	Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier,   b. 9 Feb 1824, Carmzow-Wallmow, Germany
Mother	Pauline Wilhelmine Henriette Schmidt,   b. 1 Dec 1824, Zuesedom, Germany
Family 1	Ludwig Christian Friedrich Lehmann,   b. Abt 1850
Married	20 Jun 1889
Children	+ 1. Elfrieda Friedericke Lehmann,   b. 17 Apr 1890, Cape Colony, South Africa + 2. Hilda Francis Lehmann,   b. 1893, Macleantown, King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa   3. Edgar Friederick Lehmann,   b. 1894, Cape Colony, South Africa   4. Max Vitta Lehmann,   b. 1896, Cape Colony, South Africa   5. Louis Philip Lehmann,   b. 1897, Cape Colony, South Africa + 6. Erwin Herbert Lehmann,   b. 30 Oct 1899, Cape Colony, South Africa   7. Friedrich Lehmann,   b. 27 Apr 1891
Family 2	Christof Wilhelm Meyer,   b. 1869
Married	1907
Children	+ 1. Elsa Tyra Meyer,   b. 2 Apr 1909, South Africa

Ludwig Christian Friedrich Lehmann

Abt 1850 - 1899  (49 years)

Birth	Abt 1850
Died	28 Sep 1899
Family	Elizabeth Devantier,   b. 1867, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Married	20 Jun 1889
Children	+ 1. Elfrieda Friedericke Lehmann,   b. 17 Apr 1890, Cape Colony, South Africa + 2. Hilda Francis Lehmann,   b. 1893, Macleantown, King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa   3. Edgar Friederick Lehmann,   b. 1894, Cape Colony, South Africa   4. Max Vitta Lehmann,   b. 1896, Cape Colony, South Africa   5. Louis Philip Lehmann,   b. 1897, Cape Colony, South Africa + 6. Erwin Herbert Lehmann,   b. 30 Oct 1899, Cape Colony, South Africa   7. Friedrich Lehmann,   b. 27 Apr 1891

Christof Wilhelm Meyer

1869 - 1940  (71 years)

Birth	1869
Died	30 Mar 1940
Family	Elizabeth Devantier,   b. 1867, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Married	1907
Children	+ 1. Elsa Tyra Meyer,   b. 2 Apr 1909, South Africa

Marie Devantier

1853 - 1853  (0 years)

Birth	1853	Cremzow, Uckermark, Germany
Died	15 May 1853	Cremzow, Uckermark, Germany
Father	Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier,   b. 9 Feb 1824, Carmzow-Wallmow, Germany
Mother	Wilhelmine Johanne Louise Hildebrand,   b. 1826
Married	1854	Cremzow, Uckermark, Germany

Carl August Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier

1856 -

Birth	6 Apr 1856	Cremzow, Uckermark, Germany
Father	Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier,   b. 9 Feb 1824, Carmzow-Wallmow, Germany
Mother	Wilhelmine Johanne Louise Hildebrand,   b. 1826
Married	1854	Cremzow, Uckermark, Germany

Pierre Devantier

Birth	La Gorgue, La Leu, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Family	Marguerite Le Conte
Children	+ 1. Jacob Devantier,   b. ca 1611, La Gorgue, La Leu, Nord Pas de Calais, France   2. Marguerite Devantier,   b. 1616, La Gorgue, La Leu, Nord Pas de Calais, France   3. Matheus Devantier,   b. 1619, La Gorgue, La Leu, Nord Pas de Calais, France

Pauline Wilhelmine Henriette Schmidt

1824 -

Birth	1 Dec 1824	Zuesedom, Germany
Died	South Africa
Family	Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier,   b. 9 Feb 1824, Carmzow-Wallmow, Germany
Children	1. Lucas August Devantier,   b. 26 Dec 1857, Zerrenthin, Uckermark, Germany + 2. Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 3. Markus Devantier,   b. 31 Jul 1860, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa   4. Martha Devantier,   b. 1862, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 5. Johannes Devantier,   b. 15 Nov 1863, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 6. Elizabeth Devantier,   b. 1867, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier

1824 - 1887  (63 years)

Birth	9 Feb 1824	Carmzow-Wallmow, Germany
Died	8 Oct 1887	King Williams Town, South Africa
Father	Christian Frederick Devantier,   b. 1794, Cremzow, Uckermark, Germany
Mother	Maria Christine Mark,   b. 1789
Married	1819	Carmzow-Wallmow, Germany
Family 1	Wilhelmine Johanne Louise Hildebrand,   b. 1826
Married	1854	Cremzow, Uckermark, Germany
Children	1. Marie Devantier,   b. 1853, Cremzow, Uckermark, Germany   2. Carl August Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier,   b. 6 Apr 1856, Cremzow, Uckermark, Germany
Family 2	Pauline Wilhelmine Henriette Schmidt,   b. 1 Dec 1824, Zuesedom, Germany
Children	1. Lucas August Devantier,   b. 26 Dec 1857, Zerrenthin, Uckermark, Germany + 2. Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 3. Markus Devantier,   b. 31 Jul 1860, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa   4. Martha Devantier,   b. 1862, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 5. Johannes Devantier,   b. 15 Nov 1863, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 6. Elizabeth Devantier,   b. 1867, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Pauline Wilhelmine Henriette Schmidt

1824 -

Birth	1 Dec 1824	Zuesedom, Germany
Died	South Africa
Family	Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier,   b. 9 Feb 1824, Carmzow-Wallmow, Germany
Children	1. Lucas August Devantier,   b. 26 Dec 1857, Zerrenthin, Uckermark, Germany + 2. Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 3. Markus Devantier,   b. 31 Jul 1860, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa   4. Martha Devantier,   b. 1862, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 5. Johannes Devantier,   b. 15 Nov 1863, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 6. Elizabeth Devantier,   b. 1867, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell

1854 -

Birth	1854
Family	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Children	+ 1. Aimee Henrietta Sell,   b. 22 Sep 1880   2. Lydia Sell,   b. 1885 + 3. Hilda Matilda Sell,   b. Mar 1887, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa   4. Mita Sell,   b. 1889   5. Miriam Sell,   b. 21 Oct 1896 + 6. Reuben Charles Sell,   b. 26 Jan 1898, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa   7. Clemence Sell,   b. 7 Oct 1899 + 8. Rhoda Julia Sell,   b. 15 Feb 1906, Haakdoringpoort, near Nylstroom, N. Transvaal, South Africa   9. Alma Sell   10. Herbert Sell   11. Olga Sell   12. Philip Sell

Aimee Henrietta Sell

1880 - 1927  (46 years)

Birth	22 Sep 1880
Died	19 Apr 1927	Gegund, Waterberg, Transvaal, South Africa
Father	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
Mother	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Family	William McKelvin,   b. 8 Nov 1870, Dalziel,Lanark, Scotland
Married	12 Nov 1902	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Children	+ 1. Heather Fern Agnes McKelvin,   b. 1 Mar 1904, South Africa   2. Hazel Mavis McKelvin,   b. 1908, Transvaal, South Africa + 3. Kenneth William James McKelvin,   b. 23 Mar 1911, Springbok, Namakwaland, Cape Province, South Africa + 4. Alan Ronald McKelvin,   b. 23 Sep 1914, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Lydia Sell

1885 -

Birth	1885
Father	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
Mother	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Hilda Matilda Sell

1887 - 1963  (76 years)

Birth	Mar 1887	Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died	29 Apr 1963	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Father	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
Mother	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Family	Hugo Carl Gustav Metz,   b. 31 Aug 1880, Hamburg, Germany
Married	19 Aug 1905	Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Children	+ 1. Victor Clemence Metz,   b. 18 Sep 1908, South Africa   2. Linda Vera Metz,   b. 18 Aug 1911, Transvaal, South Africa   3. Alma Stella Metz,   b. 30 Nov 1913   4. Nellie Gertie Metz,   b. 24 May 1916 + 5. Carl Henry Metz,   b. 20 Mar 1921, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa   6. William Metz

Mita Sell

1889 -

Birth	1889
Father	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
Mother	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Miriam Sell

1896 -

Birth	21 Oct 1896
Father	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
Mother	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Reuben Charles Sell

1898 - 1980  (82 years)

Birth	26 Jan 1898	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Died	4 Oct 1980	Primrose, Germiston, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa
Father	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
Mother	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Family	Helene Constance Dussing,   b. 1910
Married	11 Jul 1935	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Children	1. Dennis Norman Sell,   b. 26 Jul 1938, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa   2. Living

Clemence Sell

1899 -

Birth	7 Oct 1899
Father	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
Mother	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Rhoda Julia Sell

1906 - 1977  (71 years)

Birth	15 Feb 1906	Haakdoringpoort, near Nylstroom, N. Transvaal, South Africa
Died	11 Mar 1977	Barberton, Transvaal, South Africa
Father	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
Mother	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Family	Benjamin Charles Barrett,   b. 18 Apr 1904, Gezina, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Married	15 Aug 1928	Wesleyan Methodist Church, Warmbaths, Nylstroom, N. Transvaal, South Africa
Children	1. Derek Brian Barrett,   b. 19 Jul 1929, Potgietersrus, N. Transvaal, South Africa

Alma Sell

Father	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
Mother	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Herbert Sell

Father	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
Mother	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Olga Sell

Father	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
Mother	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Philip Sell

Father	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
Mother	Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa

• Name	Lydia Devantier
  Relationship	with Pierre Devantier
  Birth	Feb 1859	Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Gender	Female
  Death	8 Jun 1916	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Lucas August Devantier,   b. 26 Dec 1857, Zerrenthin, Uckermark, Germany d. 1858, Died onboard SS Wilhelmsburg  (Age 0 years) + 2. Lydia Devantier,   b. Feb 1859, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 8 Jun 1916, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa  (Age 57 years) ▻ Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell + 3. Markus Devantier,   b. 31 Jul 1860, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 7 Oct 1932, King Williams Town, South Africa  (Age 72 years) ▻ Mary Caroline Theresa Schultz,  m. 29 Sep 1886   4. Martha Devantier,   b. 1862, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 1916, South Africa  (Age 54 years) + 5. Johannes Devantier,   b. 15 Nov 1863, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 3 May 1926, King Williams Town, South Africa  (Age 62 years) ▻ Albertine Auguste Winkelmann,  m. 1890 + 6. Elizabeth Devantier,   b. 1867, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 19 May 1934, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa  (Age 67 years) ▻ Ludwig Christian Friedrich Lehmann,  m. 20 Jun 1889 ;   Christof Wilhelm Meyer,  m. 1907
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier and Wilhelmine Johanne Louise Hildebrand)
  1. Marie Devantier,   b. 1853, Cremzow, Uckermark, Germany d. 15 May 1853, Cremzow, Uckermark, Germany  (Age 0 years)   2. Carl August Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier,   b. 6 Apr 1856, Cremzow, Uckermark, Germany
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Pierre Devantier,   b. La Gorgue, La Leu, Nord Pas de Calais, France Maternal Line: Pauline Wilhelmine Henriette Schmidt,   b. 1 Dec 1824, Zuesedom, Germany d. South Africa
  Person ID	I7906	Devantier Tree | Decendant of Pierre Devantier (Born before 1600), Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier (1824-1887) Branch, South African - Branch
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Friedrich Wilhelm Devantier,   b. 9 Feb 1824, Carmzow-Wallmow, Germany d. 8 Oct 1887, King Williams Town, South Africa (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Pauline Wilhelmine Henriette Schmidt,   b. 1 Dec 1824, Zuesedom, Germany d. South Africa
  Documents		SS Wilhelsmsburg
  Family ID	F2855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilhelm Christian Karl Sell,   b. 1854
  Children	+ 1. Aimee Henrietta Sell,   b. 22 Sep 1880   d. 19 Apr 1927, Gegund, Waterberg, Transvaal, South Africa (Age 46 years) m. William McKelvin (1902)   2. Lydia Sell,   b. 1885 + 3. Hilda Matilda Sell,   b. Mar 1887, Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 29 Apr 1963, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (Age 76 years) m. Hugo Carl Gustav Metz (1905)   4. Mita Sell,   b. 1889   5. Miriam Sell,   b. 21 Oct 1896 + 6. Reuben Charles Sell,   b. 26 Jan 1898, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa d. 4 Oct 1980, Primrose, Germiston, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa (Age 82 years) m. Helene Constance Dussing (1935)   7. Clemence Sell,   b. 7 Oct 1899 + 8. Rhoda Julia Sell,   b. 15 Feb 1906, Haakdoringpoort, near Nylstroom, N. Transvaal, South Africa d. 11 Mar 1977, Barberton, Transvaal, South Africa (Age 71 years) m. Benjamin Charles Barrett (1928)   9. Alma Sell   10. Herbert Sell   11. Olga Sell   12. Philip Sell
  Family ID	F3564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Feb 1859 - Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 8 Jun 1916 - Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth
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