Charles was die seun van Arend von Wielligh en Catharina Jacoba Loubser.
Swartland baptisms 1877-1891.
DG: Charles von Wielligh; Martha Helmina Anetta Schreuder; Charles jacobus von Wielligh; Cornelia Frederika Jacoba Mostert.
Swartland baptisms 1885-1889.
Charlie het van die Paarl af na Ermelo verhuis en daar 'n suksesvolle besigheid bedryf.
White farmers started to move into the (Ermelo) region during the early part of the 19th century. The early beginnings of Ermelo stem from the establishment of a church in the late 1800s by Frans Lion Cachet. The town was established in 1879 on the farm Nooitgedacht. The name of the town derives from the eponymous town in Netherlands where the Reverend Cachet originated from. The NZASM railway line, built in the 1880s, resulted in more structured development of this region. Several important battles between the boers and the English took place during the Anglo Boer War of 1901, some of which were directed at the railway line. Block houses were also erected. Historic buildings and sometimes farmsteads are a feature of the eastern Highveld but are often demolished for new developments. The town itself has several historic buildings, including the Provincial Heritage Site of the Old Residency, 34 Taute Street. The Old Prison in the small town of Amsterdam in the Ermelo District is a Provincial Heritage Site. The residence of HT Buhrman (1822-1890) is another Provincial Heritage Site. The 1897/8 Paul Kruger Bridge known as the Begin-der-Lijn Bridge, Vaal River, Ermelo District is a Provincial Heritage Site. Sytze Wopkes Wierda was the designer of the bridge that was to provide a crossing for transport over the Vaal River. Another Provincial Heritage Site is the Natural Rock Bridge on the farm Goedehoop 106 IT, District of Ermelo. The Highveld was to a large degree avoided by early people because there was no wood available for fire making and building. Ermelo was founded by the Dutch Reformed Churches reverent Frans Leon Cachet. A congregation was started at Ermelo in 1870. The town developed at a steady pace as it was on the wagon route between Durban and the Eastern Transvaal Goldfields. Halfway between Ermelo and Amersfoort is the beautiful sandstone bridge known as “Begin der Lijbrug” over the Vaal River. This name comes from the fact that the original border fence between the ZAR and Swaziland started here. The bridge was inaugurated on the 12th April 1898. During the Anglo Boer War the town was totally destroyed with only one house surviving. The same happened to Boer farmhouses in the district. After the war the town was totally rebuilt. (https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/default/files/heritagereports/LEAP%20Remainder%20of%20Portion%2089%20of%20the%20Farm%20Nooitgedacht%20268%20IT%20Ermelo%20Mpumalanga.pdf)
eGGSA library Gravestones in South Africa Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga, ERMELO, Urban area Mpumalanga, ERMELO, New cemetery W - Surnames ::
Vanne - W WIELLIGH Charles, von 1887-1983
eGGSA library Gravestones in South Africa Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga, ERMELO, Urban area Mpumalanga, ERMELO, New cemetery W - Surnames ::
Vanne - W WIELLIGH Miemie H.W., von nee MARAIS 1894-1974
