1. | Peter Nicholas Goosen was born on 4 Oct 1887 (son of Jacob Goosen and Louisa); died on 06 Jul 1984. Notes:
Travelled doing business with shops and hotels while working for a Greek in Butterworh. One of his visits to Manubi/Mazeppa Bay he met Margeret "Maggie" Lawrence, who had a child Arthur Rubin (Trow). They got married and lived in Manubi.
He was reclassified from white to coloured because he married a dark skinned Brazillian. He challenged this, and refused to accept the two monthly "coloured" pension for many years.
He was later reclassified white, and recieved the monthly "white pension".
He was a farmer and photographer. The fruit included, Jackfruit, custard apple, cherries, mango, pawpaw, grapes, persermin, litchie, banana, grannedilla, orange, china mealies, chinese guava, guava, coffee, loqueuts, peacan nuts, tree tomato, grape fruit.
He made a living off the fruit and vegetables he planted. He also cultivated tobacco and sold it after drying the leaves.
I remember him writing on the bags and sending he tobacco bags away by bus.
(Timothy Paul Goosen)
Date of birth also 10 APR 1887
Family/Spouse: Margaret Lawrence. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Sonny Boy Goosen
- Douglas Goosen
- Louisa Goosen
- Jacob Johannes Goosen
- Peter Goosen
- Francis Goosen died in 1950.
- Ernest Goosen died in 2003.
- Catherine Goosen
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