GENEALOGY OF THE GERICKE FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA
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It was traditional among Afrikaans speaking people to follow a strict naming sequence. This can assist in sorting out relationships but the tradition has now largely died out.

The eldest son is named after his father's father.
The second son is named after his mother's father.
The third son is named after his father.
The fourth son is named after his father's eldest brother.
The fifth son is named after his mother's eldest brother.

The eldest daughter is named after her mother's mother.
The second daughter is named after her father's mother.
The third daughter is named after her mother.
The fourth daughter is named after her mother's eldest sister.
The fifth daughter is named after her father's eldest sister.

It was also common to re-allocate the name of a child that died in infancy. Families were often large and it was not uncommon for a woman to bear a child every second year. Families with sixteen children were no rarity.

ESTATE PAPERS
The Estate Papers prior to 1952 are held in the State Archives. Prior to 1917 Death Notices are filed under MOOC 6/9, Wills under MOOC 7/1, Liquidation and Distribution Accounts under MOOC 13/1 and Inventories under MOOC 8/6. From 1917 onwards all the Estate Papers were combined and filed under MOOC 6/9.

REFERENCE WORKS
There are three standard reference works covering local genealogy.
1. South African Genealogies - J. A. Heese & R. T. J. Lombard.
2. Genealogies of old S.A. families - C. C. de Villiers & C. Pama.
3. Family register of the S.A. Nation. - Dr. D. F. du Toit Malherbe.