Therneau apparently was Oupa's grandmother's maiden name & I was always told she was of German origin. Ouma cannot remember all those details but I will check with a long lost cousin's son who has been researching the family tree.
I think the name Lizelle is derived from Elizabeth but will check it out. Like the idea to make up my own meaning if I can't find one!
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South African's really are a mix of blood lines, your linage sounds similar to mine, my grandmother (on my Dad's side) was Afrikaans with French linage by what we were told, his father came out during the Boer war from England.
My mother's dad was Afrikaans and my gran a Scot, when they met apparently neither could converse in the others language. Being South Africa they spoke both Afrikaans and English when we were children, however we were brought up with English as the home language.
I wish I could find the old bible my mothers mom kept that had most of our history from that side, but alas I was not the one to inherit the book and have no clue who in the family received it.
That's so weird @joanstewart, my great grandpa Saunders apparently was a Scot and married an Afrikaans speaking lady, neither could speak each other's language :):) Must be many such cases back then! Most South Africans are from a real mixed bag.
Ahhh, cool. Thank you.
I've trawled the internet trying to find the meaning of therneau but no luck. Sooo I'll just stick with my version ;)