Hi Keith >From Kritzinger, Kromhout - Klein Woordeboek Balju - messenger of the court, bailiff, sheriff Take Care Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Meintjes" <umfundi@usa.net> To: "SA List" <SOUTH-AFRICA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 9:24 AM Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Occupation: BALJU > My great-grandfather remarried in Fauresmith, OFS, in 1897. His > occupation is > given as "Balju". > > (I know how to do Google searches.) Has anyone come across this as an > official term in their research? What is the origin of the word?