Here is his gravestone. http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1463486&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 I had never heard the term "balju" before today. Keith ------ Original Message ------ Received: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:46:27 PM EDT From: "Johann H Claassen" <johann.claassen@telkomsa.net> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Occupation: BALJU Balju is the Afrikaans for Messenger of the Court or Sheriff. Beste wense Johann -----Original Message----- From: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Keith Meintjes Sent: 23 September 2011 11:24 PM To: SA List Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Occupation: BALJU My great-grandfather remarried in Fauresmith, OFS, in 1897. His occupation is given as "Balju". Has anyone come across this as an official term in their research? What is the origin of the word? Best wishes, Keith ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message