Balju is the Afrikaans for Messenger of the Court or Sheriff. Beste wense Johann Paarl (gestig 1687) CLAASSEN(sedert 1720)/CRONJE/DYER/JAMES/POZYN/ROSE/VICTOR/WAGENAAR/WATERSON https://www.facebook.com/#!/johann.h.claassen We all grow up with the weight of history on us.  Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies.  ~ Shirley Abbott e-pos adres: johann.claassen@telkomsa.net -----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". (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? Best wishes, Keith

My 'Woordeboek' certainly didn't have that.....thank you very much. Here in the U.K. it's a little more difficult to unravel Afrikaans expressions and words which do not appear in my woordeboek! Best wishes, Tombi -----Original Message----- From: Johann H Claassen <johann.claassen@telkomsa.net> To: south-africa@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:43 Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Occupation: BALJU Balju is the Afrikaans for Messenger of the Court or Sheriff. este wense ohann aarl (gestig 1687) CLAASSEN(sedert 1720)/CRONJE/DYER/JAMES/POZYN/ROSE/VICTOR/WAGENAAR/WATERSON https://www.facebook.com/#!/johann.h.claassen We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the ttics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden n every cell of our bodies. ~ Shirley Abbott e-pos adres: johann.claassen@telkomsa.net ----Original Message----- rom: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com mailto:south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Keith Meintjes ent: 23 September 2011 11:24 PM o: SA List ubject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Occupation: BALJU My great-grandfather remarried in Fauresmith, OFS, in 1897. His occupation s iven as "Balju". (I know how to do Google searches.) Has anyone come across this as an fficial term in their research? What is the origin of the word? Best wishes, Keith ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message