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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ C Pama. Die Groot Afrikaanse Familienaamboek. (Published in 1983 by Human Rosseau)
Page 82. - ↑ «i»Surname derived from somebody who lives on the brink (market field or meent). Stamvader is Herman(n) Combrink van Bielefeld in Germany. Arrived at the Cape in 1717 as a soldier. Citizen in 1719 and worked as a barber. In 1717 he became a sergeant in the Citizens Corps and in 1732 firemaster. Married to Magdalena Ley on 14 April 1720. 9 children from the marriage.«/i»
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