Person:Johannes Leibbrandt (1)

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Johannes "Baasie" Leibbrandt
b.12 Aug 1823
d.29 Dec 1875
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Name Johannes "Baasie" Leibbrandt
Gender Male
Birth? 12 Aug 1823
Marriage to Johanna Bresler
Occupation? wine merchant, director of Tramway Co.
Death? 29 Dec 1875

Wine merchant. Director of Tramway Co. Lived at Sea Point and known as man-about-town. Inherited his mothers home 'Mimosas'. Bought land on western corner of Sea Point bulge, where the Aquarium now stands. Kept a boat in Bosenberg bay manned by Malay crew. Known as 'Governor of Sea Point'. Mentioned in the book ‘Under the Lion’s Head’ by M Murray. Also in the same book, his mother Alida.