History of Paarl Families (Part 2)

My youngest brother, Abdulhay, passed away due to a brain tumour in 1990, shortly
after our mother. His wife is still staying in Paarl. They have five daughters, Nazlie,
Wesaal, Rashieda, Fazlin and Fierouza, and one son, Achmad. The children are all
married with children. Our youngest sister, Zeitoen, married to the late Omar Peck, is the
mother of three children, Ebrahim, Fatima and Zahieda, a medical doctor. All of them are
married, with children.
I have endeavoured to recall the older families of Paarl. There are also many new
surnames of families, who entered the town somewhat later. It would be a good idea if
the Jama’at keeps a register of all families and their histories. In the event of one day
establishing a library and museum, such a register would be useful to the community. I
have researched thus far and should there be any misinformation, I wish to apologise to
the families. I have recorded on hearsay, because there were no written records to guide
me.
Any reader, who possesses useful information is invited to e-mail such information to
me or to my webmasters in order to rectify any errors or to extend the mentioned
information. Kindly remember that this is the first written account of its sort in Paarl. With
your co-operation we could have an updated account. I am deeply grateful to Mrs Jamela
King, a personal friend, and the daughter of Imam Mustapha and Siesie of Paarl, who
regularly informed me of historical data and photographs, which she sent via e-mail from
abroad. With the aid of others we can have an even more detailed website for the benefit
of posterity.
Shukran
Moosa Patel www.patelspoetry.com
More photographs on the following pages of the history of the Paarl Muslims.
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