History of Paarl Families (Part 2)

Imam Mustapha remarried after the passing away of his first wife. He married Sis
Hajira (Siesie, nee Gamieldien), the eldest daughter of Imam Kiemie, and the sister of
Imam Tagudien, who was mentioned earlier. Siesie gave birth to five children, of whom
one passed away as a baby. Those, who grew up were Nasier (Meester), Jamiela,
Amoena and Ebrahim (Brympie, who is married to Ruwayda, nee Davids). Jamiela
married the late Dr Bruce King and went to settle abroad, where they have one daughter.
Meester Nasier was a teacher at the Moslem School and passed away shortly after his
retirement. Most of his family left Paarl. His wife, Aziza, passed away in Cape Town.
As seen before, the surname is not always original. In the old days people could easily
adopt a surname. The surname Rahimo, for example, was changed to a father’s name,
Vahed (pronounced Waaghied). The surname Walpoort was changed to Moerat. In fact
the original surname of Moerat belonged to the family of the late Hadjie Loella Moerat.
Unfortunately there is no one alive to dig into the past of Hadjie Loella and his wife. He
had a son, Loella, who married in Wellington and went to reside in Gauteng, where he
passed away. A daughter, Fatima, married a man by the name of Moosa. I believe that
Auntie Asie Jakoet, mother of the doctors Jakoet in Cape Town is related to this family
as well as to the Latief family.
Gamieldien Family
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