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