Stockenström, Andries b1757 Filipstad. Emigr South Africa

[Rosalie Enstrom]

It would be much appreciated if anyone can enlighten me with any details regarding Andries Stockström.  I believe that he may have been born in Sweden (Filipstad) on about 6 January 1757.    Any family history would be welcomed.

[Staffan Bengtsson]

Anders Stockenströn was born 8 Jan. 1757 in Filipstad. Parents: Anders Stockenström (f 1707 d 1764) and Catharina Margareta Ekman (f 1723). According to Svenska Ättartal 1891 Anders Stockenström went to South Africa in 1776. He was married to Maria Broeders and their children were called Stockenström of Maaström. In 1803 Anders became land drost (chief magistrate) in Graaff Reinet (Cap). He was killed in war against Kaffirs.

[Chris Bingefors]

Serendipity, I was just going to post a query after reading about Stockenström in a book about the anatomist Robert Knox last night. Knox became famous as the buyer of bodies from body snatchers and murderers Burke and Hare, but had a past as working with Stockenström in the Cape. Apparently, there was a brother Olof Stockenström who also went to South Africa?
 
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[Chris Bingefors]

The family in the household census for Filipstad 1760-66, no Olof here. The father dies in 1764: