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     Charles Christian de Villiers was born on 26 October 1811.¹ He was the son of Jacob Nicolas de Villiers and Susanna Bernhardi.² He married Dorothea Elizabeth Retief, daughter of Johannes Hendrik Retief, on 8 December 1830.¹ He died on 8 May 1854 at age 42.¹
     Charles Christian de Villiers lived at Paarl, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.¹

     Dorothea Elizabeth Retief was the daughter of Johannes Hendrik Retief.² She married Charles Christian de Villiers, son of Jacob Nicolas de Villiers and Susanna Bernhardi, on 8 December 1830.¹ She died on 2 July 1857.¹
     From 8 December 1830, her married name became de Villiers.

     Jacob Nicolas Peter de Villiers was born on 27 September 1837.¹ He was the son of Charles Christian de Villiers and Dorothea Elizabeth Retief.² He married Annie Marais, daughter of David P. Marais, on 10 December 1873.¹

     Annie Marais is the daughter of David P. Marais.² She married Jacob Nicolas Peter de Villiers, son of Charles Christian de Villiers and Dorothea Elizabeth Retief, on 10 December 1873.¹
     From 10 December 1873, her married name became de Villiers.

     John Henry de Villiers, 1st Baron de Villiers was born on 15 June 1842.³ He was the son of Charles Christian de Villiers and Dorothea Elizabeth Retief.² He married Aletta Johanna Jordaan, daughter of Jan Pieter Jordaan, on 7 March 1871.³ He died on 2 September 1914 at age 72.⁴
     John Henry de Villiers, 1st Baron de Villiers was educated at South African College School, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.³ He was educated at Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.⁴ He was educated at Berlin University, Berlin, Germany.⁴ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1865 entitled to practice as a barrister.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) [Cape Colony] between 1866 and 1873, for Worcester.³ He held the office of Attorney-General [Cape Colony] between 1872 and 1874.⁴ He held the office of Chief Justice of the Cape Colony between 1874 and 1910.⁴ He held the office of President of the Legislative Council [Cape Colony] between 1874 and 1910.⁴ He was invested as a Knight in 1877.⁴ He was Royal Commissioner for the Settlement of the Transvaal in 1881.⁴ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1882.³ He was member of the Judicial Committee.⁴ He was a Delegate to the Colonial Conference in 1894.⁴ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1896.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by University of the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa, in 1901.⁴ He was President of the Convention for drafting the Constitution for United South Africa in 1909.⁴ He held the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Union of South Africa between 1910 and 1914.⁴ He was created 1st Baron de Villiers, of Wynberg, in the province of the Cape of Good Hope, in the Union of South Africa [U.K.] on 21 September 1910.³ He was Acting Governor-General of the Union of South Africa in 1914.³

     Charles Christian de Villiers was born on 22 May 1847.¹ He was the son of Charles Christian de Villiers and Dorothea Elizabeth Retief.² He married Lily de Villiers, daughter of Paul Zacharias de Villiers, on 21 October 1873.¹

     Lily de Villiers is the daughter of Paul Zacharias de Villiers.² She married Charles Christian de Villiers, son of Charles Christian de Villiers and Dorothea Elizabeth Retief, on 21 October 1873.¹