Henning Petrus Pretorius (Albertus)
Henning was born in 1825. Henning's father was
Henning Petrus Pretorius (Nicolaas) and his mother was
Johanna Christina Vorster. His paternal grandparents were
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius and
Susanna Elizabeth Viljoen. He had six brothers and a sister, named
Marthinus,
Barend,
Hendrik,
Andries,
Johannes,
Jacobus and
Johanna. He was the third oldest of the eight children. He had six half-brothers and two half-sisters, named
Albertus,
Diederik,
Christiaan,
Johannes,
Ignaas,
Koert,
Martha and
Susanna.