Most likely, the old house built on the site of the Kleinfontein
farm, now in Bill Davey Drive, Lakeside. It was reported to have been built by Sir George Farrar
as his hunting lodge before the turn of the 20th Century and before the town of Benoni
was laid out by him in 1904. Any building in Benoni
therefore would be younger than the farm homesteads. Farm houses no doubt existed on the Modderfontein
and Vlakfontein
farms and until about 20 years ago the Vlakfontein
homestead foundations in Rynfield
were apparently still visible. Kleinfontein
was bought by Johan Hendrik Botha
from the Transvaal Republic Government in 1866.
Vlakfontein
was bought by the Nel
family in 1866.
Modderfontein
was bought by H.P.
van der
Walt around 1873.
Benoni Whitten was born in 1828.
Benoni Irwin was born in 1840.
Benoni Irwin died in 1896.
Benoni Beheyt was born on September 27, 1940.
Benoni Whitten died on 1883-03-18.
Benoit Benoni-Auran died in 1944.
Benoit Benoni-Auran was born in 1859.
Sydenham Benoni Alexander died in 1921.
Sydenham Benoni Alexander was born in 1840.
Arthur Benoni Evans died in 1854.
Benoni S. Fuller was born in 1825.
Benoni S. Fuller died in 1903.