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Van der Walt · since 1727

Claim your place on the one tree

Three hundred years, one family. By blood or by bond, there is a place for you. Adopt the family mark, find where you belong, and receive your own achievement. It is free, and it is yours.

By birth or by bond, the door is open. One true shield, your true place.
Born a van der Walt, daughters too, whatever your surname is now? Choose by blood.
Step one

Find your place

Start with what you know. We will estimate your generation, then help you find your exact branch.

Please check the spelling. This is what the rest of the family will see, and it is much harder to correct once it is on the tree.
A gentle check
Someone with your name and birth year may already be on the tree.
If that is you, there is no need to claim again.
That's me, sign me in
Step two

Your motto

The shield is the family's and never changes. Your name, your place in the line, and a motto are what make it yours. The motto is yours to choose.

you

Why the shield is the way it is, and what is yours to add →

"Van die woud", of the forest, the meaning of the name itself. Keep it or write your own.
One step left

Confirm your place

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Your crest and achievement are ready. One step to make them yours.
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The registered shield, unaltered. Only your name, your line and your motto are personal.
Your free keepsake: the family shield with your name, yours to keep and share.
Our quick human check could not load (some ad-blockers stop it). Please refresh this page, or email the keeper and we will place you by hand.
Your place is matched from the family register and what you tell us. Dates and line are confirmed by the keeper, and where records disagree, we say so.
Next, when you are ready: your full personal story, the line written in prose, from Gaele to you.
Your place is held · one of the founding 300

Now, tell your story

Where do you come from? A place, a memory, the people who made you. Anything you write helps us find your exact branch, and one day becomes your own story, the line written in prose from Gaele to you. This part is yours, and entirely optional.

Could you help build this?

An association runs on a few real jobs, and it only stands when we each carry a little. Tell us where you could help, even just willing. Optional, and the family follows up later, no commitment now.

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