He is my 3rd great grandfather. There are conflicting reports about his arrival in South Africa. First he was shipwrecked on the Cape south coast and settled in Riversdale where he became sexton in the NG church. He married Elsje de Jager . Another story is that he arrived via East London with his father Francois Eugene Puren and a younger brother with the same name as his father and from there they went to Swellendam. What happened to his father and brother? Still another story is that an inheritance was in chancery but could not be claimed because he had become a protestant. Still another is that he was closely related to Empress Eugenie of France. I would like to know where he was born and who his father and his mother were and would like to research his ancestors. I need guidance as to where to start. Can someone please help. Joseph Marie Marius Puren
