Place of Birth: Paarl, Cape Province (present-day Western Cape), Africa
Date of Birth: April 6, 1988
Ethnicity: Afrikaner (Dutch, French, German, possibly other), Danish
Francois Hougaard is a South African rugby union rugby player.
Francois’ paternal grandparents were Francois Johannes Hougaard (the son of Petrus Wilhelm Johan Hougaard and Heletta Gertruida Basson) and Melba Lötter. Petrus was the son of Francois Johannes Hougaard and Cecilia Maria Smith. Francois Johannes’ paternal grandfather, Pieter Hougaard, was a Danish immigrant, from Copenhagen.
Francois’ maternal grandparents are Paul Randolph de Klerk and Bettie Setzkorn (the daughter of Edward Christian Louis Setzkorn and Margaretha Maria Fredericke “Girley” Schroeder). Edward was the son of Christian Johannes Setzkorn and Emma Elizabeth Kniese.
Source: Genealogy of Francois Hougaard – http://www.geni.com