Although Cape Afrikaners made up 66% of the Cape's population, only a small fraction of them participated in the Great Trek. According to Dr Jan C. Visagie, in his book "Voortrekkerstamouers (Voortrekker ancestors) 1835—1845" (2nd edition), only 70 families from Clanwilliam (32), Worcester (24), Cape Town (8), Stellenbosch (4), and Franschhoek (2) embarked on the Great Trek alongside the Boers.
