Hendrik Alexander de Villiers was born in Paarl, Cape Colony on 1 May 1884.
[1] He was born to Rocco, a composer and music professor and Maria (Nee Louw).
He was an auctioneer and married twice, firstly Mary Cunningham and then later in 1923 Marguerite Muller.
[2] He played rugby for his high school, Maties and Western Province.
His third and last test was on 12 December 1906 on Crystal Palace in South London, England.