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Frederik Jacobus Nel 1773–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 AUG 1773

Birth Location: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 13 Jun 1839

Death Location: Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa

Father: Willem Nel

Mother: Petronella Botha

Spouse(s): Hester Deventer

Children(s): Dorothea Nel\Rossouw, Willem Nel, Petronella Nel, Barmanius Nel, Geertuida Nel, Frederik Nel, Jacob Nel, Jan Nel, Anna Nel

Frederik Jacobus Nel was born in 1773 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Willem Nel And Petronella Catharina Botha. Frederik Jacobus Nel married Hester Geertruy Van Deventer, and had children including Anna Adriana Nel, Barmanius Albertus Nel, Dorothea Sophia Nel Rossouw, Frederik Jacobus Nel, Geertuida Elizabeth Nel, Jacob Hermanus Albertus Nel, Jan Johannes Nel, Petronella Catharina Nel, Willem Jacobus Nel. Frederik Jacobus Nel passed away in 1839 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Frederik Jacobus Nel was born in 1773 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Willem Nel And Petronella Catharina Botha.
  • Frederik Jacobus Nel married Hester Geertruy Van Deventer, and had children including Anna Adriana Nel, Barmanius Albertus Nel, Dorothea Sophia Nel Rossouw, Frederik Jacobus Nel, Geertuida Elizabeth Nel, Jacob Hermanus Albertus Nel, Jan Johannes Nel, Petronella Catharina Nel, Willem Jacobus Nel.
  • Frederik Jacobus Nel passed away in 1839 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem Nel
1727–1784
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Cape, South Africa
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Petronella Botha
1744–
Birth Location: Paarl, Cape, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Hester Deventer
1781–1847
Birth Location: Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa
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Children(s)

Dorothea Nel\Rossouw
1807–1888
Birth Location: dist Uitenhage, Oos Kaap, Suid-Afrika, Afrique du Sud
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Willem Nel
1804–1876
Birth Location: Loots Kloof, Jansenville, Cape Colony, South Africa
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Petronella Nel
1798–
Birth Location: , Cape, South Africa
PN
Barmanius Nel
1810–
Birth Location: –
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Geertuida Nel
1798–
Birth Location: –
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Frederik Nel
1815–1901
Birth Location: –
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Jacob Nel
1810–
Birth Location: Uitenhage, Cape Colony, South Africa
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Jan Nel
1812–1886
Birth Location: Somerset East, Cape Colony, South Africa
JN
Anna Nel
1809–1881
Birth Location: Cape Colony, South Africa
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Frederik Nel's Ancestors

Self
Frederik Nel
1773–1839
Birth Place: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Parents
Willem Nel
1727–1784
Tulbagh, Cape, South Africa
Petronella (Catharina) Botha
1744–
Paarl, Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frederik Nel's Descendants

1.
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Frederik (Jacobus) Nel (15 AUG 1773–13 Jun 1839) m. Hester (Geertruy van) Deventer (Bef 18 Nov 1781–Abt 1847)
  1. 1. Dorothea (Sophia) Nel\Rossouw 1807–1888 m. Jan (Anthonie) Rossouw 1764–1877
    1. 1. Anna (Johanna) Rossouw 1843–1922
    2. 2. Dorothea (Sophia Maria Petronella) Rossouw 1831–1946
    3. 3. Frederik (Jacobus Christoffel) Rossouw 1839–
    4. 4. Frederik (Jacobus) Rossouw 1828–
    5. 5. Jan (Adriaan) Rossouw 1826–1901 m. Susarah (Fredericka) Coetzer 1861–1922 m. Anna (Susanna) Muller 1829–1878
      1. 1. Wentzel (Johannes Christoffel) Rossouw 1858–
      2. 2. Jan (Anthonie) Rossouw 1848–1925
      3. 3. Frederik (Jacobus Adriaan) Rossouw 1853–1942 m. Aletta (Margaret Magdalena) Symms\Rossouw 1858–1942
        1. 1. Ernest (Albert) Rossouw 1896–1966
        2. 2. Jan (Adriaan) ROSSOUW 1875–1943 m. Anna (Maria Elsje Cecelia Susanna Elizabeth) Jacobs\Rossouw 1876–1955
    6. 6. Michael (Anthonie) Rossouw 1845–
    7. 7. Pieter (Adriaan) Rossouw 1835–1907
    8. 8. Susanna (Margaretha Magdalena) Rossouw\Bekker 1850–1875 m. Michiel (Coenraad) Bekker 1846–1953
      1. 1. Anna (Johanna Jacoba) Bekker\Strydom 1875–1933 m. Casper (Johannes) Strydom 1869–1929
        1. 1. Hendrik (Nicolaas Gert) Strydom 1892–1928
        2. 2. Michiel (Coenraad) Strydom 1894–1895
        3. 3. Migiel (Coenraad) Strydom 1898–1953 m. Florence (Susanna Sarah) BOLTON 1895–1958
        4. 4. Petrus (Gerhardus) Strydom 1905–
        5. 5. Marie (Johanna Susanna) Strydom 1906–
        6. 6. Susanna (Cornelia Margaretha) Strydom 1908–1918
        7. 7. Anna (Johanna Jacoba) Strydom 1912–1923
        8. 8. Johanna (Dorothea Gesina) Strydom 1915–
        9. 9. Casper (Johannes) Strydom 1896–
        10. 10. Stephanus (Jacobus Petrus) Strydom 1909–1963 m. Christiaan (Johannes Joubertus Van) Zyl 1908–2004 m. Christiaan (Johannes Joubertus Van) Zyl 1914–2004
    9. 9. Wessel (Jacobus) Rossouw 1836–1896
    10. 10. Maria (Petronella) Rossouw 1833–1889
    11. 11. Hester (Geertruida) Rossouw 1837–
  2. 2. Willem (Jacobus) Nel 1804–1876
  3. 3. Petronella (Catharina) Nel 1798–
  4. 4. Barmanius (Albertus) Nel 1810–
  5. 5. Geertuida (Elizabeth) Nel 1798–
  6. 6. Frederik (Jacobus) Nel 1815–1901
  7. 7. Jacob (Hermanus Albertus) Nel 1810–
  8. 8. Jan (Johannes) Nel 1812–1886
  9. 9. Anna (Adriana) Nel 1809–1881

Frederik Nel's Timeline

4 Records

1773
15 AUG 1773
Birth of Frederik Jacobus Nel in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1773
22 Aug 1773
Frederik Jacobus Nel was baptized in Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1798
14 OCT 1798
Age 25
Frederik Jacobus Nel was married in Graaff Reinet, Cape, South Africa
Graaff Reinet, Cape, South Africa
1839
13 Jun 1839
Age 66
Death of Frederik Jacobus Nel in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 AUG 1773
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1773
    Event Place: Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 1660-1970, State Archives; Cape Province, South Africa; South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1798
    Event Place: Graaff Reinet, Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1839
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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