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Hester Cecilia Nel 1789–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 OCT 1789

Birth Location: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: 9 MAR 1852

Death Location: Hantam

Father: Willem Nel

Mother: Hester Wyk

Spouse(s): Jan Nel

Children(s): Abraham Nel

The story of Hester Cecilia Nel began in 1789 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Hester Cecilia Nel married Jan Abraham Nel, and had children including Abraham Pieter Nel. Hester Cecilia Nel passed away in 1852 in Hantam.

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Biography

  • The story of Hester Cecilia Nel began in 1789 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
  • Hester Cecilia Nel married Jan Abraham Nel, and had children including Abraham Pieter Nel.
  • Hester Cecilia Nel passed away in 1852 in Hantam.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hester Nel's Ancestors

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Hester Nel
1789–1852
Birth Place: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Willem Adriaan Nel
1758–
Hester (Van) Wyk
1762–
Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Abraham (van) Wijk
1725–1793
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
van Zijl
1738–1788
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Pieter Zyl
1706–1782
Hester Wyck
1712–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
van Zeyl
1668–
Christina Loveren
1673–
Arij Wyk
–1713
Coetzer Helmes
1673–1720

Hester Nel's Descendants

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Hester (Cecilia) Nel (2 OCT 1789–9 MAR 1852) m. Jan (Abraham) Nel (BEF NOV 1783–20 NOV 1839)
  1. 1. Abraham (Pieter) Nel 1828–1904 m. Schoultz 1857–1895
    1. 1. Aletta (Susanna Jacoba) Nel 1884–1969 m. Willem (Johannes) Hanekom 1878–1946
      1. 1. Jacobus (Gideon) Hanekom 1915–1987 m. Anna (Catherina Maria) Koortzen 1915–1985
        1. 1. Magdalena (Catherina) Hanekom 1936–1979 m. Diederik (Rudolph) Pretorius 1938–2019

Hester Nel's Timeline

5 Records

1789
2 OCT 1789
Birth of Hester Cecilia Nel in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1790
7 FEB 1790
Age 1
Hester Cecilia Nel was christened in Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1790
7 FEB 1790
Age 1
Hester Cecilia Nel was baptized in Swartland, Cape Province, South Africa
Swartland, Cape Province, South Africa
1852
9 MAR 1852
Age 63
Death of Hester Cecilia Nel in Hantam
Hantam
1883
1883
Age 94
Hester Cecilia Nel - Probate in Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa
Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 OCT 1789
    Event Place: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 23:20:35 UTC 2024), Entry for Hester Sesilia Nel and Hester Van Wÿk, 7 Feb 1790.
    [2] South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, "South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Jul 09 06:47:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Hester Cecilia Nel, 1883.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 7 FEB 1790
    Event Place: Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 23:20:35 UTC 2024), Entry for Hester Sesilia Nel and Hester Van Wÿk, 7 Feb 1790.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 FEB 1790
    Event Place: Swartland, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1883
    Event Place: Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 MAR 1852
    Event Place: Hantam
    Record Source: South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, "South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Jul 09 06:47:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Hester Cecilia Nel, 1883.

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