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Jan Abraham Nel 1783–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BEF NOV 1783

Birth Location: Clanwilliam District, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: 20 NOV 1839

Death Location: Clanwilliam, Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Albertus Nel

Mother: van Wyk

Spouse(s): Hester Nel

Children(s): Abraham Nel

Jan Abraham Nel was born in 1783 in Clanwilliam District, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the child of Albertus Nel And Van Wyk. Jan Abraham Nel married Hester Cecilia Nel, and had children including Abraham Pieter Nel. Jan Abraham Nel passed away in 1839 in Clanwilliam, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Jan Abraham Nel was born in 1783 in Clanwilliam District, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the child of Albertus Nel And Van Wyk.
  • Jan Abraham Nel married Hester Cecilia Nel, and had children including Abraham Pieter Nel.
  • Jan Abraham Nel passed away in 1839 in Clanwilliam, Cape Colony, South Africa.

Immediate Family

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Jan Nel's Ancestors

Self
Jan Nel
1783–1839
Birth Place: Clanwilliam District, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Albertus Nel
1743–1838
Cape Good Hope, South Africa
van Wyk
1760–
Tulbach, Dutch Cape Colony
Grandparents
Gerrit Wijk
1714–1787
Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Maria (Magdalena) Eikhoff
1721–1776
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope
Great-Grandparents
Adriaan Wyk
1686–1741
Agnietje Campher
–1740
Matthijs Eeckhout
1690–1722
Isabeau Vixie
–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jan Nel's Descendants

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Jan (Abraham) Nel (BEF NOV 1783–20 NOV 1839) m. Hester (Cecilia) Nel (2 OCT 1789–9 MAR 1852)
  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

Jan Nel's Timeline

4 Records

1783
BEF NOV 1783
Birth of Jan Abraham Nel in Clanwilliam District, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Clanwilliam District, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1783
30 NOV 1783
Jan Abraham Nel was baptized in Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1783
30 NOV 1783
Jan Abraham Nel was christened in Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1839
20 NOV 1839
Age 56
Death of Jan Abraham Nel in Clanwilliam, Cape Colony, South Africa
Clanwilliam, Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BEF NOV 1783
    Event Place: Clanwilliam District, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    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> ( : Sun Mar 10 06:24:28 UTC 2024), Entry for Jan Abraham Nel, from 1836 to 1840.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1783
    Event Place: Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1783
    Event Place: Tulbagh, 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 20:36:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Jan Abraham Nel and Christina Magdalena Van Wÿk, 30 Nov 1783.
    [2] 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 20:00:45 UTC 2024), Entry for Jan Abráham Nel and Christina Magdalena Van Wÿk, 30 Nov 1783.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1836 AND 1840
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 NOV 1839
    Event Place: Clanwilliam, Cape Colony, South Africa
    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> ( : Sun Mar 10 06:24:28 UTC 2024), Entry for Jan Abraham Nel, from 1836 to 1840.

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