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Jan Nel 1791–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1791

Birth Location: Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa

Father: Johannes NEL

Mother: Sara Gouws

Spouse(s): Aletta Lombard

Children(s): Hermanus NEL

The story of Jan Nel began in 1791 in Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa. Jan Nel married Aletta Johanna Elizabeth Lombard, and had children including Hermanus Stephanus Nel. Jan Nel passed away in 1850 in Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Jan Nel began in 1791 in Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa.
  • Jan Nel married Aletta Johanna Elizabeth Lombard, and had children including Hermanus Stephanus Nel.
  • Jan Nel passed away in 1850 in Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes NEL
1760–1820
Birth Location: Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
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Sara Gouws
1764–1845
Birth Location: Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Aletta Lombard
1791–1850
Birth Location: District of Somerset East, South Africa
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Children(s)

Hermanus NEL
1815–1894
Birth Location: Winterberg, Albany, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Jan Nel's Ancestors

Self
Jan Nel
1791–1850
Birth Place: Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Parents
Johannes Hendrik NEL
1760–1820
Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Sara Gouws
1764–1845
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Jan (Hendrik) Nel
1718–1767
Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Gesina (Geesje) Steenkamp
1723–1767
Drakenstein, Paarl, Cape Colony South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Jean (Nell)
1687–1740
Susanna Fourie
1694–1762
Jan Steenkamp
1692–1762
Johanna Eck
1705–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Louis PROG
1669–1750
Suzanne Cordier
1681–1715

Jan Nel's Descendants

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Jan Nel (30 Jan 1791–1850) m. Aletta (Johanna Elizabeth) Lombard (30 Dec 1791–1850)
  1. 1. Hermanus (Stephanus) NEL 1815–1894 m. Maria (Catherina) Potgieter 1813–1882
    1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth Nel) e3f3g1 1834– m. Charles (Jacob Naude) b1c8d5e5 1827–1881
      1. 1. Hermanus (Stephanus) Naude 1856–1946 m. Martha (Magdalena) Vorster 1856–1936
        1. 1. Johannes (Erasmus) Naudé 1894–1936
        2. 2. Cecilia (Johanna ''Kattie'') Naude 1892–1974
        3. 3. Louisa (Magdalena) Naude 1887–
        4. 4. Sara (Elizabeth Catherina) Naude 1888–1962
        5. 5. Martha (Magdalena) Naude 1883–1953
        6. 6. David (Benjamin) Naude 1890–
        7. 7. Anna (Elizabeth Maria) Naude 1879–
        8. 8. Maria (Catharina) Naude 1876–
        9. 9. Charl (Jacob) Naude 1877–1937 m. Gertruida (Woutrina) Potgieter 1895–1961
        10. 10. Thomas (Butler) Naude 1896–1971
        11. 11. Jacobus (Adriaan) Naude 1881–
        12. 12. Stephanus (Hermanus) Naude 1886–
        13. 13. Johanna (Christina) Naude 1894–1971

Jan Nel's Timeline

3 Records

1791
30 Jan 1791
Birth of Jan Nel in Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
1850
1850
Age 59
Death of Jan Nel in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1850
1850
Age 59
Death of Jan Nel in Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1791
    Event Place: Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
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