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Jan Nel 1848–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 APR 1848

Birth Location: Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 4 MAY 1918

Death Location: Bosjeslaagte

Father: Daniel Nel

Mother: Elsie Lubbe

Spouse(s): Cecilia Nel

Children(s): Jacoba Nel

Jan Nel was born in 1848 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Daniel Christoffel Jacobus Nel And Elsie Aletta Sophia Lubbe. Jan Nel married Cecilia Gesina Nel, and had children including Jacoba Susanna Maria Nel. Jan Nel passed away in 1918 in Bosjeslaagte.

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Biography

  • Jan Nel was born in 1848 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Daniel Christoffel Jacobus Nel And Elsie Aletta Sophia Lubbe.
  • Jan Nel married Cecilia Gesina Nel, and had children including Jacoba Susanna Maria Nel.
  • Jan Nel passed away in 1918 in Bosjeslaagte.

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Jan Nel's Ancestors

Self
Jan Nel
1848–1918
Birth Place: Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Parents
Daniel Christoffel Jacobus Nel
1826–1902
Cradock, South Africa
Elsie (Aletta Sophia) Lubbe
1827–1917
Grandparents
Johannes Nel
1796–1884
Kaap de Goede Hoop, Suid-Afrika
Alida (Johanna Elisabeth du) Plessis
1810–1895
Capetown, Cape Colony, S. Africa
Great-Grandparents
Louis Nel
1767–1816
Anna Plessis
1771–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan Nel
1718–1767
Gesina Steenkamp
1723–1767
Daniel Plessis
1732–1781
Helena Olivier
1738–1781

Jan Nel's Descendants

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Jan Nel (5 APR 1848–4 MAY 1918) m. Cecilia (Gesina) Nel (9 Oct 1855–28 Oct 1918)
  1. 1. Jacoba (Susanna Maria) Nel 1874–

Jan Nel's Timeline

2 Records

1848
5 APR 1848
Birth of Jan Nel in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1918
4 MAY 1918
Age 70
Death of Jan Nel in Bosjeslaagte
Bosjeslaagte

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 APR 1848
    Event Place: Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 MAY 1918
    Event Place: Bosjeslaagte

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