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Willem Andries Nel 1800–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 April 1800

Birth Location: Albanie, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 18 June 1890

Death Location: Albany, South Africa

Father: Jan Nel

Mother: Sara Gous

Spouse(s): Helena a1b2c2d5e4f5, Margaretha Strydom

Children(s): Willem Nel, Petrus e6f4, Jan e6f1, Hendrik Nel, Margaretha Nel, Susara Nel, Gert e6f7, Willemina e6f8, Louis Nell

Willem Andries Nel was born in 1800 in Albanie, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Jan Hendrik Nel And Sara Gous. In 1823, Willem Andries Nel resided in Albany. Willem Andries Nel married Helena Martha Cousins A1B2C2D5E4F5, Margaretha Isabella Strydom, and had children including Andries Francois Nel E6F9, Gert Elias Paulus Nel E6F7, Helena Martha E6F11, Hendrik Josephus Nel, Jan Hendrik Nel E6F1, Louis Nell, Margaretha Isabella Nel, Petrus Jacobus Nel E6F4, Stefanus Gideon Nel E6F9, Susara Nel, Willem Andries Nel, Willemina Andriesina E6F8. Willem Andries Nel passed away in 1890 in Albany, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Willem Andries Nel was born in 1800 in Albanie, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Jan Hendrik Nel And Sara Gous.
  • In 1823, Willem Andries Nel resided in Albany.
  • Willem Andries Nel married Helena Martha Cousins A1B2C2D5E4F5, Margaretha Isabella Strydom, and had children including Andries Francois Nel E6F9, Gert Elias Paulus Nel E6F7, Helena Martha E6F11, Hendrik Josephus Nel, Jan Hendrik Nel E6F1, Louis Nell, Margaretha Isabella Nel, Petrus Jacobus Nel E6F4, Stefanus Gideon Nel E6F9, Susara Nel, Willem Andries Nel, Willemina Andriesina E6F8.
  • Willem Andries Nel passed away in 1890 in Albany, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Willem Nel's Ancestors

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Willem Nel
1800–1890
Birth Place: Albanie, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Parents
Jan Hendrik Nel
1760–1820
Tafelberg, South Africa
Sara Gous
1764–1845
South Africa
Grandparents
Stephanus Gauch
1729–1778
Britstown, Cape Province, South Africa
Catherina HÜBNER
1736–1787
Swellendam, Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Andries (Gauch)
1698–1735
Johanna Conterman
1701–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andre Gauch
1659–1698
Jannetje Clercq
1676–1767

Willem Nel's Descendants

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Willem (Andries) Nel (12 April 1800–18 June 1890) m. Helena (Martha Cousins) a1b2c2d5e4f5 (12 NOV 1838–) m. Margaretha (Isabella) Strydom (23 OCT 1803–25 MAY 1860)
  1. 1. Willem (Andries) Nel 1823–1889
  2. 2. Petrus (Jacobus Nel) e6f4 1825–1912
  3. 3. Jan (Hendrik Nel) e6f1 1819–
  4. 4. Hendrik (Josephus) Nel 1821–1881 m. Johanna (Catharina Wilhelmina) Nel 1827–1891
    1. 1. Johanna (Catharina Wilhelmina) Nel 1844–1909 m. William Preston 1835–1916
      1. 1. Harriet (Emily) Cussons 1906–
      2. 2. William (Richard) Preston 1872–1939 m. Mabel (Evelyn) Trollip 1870–
        1. 1. Julia (May) Preston 1905– m. Cornelius ((Cornwall) William (Wallace)) Goddard 1886–1963
        2. 2. Doreen (Bessie) Preston 1912–
        3. 3. Richard (Clarence) Preston 1908–1908
        4. 4. William Preston 1835–1916
        5. 5. Samuel Preston 1826–1875
      3. 3. Johanna (Catharina Wilhelmina) Preston 1864–1954
      4. 4. Samuel Preston 1859–1923
    2. 2. Willem (Andries) Nel 1846–
    3. 3. Louis (Jacobus) Nel 1849–1905
    4. 4. Margaretha Nel 1848–
    5. 5. Sarah Nel 1854–
    6. 6. John Nel 1856–
    7. 7. Anna (Maria Cornelia) Nel 1852–
    8. 8. Henry (Joseph) Nel 1858–
    9. 9. Jan (Hendrik) Nel 1860–
    10. 10. Louisa (Susanna) Nel 1860–
    11. 11. Petrus (Jacobus) Nel 1862–
  5. 5. Margaretha (Isabella) Nel 1827–
  6. 6. Susara Nel 1831–
  7. 7. Gert (Elias Paulus Nel) e6f7 1834–
  8. 8. Willemina (Andriesina) e6f8 1862–
  9. 9. Louis Nell 1825–1894

Willem Nel's Timeline

3 Records

1800
12 April 1800
Birth of Willem Andries Nel in Albanie, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Albanie, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1823
16 November 1823
Age 23
Willem Andries Nel resided here in Albany
Albany
1890
18 June 1890
Age 90
Death of Willem Andries Nel in Albany, South Africa
Albany, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1800
    Event Place: Albanie, Eastern Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 November 1823
    Event Place: Albany
    Record Source: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s, St. Georges Cathedral Grahams Town Baptisms, 1823 - 1856; Page: 6; Entry: 46; Repository: Anglican Church Archives, University of the Witwatersrand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 June 1890
    Event Place: Albany, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Cape Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1834-1956

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