Jan was die seun van Hermanus Stephanus Nel en Maria Catharina Potgieter.
Name Jan Nel
Birth Date 26 May
Parent Name Harmanus Stephanus Nel
Second Parent's Name Maria Chatarina Potgieter
Event Type Baptism
Event Date
25 August 1836
Event Place
Wynberg, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Birth Date 26 May
Parent Name Harmanus Stephanus Nel
Second Parent's Name Maria Chatarina Potgieter
Event Type Baptism
Event Date
25 August 1836
Event Place
Wynberg, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Ook bekend as "oupa Nel van Montagu Hill" 'n plaas in Clanville.
Name Jan Nel
Sex Male
Spouse's Name Heila Magdalena Johanna Greylingh
Spouse's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage
Event Date
23 March 1859
Event Place Aliwal North, Cape Province, South Africa
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Name Neyletje Magdalena Johanna Greyling Nel
Age 65 years
Birth Year (Estimated) 1845
Birthplace Roodewal Aliwab North
Relationship to Head of Household Deceased
Event Type Death
Event Date
25 February 1910
Event Place Wodehouse, Cape Province, South Africa
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Name Jan Nel
Sex Male
Age 72
Birth Year (Estimated) 1839
Spouse's Name Catharina Helena De Wet Potgieter
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 57
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1854
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 7 Dec 1911
Event Place Aliwal North, Cape Province, South Africa
Event Place (Original) Aliwal Noord Cape Province South Africa
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:653R-S8R8?lang=en Petrus Johannes Jacobus Nel was a farmer and an early settler in Dordrecht .He later farmed sheep at Montagu Hills, Clanville in the same district. As his nick name was' Dordrecht' , we can conclude he contributed to the development of the town. I wish I knew more about the early settlement of Dordrecht. Perhaps the farm came to him on his marriage to his wife? We know that they sailed overseas, as we have photographs of them both taken by photographers in London, namely A & G Taylor of 153 Regent Street, London, Photographers to the Queen. They were probably prosperous too. There is confusion about his date of death: either March 3rd or September 9th, but 1922 is agreed as the year of his demise. I believe some of his siblings were Dorsland trekkers, leaving the Cape for Angola further north and perishing in dire circumstances of drought & starvation & lack of water. From his photograph and the mild kindliness of his expression I would guess that Jan Nel was a peace-loving man, glad to stay put and not quarrelsome with his neighbours, whether they were of English or Afrikaans origin. I wonder why he died in Aliwal North? Did he go there to enjoy the mineral baths & to ease his arthritis in his old age? (https://www.geni.com/people/Johannes-Petrus-Jacobus-Jan-Nel-b2-f3g2/6000000018814008480)
Sex Male
Spouse's Name Heila Magdalena Johanna Greylingh
Spouse's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage
Event Date
23 March 1859
Event Place Aliwal North, Cape Province, South Africa
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Name Neyletje Magdalena Johanna Greyling Nel
Age 65 years
Birth Year (Estimated) 1845
Birthplace Roodewal Aliwab North
Relationship to Head of Household Deceased
Event Type Death
Event Date
25 February 1910
Event Place Wodehouse, Cape Province, South Africa
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGRH-7MFQ
Name Jan Nel
Sex Male
Age 72
Birth Year (Estimated) 1839
Spouse's Name Catharina Helena De Wet Potgieter
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 57
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1854
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 7 Dec 1911
Event Place Aliwal North, Cape Province, South Africa
Event Place (Original) Aliwal Noord Cape Province South Africa
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:653R-S8R8?lang=en Petrus Johannes Jacobus Nel was a farmer and an early settler in Dordrecht .He later farmed sheep at Montagu Hills, Clanville in the same district. As his nick name was' Dordrecht' , we can conclude he contributed to the development of the town. I wish I knew more about the early settlement of Dordrecht. Perhaps the farm came to him on his marriage to his wife? We know that they sailed overseas, as we have photographs of them both taken by photographers in London, namely A & G Taylor of 153 Regent Street, London, Photographers to the Queen. They were probably prosperous too. There is confusion about his date of death: either March 3rd or September 9th, but 1922 is agreed as the year of his demise. I believe some of his siblings were Dorsland trekkers, leaving the Cape for Angola further north and perishing in dire circumstances of drought & starvation & lack of water. From his photograph and the mild kindliness of his expression I would guess that Jan Nel was a peace-loving man, glad to stay put and not quarrelsome with his neighbours, whether they were of English or Afrikaans origin. I wonder why he died in Aliwal North? Did he go there to enjoy the mineral baths & to ease his arthritis in his old age? (https://www.geni.com/people/Johannes-Petrus-Jacobus-Jan-Nel-b2-f3g2/6000000018814008480)
Name Jan Nel
Sex Male
Age 86 years
Birth Year (Estimated) 1836
Relationship to Head of Household Deceased
Event Type Death
Event Date
3 September 1922
Event Place Aliwal North, Cape Province, South Africa
Event Place (Original) Levy Street Aliwal Nth
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