Helena Martha was die dogter van Jeremias Andries Nel en Hester Catharina Joubert.
Uit hulle pa se sterfkennis van 1853:
FAMILYSEARCHJohn William Cousins sterf op 22 Desember 1861 en hul had drie kinders: mason - left a span of 8 oxen and some moveable property
Kinders:
g.1. Hester Catharina COUSINS, geb. 06/12/1856, ged. 08/02/1857, Glen LyndenLynden x Wessel Hendrik Janse van Rensburg.
g.2. Jeremias Andries COUSINS, geb. 25/09/1860, ged. Nov 1860, Glen Lynden.
g.3. John William COUSINS, geb. 1862 x 1891 met Maria Magdalena Dippenaar, geb. 1864.
g.4. Wilhelmina Adriesina NEL, geb. 16/01/1864, ged. 24/01/1864, Glen Lynden x Willem van der Vyver.
g.5. Stephanus Gideon NEL, geb. 13/10/1865, ged. 12/11/1865, Albanie x 30/01/1894, Somerset Oos met Johanna Margaretha Booysen.
g.6. Andries Francois NEL, geb. 01/12/1868, ged. 10/01/1869.
g.7. Helena Martha NEL, geb. 27/09/1870, ged. Albanie.