Martha Louisa was die dogter van Stephanus Nel en Martha Louisa Lotter.
REGISTER FOR STEPHANUS NEL 1886
Stephanis Nel born 13 July 1840 married 15 August 1870 to Martha Lowisa Lotter born 8 December 1848
h1 Martha Louisa Nel was born 29 May 1871
h2 Philip Jacobus Nel born 3 October 1873
h3 Christina Helena Nell born 30 August 1876
h4 Jacob Lowies Poklenberg Nell 21 June 1878
h5 Elizabetha Louretta Nell born 15 January 1881
h6 Stephanis Nell born 15 January 1881
h7 Johannis Petrus Nell born 30 November 1882
h8 Anna Maria Nell born 14 December 1884
h9 Willem Mateus Johannes Nell born 24 Febr 1886(Anita Campbell)
Uit hulle pa se sterfkennis van 1929:
Uit hulle ma se sterfkennis van 1932:
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MEETING OF THE GENERAL REPRESENTATIVES
HELD AT VEREENIGING, IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC, ON THE 15th OF MAY 1902,
AND THE FOLLOWING DAYS
eGGSA library Gravestones in South Africa
Kwazulu-Natal Kwazulu-Natal, ESTCOURT, Urban area Kwazulu-Natal, ESTCOURT, Main
cemetery R - Vanne :: Surnames - R ROOS Martha Louisa nee NELL 1871-1963
When Martha Louisa married Barend she had six stepchildren ranging in ages from 3 ½ to 13
War record, based on the names and ages of the children, leads me to
the assumption
that these were children of Martha Louisa and Barend Roos:
ROOS Family, Piet Retief
Miss Johanna Catharina Roos, age 4 died Volksrust, measles
Unique ID: 17606
Master Stefanus Roos age 1y 9m died Volksrust, measles Unique
ID: 17607 p.343
In his
compensation claim J P Nell says he surrendered with his brother Stephanus (who
lived on Edinburg, the same farm as
his daughter Martha Louisa Roos) and all these family members are merely
registered as NEL family. We can assume that the Roos and Nell families would
have surrendered on the same day and been forwarded to Volksrust together.
Rather puzzlingly, on a different death list
(but note sequential ID) is the following entry:
Miss Martha L Roos age 6 died Volksrust
measles Unique ID: 17608 18/9/1901, p.1389
Martha Louisa Lotter Roos, same age, however
survived the war- was she one of a twin and wrong name entered?
MEETING OF THE GENERAL REPRESENTATIVES
HELD AT VEREENIGING, IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC, ON THE 15th OF MAY 1902,
AND THE FOLLOWING DAYS
The first meeting of the representatives of
the two Governments took place at 11.30 a.m. on May 15th.
There were present: —
For the South African Republic—His Honour the
President, S.W. Burger, F.W. Reitz, Commandant-General L. Botha, Messrs. J.B.
Krogh, L.J. Meijer, L.J. Jacobs, and His Honour the Staats-Procureur.
For the Orange Free State—States-President,
M.J. Steyn; Judge, J.B.M. Hertzog; Secretary of State, W.J.C. Brebner;
Commander-in-Chief, C.R. de Wet; and Mr. C.H. Olivier.
B.J.
Roos, Veldtcornet; for Piet Retief.
Signature of B J Roos, Veld Cornet Piet Retief Plaats Edenburg
In his
compensation claim 1903 it is noted that at the conclusion of peace he had lost
all his stock, with the exception of one horse, owned 750 morgen of land and
was in £400 debt. He submitted a claim for £1886 to the repatriation fund. (Indistinct),
but officer makes a recommendation that a grant £200-£400 be made to the
claimant. Included is also the claim by Barend Roos jnr.: £20 for a horse lost
in the war and £10 for a horse bought by the ZAR. He is recompensed the £10 which was never
collected but is still with the papers.
1903 CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION PROTECTED BURGHER
WAKKERSTROOM AND PIET RETIEF. BAREND JOHANNES ROOS TAB REF 293
After Barend died in 1926, Martha Louisa went to
live in Greytown. Her first daughter had
already moved to Natal and married there in 1923. As we can see from the death
notice, Martha Louisa and Barend had five children:
(Anita Campbell)
Kinders:
i.1. Martha
Louisa Lotter ROOS, geb. 1895 x 12/03/1918, Weenen met Jan Hendrik Le Roux,
geb. 30/08/1883, oorl. 1952, s.v. Jacobus Johannes le Roux en Anna Elizabeth
Spies.
i.2. Christina
Helena ROOS, geb. 1903, oorl. .28/09/1958, Greytown Hospitaal x 20/07/1923,
Greytown met Lucas Johannes Rautenbach, geb..1900.
i.3. Johanna
Katrina ROOS, geb. 05/05/1905, Piet Retief, oorl. 22/02/1974, Stille Rus, Muden x 15/03/1927,
Greytown met Daniel Johannes Hendrik Rautenbach
i.4 Stephansiena ROOS, geb. 1910 x 02/09/1933,
Greytown met Christoffel Jacobus Herman Janse Van Rensburg, geb. 1904
i.5. Schalk
Willem ROOS, geb. 1916, Transvaal x 02.03/1940, Ladysmith met Bertha Olga
Lotz. Geskei 1952
