Philip Jacobus was die seun van Johannes Petrus Nel en Johanna Petronella Lotter.
Sy naam kom nie voor in hulle pa se sterfkennis van 1910 nie:
Sy naam kom nie voor in hulle ma se sterfkennis van 1924 nie:
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSSW-FSFS-7?i=1107&cc=2520237)
(Anita Campbell)
His sons all served with the Piet Retief commando. Philip Jacobus Nel and Jacob Louis Poklenberg Nel surrendered together with him. Stephanus Christiaan Nel and Willem Martinus Johannes Nel surrendered 1 March 1901. The family lived together at Volksrust until his sons joined the National Scouts. (Anita Campbell)
He put in a compensation claim:
1903 CLAIMS COMPENSATION PROTECTED BURGHER
WAKKERSTROOM AND PIET RETIEF. PHILLIP JACOBUS NELL. Surrendered from the Piet
Retief Commando at Sandbank on 19 Feb 1901 with his father and brother.
His wife put in a claim (or possibly pursuing claim of
husband who had died?):
DESCRIPTION CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION. PROTECTED
BURGHERS. WAKKERSTROOM. MRS. FLORENCE LOUISE (WIDOW) NELL. STARTING 1903 ENDING
1904 TAB REFERENCE CJC260
Note: This compensation claim has not yet been
investigated (note conflict with DOD 1905).
On her death notice, date of death for Philip Jacobus
Nell is given as 30 October 1905.
