Jacob Louis Poklenberg was die seun van Johannes Petrus Nel en Johanna Petronella Lotter.
Uit hulle pa se sterfkennis van 1910:
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Uit hulle ma se sterfkennis van 1924:
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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)
1903 CLAIMS COMPENSATION PROTECTED BURGHER PIET RETIEF
AND WAKKERSTROOM. JACOB LOUIS VOLKENBERG NEL, JACOB LOUIS POCKLEBERG NEL CJC
250
Surrendered Sandbank 19th Feb 1901and arrived at
Volksrust camp 16 March 1901 where he remained for a year. In March 1902 joined
the Intelligence Corps and remained with them till the end of the war. Took the
oath of Allegiance at Volksrust 16 August 1902. His wife’s name is given as Maria Isabella Cecilia;
address Derby Piet Retief; she was a witness to goods claimed in 1903. There
were then 2 minor children.
Remarks of commission: the claimant surrendered due to
‘wounds’ but ARM noted this was ‘not correct’. The claimant was deserving of
consideration, but no payment was to be made until his claims and those of his
father’s, whose receipts seemed to have become confused, were carefully
investigated.
1915 THE MASTER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
(TRANSVAAL ROVINCIAL DIVISION) IN RE THE INSOLVENT ESTATE OF JACOB LOUIS
POCKLENBERG NELL
1915 LAND SALE.
INSOLVENT ESTATE OF JACOB LOUIS POCKLENBERG NELL.TAB REF 483/1915
1929 DIVORCE. JACOB LOUIS PAKLENBERG NEL VERSUS MARIA
ISABELLA CECILIA JOHANNA NEL (DE JAGER)
Maria Isabella
Cecilia Johanna de Jager Nell (divorced) living Amsterdam x 3 Jul 1929 Ermelo
Frans Jacob Lourens Roberts living Amsterdam (Anita Campbell)
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