h.6. Willem Matheus Johannes, geb. 28/12/1880, ged. 16/02/1881, dist. Utrecht, oorl. 12/01/1965, Pretoria x 10/07/1906, Piet Retief met Maria Magdalena VAN DER LINDE, geb. 28/07/1889, oorl. 23/03/1952, d.v. Christoffel van der Linde en Hester Christina Viljoen xx 01/04/1954, Piet Retief, Tvl met Maria Francina Elizabeth PIENAAR, geb. 11/10/1886, d.v. Frederik Johannes Pienaar en Anna Rosina Petronella Veldman.
Willem Matheus Johannes was die seun van Johannes Petrus Nel en Johanna Petronella Lotter.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 surrendered Piet Retief town 1st
March 1901 and was sent to Volksrust, where he remained until 26 November 1901.
Joined the Looting Corps and remained with them until 14 Feb 1902. He then
became a Guide. Unmarried and lived with his father at Kromrivier; and when his father left for Natal he lived with Piet
Uys. His livestock was claimed together with his father’s and for which he had
received £54 from his father. This required close investigation since the
claimant was still on commando when his father obtained the receipt for their
combined livestock.
Sex Male
Age 25 years
Birth Year (Estimated) 1881
Spouse's Name Maria Magdalena Van Der Linde
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 17 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1889
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 10 July 1906
Event Place Wakkerstroom, Transvaal, South Africa
Event Place (Original) Piet Relief, Wakkerstroom, Transvaal, South Africa
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(Anita Campbell)
We know
that his father J P Nell died at Idalia
in 1910 and therefore deduce that WMJ Nell rebuilt his life after the war on
this farm.
1919 ALLOTMENT TO WMJ NEL OF THE HOLDING COMPRISING
PORTION "Q" OF THE FARM "IDALIA" NO 108, DISTRICT PIET
RETIEF.
1919 ALLOTMENT TO AMJ NELL OF HOLDING COMPRISING
PORTION "T" OF FARM "IDALID" 108, PIET RETIEF AND ALLOTMENT
TO AMJ NELL OF PORTION "D" OF THE SAME FARM.
Name Willem Mattheus Johannes Nel
Sex Male
Age 73 years
Birth Year (Estimated) 1881
Spouse's Name Maria Franzina Elizabeth Broodryk
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 67 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1887
Event Type Marriage
Event Date
1 April 1954
Event Place
Pietersburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Event Place (Original) Piet Retief, Piet Retief, Transvaal, South Africa
Certificate Number 4
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Name Willem Mattheus Johannes Nel
Sex Male
Age 84
Birth Year (Estimated) 1881
Birthplace Utrecht
Event Type Death
Event Date 12 Jan 1965
Event Place Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Event Place (Original) Algemene, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
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Name Willem Mattheus Johannes Nel
Sex Male
Age 73 years
Birth Year (Estimated) 1881
Spouse's Name Maria Franzina Elizabeth Broodryk
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 67 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1887
Event Type Marriage
Event Date
1 April 1954
Event Place
Pietersburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Event Place (Original) Piet Retief, Piet Retief, Transvaal, South Africa
Certificate Number 4
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Name Willem Mattheus Johannes Nel
Sex Male
Age 84
Birth Year (Estimated) 1881
Birthplace Utrecht
Event Type Death
Event Date 12 Jan 1965
Event Place Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Event Place (Original) Algemene, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
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