Gerrit Wilhelmus
(Gert Wilhelmus)
"Gert Willem"
Els
Born before in Somerset East, Cape Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Nicolaas Jacobus Els
and Hester (Botha) Els
Brother of
Johannes Marthinus Els, Nicolaas Jacobus (Elst) Els, Reijnier Christiaan Els, Frederik Andries Els, Wilhelm Christoffel Els, Wilhelmus Christoffel Els and Johannes Johannes Els
Husband of
Anna Sophia (Coetzer) Els
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Anna Johanna Maria (de Lange) Delport
— married
26 Mar 1848 in Glen Lynden, Cape Colony
Husband of
Maria Catharina (Besuidenhout) Els
— married
9 Jun 1879 in Alice, Cape Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Magtel Maria (Els) du Preez, Hester Maria (Els) Naude, Anna Sophia Johanna Elizabeth Elz, Nicolaas Jacobus Gert Wilhelmus Els, Anna Willemina Aletta Dorothea Els, Willem Johannes Izak Els, Johanna Lodewyka (Els) Nel, Gert Jeremias Daniel Els, Jacoba Dorothea Adriana Els and Reinier Christiaan Johannes Nicolaas Jacobus Els
Died
after age 88
in Alice, Victoria East, Cape Colony
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Biography
Gerrit Wilhelmus was born about 1799. He was the son of Nicolaas Jacobus Els and Hester Botha.[1] He passed away in 1888.
Sources
- ↑ Baptism register of Gerrit Wilhelmus Els, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-D9K7-B?cc=1478678 : 27 January 2023), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province. Entered on 7 Mar 2023 by Leon Bezuidenhout.
- From death certificate of daughter Hester Maria Naude (Els)
- Death notice of Gert Wilhelmus Els. "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-XRKF?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S8S%3A1598082389 : 28 September 2018), 007844957 > image 1153 of 2064; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Entered on 16 Jul 2021 by Leon Bezuidenhout.
- Marriage register of Gert Willem Els & Anna Johanna Maria de Lange, South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-89Z5-P?cc=2821281 : 21 September 2022), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Entered on 2 Mar 2023 by Leon Bezuidenhout.
- Marriage register of Gert Wilhelmus Els & Maria Catharina Potgieter (Bezuidenhout), South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK8-PBX7?cc=2821281 : 22 September 2022), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Entered on 20 Dec 2023 by Leon Bezuidenhout.
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Petra (De Bruyn) Smit :
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Els-660 and Els-353 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate
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