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Theunis Johannes Nel (abt. 1893 - 1961)

Theunis Johannes (Theunis) Nel
Born about in Bronkhorstspruit, Transvaal, Suid-Afrikamap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 20 Mar 1917 in Louis Trichardt, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africamap
Father of , , and
Died at about age 68 in Pietersburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrikamap
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Biography

Name

Theunis Johannes Nel[1][2][3]
Master Theunis Nel[4]

Birth

Event date: Estimated 1894.[2][1]
Event place: Bronkhorstspruit, Transvaal, South Africa[2]

Parents

Father: Jan Hendrik Nel[2]
Mother: Johanna Hendrika de Beer[2]

Anglo Boer War 1899 - 1902

Personal Details:
Name: Master Theunis Nel; Born in camp? No; Died in camp? No; Gender: male; Race: white; Marital status: single; Nationality: Transvaal; Registration as child: Yes; Unique ID: 37075[4]
Camp History:
Name: Pietersburg RC; Age arrival: 7; Date arrival: 08/10/1901; Date departure: 27/10/1902; Reason departure: 1 MR[ Destination: Louis Trichardt; Tent number: 1205[4]
Farm History:
Name: Nel family; Town: Louis Trichardt; District: Zoutpansberg[4]
Relationships:
Master Theunis Nel is the brother of Miss Johanna Nel[4]

Spouse

Elsie Johanna Elizabeth du Preez[3][2]

Marriage

Event Date: 20 Mar 1917[3]
Event Place: Louis Trichardt, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa[3][2]
Groom`s Name: Theunis Johannes Nel[3]
Groom`s Age: 22[3]
Groom`s Birth Year (Estimated):1895[3]
Bride's Name: Elsie Johanna Elizabetha Du Preez[3]
Bride's Age: 20[3]
Bride's Birth Year (Estimated):1897[3]

Children

Elsie Johanna Elizabeth Nel, married to P J Luus[2][5]
Johanna Hendrina Nel, married to J M van der Westhuizen[2]
Jan Hendrik Nel[2][6]
Johannes George Nel[2][7]
Theunis Johannes Nel[2][8]

Death

Event date: 27 Sept 1961[2][1]
Event place: Pietersburg, Transvaal, South Africa[2]
Age at death: 67 years, 5 months[2]

Headstone

Location: Limpopo, MAKHADO, Main cemetery[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1674059. Researched and attached 29 Jul 2019 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 http://my.ancestor.co.za/pages/document.asp?ID=280444. Researched and attached 3 Oct 2019 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPH7-39LX : 3 October 2018), Theunis Johannes Nel and Elsie Johanna Elizabetha Du Preez, Louis Trichardt, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa; citing Marriage, Louis Trichardt, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa, NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria. Researched and attached 10 Aug 2019 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 British Concentration Camps of the South African War 1900-1902. https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Person/37075/Theunis_Nel/. Sources: Title: DBC 87 Pietersburg CR, Type: Camp register, Location: National Archives, Pretoria, Reference No.: DBC 87, Notes: p.121. Acknowledgments: The project was funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is not responsible for the contents of the database. The help of the following research assistants is gratefully acknowledged: Ryna Boshoff, Murray Gorman, Janie Grobler, Marelize Grobler, Luke Humby, Clare O’Reilly Jacomina Roose, Elsa Strydom, Mary van Blerk. Thanks also go to Peter Dennis for the design of the original database and to Dr Iain Smith, co-grantholder. Researched and transcribed 16 Sep 2019 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  5. ↑ "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q231-B89T : 16 March 2018), Theunis Johannes Nel in entry for Elsie Johanna Elizabeth Nel, 1919. Researched and attached 7 Sept 2018 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown.
  6. ↑ "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q231-B8KJ : 16 March 2018), Jan Hendrik Nel, 1924. Researched and attached 15 June 2018 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  7. ↑ "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q231-BDCC : 24 June 2016), Jan Hendrik Nel in entry for Johannis George Nel, 1928. Researched and attached 20 Oct 2018 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  8. ↑ "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q231-BZ5K : 16 March 2018), Theunis Johannes Nel, 1931. Researched and attached 7 Sept 2018 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown




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Probate: Theunis Johannes Nel. 27 Sep 1961
Probate: Theunis Johannes Nel. 27 Sep 1961
Headstone: Theunis Johannes Nel. 1894 - 1961
Headstone: Theunis Johannes Nel. 1894 - 1961
Marriage: Theunis Johannes Nel and Elsie Johanna Elizabetha Du Preez. 20 Mar 1917
Marriage: Theunis Johannes Nel and Elsie Johanna Elizabetha Du Preez. 20 Mar 1917


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Please correct place names to historical correct names Also the name fields. Thanks in advance
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