Ellen
Johanna
Cowley
formerly Van Der Merwe
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Christiaan Hendrik Gert (Van Der Merwe) van der Merwe
and Judith Gertruida Magdalena (Heath) van der Merwe
Sister of
Jan Hendrik Van Der Merwe, Pieter Hendrik Schalk Van Der Merwe, Jan Hendrik Van Der Merwe [half], Judith Gertruida Magdalena Van Der Merwe, Johannes Van Der Merwe, Stephanus Johannes Van Der Merwe, Hendrik Johannes Van Der Merwe, Carolina Amelia (Van Der Merwe) de Beer, Stephanus Johannes Marthinus Van Der Merwe, Nellie Aletta Van Der Merwe, Elizabeth Magdalena Susanna Van Der Merwe and Christiaan Hendrik Gert Van Der Merwe
Wife of
Harold Percival Cowley
— married
10 May 1904 in All Saints Somerset East
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jun 2014
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Biography
Ellen was born in 1886. She is the daughter of Gert Van Der Merwe and Judith Heath. [1]
Ellen was born in 1886. Ellen Van Der Merwe ... [2]
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Alet Bucknall, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Alet Bucknall, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ellen by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ellen by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Nicoline (Krüger) van der Merwe
:
AncestryDNA Maternal Lineage (discontinued) HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup J - Petrus Boshoff :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J2a1a1, FTDNA kit #291336
- Danie Bezuidenhout :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup J2a1a1e, FTDNA kit #IN18719
- Sarel Jacob du Plessis :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J2a1a1e, FTDNA kit #744197
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~0.78%
Ronell (Lombard) Pretorius :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BK6781682 [compare], Ancestry member ronell_p
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~0.78%
Heinrich Landsberg :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HK4610528 [compare], Ancestry member heinrich74226
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Ria (Botha) Lenard :
AncestryDNA
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Rejected matches › Hendrina Johanna (van der Merwe) Bornman (abt.1885-) › Gertina Johanna Jacoba van der Merwe (1885-1954)
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Parents to be Christiaan Hendrik Gert (Van Der Merwe) van der Merwe and Judith Gertruida Magdalena (Heath) van der Merwe
The other couple are to young to be her parents
A child's birth date (Van Der Merwe-895 born 1886) should not be before a parent is six years old (father Van Der Merwe-896 born 25 Feb 1885) .