Re: Nell Family late 1800's in South Africa?
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Re: Nell Family late 1800's in South Africa?
Wallace (Wally) Nell 2/09/10
Hi Wally.
So we have the same Great Great Grandparents.
Which of Lewis Nell Children is your Grandperent?
Sad to say Lionel died a few years ago but my 8 year old daughter did meet him and Olive (my grandparents).
You may know that they had 4 children, Brian (still in SA), Pam (my mother in the UK), Rowan (Still in SA) and Roslyn (in Canada).
I know very little about "Hendrik Cornelius Nel".I know the names of the 8 children and DOB of Lilly, Margaret and Francis.My grandfather used to write notes on scrap paper about his relatives.One scrap said: Hendrik Cornelius Nel changed his name to "Henry C. Nell" at the urging of his wife Margaret McGillvary.He had 5 farms.
I dont even know the DOB or anything about him or his father Louis Nel.I know the names of his brothers and sisters but little more, I have a copy of his death certificate that names them all.
By the way, where do you now live.Are you still in SA?
Gonjana is the name of the Nell farm in SA .. Louis Nel (Father of Hendrick) died there 09 Apr 1881