Helena Martha was die dogter van Jeremias Andries Nel en Hester Catharina Joubert.
Uit hulle pa se sterfkennis van 1853:
FAMILYSEARCHJohn William Cousins sterf op 22 Desember 1861 en hul had drie kinders: mason - left a span of 8 oxen and some moveable property
Kinders:
g.1. Hester Catharina COUSINS, geb. 06/12/1856, ged. 08/02/1857, Glen LyndenLynden x Wessel Hendrik Janse van Rensburg.
g.2. Jeremias Andries COUSINS, geb. 25/09/1860, ged. Nov 1860, Glen Lynden.
g.3. John William COUSINS, geb. 1862 x 1891 met Maria Magdalena Dippenaar, geb. 1864.