Ds. van Warmelo
Full name: Nicolaas Jacobus van Warmelo Lifespan: 1835 Netherlands - 1892 Heidelberg, Tvl Occupation: NH (Nederduitsch Hervormde) Kerk minister Family: Married (1) Josina van Vollenhoven (1832 Netherlands - 1865 Schoemansdal) in 1864 in the Netherlands. (2) Maria Magdalena Elizabeth Maré (1850 Pietermaritzburg - 1916 Pretoria) in 1867 in Schoemansdal. His three sons participated in the 2nd Boer war - two were prisoners of war. Van Wermelo Timeline Biography Netherlands Van Warmelo, like many of his male family members (including his father and two of his sons), studied Theology. He graduated at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. Due to the overabundance of ministers in the Netherlands at that time, he did not succeed in receiving a call to a congregation. Van Warmelo as a student. ⁶ Schoemansdal In 1862 he moved to South Africa as a young minister with hope of finding employment in the Cape. In 1864 he travelled to the Transvaal where was ordained a...