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Johann Christiaan Yselle -- Stamvader / Progenitor
Die stamvader van die Yselle-familie in Suid-Afrika is Johan Christiaan Iseli of Yseli of Yzelle (dis vroeër verskillend gespel, maar hulle was toe nog nie so noukeurig nie) afkomstig van die plek Hasle geleë in die provinsie (kanton) Bern in Switzerland. Hy is getroud met Johanna Dorothea van Dalen op 20 September, 1762, en is oorlede op 18 Mei, 1807.
The original spelling of the surname is ISELI, from Swiss origin. The “surname” arrived in South Africa as YSELLE. It changed to various versions but the only two remaining in South Africa is YZELLE (the “s” was replaced with a “z”) and the more common known surname YSSEL.
The meaning of the surname might refer to the material iron and specifically a small piece. He came to South Africa initially as a soldier but later moved into the clothing business (tailoring)
Yselle / Esseling / Yssel / Iseli, Jan Christiaan
Born in 1732 on the farm Bärgli near Hasle BE [Iseli of Hasle BE - also spelled Yssel after clergy who studied in Holland associated the name with the Yssel lake] arrived 22.1.1754 on Visvliet for Kamer Zeeland. 1754-1759 soldier, initially sick. Had part of his pay sent home.
810.7.1760 burgher earning his living as tailor. 8Married 26.9.1762 Johanna Dororthea van Daalen baptised 18.11.1742, illegitimate daughter of Gustavus Dale and Johanna Franken. They had nine children. Johanna died January 1781.
Only once, 12.10.1773 did Yselle loan a man from the Castle, namely the sailor Willem Steer of Hamburg, as servant at his house, but the contract was cancelled prematurely 31.7.1774. It appears from later census returns that he preferred to work with slaves.
Yselle prospered. He bought a house by T4913 dated 22.4.1777 from the estate of the late Lodewyk Trichtner (sold 1801 by T349 to Martha Hurlingh) and another by T7291dated 1.12.1797 from insolvent estate of Joachim Daniel Hiebner (sold 1818 by T647).
Then on 13.3.1793 he bought by T6696 a house on corner Berg and Church Street, possibly on speculation, as he sold it within a year to Catharina Johanna de Wet, widow of Pieter Ludovicus Le Sueur.
After the death of Johanna Dorothea, Yselle on 3.3.1782 married Anne Albertine Bienvignon of Morges VD, who may have arrived at the Cape at the beginning of 1780 as personal maid to Colonel Robert Gordon’s bride, Susanna Margaretha Nicolet of Lignerolle NE. They had four children.
Geslacht-register der oude Kaapsche familien
by
De Villiers, C. C. (Christoffel Coetzee), 1850-1887; Theal, George McCall, 1837-1919
Yselle page 641 : https://archive.org/details/geslachtregister03devi/page/640/mode/2up
What Does The Name Yselle Mean?
https://www.names.org › yselle › about
A user from Texas, U.S. says the name Yselle is of Hebrew origin and means "Dedicated To God".
Reference
- https://www.vandenberg.co.za/pages/visagie
- https://www.stamouers.com/stamouers/surnames-v-z/634-yselle-johann-...
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Bits of interest :
Dutch Iseli (Posted by transfer on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 12:51 PM)
Branches - Zweige
This interesting branch of the Family was started by Johannes Iseli, a Swiss mercenary working for the Dutch in colonial Indonesia. After WWII, most of his descendants left Indonesia during the difficult early day of independence. Most of family resettled in Holland, but a few immigrated to America in the 1950's.
found you some time ago. thought that i'd registered with you..did rec an e-mailfrom you stating that you wre 'verifying' and would get back to me. Looks as if you've been really busy, i would like to persue my trying to learn more about my family. i have very much to learn...i'm new at this. My father was born in Bassel, his wife's family Angstman came from there, as did my wife's Aufenast. So you can see I've a lot of work to do. all of them were active in a swiss society in St. Paul Minnesota in the early 1900's. Thank you.
Frederick Rudolph Iseli
http://www.iseli.org/Article27.html
Johann Christiaan Yselle -- Johann Christiaan Yselle, SV/PROG is your fifth great grandfather. Phillipp Weyers