Genealogie Bos

This is my English-language Genealogy & Ancestry Blog.
(Mijn Nederlandstalige blog is genealogiebos.blogspot.nl).

22 Jul 2015

Wordless Wednessday - 4 generations Bos

A 1952 newspaper showed 4 generations of a Bos family in Rotsterhaule, Frisia, The Netherlands:
Thijs Bos (85), Jan Bos (50), Thijs Bos (23) and little Jan Bos (4 months). They are no family of mine, none at all, but I like the photograph.

De Heerenveensche koerier, 8-8-1952

11 Jul 2015

Surname Saturday - Aaldijk

On my father's side of the family I am a descendant of 2 sisters: Maria (1821-98) and Adriana (1832-74) Aaldijk. Like many other family names, the surname Aaldijk is derived from a geographical name. Aaldijk is a dike in Holland near Hekelingen along the Spui River between the Oude Maas River and the Haringvliet River. However, I do not know if my Aaldijk ancestors where named after that particular dike.


My Aaldijk ancestors descend from an Arijen Dirckse who was baptised on 21-5-1623 in Streefkerk, Holland. Arijen's father, Dirrick Andriessen, supposedly originated in Polsbroek, Utrecht, The Netherlands.