Longevity ~ Maggeltje Vink (99) & Dirk van Houwelingen (90)

Macheltje (“Maggeltje”) Vink was 99 years old when she died on 2 November 1928 in Noordeloos, Holland. She was born in nearby Goudriaan on 5 December 1828. Her parents, Leendert Vink (1800-1885) and Heiltje van der Wolf (1808-1890), were married just 3 months earlier, on 6 September 1828 in Goudriaan. Soon Maggeltje had some younger siblings.

Maggeltje was married on 13 August 1852 in nearby Hoornaar. The groom was Dirk van Houwelingen. He was born in Hoornaar on 10 November 1824. His parents are Arie van Houwelingen (1799-1838) and Johanna van Dijk (1797-1872).
Maggeltje's eldest child, a daughter named Arigje, was born on 25 January 1853 in Hoornaar. Subsequently 7 children were born in Noordeloos in the period 1854-1872. They were named Heiltje, Johanna, Leendert, Arie, Barend, Aart and Aartje.

Dirk van Houwelingen died on 16 January 1915 in Noordeloos, 90 years and 67 days old. His eldest daughter Arigje died on 11 November 1924 in Giessen-Nieuwkerk, aged 81. Dirk's second daughter Heiltje van Houwelingen died on 3 February 1926 in Ottoland, aged 71. On 2 November 1928 in Noordeloos Dirk's widow Maggeltje Vink died - just 33 days short of her 100th birthday.

Maggeltje Vink died at the age of 99

My 7th blogiversary !

On 17 January 2013 I published my 1st post for this blog, so today is my 7th blogiversary !

In those years January and August 2018 were the months with the most posts (5), followed by July and October 2018, November 2017 and January 2014 (4). The 6th year, 2018, was the year with the most blog posts: 39. In 2019 I wrote ...

The most common surnames among my known ancestors are Van Driel, Oerlemans, Spruijt, Brand and Bos. On this blog the most common surnames in my posts are Bos and De Jong, the surnames of my parents.
My favourite posts of my own ancestors are:

1. Arie de Sterke (1796-1892) fought in Russia & at Waterloo
2. Thomas Brullee's Whaling Expeditions of 1687 and 1712
3. Bos is a common name in The Netherlands

My ancestors with the most children are Cornelis Bos (1813-1888) and Otto van Driel (1756-1832): both had 17 children with 2 wives. In the 17th century Arij Peijnsz. Hogerwaert and his wife Trijntje Willems had 16 children together. 
The couple Gerrit Korver and Neeltjen Bloet (±1640-1727) were married for over 66 years. When my ancestor Jan Pieterse Vasen died on 11-8-1702 in Ottoland, Holland, he was "around 100 years old and had been blind for 3 or 4 years".

To celebrate this 7-year milestone I've compiled a list of genealogy tips & tricks articles. 

Tips & Tricks

• Dutch Genealogy Research Tips
• Links to Dutch Sources on FamilySearch by E. Hennekam
• Dutch Naming Traditions by Y. Hoitink
• How to Find Your Dutch Ancestor’s Occupation by Y. Hoitink
• The Netherlands Links at Cindi's List
• Add an image to your blog post
• Sources for images to illustrate your Dutch family tree by Y. Hoitink
• Find European Ancestors on the Internet by K. Schrober
• Checklist for starting Research in the Country of Origin by Y. Hoitink
• Check for improbable dates
• Check the women's ages
• Mind the Chronology of a Population Register by Y. Hoitink
• Was your ancestor married more than once?
• When a website uses small characters
• Find relevant genealogy results by using Google & Yahoo Search Commands
• Blogging Tips for Newbies and Veterans by J. Goins
• Tips for finding Brick-Wall Ancestors by Family Tree Magazine
• DNA and Inheritance explained by M. McDermott

George Springvloed (1867-1950) & Cornelia Vroegindeweij (1867-1928)

Middelharnis

George Springvloed was born on 3 December 1867 in Sommelsdijk, Holland, as the 12th and youngest child of Arnoldus Springvloed (1822-1904) and his wife Willempje Spee (1824-1908). George was named after his paternal grandfather, while two elder, same-named siblings had died young. Georg's surname Springvloed can be translated as “spring tide" which is an appropriate name for someone living on an isle that - at that time - was in open connection with the North Sea.

George was married op 19 April 1889 in Middelharnis to Cornelia Vroegindeweij. She is a daughter of Arend Vroegindeweij (1834-1921) and Jacoba van der Groef (1837-1928). Her birth was on 5 July 1867 in Sommelsdijk. Cornelia has an interesting surname, too, that can be translated as “early in the meadow” and is sometimes written as “Vroeg in de Weij”. The Vroegindeweij family descends from a Dammis Vroegindeweij who was living in 's-Gravendeel, Holland, in the 17th century.

Nederlandsche Staatscourant, 4-2-1909

George was working as a shoemaker in Sommelsdijk. At the beginning of 1909, he was declared bankrupt, although that bankruptcy was withdrawn shortly thereafter. Still, later that same year George left with his family for the USA.

De Maasbode, 21-2-1909

Cornelia Vroegindeweij died there in 1928. George Springvloed died in 1950 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They had 7 children.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Delpher.nl, Leo Akershoek, Cor Koene.