Married Cousins - Barend (1823-1905) & Aartje (1821-1862) Verkerk

On 7 June 1850 in Ammerstol, Holland, two cousins, Barend Verkerk and Aartje Verkerk, were married. Besides being cousins, they were both illegitimate children, too. Both their mothers had died before they were married, so they had to show their death certificates to be allowed to marry. And that's how I know who their mothers were.

Barend and Aartje Verkerk had 5 children:

1. Geertje (1851-1934) married (1) Leendert van de Werken, and (2) Hugo Walraad.
2. Jan (1853-1872).
3. Pieter (1857-1960) married Arigje de Vries, and died at the age of 103.
4. Gerrit Verkerk (1859-1943) married Aagje Aaldijk (1861-1931), daughter of Klaas Aaldijk (1826-1897) and Neeltje Boers (1829-1903). Aagje is a paternal descendant of my ancestor Adrianus Aaldijk (182-1873).
5. Barend Verkerk (1861-1896) married Arigje Kooij (1866-1913) and they are the parents of Gerrigje Verkerk who travelled to Australia.

Barend Verkerk was born on 28 June 1823 in Ammerstol as an illegitimate son of 30-year-old Geertje Verkerk (1793-1842), while she was in-between 2 marriages. Geertje's 1st marriage with Jakobus de Bruijn (1780-1818) had been childless. She was 2ndly married on 5 December 1824 in Ammerstol to Jan de Jong (1779-1836). With Jan, Geertje had 4 more children: Adriana, Neeltje (twice) and Aart de Jong. 
Barend Verkerk was a little man with a height of around 121 cm. His face and chin were rounded, and his mouth was small. His eyes were blue, his eyebrows were blond, and his head was bald. Because Barend was so small, he did not have to do military service.

Aart Ooms |  +---------------------+----------------------+
| Lijsbet Ooms (1723-1794)		| Pieter Ooms (d. 1791)
| Aart Gerritse Verkerk (1748-1803)	x | |	| Neeltje Ooms (1755-1804)
+---------------------+---------------------+
| Elizabeth Verkerk (1785-1846)		| Geertje Verkerk (1793-1842)
| Aartje Verkerk (1821-1862)	x	| Barend Verkerk (1823-1905)

Aartje Verkerk was born on 11 August 1821 in Ammerstol as an illegitimate daughter of 35-year-old Elizabeth ("Lijsbet") Verkerk (1785-1846). On 11 November 1825 in Ammerstol, Lijsbet married widower Krijn van Es (1787-1868), and gave birth to a stillborn daughter in 1827.
Lijsbet and Geertje Verkerk are both daughters of Aart Verkerk and Neeltje Ooms (1755-1824), and grandchildren of Gerrit Verkerk and Lijsbet Ooms. Lijsbet and Geertje had seven siblings. 
Aartje Verkerk was first married on 11 April 1840 in Ammerstol to Cornelis Zaanen (1786-1846), son of Aart Saanen and another Lijsbet Verkerk (1759-1788). Cornelis is a paternal descendant of my ancestor Cornelis Saan (1667-±1750). This 6-year marriage remained childless.

Lijsbeth Verkerk gave birth to a daughter Aartje on 11-8-1821 in Ammerstol

After Aartje's death on 26 April 1862 in Bergambacht, Holland, Barent was married on 14 September 1865 in Bergambacht to Johanna van Eijl (1824-1868). Barent Verkerk died in Rotterdam on 24 Augustus 1905, aged 82.

Sources: FamilySearch.org, WieWasWie.nl, Samh.nl, Alblasserwaard-genealogie.nl.