Longevity ~ Hermanus Knoopmeijer (103), widower of Pieternella Brons

When Hermanus Knoopmeijer died in Amsterdam on 23 February 1827, his age was 103 years and 2½ month. He was born in Zwolle, and had been living in de Rozenstraat in Amsterdam. His parents are Bernardus Knoopmeijer and Swaantje Swiers. They had Hermanus baptised in Zwolle on 8 December 1723.

Bredasche Courant, 19-1-1828

Pieternella Brons and Hermanus Knoopmeijer signed up to get married on 21 April 1747 in Amsterdam. Hermanus was assisted by his father Bernardus (“Barend”) Knoopmeijer. The bride was assisted by her mother Jannetje Vollenhoven.
Pieternella's father was baptised on 15 Februry 1689 in Nieuwpoort, Holland, as Adriaen, son of Adriaen Adriaens Brons and Pieternella Pieters Truir with witness Maerighje Pieters. Adrianus (“Arie”) Brons (28) and Jannetje Vollenhoven (21) signed up to get married on 11 May 1719 in Amsterdam. They had children baptised in Amsterdam in the years 1724-1739. Among the witnesses at the baptisms were people of the Vollenhoven family. Their daughter Pieternella was likely born around 1725. 

Hermanus Knoopmeijer and Pieternella Brons signed up to get married in Amsterdam.

Extracts of emigration cards of Dutch people in Australia 1946-1991

Though the Dutch were the first Europeans to visit Australia and New Zealand, initially colonisation did not take place. It was only after World War II that a sharp increase in Dutch emigration to Australia occurred. Poor economic prospects for many Dutchmen, and houses destroyed in the 1953 flood were powerful incentives to emigrate.
With Australia experiencing a shortage of agricultural and metal industry workers it, and to a lesser extent New Zealand, they seemed an attractive possibility, with the Dutch government actively promoting emigration.

You can search in the extracts of the emigration cards here:

https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/index/nt00335

You can search with the whole surname - or a partial surname to get more results.

There's also a Commonwealth Government Agencies database (ca. 1850 - ca. 1975):

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx

This database includes a large number of individuals from the Netherlands and Belgium.

A double Beltman marriage in 1890 in Iowa

Jan Hendrik (“John”) Beltman died on Sunday, 6 September 1890, at the Sheldon Hospital at the age of 94 years and 5 months. Three weeks earlier, John Beltman fell and broke his hip while living at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arie Lucas of Sheldon.

De Volksvriend, 6-3-1890

John was born 19 April 1865 in Hoonte near Neede, The Netherlands. He had a sister Hendrika, born on 18 February 1867 in Dorpbuurt near Winterswijk, the Netherlands. Within 3 months, on 15 May 1867, their mother Aaltjen Nijhof, died at the age of 37.
Their father is farmer Hendrik Beltman, born on 3 November 1826 in Borculo, southwest of Neede, as son of an earlier Hendrik Beltman (1794-1854) and his wife Hendrika Schekman - also Scheggetman.
Hendrik married his second wife, Janna Grooters (24), on 20 September 1867 in Winterswijk. In July 1877 Hendrik, his wife and his children Jan Hendrik and Hendrika left The Netherlands for the USA.

The siblings Jan Hendrik and Hendrika Beltman were married on the same day in March 1890:

1. Jan Hendrik (“John”) married Jacomina Alida (“Minnie”) van Amerongen, born on 16 June 1870 in Amsterdam as eldest daughter of Garret van Amerongen (1861-1911) and his wife Femmetje Lamberta Roosma (1839-1903). John and Minnie farmed at the home place until they moved to Alton.
   Children: Jennie, Jacomina Alida, Henry, Fannie, Gerrit, Alice, William, Henrietta, and a child that died in infancy.
2. Hendrika Beltman married Willem (“William”) Geurink, born on 4 October 1865 in Lintelo, The Netherlands, as son of Evert Geurink (1830-1913) and Everdina Grootnibbelink (1837-1906).
   Children: Dena, Henry W., Everett, Gerrit, Jennie, Alice, Wilmina, William Everett, Harold E. Geurink.

Hendrik Beltman and his second wife celebrated their 25-year anniversary in 1892 in Aldon. In the summer of 1913, Johan and Hendrika Beltman and their spouses visited The Netherlands.

De Volksvriend, 10-7-1913

Hendrika Beltman died on 18 June 1932 in Iowa, and was buried at the Nassau Township Cemetery in Alton, Sioux City, Iowa. Her widower, William Geurink died on 23 February 1954 in Orange City.
Minnie van Amerongen died on 22 April 1931 in Orange City, Sioux County. As a widower, John Beltman live for a while with his youngest son William and his family. Later he returned to Alton, and made his home with his oldest daughter, Mrs. Anthony Schuller. In 1890 he moved to another daughter in Sheldon. Funeral services for John Beltman were held in the First Reformed Church of Alton, and internment was in Nassau Township Cemetery.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, www.delpher.nl, Erfgoed Centrum Achterhoek-Liemers online,
FindAGrave.com (with John Henry Beltman, Jacomina Alida van Amerongen, Willem Geurink),
IowaGraveStones.org.