Christina Kotting married her first cousin Adrianus Nieuwenkamp

Adriana Kits

In a previous blog post, I wrote about Jan Kits Nieuwenkamp (1811-1870) after I stumbled upon a newspaper article. He had been travelling with a steamship when it hit a rock, and he drowned. Recently, I came across a picture of his sister Christina Nieuwenkamp (1809-1887, below right). Christina married Jan Ludolph Kotting (1809-1844) who was clergyman, successively in Kwadijk and Alkmaar in Holland. Jan and Christina are both children of Jan Mattheus Nieuwenkamp (1764-1824) and his third wife Adriana Kits (1774-1881, to the right).

Jan Mattheus Nieuwenkamp and his wife Adriana also had a son Abraham, who was baptised on 4 March 1800 in Amsterdam. Abraham Nieuwenkamp (23) was a bookseller when he married Petronella Kotting (31) in Amsterdam on 23 May 1823. Petronella is a daughter of shopkeeper Jan Ludolph Kotting (†1830) sr. and his wife Jannetje Brinkel (†1797). Within a year after her wedding, Petronella died on 18 May 1824, 8 days after giving birth to a dead daughter.
Her widower, Abraham Nieuwenkamp, married his first wife’s younger sister Geertruid Kotting (28) on 24 February 1826 in Amsterdam. Geertruid was baptised on 21 June 1797 in the Zuiderkerk, another church in Amsterdam. They had issue, including a son Adrianus Nieuwenkamp, born on 30 November 1835 in Amsterdam. Geertruid Kotting, aged 50, died in Amsterdam on 15 August 1847. Her widower Abraham Nieuwenkamp died in Amsterdam on 1 January 1866.

Christina Nieuwenkamp
in widow's clothing

Christina Nieuwenkamp (to the right) was born on 5 May 1809 in Hasselt.  Her husband, clergyman Jan Ludolph Kotting, was baptised in Amsterdam on 12 February 1809 with witnesses Anna Maria Kotting and his grandfather Jan Ludolph Kotting sr. The parents are pharmacist Gerardus Kotting (1785-1852) and his wife Maria Elisabeth Gude (†1849). 
Jan Ludolph died of scarlet fever at the age of 35 on 29 May 1844 in his parent’s home in Alkmaar. After a widowhood of 43 years, Christina Nieuwenkamp died on 23 July 1887 at the age of 78. They had 7 children, including a son Gerardus Kotting, who was working as a pharmacist, and a daughter Christina Kotting.

Christina Kotting was born on 17 December 1841 in Alkmaar. She married her first cousin Adrianus Nieuwenkamp in Amsterdam on 7 May 1868. Adrianus is the son of Abraham Nieuwenkamp and his second wife Geertruid Kotting (as described above). At the age of 82, Adrianus Nieuwenkamp died on 20 July 1918 in Haarlem, Holland, and was buried there on the 23th. His widow, Christina Kotting, died in Haarlem on 10 February 1921.

Short-lived Marriage ~ Simon van Dijk & Neeltje Baars (II)

Simon van Dijk was born on 1 February 1798, and baptised on the 4th in Klaaswaal, Holland. His parents are an elder Simon van Dijk (1747-1821) and his wife Jannetje Blaak (1759-1838) who were married on 12 may 1782 in Oud-Beijerland, Holland. Simon had several siblings, including a younger brother Herman van Dijk (1799-1883).

At the age of 27, Simon - son of the elder Simon - was married on 29 May 1825 in Oud-Beijerland. His bride was 34-year-old Neeltje Baars. She was born on 3 March 1791, and baptised on the 6th in Oud-Beijerland as the eldest daughter of Arij Baars (1764-1846) and his first wife Neeltje Kraak (1766-1806). As a widower, Arij had remarried Adriana Kraak. Neeltje Kraak had been a daughter of Arie Kraak, while Adriana Kraak was a daughter of Jacob Kraak. Neeltje Baars is an elder half sister of Kornelia Baars (1809-1876).
On 12 March 1826 in Oud-Beijerland Neeltje Baars gave birth to a son Simon. The little boy died on 21 July. Soon, Neeltje Baars was pregnant again. Just 7 months after the previous birth, on 18 October 1826 around 2:00 A.M., Neeltje was delivered of a premature son named Arij who died the same day around noon. A week after the birth, on 25 October, Neeltje Baars died, aged 35. After just 17 months of marriage, Simon van Dijk was a widower.

Birth certificate of Simon, eldest son of Simon Baars

Birth certificate of Arij whose birth resulted in his mother's death

At the age of 33, Simon van Dijk remarried on 27 May 1831 in Oud-Beijerland. His bride was 29-year-old Jorina van den Tol. She was born on 9 June 1801, and baptised on 26 July in Middelharnis. Jorina's parents are Abra(ha)m van den Tol and his wife Maatje Hobes (1767-1839).
Jorina was widow of married Cornelis Langerveld (1788-1830) whom she had married on 22 July 1824 in Middelharnis. They had a daughter named Grietje, born on 4 March 1826 in Oud-Beijerland, and born there on 22 September 1828 was a son named Abraham. Grietje Langerveld married Willem Visser, and died in Oud-Beijerland on 12 November 1904.
With Jorina, Simon van Dijk had a second son named Simon, who was born on 4 May 1833 in Oud-Beijerland. That Simon first married Beatrix van der Linden in 1858. His second wife was Anna Elizabeth Maris (1848-1921) whom he married in 1872. Among his children were another Simon (1859-1932), and a daughter Jorina van Dijk (1864-1937). Simon van Dijk, husband of Anna Elisabeth Maris, died on 8 July 1884 in Oud-Beijerland, aged 51. His widow was found death in her kitchen on 30 March 1921.

De Zuidwillemsvaart (newspaper), 2 april 1921

In 1870 Jan Kits Nieuwenkamp drowned off the Irish coast

On her twelfth Atlantic crossing, the British cargo-passenger steamship “Cambria” departed New York on October 8, 1870, under the command of Captain John Carnighan, carrying a general cargo, a crew of 74, and 105 passengers. Two of those passengers were 59-year-old widower Jan Kits Nieuwenkamp, and his 23-year-old daughter Lobetta Johanna.

Algemeen Handelsblad, 13-11-1870

On October 19, around 11:00 pm, the steamship “Cambria” was sailing in heavy seas when it struck Tor Beg Rock, half a mile north-west of Inishtrahull Island. The vessel immediately commenced to fill with water, thus it became at once evident that a large hole bad been made in the ship. Lifeboats were launched, but the only survivor was a passenger named John M'Gartland. Four lifeboats were found empty at the Giant's Causeway, while the stern of the ship drifted ashore at Islay, Scotland.

Opregte Haarlemsche Courant, 26-10-1870

The drowning of Jan Kits Nieuwenkamp and his daughter wasn't the only disaster that struck his family in the year 1870. On January 21, 1870, in Zutphen, his youngest son Jan junior had died “after a short but intense suffering” at the age of 16. By the end of 1870, only 6 of Jan's 14 children were still alive.

Algemeen Dagblad van Nederland, 31-1-1870

The marriages of Rebecca Heijndrix de Swart in Rotterdam

Rebecca Heijndrix first married Bartholomeus Willems Kerver - also Kurver or Korver - on 10 October 1700 in Rotterdam. Both originated from Rotterdam, and they hadn’t been married before. Bartholomeus is a son of Marijtje Bartelemees Hardewil and her husband Willem Gijsbertse.
Bartholomeus died in 1701; his widow Rebecca had a posthumous daughter named Barta baptised on 16 October 1701 in Rotterdam with witnesses Willem Kerver and Marijtje Hardewil.

Just 1 month after the baptism of her child, Rebecca de Swart had her intention to remarry registered on 20 November in Rotterdam. The groom was François Picaart, a young man born in Leyden, and living in The Hague. The couple were married on 4 December 1701 in Rotterdam.

Rebecca de Swart, widow of François Picaart, had her intention to marry widower Jan Stolk registered on 4 November 1708 in Rotterdam. Jan was living there in the Goudse Wagestraat.
“Rebekka Stolk” - likely Rebecca de Swart, wife of Jan Stolk - was a witness at the baptism of Marijtje, daughter of Jan Jansz. Stolk and his wife Lena on 7 March 1717 in Overschie. At their marriage - and with some of the baptisms - that Jan's wife is named Lena Ariens van Schie.
Rebecca was likely married to Jan Cornelisz "The Younger" Stolk, widower of Maertje Pleunen. That Jan was a son of Cornelis Jansz. Stolckman - also Stollick - who originated in Zevenhuizen, Holland.

On 31 August 1719 in Rotterdam, Rebecka de Swart, Jan Stolck and Seselia Engelen were witnesses at the baptism of Anna, daughter of Hester de Swart and Johannes van Engelen, who were living in the Leeuwestraat.

Jan Stolk, husband of Rebekka de Swart, was buried on 27 January 1752 in Rotterdam. Rebekka de Swart, widow of Jan Stolk, was buried in Rotterdam on 26 May 1758.

Source: StadsArchief.Rotterdam.nl. WieWasWie.nl,

Longevity ~ Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan (91)

Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan was born on 16 January 1829 in 's-Gravenmoer, Brabant, The Netherlands. His parents are Nicolaas Mouthaan (1799-1877) and his wife Alberdina Prins (1804-1889). The couple had 18 children, but several of them died young.
Nicolaas is a son of Hendrik Mouthaan (1774-1808) and Willemijna Mouthaan (1777-1821) who is a daughter of Nicolaas Mouthaan (1727-1814) and Maria Mouthaan (1737-1807). I don't know how they are all related, but given their common surname and common place of origin, it's likely they are related.

Cornelis Jacobus had jobs both as farmer and shoemaker. At the age of 29, he was married on 14 October 1858 in 's-Gravenmoer. His bride was 65-year-old “cougar” Adriana Oosterhout. She was born on 1 December 1792 and baptised on the 2th as daughter of Cornelis van Oosterhout (1750-1824) and Antonia Boeser (1760-1827). Adriana's grandfather is my ancestor Jacobus Cornelisz. Boeser (1718-1780). Another ancestor of both Adriana and me the 17th-century Adriaan Cornelisz. van Oosterhout.
Adriana van Oosterhout had earlier been married on in 6 July 1817 in 's-Gravenmoer to Hendrik Konings (1776-1857). Adriana died in 's-Gravenmoer on 16 March 1875, aged 82. Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan was a widower after 16 years of marriage.

Signatures of Adriana van Oosterhout and Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan in the marriage register.

At the age of 49, Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan was married secondly on 8 March 1878 in 's-Gravenmoer. His bride, Grieta van Eersel, was 44 years old. She was born on 23 October 1833 in Gravenmoer as daughter of Jochem van Eersel and Adriana van Dongen.
Grieta had been married for just 3 years to Gijsbert Blom (1824-1868). She had a posthumous son Gijsbert Blom (1868-1949), so Cornelis Jacobus acquired a stepson. Gijsbert Blom was married on 8 February 1899 in Waspik to Maria van Pas (1876-1947). They had several children, but the marriage was to end in divorce in 1934.
Grieta van Eersel died on 13 December 1902 in 's-Gravenmoer, aged 69. Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan was a widower after 24 years of marriage.

The family of Jacobus Mouthaan, his second wife Grieta van Eersel and stepson Gijsbert Blom.

Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan survived his 2nd wife for 17 years. His brother Sijmen Mouthaan (1826-1911) died at the age of 84. His sister Hendrika Mouthaan (1830-1917) died at the age of 86. Their brother Albert Mouthaan (1836-1919) died at the age of 83. Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan survived them all, dying at the age of 91, on 7 March 1920 in 's-Gravenmoer.

Sources: RegionaalArchiefTilburg.nl, WieWasWie.nl, BHiC.nl.

Short-lived Marriage ~ Johanna Spruijt & Herman van Dijk

Johanna Spruit was born on 23 February 1800, and baptised on the 26th in Willemstad, Brabant, The Netherlands. She is the eldest surviving daughter of Alida (“Aaltje”) de Bruijn (1775-1840) and Pieter Spruijt (±1768-1833).

Heinenoord

Johanna Spruit, aged 21, was married on 16 September 1821 in Westmaas, Holland, to Herman van Dijk. Herman was born on 1 November 1799, and baptised on the 10th in Heinenoord, Holland. His parents are Simon van Dijk (1747-1821) and Jannetje Blaak (1759-1838) who were married on 12 May 1782 in Oud-Beijerland, Holland.
Within 3 months, on 29 December 1821 in Westmaas, Johanna Spruit gave birth to a son Simon. She died on 13 January 1822 in Westmaas, aged 21. Her son Simon died on the 31th, 33 days after his birth. His grandfather, Pieter Spruijt, had Simon's death registered in Dubbeldam on February 1. 

Herman van Dijk was a widower at the age of 22, and remained a widower for nearly 10 years. Finally, on 10 July 1831 in Mijnsheerenland, Herman married 27-year-old Sijgje van der Giessen. She was born on 22 September 1803 and baptised on the 25th in Mijnsheerenland. Her parents are Lijsbeth le Febre and Hendrik van der Giessen (1769-1841).
Herman and Sijgje had a daughter Jannigje who was born on 12 Februrary 1832 in Mijnsheerenland. On 21 december 1833 Sijgje had a stillborn son.
Jannigje van Dijk, aged 19, was married on 20 November 1851. The groom was Arie Brussaard, and they had a large family, including a son Bastiaan Brussaard (1852-1917). Jannigje died at the age of 48, on 4 October 1880 in Oud-Beijerland.

Herman van Dijk died on 9 March 1883 in Oud-Beijerland, aged 83. His widow, Sijgje van der Giessen, died at the age of 87 on 15 January 1891 in Oud-Beijerland.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Families of South Holland ("Klappers"), WestBrabantsArchief.nl, RegionaalArchiefDordrecht.nl.

Hendrik Eggelmeijer of Kapelle near Tecklenburg

Hend(e)rik Eggel(en)meijer (also: Eggelmeyer) was born in Kapelle near Tecklenburg in Germany. He was married op 30 April 1782 in Rotterdam. His bride was Gerritje Zeijlmans.
Cornelis Zeijlmans and Niesje van Heijmsberge had a daughter Gerritje baptized on 28 September 1755 in Rotterdam with witnesses Gerrit Boudewijns and Adriaentie van Heijnsbergen. That's likely the baptism of Hendrik's bride. That couple also had a daughter Johanna baptised on 27 June 1747, who likely is the widness at the baptism of Gerritje's 2 eldest daughters. Gerritje and Johanna also had a sister Cornelia who was baptized on 20 August 1752 in Rotterdam, and witnessed the baptisms of Gerritje's children Cornelia and Cornelia.

Tecklenburg

Hendrik Eggelmeijer and Gerritje Zeijlmans had the following children baptised in Rotterdam:

1. Johanna Catriena was baptised on 11 May 1783 with witness Johanna Zeijlmans.
2. Johanna Niesje was baptised on 24 April 1785 with witness Johanna Zeijlman(s).
3. Cornelis was baptised on 11 March 1787 with witnesses Cornelia Z(e)ijlmans and Neeltje de Jong. Cornelis married Antje Allariës in 1807. They had a son Hendrik who died young. Cornelis Eggermeijer, native of Rotterdam, died in Vlissingen on 12 April 1813.
4. Catrina Johanna was baptized on 19 October 1788 in the Zuiderkerk (church). 
5. Cornelia was baptised on 5 December 1790 with witness Cornelia Zeijlmans. Cornelia Eggelmeijer died on 14 May 1807, and was buried on the 17th. 
6. Gerretje was baptised on 9 September 1792 in the Grote Kerk (church). 
7. Gerrit Hendrik was born on 3 December 1793 and baptised on the 15th. He died on 12 May 1794 and was buried in Rotterdam on the 16th. 
8. Hendrika was baptised on 16 October 1796. She married Adriaan van Kleijnputte on 9 June 1830. Hendrika died died – 20 days after giving birth to a death son - in Rotterdam on 6 November 1832, aged 36 years and 28 days. After just 55½ months - on 24 April 1833 in Rotterdam - her widower remarried.

Hendrik Eggelmeijer died on 9 August 1802, leaving 3 young children. He was buried in Rotterdam on the 12th.
Gerritje Zeijlmans, widow of Hendrik Eggelmeijer, died on 2 July 1807, and was buried in Rotterdam on the 6th. She left 2 children, and 1 of them was still a minor. Her daughter Cornelia had passed away 3 weeks before. The 2 remaining children were Cornelis (1787-1813) and Hendrika (1796-1832).

Rotterdam

Sources: www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl, WieWasWie.nl.

Coenraad Rijsdijk (1844-1923) married his niece Pietertje Rijsdijk (1869-1946)

Coenraad Rijsdijk was born on 20 June 1844 in IJsselmonde, Holland. His parents are Arij Rijsdijk (1815-1883) “the elder” and his first wife Pietertje Mens (1820-1847). Coenraad had an elder brother Arie Rijsdijk “the younger”, born on 29 October 1841 in IJsselmonde.
After their mother’s death on 20 November 1847 in nearby Ridderkerk, their father married Lena de Ruiter on 14-3-1840 in nearby Barendrecht. By the time Arij “the elder” married his third wife, Maria Monfrooij (1826-1892), on 10 September 1880 in IJsselmonde, Coenraad was already a married man.

Coenraad’s elder brother Arij “the younger” was the first to marry on 27 June 1863 in IJsselmonde. His bride was Maria Wuister (1840-1880). Maria and Arij had several children, including a daughter Pietertje Rijsdijk, born on 30 January 1869 in IJsselmonde. Arie Rijsdijk “the younger”, aged 29, died on 30 April 1871 in Charlois, now part of Rotterdam. His widow Marie Wuister died at the age of 39 on 4 March 1880 in Barendrecht, leaving her daughter Pietertje an orphan at the age of 11. Thus, Pietertje's uncle Coenraad Rijsdijk became her guardian.

At the age of 23, on 24 April 1868 in IJsselmonde, Coenraad Rijsdijk had married 20-year-old Trijntje de Ruiter. She was born on 12 August 1847 in IJsselmonde, and her parents were Arie de Ruiter (1796-1863) and Pieterje van der Velde (1809-1890). Coenraad and Trijntje had 10 children, but most of them died young, including twin daughters. Trijntje died on 26 March 1886 in Spaarndam, Holland, 2 weeks after giving birth to her youngest daughter, who died young, too.
The next year, on 24 March 1887 in Barendrecht, 42-year-old Coenraad Rijsdijk married his 18-year-old niece Pietertje Rijsdijk whose guardian he was. On 29 November 1886 the couple had obtained a special permission to marry, because an uncle-niece marriage is usually not allowed. The couple also got permission to marry without fees, because they were poor, so Coenraad’s job as “merchant” was likely more like a humble door-to-door salesman.

Dutch King Willem III gave permission for this uncle-niece marriage

Pietertje Rijswijk gave birth to a death baby in IJsselmonde on 22 July 1887 around 4 o’clock. It’s unknown if the baby was either a miscarriage, or full-term - and then conceived before the wedding ceremony. Three more pregnancies resulted in lifeless children. Twelve other pregnancies were successful, but half of those children died young anyway.

Vijgeboom cousin marriage: Elisabeth & Herman Hendrik in Rotterdam

The cousins Elisabeth Vijgeboom (1761-1827) and Herman Hendrik Vijgeboom (1763-1822) were married on 23 February 1790 in Rotterdam. They were both grandchildren of Hermann Wiethoff (†1758) and his wife Anna Elisabeth Fiegenbaum (1711-1770) who lived in Ladbergen, Tecklenburg, Germany.

Tecklenburg

Elisabeth was baptised in Rotterdam on 4 November 1761 as the eldest child of Willem Hendrik Vijgeboom (1734-1804) of Ladbergen, and his first wife Catharina Goudtfijn. Elisabeth had younger sisters named Hendrina and Johanna.
In Ladbergen on 1 May 1763, Herman Hendrik Vijgeboom was born or baptised as son of Johann Diederich Fiegenbaum, a younger brother of Willem Hendrik above. His mother was Elisabeth Hurkeweert.

Herman Hendrik and Elisabeth are the parents of

1. Johan Diederik was born on 13 December 1790, and baptized on the 16th in Rotterdam with witness Adriana Kampsteeg. He died on 1 February 1791, and was buried on the 5th in Rotterdam.
2. Willem Henderik was born on 25 December 1791, and baptized on New Year’s Day 1792 in the Zuiderkerk church in Rotterdam with witness Willem Hendrik Vijgeboom. He was married in 1810 to Geertruide allegonda Vermeer who originated in North-Brabant. Willem Henderik outlived his wife by 4 years, and died on 28 May 1864 in Rotterdam at the age of 75.
3. Anna Catharina Geertruida was born on 6 May 1793, and baptized on the 12th in the Zuiderkerk church in Rotterdam with widness Adolf Vijgenboom. She was 1¾ year old when she died on 14 March 1795 and was buried on the 17th in Rotterdam.
4. Neeltje, born on 31 December 1794, and baptized on 4 January 1795 in Rotterdam with widness Neeltje Vijgenboom. She may have died young, too.
5. Catharina Henderika Herman, born on 5 January 1797, and baptized on the 8 in Rotterdam with widnesses Herman Henderik Kievit and Catharina Viegenbaum. At the age of 18, she was married to Wilhelmus Gerardus Hogendijk on 27-9-1815 in Rotterdam. She died there on 18 May 1817, aged just 20. She had given birth 19 days earlier.
6. Herman Hendrik, baptized on 2 December 1798 in Rotterdam with widness Johanna Francina Steur. He was 1¾ year old when he died in Rotterdam on 12 October 1800.

In the winter of 1790-91 Herman Hendrik and Elisabeth were living in the Zwanestraat opposite a distillery. From early 1792 to early 1797 the couple was living at the Schiedamse Dijk.
Harmen Hendrik Vijgenboom died in Rotterdam on 16 may 1822, aged 59 years and 15 days. His widow, Elisabeth Vijgeboom, died there on 11 Febraury 1827, aged 64.

Rotterdam

Sources: www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl, WieWasWie.nl, www.archieven.nl, www.delpher.nl, www.zeeuwengezocht.nl, www.fiegenbaum.org.

Elizabeth (“Lijsie”) Starrenburg, born in “Lekkerlandt”

Barend de Bruin was born in the county of Tecklenburg in Germany. Confusingly, Barend was sometimes also called “Jan Barend”. He was married on 23 June 1761 in Rotterdam. His bride was Elizabeth (“Lijsie”) Starrenburg, born in “Lekkerlandt”.

Tecklenburg

On 20 November 1761 at the Wester churchyard in Rotterdam they had a nameless child buried. They had a daughter named Cornelia baptised both on 10 October 1762 and 12 April 1767 in Rotterdam, both times with witness Jannetie Starrenburg. Jannetie was also the witness when the couple had their son Jan baptized on 9 September 1763. Their son Teunis was baptized on 9 November 1769 in Rotterdam with witness Magteltje Starrenburgh. At the age of 1, Teunis was buried there on 11 December 1770.

Early 1771 Barend de Bruin died, leaving 2 children. He was buried in Rotterdam on 19 February 1771. His daughter Barendina was born posthumously, and baptized on 29 September 1771 with witness Magdalena Starrenburg. Little Barendina de Bruin was buried at the age of 1½ on 19 July 1773 in Cool.
Elizabeth died at the age of 82 on 4 February 1813 in Rotterdam. Her parents were Jan Starrenburg (†1774) and Cornelia (“Knelia IJmmers”) van Vuuren (†1793). 

Barend's surviving children were Jan and Cornelia, although Cornelia likely died young, too. Their son Jan was a widower when he remarried on 17 April 1803 in Rotterdam. His bride was Everina (“Everijntje”) Maas, widow of both Jean Henri Blacquere and Dirk Hogendam. Everina's parents are Jan Maas and Anna Margaretha van den Berg.
Jan died on 16 April 1821 around 11 o’clock in Rotterdam, aged 56 years, 7 months and 22 days. His widow Everina Maas died on 2-4-1827 in Rotterdam, aged 77 years, 2 months and 24 days.

Rotterdam

Sources: www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl, WieWasWie.nl, Families of South Holland Index (“Klappers”).

Twins in the Koomans family in Canada

Hubert Coomans married Maaijke van Bezooijen (†1809) in 's-Gravendeel, Holland; they had several children of whom 5 survived. Their son Arij Koomans (±1771-1818) fathered 11 children, including 3 surviving sons.
One of his descendants is another Arie Koomans (1882-1920) who married 26-year-old Davina Willemina den Hartog on October 16, 1909, in 's-Gravendeel. Arie and Davina Willemina were the parents of series of 3 twins.
On September 2, 1911, their first twin was born. One son was stillborn, the other was named Jan. On January 7, 1914, the twins Dirk and Huigje were born. The third twin was born on February 4, 1916. Those children were named Cornelis and Piet.

Dirk Koomans, his wife Dien, and their 4 eldest children

In 1939 Dirk Koomans married my aunt Gerdien (Dien) de Jong (1919-1999). They had several children before they boarded the ship "Waterman" on June 24, 1952, and emigrated to Canada Their youngest children were born in Chatham, Ontario. Initially, Dien suffered terribly from homesickness. Meanwhile, Dirk started a company in demolition services, and became very successful at it. He died in 1989.

Passengers

Sources and further reading:

1. WieWasWie.nl.
2. W.H. Koomans, dr. mr. J.C. Maris: Het geslacht Koomans uit Klundert en Fijnaart, Nederlandse Leeuw, 1936.
3. Mr. J. Muller: De familie Koomans uit de Hoeksche Waard, Nederlandse Leeuw, 1942.
4. J. Moermond: De familie Coomans, Goers, Dingemans en Ardonne, Genealogisch Tijdschrift voor Midden- en West-Brabant, 1983.
5. J.W. Zondervan: Korrekties en aanvullingen op de families Coomans, Goers, Dingemans en Ardonne, Genealogisch Tijdschrift voor Midden- en West-Brabant, 1984.
6. StadsArchief.Rotterdam.nl.
   
7. Family lore.

Short Marriage - Adriana Bos (1838-61) and Teunis de Vos

Adriana Bos was born on 12 August 1838 in Goudriaan, Holland. Her parents are Niesje de Pater (1809-1883) and Jacob Bos (1809-1866), son of another Jacob Bos (1766-1837) and Adriana den Branker (1777-1814). Adriana's great-grandparents are Jan Bos and Elisabeth (“Lijsbeth”) Kwakernaak who were married in Goudriaan in 1761. Bos is a common surname in The Netherlands; this family is not related to my paternal Bos ancestors at all.

Adriana Bos had younger siblings Niesje, Metje, Jacob and Fop Hendrik Bos who all reached adulthood. At the age of 19, Adriana was the first to marry. On 24 April 1858 in Giessendam, Holland, she married 31-year-old Teunis de Vos. Teunis was born on 21 July 1826 in Giessendam as son of Gerrit de Vos (1796-1830) and Annigje Kuiper. Teunis was just 4 years old when his father died.

Teunis' young wife Adriana gave birth to 2 healthy sons. She died at the age of 22 in Giessendam on 25 January 1861. She had been married for just 2¾ year.
Adriana had a slightly younger sister Niesje Bos who was born on 24 September 1839 in Goudriaan. She was married in Giessendam on 25 April 1865 to Adriana's widower Teunis de Vos. Subsequently Niesje gave birth to 4 children, but 2 of them died as a baby.

These are Teunis' children: 

1. Gerrit Pieter (Gerrit) de Vos was born on 12-3-1859 in Giessendam. In 1880 Gerrit married his first cousin Lijstje de Vos (1858-1921). She is a daughter of Willem Matthijs de Vos, one of Teunis' brothers. Gerrit died on 21-11-1909 in Ridderkerk in Holland, aged 50. 
2. Jacob Willem de Vos was born on 9-3-1860 in Giessendam. He married Willempje Muilwijk in 1856. He died on 16-7-1933 in Giessen-Nieuwkerk, aged 73.
3. Annigje de Vos was born on 1-2-1866 in Giessendam. Annigje married Johannes van der Plas. She died on 10-11-1949 in Heemstede in Holland, aged 83.
4. Adrianus de Vos was born on 28-12-1866 in Giessendam. He died there on 5-4-1867.
5. Niesje de Vos was born on 12-2-1868 in Giessendam. At the age of 55, Niesje married widower Cornelis Gerrit Westerhout (1857-1936). Niesje died on 3-11-1945 in Haarlem, aged 77.
6. Adriana de Vos was born on 21-4-1872 in Giessendam. She died there on 3-9-1872.

Teunis de Vos died on 5 August 1892 in Giessendam, aged 66. At the time his 4 surviving children were still alive. Teunis' eldest son Gerrit died in 1909, aged 50. Niesje Bos died on 16 August 1921 in Giessendam, aged 81. She had a surviving sister Metje Bos, born on 20 April 1841 in Goudriaan, who died at the age of 90 on 3 August 1931 in Giessendam. She had married Gerrit Rietveld (1844-1932).

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Families of South Holland Index (“Klappers”).

Gerrit Boeser (1786-1848) married 2 sisters

Painter Daniel Boeser (1757-1812) and his wife Sijchie Paardekooper (1769-1836) had their second son, Gerrit, baptised on 28 May 1786 in Beverwijk in Holland. The couple had a total of 11 children, but some of them died young. In addition to an older brother Wouter Boeser (1785-1859), Gerrit also had younger brothers named Jan Martinus Boeser (1796-1851), Johannes Boeser (1799-1872) and Hendrik Daniel Boeser (1801-1842). Around 1792 the family had moved from Beverwijk to Rotterdam.

Gerrit was the first of his siblings to marry. He married Pieternella Brand in Rotterdam on 13 August 1809. Pieternella was baptised on 6 October 1782 in Kralingen (now part of Rotterdam). Her parents are Heiltje Vrooman (1748-1815) and Arij Brand (1747-1814). Two elder siblings had also been named Pieternella, but they had died young.
Pieternella Brand gave birth to a daughter Sophia Cornelia who was baptised on 1 October 1809 in Haarlem. In 1811 and 1814 in Rotterdam they had sons who both died young. Pieternella died on 25 may 1816 in Rotterdam, aged 33.

Pieternella Brand, wife of Gerrit Boeser, died on 26-5-1816 in Rotterdam

Gerrit Boeser then married Pieternella's elder sister Dirkje Brand on 13 August 1817 in Rotterdam. Dirkje was baptised on 25 January 1778 in Kralingen. She had first married Machiel Jurriens who had died at the age of 34 on 8 November 1811. They had a daughter Heijltje, born on 3 July and baptised on 18 August 1805 in Rotterdam with witness Heijltje Vrooman, the maternal grandmother. Dirkje was 39 years old at the time of her second marriage, and she had no further issue.

Gerrit's daughter Sophia Cornelia was married on 9 November 1836 in Rotterdam to blue-eyed Christiaan Gerardus van der Leck (1807-1878), widower of Anna Barbara Clement. After 5 pregnancies Sophia Cornelia had 2 surviving children: Gerrit (1837-1913) and Pieteronella (1843-1909) van der Leck.
Dirkje's daughter Heijltje was married on 13 June 1838 in Rotterdam to Willem Eichman (1811-1903) who originated in Leiden. Their eldest child was Josina Cornelia Eichman (1839-1879).

Dirkje Brand died on 12 June 1844 in Rotterdam, aged 66. Four years later, her widower Gerrit Boeser died there, at the age of 62, on 19 August 1848.
Gerrit's daughter Sophia Cornelia Boeser died there on 2 March 1869 at the age of 59. His stepdaughter Heiltje Jurriens died in Rotterdam on 7 November 1886, aged 81.

Sources: StadsArchief.Rotterdam.nl, WieWasWie.nl.

Short-lived Marriage ~ Kornelia Baars (1809-1876) in Oud-Beijerland

Kornelia Baars was born on 20 April 1809 in Oud-Beijerland in Holland. Her parents are Arij Baars (1764-1846) and his second wife Adriana Kraak (±1783-1816). Arij's had been a widower of Neeltje Kraak (1766-±1805), Adriana's cousin. Arij Baars had 15 children with his 2 wives.

On 7 April 1831 in Oud-Beijerland 21-year-old Kornelia Baars was married. The groom was Albertus Pieter Camphuis, born on 21 January 1808 in Charlois (now part of Rotterdam). His parents are Feiko Albertus Camphuis, who originated in Appingedam near Groningen, and his wife Neeltje Moudt.
Kornelia Baars gave birth to her first child, Adriana Neeltje Camphuis, on 6 October 1831 in Oud-Beijerland. In the next two years Feike Albertus and Neeltje Kornelia were born, but the last died on 13 December 1834, 3 months old.
On 25 July 1835 disaster struck again, when Albertus Pieter Camphuis died, at the age of 27, after a short-term illness. Kornela was pregnant at the time. She gave birth on 19 October to a son named after his father. Little Albertus Pieter died on 29 December, 2 months old. Kornelia Baars was a 26-year-old widow with 2 small children. She had been married for only 4 years.

Rotterdamsche Courant, 28-7-1835

Two years later, on 9 May 1838, Kornelia Baars was married to widower Daniel Stolk. Daniel was born in Ouderkerk aan den IJssel on 7 Arpil 1796. His parents are Marrigje (den) Boer (1761-1833) en Pieter Stolk (1756-1835). Pieter is a descendant of my ancestor Pieter Stolk (±1657-1741)
Daniel had married his first wife, Anna Boulonois, on 6 June 1821 in Rotterdam, when he was 25 years old. Anna was born on 27-7-1791 in Rotterdam, and died there on 17 July 1829.
Daniel married his second wife, Ingetje de Regt, on 22-12-1830 in Rotterdam. Together they had a son Pieter, a daughter Catharina, and a stillbirth. Ingetje died on 1 September 1836, aged 35 years and 11 months.

Cornelia Baars and Daniel Stolk had 5 children in the period 1838-1848, but they all died young. Cornelia's son Feike Albertus Kamphuis died in 1839, aged 5. In the summer of 1848 her only surviving child was her eldest daughter Adriana Neeltje Camphuis.
On 2 April 1858 Adriana Neeltje Camphuis was married to Lucas Vreugdenhil, a widower with children who was 10 years her senior. In 1860 they were living in de Haarlemmermeer area.

Intermarriage in the Nijpels & Nijst families

Wine merchant Johannes Matthias (“Jean Mathieu”) Nijpels was married in Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands, on 26 January 1809. His bride was Eleonora (“Eléonore”) Nijst, born in Octber 1788 in Maastricht. Her parents are Laurentius Nijst (1761-1852) and Marie Ludgardis Nijpels (1763-1821). Eléonore’s grandparents are Joannes Nijst, Anne Gertrude Nijpels (±1715-1807), Henri Laurent Nijpels (1736-1800) and Maria Gertrudis Nijst. The Nijpels and Nijst families were clearly closely related.
The groom, Johannes Matthias, was born on 21 April 1788 in Maastricht. His parents are Théodore Nijpels (1758-1810) and Anne Marie Tixon (1753-1835). His paternal grandparents are Mathias Joseph Nijpels (1720-1781) and Marie Adelaide van Gulpen (1724-1807). His paternal great-grandparents are Laurentius Nijpels and Christina Nijst who were married on 3 April 1718 in Maastricht. 

Maastricht

Johannes Matthias and Eléonore had 7 children, and 4 of them reached adulthood:

1. Jean Laurent Théophile Nijpels was born on 21-4-1809 in Maastricht. Jean died there on 20-12-1871, aged 62. Like his father, Jean was a wine merchant. He married Maria Elisabeth Cecilia Rochs (1811-1874) in 1833 in Maastricht. They had descendants in the female line.
2. Josephine Lutgarde Theodorine Nijpels was born on 19-3-1811 in Maastricht. Josephine died 31-5-1866 in Brussels, Belgium, aged 55. Josephine had married Frederic Denis Sanders (1806-1846) in 1835 in Maastricht. Josephine was remarried in 1860 in Maastricht to widower Joannes Petrus Smits.
6. Léopold Alfred Désiré Nijpels was born on 17-4-1825 in Maastricht. Leopold died there on 20-10-1902, aged 77. Leopold was a lawyer. He had married Maria Hubertina Clementina van Hoven (1827-1880) in 1847 in Maastricht. They had 9 children.
7. Lutgarde Hortense Valerie Nijpels was born on 1-1-1828 in Maastricht. Lutgarde died there on 1-1-1909, aged 81. Lutgarde had married Joseph Hubert Polis (1826-1861) in 1851 in Maastricht.

Johannes Matthias suddenly passed away in the night of 15-16 October 1852, aged 64. His widow Eléonore survived him for 13 years, dying on 25 October 1865, also in Maastricht. They were both survived by the 4 children mentioned above.

Algemeen Handelsblad (newspaper), 25-10-1852

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Nederlands Patriciaat 1933, allelimburgers.nl, genwiki.nl.

Longevity ~ Maria Jabaaij (91)

Maria Jabaaij was baptized on February 21, 1779, in Strijen, Holland. She was born on the 19th. Her parents are Hendrik Jabaaij (1738-1806) and Lijsbeth (“Lijsje”) Kraak. Maria was the youngest of their 4 surviving children. Her elder siblings were Leendert (1768-1840), Lena (1772-1813) and Cornelis (1775-1841) Jabaaij.
Maria's paternal grandparents are Leendert Jabaaij and Lena Monster (1701-1761) who is a granddaughter of my ancestor Hendrijck Jansen Monster (±1610-±1658).

On May 26, 1805, in Klaaswaal, Holland, Maria (26) was married to Teunis Vos (33). Teunis was baptised in Klaaswaal on September 15, 1771. His parents are Hendrik Vos (±1745-1832) and Pietertje van Baaren.
Maria and Teunis had 3 children:

1. Hendrik was born on January 27, 1809, and baptized on the 29th in Klaaswaal. He first married Maria Bakker in 1839. He secondly married Adriana Werkhoven in 1877. Hendrik had issue. He died on February 1, 1879, in Klaaswaal.
2. Adrianus was born on the 13th, and baptized on September 15, 1811, in Klaaswaal. He died there on September 29, 1859, aged 48.
   
3. Elisabeth was born on October 10, 1814, in Klaaswaal. She was married there in 1839 to Adrianus Herweijer (1810-1881). Elisabeth, aged 25, died - 15 days after giving birth - on May 19, 1840, in Klaaswaal. The baby, her only child, had died on the 8th.

Teunis Vos died in Klaaswaal on July 18, 1843, aged 72. Maria Jabaaij survived her husband for 27 years, dying in Klaaswaal on November 24, 1870, aged 91.

Maria's brother Leendert had a son Dingeman Jabaaij (1796-1872) who emigrated to the U.S.A. with his wife and children. He is buried in Cook County, Illinois.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Klappers Zuid-Holland, FindAGrave.com, NationaalArchief.nl.

Longevity - Adrianus Roos (97)

When Adrianus Roos died on 12 December 1891 in Nieuw-Beijerland in Holland, he had reached the age of 97 years and 3½ months. Adrianus Roos had survived both his wives and 12 of his 15 children. 

Nieuwsblad gewijd aan de belangen van de Hoeksche Waard en IJselmonde, 16-12-1891

Adrianus Roos was born on 31 August 1794 in Heinenoord in Holland, and baptized there on 7 September with as witness his maternal grandmother Catharijna de Jong (±1728-1806). Adrianus' parents are Arie Roos (1766-1840) and Hermina Stolk (1762-1839). It seems that Adrianus' only sister Annigje and youngest brother Pieter both died young. His other siblings were Arie Roos (1789-1857), Jan Roos (1792-1838), Leendert Roos (1796-1872) and Gerrit Roos (1800-1832).

On 8 February 1818 in Nieuw-Beijerland Adrianus Roos married Aartje Klootwijk. Aartje was born on 17 April 1794 in Heinenoord. Her parents are Annigje Groen and Gerrit Klootwijk. Gerrit is a male-line descendant of my ancestor Aert Crijnensz. who lived around 1600.
Aartje endured 15 pregnancies. Tree children were death at birth. Tree sons, all named Gerrit, died as a baby, a fourth Gerrit died at the age of 13, while a daughter named Grietje died at the age of 1. Their other children were Annigje (69), Arij (81), Hermijna (68), Gerritje (36), Pieter (63), Elisabeth (80) and Janna (25).

On 3 July 1856 in Nieuw-Beijerland 61-year-old widower Adrianus Roos was married to 48-year-old Adriaantje van der Weijden, widow of Barend Willem Klijnsmit (1805-1847) and mother of several children. Adriaantje was born on 29 November 1807 in Nieuw-Beijerland. Her parents are Dirk van der Weijden (1769-1817) and Pietertje de Bruin (1775-1850).
After nearly 30 years of marriage, Adriaantje died in Nieuw-Beijerland on 5 February 1886, aged 78. At that time only his children Hermijna (1827-1895), Pieter (1830-1893), Elisabeth (1839-1919) and Janna (1842-1867) were still alive.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Baptisms in 18th-century Zuid-Holland, GenealogieOnline.nl.

Josephus Andibarila & his Borel descendants in 's-Gravendeel

The Borel family of 's-Gravendeel, Holland, descends from Josephus Franciscus Wilhelmus (“Joseph”) Andibarila who signed his name as "Joseph Andeberrela". He was born around 1788 in Antwerp, Belgium. Given the sound of his surname, and the fact that his eldest son had brown eyes and black hair, his ancestors probably originated somewhere around the Mediterranean.

Joseph was tailor by profession. He was married in May 1801 in Strijen to Anna Bakkers. The marriage banns were published on April 17 and 5 and May 3. Anna originated in Strijen and was a daughter of Arnoldus Bakkers and his wife Margrietta Pallee/Polle/Pale. Given the obvious spelling problems, Anna's mother likely had foreign ancestors, too.

Josephus Andibarilla of Antwerp married Anna Bakker of Strijen in 1801 in Strijen.

Joseph and Anna had children named Wilhelmus, Margaretha (1803-1870), Arnoldus, Anna Cornelia (1807-1867), Josephus (j†), Josephus Franciscus & Maria (j†). They were living in a little neighborhoods named Mookhook and Schenkeldijk, located between 's-Gravendeel and Strijen. However, they had their children baptized in the city of Dordrecht according to a special movement within the Catholic faith.
Apparently, the pronunciation of Joseph's surname was so problematic for the Dutch that he changed it to “Borel”.
Anna Bakkers died on May 17, 1841, around 20:00 in Strijen. Joseph Borel, her widower, died in Strijen on February 18, 1846, around 18:30.

Joseph's eldest son Wilhelmus “Willem” Borel was born on July 3, 1802 in Mookhoek. He was baptized on July 18th in Dordrecht. He was married on August 6, 1835, in Strijen to 30-year-old Ariaantje Tuk. Ariaantje had had an illegitimate son Pieter in 1832 who died in 1833, and another on April 29, 1835, in 's-Gravendeel. Willem Borel acknowledged this last Pieter as his son when he married Ariaantje. That doesn't necessarily mean that Pieter actually is his biological son. After their marriage, Ariaantje gave birth to another son Adrianus Borel (1838-1880) who appears to have remained unmarried.

Josephus Borel was living at the Schenkeldijk near Strijen when he had his son Arnoldus baptized in Dordrecht in 1803.

Joseph's second son Arnoldus Borel was born in 1804 at the Schenkeldijk near Strijen. He was baptized on September 8, 1804, in Dordrecht. He was married on September 20, 1834, in 's-Gravendeel to Huibje Katoen (1800-1879). She was a widow who had had 7 children in her first marriage, and 4 of them were still alive. With Arnoldus Borel Huibje had 9 more children, but their son Joost was the only one who survived to adulthood. Joost was born on October 3, 1836, in 's-Gravendeel. In 1862 he married Neeltje Vermaas (1839-1922). Among their many children was a son named Huibert Borel who married and had a son named Joost.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, FamilySearch.org, NationaalArchief.nl, WouterClaes.nl, GenealogieOnline.nl (for hints).

A double first cousins marriage in the Warrebie family in Dordrecht

Johannes (Jan) Warrebie (1746-1775) and Hendrina Warrebie (1736-1785) were married on 5 May 1771 in Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Their surname is spelled in different ways. Jan, for example, was baptized in Dordrecht on 23 October 1746 as a younger son of Thomas Warbie and Elisabeth de Raad (1706-1797). Hendrina was baptized in Dordrecht on 14-3-1736 as eldest daughter of Tristom Warbie and Aartie de Raad (1713-1785).

Jan Warrebie and Henderijntje Warrebie were married on 5 May 1771 in Dordrecht

Their fathers were brothers and their mothers were sisters, so Jan and Hendrina had the same 4 grandparents: Thomas Warbie (±1670-1732), Catharina 't Hooft (1675-1746), Denijs de Raad and Hendrikje Troost (1677-±1749). Jan and Hendrina Warrebie had two children: Anthonij (1772-1807) and Aartje (1774-1802). Jan Warrebie was buried on 4 March 1775 in Dordrecht.

Dordrecht

Hendrina Warrebie's remarriage was on 2 July 1780 in Dordrecht. Her new husband was Hendrik Sleper (also: Slijpers). He had been born in Limburg, the southeastern part of the Netherlands. Their daughter Anna was baptized in Dordrecht on 19 November 1780. Hendrik may have died soon afterwards, for Hendrina was a widow again when she was buried on 1 January 1785 in Dordrecht, aged just 28.
Their son Anthonij was married in 1802 in Dordrecht and had two children, too, before he died on 24 September 1807, aged 35, while serving as a sailor on the Dutch fleet.

Anthonij Warrebie was serving as a sailor on the Dutch fleet when he died op 25-8-1807.