This is an extract of the birth certificate of Aaltje Sophia van der Hoogt, my 2nd great-grandmother. She had to present that for her wedding in Den Haag (The Hague) in 1877. It was kept by the county court, together with her marriage certificate and other documents,...
This is a scan of the death register of Hilversum. It contains four death certificates from January 1891. Number 31, on the bottom left, is the death certificate of my 2nd great-grandmother, Aaltje Bollebakker. She passed away on 26 January 1891, at 9 am, at address...
Here rests our beloved father Jacob van Es, born 25 January 1855, died 9 December 1921. And our beloved mother Anna Geertruij van Es – den Breeje, born 8 September 1855, died 29 July 1940. And Theodora R. van Es, born 16 July 1884, died 28 June 1954. A family...
The Plofsluis, or Thud Lock, over the Amsterdam Rhine Canal. The Dutch Water Line was created in the 17th century (the Dutch golden age) and maintained until 1940, to protect the populous (and wealthy) western part of the country. It was an inundation area, it could...
Today’s tombstone is a family grave. The stone is not original, maybe it is placed at the last funeral but possibly even later. Buried here are Johannes Hen(d)ricus Dijkman, his wife Clasina Theodora Mientjes, their children Cornelis Franciscus, Johannes...
