A list of Burgemeesters of Almelo, with the years in which they served ((Source: F.W.J. van den Berg, Inventaris van het archief van het stadgericht Almelo, 1541-1811. Zwolle, 1992.(HCO, toegang 39)
A graphical representation of these data can be seen here.
It is not clear to me why there are sometimes more than four, and sometimes less. Are some years empty because the names are lost, or because none were appointed?
Every year on 21 Feb (St. Petri) eight council members were chosen: 4 by the COunt of Rechteren, and 4 by the Town. In 1663 this number was increased to 12. Four 'burgemeesters' were appointed on 22 February (St. Petri) two by the Heer of Almelo, and two by the eight councilmembers of the previous year. This situation continued until about 1785 and later.
Nicolaas Levelt in 1605.
Cornelis Baarschers in 1606, 1618, 1627 and 1639.
Cornelis Bus de Oude bet 1606 - 1613.
Jan Levelt bet 1612 - 1614.
Arent Levelt bet 1632 - 1645.
Jan Gersen Bulk bet 1659 - 1665.
Peter Baesscher in 1659/60.
Jan Swam Sr. bet 1660 - 1664.
Johan Meijer bet 1659 - 1663.
Hendrik Gerritsen Bolk in 1659/60.
Otto Engels bet 1660 - 1671.
Steven Luicas in 1663 and 1664, and in 1683 and 1684.
Court Leffers bet 1663 - 1671.
Hendrik Petersen bet 1665 - 1667.
Jan Swam Jr. between 1665 - 1671, and 1683 - 1684.
Hendrick Bulck bet 1668 - 1670.
Hendrik Schuitemaker in 1670/71 between 1670 and 1671.
Hendrik Schuitemaker 1683, 1687 - 1688, and 1693.
Berend Jan Bolck in 1671, and between 1684 and 1693.
Adolph de Reyger in 1683.
Gerrit Luxon between 1670 and 1688, and in 1693.
Derk Roelofs bet 1683 - 1687.
Hendrik Swam in 1683.
Berend Ruinx bet 1685 - 1687.
Jan Voncken (maybe Jan Vonken) in 1696.
Hendrik Bolk in 1693.
Derk van Haarst in 1698-99, 1705, en 1710-1712.
Lambertus Hagedoorn in 1698-99, 1705, and 1710-1718.
Jan van Lochem bet 1698 - 1699.
Henricus Bulck in 1698/99.
Herman ten Bruggencate in 1705, and in 1711 - 1712.
Herman Bolk in 1705.
Henricus Swam in 1710.
Lucas Bruins in 1710.
Ernst Willem Cramer bet 1711 - 1713.
Arent Swam bet 1712 - 1715.
Henrik Holtman bet 1713 - 1725.
Arent Mullerus bet 1713 - 1718.
Jan Bolk bet 1715 - 1726.
Jannes Ruinck bet 1718 - 1756.
Gerrit Bolk bet 1716 - 1724.
Everd Cremer in 1719.
Jannes Frerik Bouw bet 1723 - 1726.
Hermen Jolink between 1726 and 1734, and again between 1745 and 1760.
Hendrik Jan Bruins bet 1734 - 1745.
Gerhard Boom bet 1725 - 1749.
Albertus Bastiaan between 1726 and 1738, and again between 1751 and 1762.
Rijchardus Revius in 1738/39.
Johannes Bolk between 1739 and 1744, between 1747 and 1751, and between 1756 and 1770.
Gerrit Jan van Horst bet 1745 - 1747.
Adolph Hendrik Boom bet 1750 - 1761.
Willem Jolink bet 1760 - 1784.
Unico Willem Cock bet 1761 - 1782.
Jacobus Revius between 1762 and 1767, and again between 1786 and 1787.
Jan Hendrik Boom Lzn bet 1767 - 1771.
Derk Bruins between 1770 and 1785, and again between 1788 and 1795.
Warner Hobes bet 1771 - 1782.
Willem Hendrik Lamberts bet 1782 - 1784.
Kornelis Cock bet 1782 - 1784.
Jan Willem Harwig bet 1785 - 1795.
Gerrit Dake bet 1786 - 1787.
Baerent ten Bruggencate bet 1788 - 1795.
Jan Hendrik Lamberts bet 1788 - 1795.