Anything related to my Almelo database, or Almelo in general
Gerrit Brouwer was baptized Dutch Reformed on 20 May 1736 in Almelo, as son of Jan Brouwer (dutch link) and Garretien Brouwer. He is my fourth great-granduncle. He probably did not live very long, as a namesake was baptized in 1739. Jan Brouwer was also known as Jan Geertsen Brouwer, Jan Geerts …
Aleida ten Bruggencate (dutch link) was baptized Dutch Reformed on 7 Mar 1799 in Almelo, the daughter of Jan ten Bruggencate and Anna ten Bruggencate. Yes, both her parents were ten Bruggencates, they were second cousins 1x removed (as well as 3rd cousins, 5th cousins 1x removed, and 6th cousins). Jan’s …
Recently someone from England contacted me about the Salomonson family, a prominent Almelo family. We had corresponded before, but I had not really pursued it any further forwards in time, as Godfried’s children mostly leave Almelo. But I started thinking, why would some of them end up in England? The …
Aleida Selhorst (dutch link) was baptized 7 Feb 1776 in Almelo, daughter of Jan Hendrik Selhorst and Frederica Boom. She is my third great-grandaunt, as well as the wife of my 2nd cousin 5x removed. This is Almelo, after all. Both her grandfathers were named Jan, one grandmother was Jenneke, and …
Jannes ter Braake was born 31 Jan 1793 in Almelo, 5th child and 2nd son of Benjamin ter Braake (dutch link) and Margaretha Waalderink. He is my first cousin 5x removed. Jannes married twice (1) to Anna Boom, and (2) to Janna Troost, who is related to me as well, she is my …
Gerritdiena Diederika Voor(t)huis was born 29 Jan 1832 in Ambt Hardenberg, Overijssel, the daughter of Everhardus (Evert) Voorthuis and Geertruid(a) Nijman. She is …
Jenneke Hagedoorn was baptized 2 Jan 1741, in Almelo, 277 yrs ago. She is my 1st cousin 6x removed. She was the …
Hendrik Jacob Stellingwerf (dutch link) was baptized 28 Dec 1777 in Zwolle, the Netherlands. His first wife is my 2nd cousin 6x removed. …
Maps are a wonderful resource, they help you visualize the surroundings of your ancestors and their journeys. For the Netherlands there are …
My Almelo database is a fairly big project, I have 28503 people in that project. Many people from Almelo went to Amsterdam …
