Today, we are looking at the marriage record of Maria van Hoof (1944). When she married Simon Rommens it was still war time. Later they got five children. They followed a traditional naming pattern. [more]
Methodology
Birth of Johannes Hermannus Wolters
Today, we are looking at the birth record of Johannes Hermannus Wolters (1899). His original name was Johannes Hermannus Roode. When his parents married, they forgot to acknowledge him. They rectified this omission in 1905, but royal letters were necessary to make it official. [more]
Name adoption for the Broemet family
Today, we are looking at a name adoption register. The entry shows Simon Hijmans, who lived in Amsterdam. When civil registration commenced in 1811, he adopted the famil name Broemet. [more]