BOISSEVAIN | Charles "Handelsblad" and Emily (Updated Jan. 29, 2017)

Charles Handelsblad Boissevain (1842-1927).
He was editor and publisher of Amsterdam's
Algemeen Handelsblad.

The Charlestje Family Group, headed by Charles and Emily Boissevain, is the one that my grandmother Olga, Charles's sixth child, drummed into me when I was a boy of 4 to 9 years old in Canada.

I first collected information on my Boissevain ancestors for a booklet I gave to my parents on their 50th wedding anniversary in 1982. My mother corrected it, added to it and deleted certain things that she felt improper to reveal. It is now my trusted guide to the family.

This post is built around that source and a list and numbering system begun by the late Matthijs (Thijs) Boissevain after the Boissevain family reunion a quarter-century ago in Boissevain, Manitoba, Canada. I made certain modifications in his system that are listed in the Notes at the end of this post.

The first six generations of the Boissevain Family before Charles are covered in another post.

1111316 Charles Handelsblad Boissevain (Root of Tree) was born 28 Oct 1842 in Amsterdam, son of Gideon Jérémie Boissevain and Maria van Heukelom. He was editor and part owner of the Amsterdam Algemeen Handelsblad. Charles died 05 May 1927 in Drafna (Naarden), at 84. Charles married, at 24, 27 June 1867 in Woolston (Hampshire, England) Emily Héloïse MacDonnell, 23. Emily was born 01 Jun 1844 in Dublin, daughter of Hercules Henry Graves MacDonnell and Emily Ann Moylan. Emily died 26 Jan 1931 in Blaricum, at the age of 86.

The Handelsblad reports invasion of Holland and Belgium,
May 10, 1940. "Netherlands at War with Germany." It was a
short war. After Rotterdam was obliterated, the Queen surrendered.

The 1111316 in front of Charles Handelsblad's name establishes his patrilineal "Pedigree". It shows the birth order of each person by generation.

The prefix 1111316 can be added to each of the following numbers to take them back to the Ur Boissevain in the Dordogne, Lucas Bouissavy.

Charles had 11 children by Emily Héloïse MacDonnell:

1 Charles Ernest Henri ("Eh Ha") Boissevain, born 09 May 1868 in Amsterdam.
2 Maria Boissevain, born 27 Oct 1869 in Amsterdam
3 Alfred Gideon Boissevain, born 28 Dec 1870 in Amsterdam.
4 Robert Walrave Boissevain, born 12 Mar 1872 in Amsterdam.
5 Hester ("Hessie") Boissevain, born 16 Aug 1873 in Driebergen.
6 Olga Emily Boissevain, born 27 Oct 1875 in Amsterdam. She was Hilda van Stockum's mother.
7 Hilda Gerarda Boissevain, born 12 Jul 1877 in Amsterdam.
8 Eugen Jan Boissevain, born 20 May 1880 in Amsterdam.
9 Petronella Johanna ("Nella") Boissevain, born 24 Dec 1881 in Amsterdam.
A Jan Maurits Boissevain, born the 10th child on 05 Feb 1883 in Amsterdam. Under the numbering system used here, in families with more than 9 children, the 10th child is numbered "A", the 11th is numbered "B" and so on. This keeps the numbering to one column per generation while retaining the ability to sort on that column.
B Catharina Josephina (“Teau”) Boissevain was born the 11th child on 23 Jan 1885 in Amsterdam.

Charles E. H. Boissevain and MariaPijnappel.

1 Charles Ernest Henri (Eh Hah) Boissevain was born on 09 May 1868 in Amsterdam, son of Charles Handelsblad Boissevain and Emily Héloïse MacDonnell. Charles died 07 Nov 1940 in Blaricum, at 72. Charles married, at 22, on 19 Feb 1891 in Amsterdam Maria Barbera Pijnappel, aged 20. Maria was born on 10 Jul 1870 in Amsterdam, daughter of Menso Johannes Pijnappel and Helena Catharina Justina Brugmans. Maria died 24 Nov 1950 in Blaricum, at 80. She was the first female member of the Dutch Parliament and my mother told me her Tante Maria was as prickly as her name implies.

Children of Charles E. H. and Maria:11 Menso Boissevain, born 19 Apr 1892 in Amsterdam. 12 Charles Hercules Boissevain, born on 18 Oct 1893 in Amsterdam. 13 Robert Lucas Boissevain, born on 27-04-1895 in Amsterdam. 14 Helena Catharina Justina (Heentie) Boissevain, born on 10-11-1897 in Amsterdam 15 Maria Cornelia (Mary) Boissevain, born on 07-05-1899 in Amsterdam. 16 Laurens Rijnhart Boissevain, born on 13-06-1901 in Amsterdam.17 Emily Héloïse Boissevain, born on 21-03-1903 in Amsterdam. 18 Catharine Josephine (Teau) Boissevain, born on 01-11-1905 in Amsterdam.19 Elisabeth Antonia Boissevain, born on 07-04-1907 in Amsterdam. 1A Dieuke Machteld Hilda Boissevain, born on 05-12-1910 in Amsterdam.

11 Menso Boissevain was born on 19 Apr 1892 in Amsterdam, son of Charles Ernest Henri Boissevain and Maria Barbera Pijnappel. Menso died on 25 Jan 1970 in Zandvoort, at 77. Menso married, at 25, on 16 Apr 1918 in Hilversum Johanna Elizabeth Uijt den Bogaard, aged 19 years. Johanna was born on 09 May 1898 in Hilversum, daughter of Pieter Uijt den Bogaard and Sara Adriana Petronella Gleichman. Johanna died on 28 Dec 1977 in Haarlem, at 79. 

Children of Menso and Johanna :111 Sara Adriana Petronella Boissevain, born on 11-02-1919 in Weesperkarspel. 112 Charles Ernest Henri Boissevain, born on 28-04-1921 in Weesperkarspel. 113 Helena Mary Boissevain, born on 02-08-1925 in Weesperkarspel. Helena died on 23 Nov 1926 in Amsterdam, at the age of 1 year. 114 Elisabeth Antonia Boissevain, born on 25-05-1928 in Weesperkarspel.

111 Sara Adriana Petronella Boissevain was born on 11-02-1919 in Weesperkarspel, daughter of Menso Boissevain and Johanna Elizabeth Uijt den Bogaard. Sara married, at the age of 26 years, on 18-10-1945 in Amsterdam Leo Joseph Patrick Sullivan, aged 29 years. The marriage was dissolved in 1950 in Amsterdam. Leo was born on 21-10-1915 in Montreal, son of James Sullivan and Agnes Giblin. Leo died.

112 Charles Ernest Henri Boissevain was born on 28-04-1921 in Weesperkarspel, son of Menso Boissevain and Johanna Elizabeth Uijt den Bogaard. Charles died on 08-02-1994, at the age of 72 years. Charles died. Charles married, at 25, on 22-08-1946 in Sydney (New South Wales) Mary Erica Sagar, aged 27. The marriage was dissolved in 1955. Mary was born on 02-12-1918 in Adelaide (South Australia), daughter of Eric Noel Sagar. Mary died on 03-09-2002 in Cogee (NSW, Australia), at 83.

Child of Charles and Mary :

1121 Jennifer Julia Francis Boissevain, born on 02 Dec 1950 in Sydney, Australia.

1121 Jennifer Julia Francis Boissevain was born on 02 Dec 1950 in Sydney, Australia, daughter of Charles Ernest Henri Boissevain and Mary Erica Sagar. Jennifer :

(1) married Leon Edelman, son of William Elelman. 

(2) married Barry John Mark Lants, born 09 Sep 1951 in Sydney (New South Wales), son of Andy Lants. 

113 Elisabeth Antonia Boissevain was born on 25-05-1928 in Weesperkarspel, daughter of Menso Boissevain and Johanna Elizabeth Uijt den Bogaard. Elisabeth died on 01-10-1994 on Amsterdam, at the age of 66 years (cause: verkeersongeluk). Elisabeth died. Elisabeth married, at the age of 23 years, on 23-08-1951 in Amsterdam Sieger de Lang, aged 36 years. Sieger was born on 05-11-1914 in Amsterdam, son of Sieger de Lang and Jentje Diepeveen. Sieger died on 01-10-1994 in Amsterdam, at the age of 79 years (cause: verkeersongeluk).  

12 Charles Hercules Boissevain was born 18 Oct 1893 in Amsterdam, son of Charles Ernest Henri Boissevain and Maria Barbera Pijnappel. Charles died on 18 Oct 1946 in Colorado Springs (Colorado), at 53. Charles:

(1) married, at age 31, on 29 Dec 1924 in New York Marie Therese Wera (Zwetana) von Hartenau, also 31. The marriage was dissolved in 1927. Zwetana was born on 24 Oct 1893 in Graz (Stiermarken), daughter of Alexander Joseph Prinz von Battenberg, Graf von Hartenau and Johanna Marie Luise Loisinger. Zwetana died 24 Nov 1935. 

(2) married, at age 34 years, on 20 Jun 1928 in Chicago, Ill. Ruth Davis, aged 36. Ruth was born 18 May 1892 in Chicago. Ruth died on 05 Dec 1982 in Colorado Springs, Colo.  at 90. 

Children of Charles and Ruth :

121 Menso Boissevain, born on 13 Sep 1930 in Colorado Springs (Colorado). 

122 Maria Barbera Boissevain, born on 21 Sep 1932 in Colorado Springs (Colorado), daughter of Charles Hercules Boissevain and Ruth Davis. Maria died on 19-08-1993 on Lelystad, at 60. Maria married, at 20 years, on 29 Dec 1952 in Santa Fe (New Mexico) Christopher Grant Champlin La Farge, aged 24 years. The marriage was dissolved 06-1977 in Boston (Massachusetts). Christopher was born on 14 Sep 1928 in New York, son of Christopher Grant Champlin and Louise Ruth Hoar Maria Barbera La Farge. Christopher died on 08 Jan 1994 in Colorado Springs (Colorado), at 65.

13 Robert Lucas (Bob Sr.) Boissevain was born on 27-04-1895 in Amsterdam, son of Charles Ernest Henri Boissevain and Maria Barbera Pijnappel. Robert died 12 Apr 1945 in the Concentration Camp Zwieberge (Halberstadt, Magdeburg), at 49. Robert married, at 25, on 12-04-1921 in Amsterdam Helena Suzanna (Sonia) van Tienhoven, aged 21. Helena was born on 10 Feb 1900 in Amsterdam, daughter of Gijsbert van Tienhoven and Helena Suzanna van Hall. Helena died on 16 Apr 1997 in Bentveld, at 97. Bob and his wife and their entire family received the Yad Vashem award for sheltering four Jews during the Nazi Occupation. Bob died in concentration camp; all four of the Jews in hiding survived the war. 

Children of Robert and Helena : 

1 Robert Lucas (Bob Jr.) Boissevain, born on 20 Jun 1922 in Amsterdam.  2 Maria Barbera Boissevain, born on 01 Nov 1924 in Amsterdam. 3 Helena Suzanna Boissevain, born on 18 Aug 1926 in Amsterdam. 4 Willem Boissevain, born on 24 Oct 1930 in Amsterdam. 5 Hester Boissevain, born on 05 Apr 1934 in Amsterdam. 6 Charles (Leidschendam) Boissevain, born on 05 Apr 1934 (twin of Hester).

131 Robert Lucas (Bob Jr.) Boissevain was born on 20 Jun 1922 in Amsterdam. Bob married, at 41 years, on 28 Aug 1963 in Zandvoort Brigitte Maud Fuchs, aged 30. Brigitte was born on 19 Nov 1932 in Karlsbad, daughter of Richard Johann Rudolf Fuchs and Margaretha Gertrude Lendlmayr von Lendenfeld. 

Children of Bob and Brigitte :

1311 Suzanna Eileen (Sue) Boissevain, born on 18 Apr 1965 in Haarlem. 

1312 Barbera Margaret Boissevain, born 28 Mar 1967 in Haarlem.

1311 Suzanna Eileen (Sue) Boissevain was born on 18-04-1965 in Haarlem, daughter of Robert Lucas (Bob) Boissevain and Brigitte Maud Fuchs. Sue married, at 30, on 27 Apr 1995 in Heemstede Ronald (Ron) Post, aged 37. Ron was born 01 Oct 1957 in Hamilton (New Zealand), son of J.J. Post and C.J. de Weeze. 

1312 Barbera Margaret Boissevain was born on 28 Mar 1967 in Haarlem, daughter of Robert Lucas (Bob) Boissevain and Brigitte Maud Fuchs. Barbera married, at the age of 33 , on 24 Jun 2000 in Heemstede Bernardus P.J.M. (Ben) Herpen. 

Children of Barbera and Ben :

1311 Lucas Johannes Boissevain, born on 18-11-1996 in Leidschendam. 

1312 Laurens Benjamin Boissevain, born on 21-07-1998 in Leidschendam. 

1313 Philippe Ronald Peter Boissevain, born on 18-10-2000 in Leidschendam.

132 Maria Barbera Boissevain was born on 01-11-1924 in Amsterdam, daughter of Robert Lucas Boissevain and Helena Suzanna van Tienhoven. Maria died. Maria died. Maria married, at the age of 38 years, on 06-06-1963 in Oegstgeest Meinardus Woldringh, aged 48 years. Meinardus was born on 16-03-1915 in Groningen, son of Sebo Albertus Woldringh and Swaantina Gesina Alberdina Potjer. Meinardus died on 09-10-1968 on Breda, at the age of 53 years. Meinardus died. 

133 Willem Boissevain was born on 24-10-1930 in Amsterdam, son of 13 Robert Lucas Boissevain and Helena Suzanna van Tienhoven. Willem married, at 25, on 15 Sep 1956 in Amsterdam Clari de Wit, aged 25. Clari was born on 28 Oct 1930 in Utrecht, daughter of Abram de Wit and Clara Alida Jacoba Dike. 

Children of Willem and Clari :1331 Saskia Boissevain, born on 22-01-1958 in Amsterdam. 1332 Robert Diederik Boissevain, born on 21-08-1959 in Amsterdam. 1333 Claartje Henriëtte Boissevain, born on 11-07-1961 in Amsterdam. 1334 Valentijn Boissevain, born on 24-03-1965 in Velp.

1331 Saskia Boissevain was born on 22-01-1958 in Amsterdam, daughter of Willem Boissevain and Clari de Wit. Saskia married, at the age of 48 years, on 06-02-2006 in Amsterdam Peter Johan Schenk. 

Children of Saskia and Peter :

13311 Jort Lucas Schenk, born on 24-12-1992 in Amsterdam. 

13312 Myrd Merlijn Schenk, born on 08-07-1995 in Amsterdam.

1332 Claartje Henriëtte Boissevain was born on 11-07-1961 in Amsterdam, daughter of Willem Boissevain and Clari de Wit. Claartje married, at the age of 46 years, on 08-09-2007 in Beek-Ubbergen Jan Steehouder, aged 46 years. Jan was born on 13-12-1960 in Heteren, son of Henk Steehouder and Meyer Riet. 

Child of Claartje and Jan :

13321 Anneclaar Boissevain, born on 29-01-2004 in Berg en Dal.

1333 Valentijn Boissevain was born on 24-03-1965 in Velp, son of Willem Boissevain and Clari de Wit. Valentijn married, at the age of 32 years, on 16-02-1998 in Doesburg Esther Maria Cornelia (Isaney) van Hall, aged 29. The marriage was dissolved on 16 Jun 2003. Isaney was born on 04 Oct 1968 in Veldhoven. 

Child of Valentijn and Isaney :

13331 Céline-Aleï Clarice Boissevain, born 30 Jun 2000 in Spankeren.

135 Hester Boissevain was born on 05 Apr 1934 in Amsterdam. Hester married, at 30, 20 Nov 1964 in Amsterdam Edy Grinberg, aged 27. Edy was born 12 April 1937 in Istanbul (Turkije), son of Levi Grinberg and Mina Marcus. 

136 Charles Leidschendam Boissevain was born on 05 Apr 1934, married, at the age of 33 years, on 09-Mar 1968 in Delft Louise Henriëtte Westermann, aged 29. Louise was born on 29 Dec 1938 in Hilversum, daughter of Arthur Jan Marius Westermann and Eleonora Louise Knipscheer. 

Children of Charles and Louise :

1361 Iaera Elisabeth Boissevain, born on 13-01-1970 in ´s-Gravenhage. 

1362 Iolente Wendelijne Boissevain, born on 29-05-1972 in ´s-Gravenhage. Iolente died on 16-10-1992 on Amsterdam, at the age of 20 years (cause: verkeersongeluk).

1363 Aviva Héloïse Boissevain, born on 17 Apr 1973 in´s-Gravenhage.

14 Helena Catharina Justina (Heentie) Boissevain was born on 10-11-1897 in Amsterdam, daughter of Charles Ernest Henri Boissevain and Maria Barbera Pijnappel. Heentie died on 08-11-1993 on Velp, at the age of 95 years. Heentie died. Heentie married, at the age of 31 years, on 08-08-1929 in Amsterdam Dirk Cornelis Mesman, aged 28 years. Dirk was born on 11-05-1901 in Amsterdam, son of Dirk Mesman and Betje Petronella Hansen. Dirk died on 08-08-1984 on Doorn, at the age of 83 years. 

15 Maria Cornelia (Mary) Boissevain was born on 07-05-1899 in Amsterdam, daughter of Charles Ernest Henri Boissevain and Maria Barbera Pijnappel. Mary died on 12-12-1995, at the age of 96 years. Mary died. Mary married Jan Hendrik de Jong. Jan was born on 28-09-1895 in Batavia, son of Jan Evert de Jong and Margaretha van Ysendoorn. Jan died on 06-05-1946 on Hilversum, at the age of 50 years. 

16 Laurens Rijnhart Boissevain was born on 13-06-1901 in Amsterdam, son of Charles Ernest Henri Boissevain and Maria Barbera Pijnappel. Laurens died on 30-10-1986 on Monte Carlo, at the age of 85 years. Laurens died. Laurens married, at the age of 34 years, on 07-10-1935 in Belgrado Vera Neveroff, aged 34 years. Vera was born on 25-10-1900 in Kursk (Russia ), daughter of Alexander Neveroff and Zoya de la Tour. Vera died.

Children of Laurens and Vera :

161 Vera Alexandra Boissevain, born on 12 iov 1936 in Amsterdam. 

162 Marina Catherina Boissevain, born on 19-09-1939 in Beauvallon (Var).

163 Kyra Irina Boissevain, born on 06-12-1943 in Monte Carlo.

161 Vera Alexandra Boissevain was born on 12-11-1936 in Amsterdam, daughter of Laurens Rijnhart Boissevain and Vera Neveroff. Vera died on 06-10-1994 on Stocksfield (Northumberland,U.K.), at the age of 57 years. Vera married, at age 27, on 18-01-1964 in Fontainebleau (Seine-et-Marne) Peter Michael Evans Lombe, aged 30 years. Peter was born on 05-06-1933 in Bangalore (India), son of John Michael Lombe and Patricia Routledge Gibson. 

162 Marina Catherina Boissevain was born on 19-09-1939 in Beauvallon (Var), daughter of Laurens Rijnhart Boissevain and Vera Neveroff. Marina married, at the age of 19 years, on 25-08-1959 in Vence (Alpes-Maritimes) Guy Marie Joseph Sauvage de Brantes, aged 21 years. Guy was born on 25-09-1937 in Authon (Loir-et-Cher), son of Francois Sauvage de Brantes and Anne-Aymone Faucigny-Lucinge. 

163 Kyra Irina Boissevain was born on 06-12-1943 in Monte Carlo, daughter of Laurens Rijnhart Boissevain and Vera Neveroff. Kyra married, at the age of 19 years, on 03-08-1963 in Monte Carlo Robert Henry Dickinson, aged 29 years. Robert was born on 12-05-1934 in Corbridge (Northumberland), son of Robert Joicey Dickinson and Alice Penelope Barnett. 

17 Emily Héloise Boissevain was born on 21-03-1903 in Amsterdam, daughter of Charles Ernest Henri Boissevain and Maria Barbera Pijnappel. Emily died on 29-01-1968 on Stroud (Gloucestershire), at the age of 64 years. Emily married, at the age of 23 years, on 24-06-1926 in Blaricum Carl Erik Holbek, aged 24 years. Carl was born on 30-06-1901 in Skodsborg (Sjalland, Denemarken), son of Carl Andreas Jesper Holbek and Marie Dorph. Carl died on 06-05-1968 on Snekkrsten (Sjælland, Denemarken), at the age of 66 years. 

18 Catharine Josephine (Teau) Boissevain was born on 01-11-1905 in Amsterdam, daughter of Charles Ernest Henri Boissevain and Maria Barbera Pijnappel. Teau died on 21-10-2002 on Putten, at the age of 96 years. Teau married, at the age of 23 years, on 23-05-1929 in Blaricum Carl Huisken, aged 26 years. Carl was born on 30-07-1902 in Amsterdam, son of Albert Gerard Huisken and Emmy Schöffer. Carl died on 25-06-1987 on Putten, at the age of 84 years. 

19 Elisabeth Antonia Boissevain was born on 07-04-1907 in Amsterdam, daughter of Charles Ernest Henri Boissevain and Maria Barbera Pijnappel. Elisabeth died on 03-07-2000 on Bayview (NSW, Australië), at the age of 93 years. Elisabeth married, at the age of 31 years, on 08-09-1938 in Amsterdam Elias Liko Krejcik, aged 41 years. Elias was born on 28-01-1897 in St. Petersburg, son of Rosa Ida Krejcik. Elias died on 11-11-1981 on Bayview (New South Wales), at the age of 84 years. Elias died. 

1A Dieuke Machteld Hilda Boissevain was born on 05-12-1910 in Amsterdam, daughter of Charles Ernest Henri Boissevain and Maria Barbera Pijnappel. Dieuke died on 01-04-1987 on Bussum, at the age of 76 years. Dieuke died. Dieuke married Carel Marie Nienhuys. Carel was born on 22-09-1909 in Amsterdam, son of Jan Willem Nienhuys and Alida Maria Versteegh. Carel died on 05-11-2003 on Bussum, at the age of 94 years. Carel died. 

132 Maria Boissevain was born on 27-10-1869 in Amsterdam, daughter of Charles Boissevain and Emily Héloïse MacDonnell. Maria died on 20-07-1959 on Naarden, at the age of 89 years. Maria married, at the age of 18 years, on 20-09-1888 in Amsterdam Cornelis van Eeghen, aged 26 years. The marriage was dissolved on 23-06-1921 in Amsterdam. Cornelis was born on 06-11-1861 in Amsterdam, son of Hendrik van Eeghen and Catharina Susanna Bierman. Cornelis died on 03-09-1940 on Amsterdam, at the age of 78 years. 

3 Alfred Gideon Boissevain was born on 28-12-1870 in Amsterdam, son of Charles Boissevain and Emily Héloïse MacDonnell. Alfred died on 31-01-1922 on Amsterdam, at the age of 51 years. Alfred married Maria Anna Hooglandt. She´s a daughter of Jan Daniel Hooglandt and Catherina Elisabeth Heemskerk. Maria died. 

Children of Alfred and Maria :1 Catherina Elisabeth (Cabeth) Boissevain, born on 05-09-1899 in Amsterdam Follow 31. 2 Olga Emily Boissevain, born on 03-01-1902 in Amsterdam Follow 32. 3 Robert Walrave Boissevain, born on 05-09-1903 in Amsterdam Follow 33. 4 Herman Boissevain, born on 15-09-1909 in Amsterdam. Herman died. 5 Ralph Louis Boissevain, born on 20-08-1912 in Amsterdam Follow 34.

131 Catherina Elisabeth (Cabeth) Boissevain was born on 05-09-1899 in Amsterdam, daughter of Alfred Gideon Boissevain and Maria Anna Hooglandt. Cabeth died on 25-04-2001 on Den Dolder, at the age of 101 years. Cabeth died. Cabeth married, at 26 years, on 16-03-1926 in Amsterdam Johannes Jacobus van der Wouw, aged 26 years. Johannes was born on 15-12-1899 in Pretoria, South Africa. Johannes died on 03-08-1980 on Den Dolder, at the age of 80. 

132 Olga Emily Boissevain was born on 03-01-1902 in Amsterdam, daughter of Alfred Gideon Boissevain and Maria Anna Hooglandt. Olga died on 16-08-1993 in Amsterdam, at the age of 91 years. Olga died. Olga married, at the age of 25 years, on 17-11-1927 in Soerabaja Herman Josua van Lennep, aged 28 years. Herman was born on 22-09-1899 in Amsterdam. Herman died on 12-06-1979 on Amsterdam, at the age of 79 years. 

133 Robert Walrave Boissevain was born 05-09-1903 in Amsterdam, son of Alfred Gideon Boissevain and Maria Anna Hooglandt. Robert died on 01-02-1987 on Naarden, at the age of 83 years. Robert died. Robert married, at the age of 40 years, on 14-06-1944 in Voorburg Louise Maria Spierenburg, aged 31 years. Louise was born on 14-03-1913 in Rotterdam. Louise died on 21-02-2004 on Bilthoven, at the age of 90 years. Louise died. 

Children of Robert and Louise :1 Maria Anna Boissevain, born on 30-07-1946 in ´s-Gravenhage. 2 Ralphine Louise Boissevain, born on 14-03-1948 in ´s-Gravenhage.

135 Ralph Louis Boissevain was born 20-08-1912 in Amsterdam, son of Alfred Gideon Boissevain and Maria Anna Hooglandt. Ralph died 23-02-1972 on Quailcum Beach (British Columbia), at 59. Ralph married, at the age of 39 years, on 02-11-1951 in Paramaribo Martha Kruisinga. Martha died. 

34 Robert Walrave Boissevain was born on 12-03-1872 in Amsterdam, son of Charles Boissevain and Emily Héloïse MacDonnell. Robert died on 23-04-1938 in Montreal (Quebec), at the age of 66. Robert :

(1) married, at 28 years, on 25-09-1900 in West Brompton (London) Ethel Rose (Rosie) Phibbs, aged 25 years. The marriage was dissolved 03-1919 in Amsterdam. Rosie was born 25-08-1875 in Bombay, daughter of William Phibbs and Rose Blanche de Moleyns. Rosie died on 25-12-1937 in Hilversum, at 62. 

(2) married, at 47 years, on 27-05-1919 in Brooklyn (New York) Anne Willemina Deterling, aged 24 years. Anne was born on 21-03-1895 in Brooklyn (New York), daughter of Charles Deterling and Katherine Margaret White. Anne died.

Children of Robert and Rosie: 

1 Theodora Jacoba Boissevain, born on 14-08-1901 in Batavia (West-Java) Follow 1341.

2 Cornelis Alfred Boissevain, born on 28-12-1902 in Semarang Follow 1342. 3 Frederick William Boissevain, born on 13-09-1904 in Batavia Follow 1343. 4 Hester Boissevain, born on 23-10-1905 in Naarden Follow 1344. 

5 Adrienne Boissevain, born on 27-04-1908 in Amsterdam Follow 1345.  

6 Kathleen Boissevain, born on 27-09-1909 in Blaricum. Kathleen died on 26-08-1930 on Singapore, at the age of 20 years.

Children of Robert and Anne:

7 Robert Fergus Boissevain, born on 27-11-1920 in Paris Follow 1346.  

8 Alfred Gideon Jérémie Boissevain, born on 07-02-1923 in New York Follow 1347.

41 Theodora Jacoba Boissevain was born on 14-08-1901 in Batavia (West-Java), daughter of Robert Walrave Boissevain and Ethel Rose Phibbs. Theodora died on 31-01-1958 on Amsterdam, at the age of 56 years. Theodora died. Theodora married, at the age of 20 years, on 31-08-1921 in Les Diablerets (Vaud) Willem Frederik Sillem, aged 26 years. Willem was born on 08-05-1895 in Amsterdam. Willem died on 03-04-1960 in Amsterdam, at 64. 

42 Cornelis Alfred Boissevain was born on 28-12-1902 in Semarang, son of Robert Walrave Boissevain and Ethel Rose Phibbs. Cornelis died on 24-05-1963 on Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), at the age of 60 years. Cornelis died. Cornelis married, at the age of 24 years, on 15-10-1927 in Bryn Athyn (Pennsylvania) Mildred Sophie Goerwitz, aged 25 years. Mildred was born on 27-03-1902 in Glenview (Illinois). Mildred died 12-1988 on Bryn Athun (Pennsylvania), at the age of 86 years. 

Children of Cornelis and Mildred :1 Jeremy Fergus Boissevain, born on 05-08-1928 in Londen Follow 421. 2 Thomas Alfred Boissevain, born on 22-12-1929 in Londen Skip to 422. 3 André Robert Boissevain, born on 11-11-1932 in Welwyn (Hertfordshire) Skip to 423.

421 Jeremy Fergus Boissevain was born on 05-08-1928 in Londen, son of Cornelis Alfred Boissevain and Mildred Sophie Goerwitz. Jeremy married, at the age of 23 years, on 29-03-1952 in Bryn Athyn (Pennsylvania) Inga Britt Otterstrand. 

Children of Jeremy and Inga :

1 Ieneke Boissevain, born on 24-11-1954 in Tokyo Follow 4211. 

2 Liet Boissevain, born on 01-02-1957 in Malta Follow 4212. 

3 Maria Boissevain, born on 28-05-1961 in Malta Follow 4213. 

4 Anna Boissevain, born on 22-05-1965 in Montreal (Quebec) Follow 4214.

4211 Ieneke Boissevain was born on 24-11-1954 in Tokyo, daughter of Jeremy Fergus Boissevain and Inga Britt Otterstrand. Ieneke :

(1) married Peter Swaffer. 

(2) married, at the age of 25 years, on 12-01-1980 in Brighton (Sussex) Nicholas Rayburn. The marriage was dissolved in 1983. 

4212 Liet Boissevain was born on 01-02-1957 in Malta, daughter of Jeremy Fergus Boissevain and Inga Britt Otterstrand. Liet married, at the age of 32 years, on 29-09-1989 in Malta Malta Natalino Bonello. 

4213 Maria Boissevain was born on 28-05-1961 in Malta, daughter of Jeremy Fergus Boissevain and Inga Britt Otterstrand. Maria married Frank van Beek. 

4214 Anna Boissevain was born on 22-05-1965 in Montreal (Quebec), daughter of Jeremy Fergus Boissevain and Inga Britt Otterstrand. Anna married Hans Willem van der Neut. 

422 Thomas Alfred Boissevain was born on 22-12-1929 in Londen, son of Cornelis Alfred Boissevain and Mildred Sophie Goerwitz. Thomas died on 08-04-2003 on Vero Beach Florida (USA), at the age of 73 years. Thomas married, at the age of 27 years, on 20-04-1957 in Bryn Athyn (Pennsylvania) Helen Bratton Lightfoot, aged 25. Helen was born on 08-07-1931 in Cheltenham (Pennsylvania). 

Children of Thomas and Helen :

1 Susanne Pamela Boissevain, born on 23-10-1958 in Poughkeepsie (New York) Follow 1.1.1.1.3.1.3.4.2.2.1. 

2 David Clark Boissevain, born on 21-05-1960 in Concord (Massachusetts) Follow 1.1.1.1.3.1.3.4.2.2.2.

1.1.1.1.3.1.3.4.2.2.1 Susanne Pamela Boissevain was born on 23-10-1958 in Poughkeepsie (New York), daughter of Thomas Alfred Boissevain and Helen Bratton Lightfoot. Susanne married Elliott Rothchild. Elliott was born on 11-05-1957 in New Haven (Connecticut). 

1.1.1.1.3.1.3.4.2.2.2 David Clark Boissevain was born on 21-05-1960 in Concord (Massachusetts), son of Thomas Alfred Boissevain and Helen Bratton Lightfoot. David married, at the age of 29 years, on 14-10-1989 in Ridgefield (Connecticut) Kathleen Sinnott. 

Child of David and Kathleen :

1 Clark Anthony Boissevain, born on 28-02-1991.

1.1.1.1.3.1.3.4.2.3 André Robert Boissevain was born on 11-11-1932 in Welwyn (Hert-fordshire), son of Cornelis Alfred Boissevain and Mildred Sophie Goerwitz. André :

(1) married Judith Richelieu. 

(2) married, at the age of 26 years, on 07-12-1958 in South Hero (Vermont) Alice Harvey, aged 26 years. Alice was born on 28-10-1932 in St. AJbans (Vermont). Alice died. Alice died. 

Children of André and Alice :

1 Andrea Lee Boissevain, born on 10-08-1960 in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Follow 4.2.3.1. 

2 Dana Gideon Boissevain, born on 07-01-1961 in Upper Darby (Pennsylvania) Follow 4.2.3.2. 

3 Mark Boissevain, born on 19-12-1964 in New Haven (Connecticut). 

4 Maria Boissevain, born on 21-02-1968. Maria died on 21-02-1968.

4.2.3.1 Andrea Lee Boissevain was born on 10-08-1960 in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), daughter of André Robert Boissevain and Alice Harvey. Andrea married, at the age of 24 years, on 25-08-1984 in Poughkeepsie (New York) Samuel Mickle Fox IV, aged 28 years. Samuel was born on 09-09-1955 in Cairo (Egypte). 

2.3.2 Dana Gideon Boissevain was born on 07-01-1961 in Upper Darby (Pennsylvania), son of André Robert Boissevain and Alice Harvey. Dana married, at the age of 2 months, on 14-03-1961 in Nani Newton Delia Bunch. 

Child of Dana and Delia :

1 Eric Michael Boissevain, born on 18-07-1991.

Child of Dana from an unknown relation :

1 Brandy Lee Boissevain, born on 10-07-1986.

4.3 Frederick William Boissevain was born on 13-09-1904 in Batavia, son of Robert Walrave Boissevain and Ethel Rose Phibbs. Frederick died on 23-06-1943 on Canada, at the age of 38 years (cause: Ongeval tijdens legeroefening). Frederick died. Frederick married Marion Bishop. Marion was born on 19-03-1908 in Hartford, daughter of Hartley Bishop and Jeanette Reynolds. Marion died. Marion died. 

Children of Frederick and Marion :

1 Kathleen Boissevain, born on 25-11-1937 in Hartford (Connecticut) 

2 Frederic H. Boissevain, born on 29-04-1939 in Hartford.

431 Kathleen Boissevain was born on 25-11-1937 in Hartford (Connecticut), daughter of Frederick William Boissevain and Marion Bishop. Kathleen married William P. Chilton. William was born on 08-09-1939. 

432 Frederic H. Boissevain was born on 29-04-1939 in Hartford, son of Frederick William Boissevain and Marion Bishop. Frederic :

(1) married, at the age of 38 years, in 1977 Danae Voltos, aged 38 years. Danae was born in 1939. 

(2) married, at the age of 50 years, on 17-02-1990 Jane Revere Rotch, aged 30 years. Jane was born on 31-10-1959. 

Child of Frederic and Danae :

1 Elizabeth Danae Boissevain, born on 03-07-1978.

Child of Frederic and Jane :

1 Jeremy Revere Boissevain, born on 13-08-1993.

44 Hester Boissevain was born on 23-10-1905 in Naarden, daughter of Robert Walrave Boissevain and Ethel Rose Phibbs. Hester died on 18-02-1999 on Zoetermeer, at the age of 93 years. Hester died. Hester married, at the age of 23 years, on 02-01-1929 in Hilversum Gilles André de la Porte, aged 27 years. The marriage was dissolved on 11-04-1938 in Hilversum. Gilles was born on 04-11-1901 in Amsterdam, son of Josef de la Porte and Anna Maria Sophia Luise Lang. Gilles died on 21-12-1968 on Leiden, at the age of 67 years. Gilles died. 

45 Adrienne Boissevain was born on 27-04-1908 in Amsterdam, daughter of Robert Walrave Boissevain and Ethel Rose Phibbs. Adrienne died on 23-02-1988 on Amsterdam, at the age of 79 years. Adrienne died. Adrienne married, at the age of 23 years, on 14-01-1932 in Hilversum Christiaan Knapper, aged 33 years. Christiaan was born on 17-04-1898 in Amsterdam, daughter of Nicolaas Knapper and Cornelia Elisabeth Schaap. Christiaan died on 09 Nov 1950 on Djakarta, at the age of 52 years. Christiaan died. 

46 Robert Fergus Boissevain was born on 27-11-1920 in Parijs, son of Robert Walrave Boissevain and Anne Willemina Deterling. Robert married, at 28, on 25-06-1949 in Brooklyn (New York) Eleanor E. O´Brien, who was born on 10-10 (year unknown), daughter of John J. O´Brien and Mary E. Walsh. Eleanor died on 08 Jul 1996. Robert died on 05 May 1997 in Florida, at 76.

Children of Robert and Eleanor :

1 Robert Eugen Boissevain, born on 18-01-1953 in (Long Island, New York) Follow 4.6.1. 

2 Patricia Maureen Boissevain, born on 13-05-1954 in (Long Island, New York). 

3 Anne Marie Boissevain, born on 13-07-1961 in (Long Island).

461 Robert Eugen Boissevain was born on 18-01-1953 in (Long Island, New York), son of Robert Fergus Boissevain and Eleanor E. O´Brien. Robert married, at the age of 29 years, on 18-04-1982 in Californië Lori Peterson. 

Child of Robert and Lori :

1 Lauren Nicole Boissevain, born on 29-07-1984.

47 Alfred Gideon Jérémie Boissevain was born on 07-02-1923 in New York, son of Robert Walrave Boissevain and Anne Willemina Deterling. Alfred died. Alfred died. Alfred married Hedvig Christine Hogg. Hedvig was born on 01-08-1924 in St. Catherines (Ontario), daughter of Robert Hogg and Martha Christina Gjersvik. Al and Hedvig ran a vineyard together. Hedvig died on 03-09-1998 on Californië (USA), at the age of 74. Al moved to Bloomington, Ind., to be near his daughter Claire.

Children of Alfred and Hedvig :

1 Claire Boissevain, born on 20-01-1952 in Redwood City (Calif.) 

2 Paul Robert Boissevain, born on 02-06-1954 in Redwood City

3 Charles Alfred Boissevain, born on 02-12-1959 in Redwood City.

471 Claire Boissevain was born on 20-01-1952 in Redwood City (Californië), daughter of Alfred Gideon Jérémie Boissevain and Hedvig Christine Hogg. Claire :

(1) married, at the age of 28 years, on 25-05-1980 George Makowski. The marriage was dissolved 01-1988. 

(2) married, at 36, on 21-06-1988 in Bloomington (Indiana) Philip A. Crooke. She continues to live there.

472 Paul Robert Boissevain was born on 02-06-1954 in Redwood City, son of Alfred Gideon Jérémie Boissevain and Hedvig Christine Hogg. Paul married, at the age of 26 years, on 08-06-1980 in Portola Valley, Calif. Laura de Ghetaldi, aged 26 years. Laura was born on 17-06-1953 in San Francisco, Calif., daughter of Guido Oscar de Ghetaldi and Evelyn Lenore Gardner. 

Children of Paul and Laura :

1 Joshua Blake Boissevain, born on 06-01-1983 in Denver (Colorado). 

2 Brett Lawrence Boissevain, born on 13-01-1986 in Denver.

5 Hester Boissevain was born on 16-08-1873 in Driebergen, daughter of Charles Boissevain and Emily Héloïse MacDonnell. Hester died on 03-10-1969 on Hattem, at the age of 96 years. Hester married, at the age of 21 years, on 07-03-1895 in Amsterdam Jan van Hall, aged 28 years. Jan was born on 10-11-1866 in Amsterdam, son of Maurits Cornelis van Hall and Debora Cremer Eindhoven. Jan died on 08-02-1940 in Zwolle, at 73. 

6 Olga Emily Boissevain was born on 27-10-1875 in Amsterdam, daughter of Charles Boissevain and Emily Héloïse MacDonnell. Olga died on 01-06-1949 in Montreal (Quebec), at 73. Olga married, at 30, on 28-08-1906 in Naarden Abraham Johannes van Stockum, aged 42. Abraham was born on 03-07-1864 in Lisse, son of Johannes van Stockum and Sophia Clara Emelia Lastdrager. Abraham died on 29-12-1935 in ´s-Gravenhage, at 71. 

Children of Olga and Abraham: 1 Jan van Stockum. Jan died 1948.2 Hilda van Stockum, born on 09-02-1908 in Rotterdam. 3 Willem van Stockum, born in 1911. Willem died on June 10, 1944 in Laval, France, at 33.

61 Hilda van Stockum was born on 09-02-1908 in Rotterdam, daughter of Abraham Johannes van Stockum and Olga Emily Boissevain. Hilda died on 01-11-2006 in Berkhamsted, at 98. Hilda married, at 24, on 27-06-1932 in Dublin, Ireland, E. R. (Spike) Marlin, aged 23. Spike was born in New York, N.Y. in 1909. Spike died in 1994, at 85.

Children of Hilda and Spike:1 Olga Emily Marlin. Born 1934 in New York, N.Y.2 Brigid Nella Marlin. Born 1936 in Washington, D.C.3 Randal Marlin. Born 1938 in Washington, D.C.4 Sheila Ruth Marlin. Born 1940 in Washington, D.C.5 John Tepper Marlin. Born March 1, 1942 in Washington, D.C.6 Elisabeth Willemien Marlin. Born April 23, 1945 in Washington, D.C.

7 Hilda Gerarda Boissevain was born on 12-07-1877 in Amsterdam, daughter of Charles Boissevain and Emily Héloïse MacDonnell. Hilda died on 15-04-1975 on Amsterdam, at the age of 97 years. Hilda married, at the age of 19 years, on 16-06-1897 in Naarden Hendrik (“Han”) de Booij, aged 29. Hendrik was born on 23-06-1867 in Haarlem, son of Chrétien Jean Gerard de Booij and Adriane Johanna de Mol van Otterloo. Han died on 07-09-1964 in Amsterdam, at 97. 

8 Eugen Jan Boissevain was born on 20-05-1880 in Amsterdam, son of Charles Boissevain and Emily Héloïse MacDonnell. Eugen died on 29-08-1949 on Boston (Massachusetts), at the age of 69 years. Eugen :

(1) married, at the age of 33 years, on 14-07-1913 in London Inez Milholland, aged 26 years. Inez was born on 06-08-1886 in New York, daughter of John W. Milholland and Jean Torrey. Inez died on 25-11-1916 on Los Angeles (Californië), at 30. 

(2) married, at the age of 43, 07-1923 in New York Edna St. Vincent Millay, aged 31. Edna was born on 22-02-1892 in Rockland (Maine), daughter of Henry Tolman St. Millay and Cora Buzzell. Edna died on 19-10-1950 in Austerlitz (New York), at the age of 58. 

9 Petronella Johanna (“Nella”) Boissevain was born on 24-12-1881 in Amsterdam, daughter of Charles Boissevain and Emily Héloïse MacDonnell. Petronella died on 03-12-1956 on Leeuwarden, at the age of 74 years. Petronella married, at 33 years, on 20-05-1915 in Soerabaja (Oost-Java) Eduard Theodoor Hissink, aged 32 years. Eduard was born on 20-04-1883 in Grave, son of Evert Teunis Hissink and Willemine Hendrika Hess. Eduard died on 28-02-1959 on Leeuwarden, at the age of 75 years. 

A Jan Maurits Boissevain was born the 10th child on 05-02-1883 in Amsterdam, son of Charles Boissevain and Emily Héloïse MacDonnell. Jan died on 08-11-1964 on Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes), at the age of 81. Jan married Charlotta Ives. Charlotta was born on 27-11-1897 in Boston (Massachusetts), daughter of Charles Ives and Lake White. Charlotta died in the Cap d'Antibes. I met her in 1964.

B Catharina Josephina (“Teau”) Boissevain was born the 11th child on 23-01-1885 in Amsterdam, youngest child of Charles Boissevain and Emily Héloïse MacDonnell. Catharina died on 01-09-1922 on Amsterdam, at only 37 years of age. Catharina married, at 22, on 27-06-1907 in Naarden Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort, aged 28. Lieven was born 23-03-1879 in Leusden, son of Willem Hendrik de Beaufort and Adèle Maria van Eeghen. Lieven died on 11-05-1968 in Amersfoort, at 89. 

Notes

1. This is what genealogists call a Family Group, one of the two main organizational devices, the other being the Pedigree. (The Pedigree starts with a person today and works backward through parents and grandparents.) 

2. I have attempted to pursue accepted genealogical notation and principles, updated to minimize Roman numerals, which are impossible (or at best inconvenient and difficult) to sort. 
3. Numbering System. The late Matthijs (Thijs) Boissevain after the Boissevain family reunion a quarter-century ago in Boissevain, Manitoba, Canada. He used the Henry Numbering System for keeping track of individuals in Family Groups. I have modified the Henry system slightly so that it is both simple and sortable, using 1-9 for the first nine children and then using the alphabet for the next 26 children. This eliminates the need for periods between numbers at least for families with no more than 35 children in a single generation, which in a monogamous family is a fair bet.

4. Modifications. I have also modified the list prepared in favor of making the numbering system sortable by computer. I have also (a) updated Thijs's list where I have better or newer information, (b)  trimmed some duplicative words,

5. Dates. I have used European format for dates, i.e., dd-mmm (three-character, no period)-yyyy, following genealogical convention. 

6. Order of Surnames. I have also placed maiden names before married names as in Anglo-Saxon (as opposed to Dutch and Spanish) tradition.

7. Non-Patriarchal. I have included both men and women in the numbering system.numbering.

8. Dropped Prefixes. After six generations  I have dropped the prefix 1111316 identifying Charles, for simplicity.
9. Weighted to More Ancient Ancestors. Since the older generations are the most valued, with more descendants, I have made taken most pains to be inclusive about sources for these individuals. I have tried to be brief about living people, who can speak for themselves.

10. Comments. Please send comments, corrections, additions to me at john@boissevainbooks.com or comment on this post!

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ART BIZ | Auction of "Pears on a Pewter Platter" by HvS

Hilda van Stockum, "Pears on Pewter Platter", Image Copyright by the Estate of Hilda van Stockum, administered by Boissevain Books (www.boissevainbooksLLC.com). Image used by permission of the Estate.

News from Randal Marlin:

I just got word from Bill Lyons, former Chair of the Trinity College Dublin Philosophy Department, that "Pears on Pewter Platter" by Mom [Hilda van Stockum] just sold for €2,200. It had been advertised for auction with an estimated value of between €1,000 €2,000. 

A large colour picture of it was in the Irish Times today - click here to see it. 

The dealer was John De Veres White of 35 Kildare Street in Dublin, Ireland. (Phone:+353 1 676 8300.)

Randal comments: Mom's still lifes reflect a vision of nature largely lost by modernity, but so well described by Romano Guardini whose work is frequently referred to by Pope Francis in Laudato Si.

KIN | Hansje van Lennep, 1946 Visit (Updated July 14, 2015)

Matthew Philip (Matt) and Hansje Hyland, at their
home in Washington, DC. It was early January 1995,
the time of the AEA meetings. Photo by JT Marlin.

Hansje van Lennep wrote to her friend Diane Haddick in January 1999, explaining how she knew her Dutch cousin, Hilda van Stockum.

Diane just sent me Hansje's letter.

Essentially, two van Lenneps married two Boissevain cousins. Hilda's mother (Olga Emily Boissevain) was their cousin.

So Hilda was related by marriage to the van Lenneps at least twice. Hansje van Lennep was related to  the Boissevains through the marriages of her Uncle Herman van Lennep and her Aunt Mies van Lennep Boissevain.

Visiting Hilda van Stockum in 1946

Hansje writes:

My mother [Mrs. Cornelis van Lennep, 10 in the list below] was rather concerned that her daughter [10c] was going far away in 1946, to work in the Netherlands Embassy in Washington, DC, and she said this to Hilda's cousin Olga Boissevain van Lennep [1d]. Olga offered to write to Hilda van Stockum to ask her to put me up for a while. Hilda agreed. 

I stayed several weeks at Hilda's house on Northampton Street near Chevy Chase Circle in Washington, D.C., until Hilda's husband (Spike Marlin) was transferred to Montreal by his employer, the International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency. During that time Hilda suggested that we would PLAY being real cousins, since both of our families were back in Holland.

Spike went ahead to try to rent a house in Montreal. Not able to find anything right away (it being  summer), he had to settle for a house that was, literally, IN THE WOODS, outside Montreal [in a place called Ste. Marguerite].

So the family moved into this house, with no running water. The smallest of Hilda's six kids was 1 1-1/2 year old Elisabeth. There was no driveable road to the house, so the rented car dropped them off a small distance away. Hilda's widowed mother, Olga ("Aunt Olga" to me) later had to go buy a bathing suit, as did the rest of the family: the "bath" was a lake... As a result, a book was born - Canadian Summer. 

Thanks to correspondence with Hilda and Aunt Olga, I knew beforehand of some of the adventures later printed in the book. Years later, I spent Christmas with them at Ste. Adele. They had a house near the church and on several occasions the priest (or minister) had to ask the Marlin family to tone down their noise during the church service! That told you a lot about Hilda and her family!! 

Hilda will be 91 on Feb. 9, 1999. She is writing a book about her studies at the State Academy of Arts in Amsterdam and is doing two paintings, RIGHT NOW!"

Details on Links between Boissevains and van Lenneps

Both the Boissevain and the van Lennep families have old names that are protected by Dutch law. One cannot just take one of these names. One must be

• born with the name, or 
• be adopted by someone with the name or 
• marry someone with it. 

In Holland, if a first cousin is much older, one calls the cousin "aunt" or "uncle".

** Herman Jozua van Lennep 1830-1888 &1859 Henriette Wilhelmine Sillem 1836-1907. [Hansje Carla van Lennep's grandparents had ten children, numbered 1 through 10 on the list below; her father is 10 and she is 10c.]

*1 Ernst van Lennep 1860-1922 [son of Herman Jozua van Lennep] &1888 Johanna Louisa van Eeghen 1865-1957

 1a Johanna Louise van Lennep 1890-1950

 1b Henriette Wilhelmine van Lennep 1892-1961 &1917 Willem Pieter de Vries 1886-1945

 1c Anna Caecilia van Lennep 1896-1980 &1919 Leonard van den Honert 1891-1957

 1d Herman Josua van Lennep 1899-1979 &1927 Olga Emily Boissevain [first cousin of Hilda van Stockum] 1902-1993

 1e Anne Willem van Lennep 1905-1977

*2 Alexander van Lennep 1862-1934 &1890 Maria Elisabeth Petronella Jorissen 1864-1952

 o Anna Wilhelmina van Lennep 1892-1979 &1919 Johannes Jan Pieter Christiaan van Kuyk 1889-1971

 o Herman Samuel van Lennep 1893-1974 &1921 Catharine Henriette de Vogel 1898-1979

 o Madzy van Lennep & William James Ford

 o Annemarie van Lennep & Jacob Leonard de Heer

 o Kitty van Lennep & Willem Eise Witteveen

 o Alexander Willem van Lennep & Ellen Elizabeth Meijer

 o Jorrit Pieter van Lennep & Manon van Vloten

 o Willem Frederik van Lennep

 o Morris Peter van Lennep

 o Mercedes van Lennep

 o Isabel Kim van Lennep

 o Louise van Lennep 1895-1980 &1918 Jan Daniel Mulder 1890-1932

*3 Robbert van Lennep 1863-1921 &1891 Adrienne Minette Lucassen 1867-1940

 o Minette Adrienne van Lennep 1892-1975 &1914 Reginald Hendrik van Eeghen 1889-1936

 o Minette Adrienne van Lennep 1892-1975 &1930 Alphert Schimmelpenninck 1880-1943

 o Henriette van Lennep 1894-1972

 o Suzette Antoinette van Lennep 1897 &1920 Charlis Francis Meyer 1893

 o Daniel François Willem van Lennep 1900-1994

 o Henriëtte Wilhelmina van Lennep 1906-1969 &1932 Jan Carel Lodewijk Godefroy 1883-1957

 o Henriëtte Wilhelmina van Lennep 1906-1969 &1937 Jacob Emmer 1901-1958

 o Henriëtte Wilhelmina van Lennep 1906-1969 &1950 Rudolph Theodor Meurer 1898-1979

*4 Otto van Lennep 1865-1935 &1891 Charlotte Philippine Josèphe Penn 1868-1930

 o Mathilde Marie Josèphe van Lennep 1892-1974

 o Louis Reinier van Lennep 1893-1949

 o Aernout van Lennep 1898-1974 &1925 Joanna Maria Loeff 1897-1962

 o Otto Aernout van Lennep & Alison Ann Hall

 o Jennifer Ann van Lennep

 o Margot Louise van Lennep & Robert Shawn Huxley

 o Anna Maria van Lennep 1901-1999

 o Johanna Elisabeth van Lennep 1903-2004

*5 Karel van Lennep 1866-1923 [Son of Herman Jozua] &1892 Anna Elize Homans 1871-1943

 5a Anna Petronella van Lennep 1894-1984 &1921 Henri Rijnier Boeree 1873-1949

 5b Cornelia Sylvia van Lennep 1895-1986 &1926 Pierre Joseph Eyma 1875-1934

 5c Adrienne Minette van Lennep 1896-1965 [daughter of Karel] & 1919  Jan "Canada" Boissevain 1895-1945  [Jan was first cousin of Olga Boissevain; their fathers Jan and Charles were brothers]

 o Sara van Lennep 1897-1970 &1920 Hylke Halbertsma 1895-1972

 o Henriette Wilhelmina van Lennep 1900-1900

 o Willem Lodewijk van Lennep 1900-1900

 o Karel van Lennep 1901-1949

 o Anna Elize van Lennep 1902-1969 &1926 Gerrit Adriaan Arnold August Kalff 1902-1969

 o Ernst van Lennep 1908-1908

 o Johanna Louise van Lennep 1909-1991 &1936 Johan Anne Willem August Kalff 1909-1994

 o Hester Juliana Octavia van Lennep & Sándor Baracs 1900-2002

*6 Henriette van Lennep 1868-1942

*7 Herman van Lennep 1869-1903

*8 Louise van Lennep 1871-1950

*9 Sylvia van Lennep 1873-1945

Cornelis van Lennep (1875-1948), the 10th and youngest child of
Herman Jozua van Lennep. He was the father of Hansje van 
Lennep Hyland (in Dutch, Hyland-van Lennep).

*10 Cornelis van Lennep 1875-1948 &1908 Hyke Albertine Hinrichs 1885-1940

 10a Hyke van Lennep 1909-1983 &1946 Eliasz Wajnztein 1903-1985

 10b Sylvia van Lennep 1909-2001

* Cornelis van Lennep 1875-1948 &1918 Jacoba Johanna van Hell 1898-1970

 10c Hansje Carla van Lennep [daughter of Cornelis] & Matthew Philip Hyland                      

 o Cornelius Sylvius van Lennep & Wilhelmina Roberta Klink

 o Machteld Wilhelmina Marianne van Lennep

 o Sylvia Hyke van Lennep & Dale Vincent Lotter

 o Karenina Louise van Lennep

 o Cornelius Sylvius van Lennep & Cordula Wilhelmina Coops

 o Henriette Louise Karenina van Lennep

 o Reinette Johanna Elisabeth van Lennep & Henrick Willem Christian Hoefsloot

The Jan ("Canada") Boissevain Family in World War II

Hansje's letter continues:

During World War II, one of Hilda's brothers [Willem van Stockum] died overseas; he was shot down. 

The Krauts, who had occupied Holland, first imprisoned the husband of Adrian Minette (Mies) van Lennep [5c above], Jan ["Canada"] Boissevain, then let him free (he was a banker and was accused of lending money to Jews, which was trumped up, as Holland never differentiated among its citizens), then arrested him again and sent him and Mies to two different concentration camps. 

Also taken were their two oldest sons: Jan Karel [Janka] and Gideon [Gi], who were part of an underground resistance group, all in their early 20s. In 1943 they and others were killed by a firing squad in the dunes. 

Their younger brother, Francois Boissevain and the kid's nanny, Jane, were sent to a concentration camp in Germany. They survived the war. Alas, Jan did not - he died one month before Holland's liberation, in April 1945 in a camp near Berlin.    

Mies had been sent to Ravensbrueck in Southern Germany. She was part of a group liberated by Sweden's Count Bernadotte and was sent to Sweden. When she heard that her husband and her two eldest sons had died, she did not want to live any more. But then she looked out of the window of the plane that was bringing them all to Sweden. They broke through the clouds and the sun shone on a quilt of farms and towns below. She decided there was still a lot for her to do on earth.   

When she eventually returned to Holland, she started a movement where people would make quilted skirts out of remnants of cloth left over from the war. Friends and family would donate the pieces of cloth. The called the skirt the "feast rok" (festival dress), to celebrate the liberation of Holland. 

Because of her heroic behavior in the concentration camp, where she would save her fellow prisoners from despair with talk and deeds, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt invited her to come to America as she wanted to thai her and meet her personally. 

Diane Haddick Note

The letter makes Diane wonder if Mies van Lennep Boissevain ever did come to America at Mrs. Roosevelt's invitation, "and if she did, what happened after that?"

Postscript

I have evidence that. Mies did go on such a tour. I am looking for details.

BOOKS | Three Books Discussed on TV Show

Tim Sullivan just reminded me that he interviewed me three years ago about the books of Hilda van Stockum on his program, "Sullivan's Travels".

The links to the show's archives are now available for the billions of TV watchers who for some unaccountable reason missed seeing this exciting interview.

It was on the East Hampton TV channel, LTV.


Each of the three YouTube segments is ten minutes long and covers a single book.

Here are the links:

Part 1 (discussing Penengro) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4QEgNLWvsE

Part 2 (discussing Patsy and the Pup) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC5yHn4uq5M

Part 3 (discussing Little Old Bear) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvp4gRJzjg8

HvS LETTERS | Spike Marlin to HvS, Nov. 2 and 24, 1932

Ervin Ross (Spike) Marlin, c. 1932

These are the first two letters from Spike Marlin in New York City to his wife Hilda van Stockum in Dublin, Ireland. They had been married June 25. Spike had to take his exams in the summer of 1932, and then he left for New York City to find a job. The first letter (November 2) is a very personal letter - a love letter about his job search, which is illuminating because of the time and place. Spike was looking for an entry-level job in New York City in November 1932, in the depth of the Great Depression, and it was as difficult as could be. However, these two letters span the election on November 8 of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) as President of the United States. 

Hilda van Stockum, 1932.

2121 Belmont Avenue

Bronx, New York

November 2 [Wednesday], 1932

Hilda, dear girl,

Your first letter finally arrived today. It came like a gift from Heaven. I hadn't seen you for such an age, my frenzied activity about New York had set up a formidable barrier of impressions in my mind between our last days together and my present frantic existence. Here was my Hilletje of reality. It was good to read your letter, good to sit with you and listen to your delightful stories on the train, etc. 

You forgot to mention that sad scene at the Greenstown [?] railway station. Didn't our separation affect you the way it did me? How romantic it was! Slowly at first, faster, and faster the train moved away with its precious burden until your dear waving arm was enveloped by the clouds of smoke and steam from the locomotive. Then the curve and your disappeared from my view. Ah! It was thrilling: so moving, so satisfyingly emotional. No motion picture director ever planned it so well.

Now, about myself. Last night I had dinner with the two old Trinity men, Coulter and Dowling at the latter's home! He and his wife occupy a sumptuous flat in a fashionable part of the city but their dinner lacked style. Dowling and his wife brought the meal in themselves, à la camp manner. Maids in New York are great rarities. 

In the course of the evening's conversation we got down to business. Coulter brought back the story of Hackberry jam [something HvS must have written and illustrated]. He said it wouldn't do because it was negative, amateurish, and unsuitable. But he was encouraging; said it was good for a first attempt, that it was original, and that you could draw. That was that. 

As for a job he recommended I should concentrate on my Foreign Service exam. Things here are desperately tight although, as I previously noted, they don't look so different on the surface. He and Dowling invited me to lunch next week to meet a man who was in the Foreign Service and who would give me some inside dope and a recommendation. Very decent of them, wasn't it?

I had come to this conclusion myself. Everything possible for getting a job has been done. Agencies, friends, and influence; I shall see what fruit they bear. But instead of sitting back passively I am going to compensate work for my exams. Today I posted several letters to Washington according to Belovsky's instructions. Perhaps there is another opening in Washington. Tonight I shall write to Hamilton. Your cable came this morning, many thanks. Naturally I felt a wee bit disappointed because I knew you wanted me to get a first-class mod T. I did want one myself but.... As everyone says, in a year nobody will know what I got. Over here they don't know the difference at any time. Could you send me a complete list of the different grades I got in each exam? Don't forget my red book, darling.

Your second letter came tonight, little sweetheart. A lovely letter! Your drawing is wonderful! I'm sure Punch will make the mistake of its history if it turns you down. Excellent! It is very sensible of you not to worry about us, dearest child. I shall move heaven and earth and my lazy carcass to build our house. In about a week I shall have some definite word concerning my future, and then you will be able to mark off the days until your departure. 

Meanwhile you must know how encouraging your sweet letters are to me. They give me new life and strength and a determination to fight any of those dragons you fear. My sole complaint is that I never get an opportunity to meet the dragon face-to-face in single combat. My dragons are more subtle enemies and their chief weapons are discouragement and disappointment. But I swear to you they will never conquer me so long as I can draw strength from our love. 

You are right, sweetheart. I do love you. Every woman I meet confirms my love by comparison, not that I spend my time comparing you with them! No! A supreme contentment, a blissful satisfaction has made me completely indifferent to all women but you. I never want it to be otherwise either. It is as though a powerful desire had been fulfilled to leave my energies unhampered for the fight for existence. 

If the State Department has an exam soon I shall forget all else and work, work, work for it. A few swift months, a series of your incomparable letters and then my little Hilletje waving from the boat, running down the gangway into my outstretched arms. Angelkind, herlije swesje, darling, darling.

Your dogged, determined husband.

Spike

One week later, the newspapers were full of the election of FDR. It was a sweep of 42 out of the 48 states.

This was the news, one week after Spike Marlin's first letter.

There were great expectations that things would get better. This is reflected, surely, in the optimistic tone of the letter, and the sense of the need for the country to move in direction that FDR was taking it. My brother Randal Marlin is impressed with the extent to which our Dad was invested in social reform. Not until March, when FDR was inaugurated, would the bank panic end and the economy start to return to normality. Not until after FDR's election would Spike get a job based on a competitive exam - working for FDR. (Not until World War II would the economic boom of the 1920s return.)

2121 Belmont Avenue

Bronx, New York

November 14, 1932

Dearest little treasure,

Three letters of yours arrived this morning together with one from your mother! It was a Gala day for me. I also received a letter from George Prince, an old school boy friend who is recovering from a slight attack of tuberculosis and pneumonia at Saranac Lake, New York. I thought for a brief moment you meant for me to give your regards to George Prince instead of Prince George! He is also married and welcomes us to the inner circle of blessed matrimonial friendship. 

I was very pleased to learn that Jan's disease has been discovered and that he too is gaining back his health. Ireland is not a suitable place climatically for him or you, for that matter. Speaking of climates I must say you will get more zest from life when you experience the dry, sunny, and cold atmosphere here. In the city it makes little difference whether it rains or shines but the country is beautiful, beautiful. Give Jan my best wishes please. I am so glad you joined the gym; I felt somehow that you would like it, and it really is good for you.

Now, about myself. Yesterday I went to the Loesser's house for tea. They are the friends of Jack and myself. Mrs. Loesser, who has had considerable experience with children's books examined "The Day on Skates" which I brought along. The whole family went in genuine raptures about it and if you have heard their put-on raptures you know that these are simply super-, super-loud, long, and luscious. They were crazy about the coloured pictures and they immediately ordered copies of the book for themselves and little cousins as soon as it is published. 

Mrs. Loesser read the story and approved of it heartily. She suggested a few minor changes such as omitting such abstract words as totally and some others, also changing Dientje to a simpler name or else explaining its pronounciation in an explanatory parenthesis. Enthusiastic is not the word to describe their approval my dear! She says we should have no difficulty getting it published. Tomorrow the Literary Guild, through my uncle's influence, will examine it. 

A cousin of mine who is married and going to set up house was so delighted with them that he wants you to do four pictures of the same size, on that hard paper, in water-colours like the book. Each picture will represent a season on the year, i.e. Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. All in Holland with your children in costumes and lots of colour. I didn't like to soak him and I didn't want you to be underpaid so I suggested five dollars each for them. At the present rate of exchange that would be about thirty-two shillings each. The important thing is that he will act as a good publicity man and you will probably get heaps more to do as a result. Mrs. Loesser loved Moedertje and the Indian as much as the others. She says we could do very well with all the pictures by exhibiting them in an art gallery. I feel sure, darling, you will be a great success here!

Today I finished my article on Ireland and I handed it in to the New York Times. Tomorrow I will know whether they are going to accept it. Tomorrow too I am going to Fordham University to persuade the Holy Fathers of the Roman Catholic institution that they should offer a course in Irish History and that I should teach it. Then off to another Irish Roman Catholic institution, Manhattan College, and another, St. John's on a similar mission. Did I tell you that I hoped to persuade all of them and then I would have three jobs! If I am successful you shall come over after Christmas.

Darling, I do miss you. Thousands of ideas are buzzing in my head waiting for their turn to be recorded on paper for an article with your help. I expanded a bit about impressions of America when I wrote to George Prince who is an old newspaper man and he advised me to exploit my ideas, thought them acceptable for our publications. Wouldn't it be great if we were together and could discuss our ideas, collaborate, - I write and you illustrate or, more likely, you write and you illustrate. Perhaps it's the climate or the great movement and life that goes on here. Anyway it's terribly invigorating, stimulating, both for mind and body. 

Maybe I was supposed to be a journalist. I want to write about why revolution would be impossible in this country, the lack of class solidarity here, the tradition of selfish individualism, the absence of idealism. That is another promising theme, of course - the spiritual vacuity of American life. Will this Depression have any effect upon this state of mind and soul? Will the careless, boundless prosperity return? Is the spritual life compatible with a high and general standard of comfort? I think we lose spiritually when we remove ourselves from nature and reality by the mechanical "comforts" of our life in America, and the mechanical music, the mechanical amusements, etc. 

This aspect may be exaggerated; it may be possible to reconcile mental and spiritual development with our civilization. I may be committing the logical error of post hoc ergo propter hoc. Tomorrow I shall give it my full attention. I find that in writing an article the important thing is to decide definitely on the subject, a subject of limited scope, and then to work from that viewpoint. Otherwise one adduces everything or all related to the subject and attempts to incorporate these points in the article. This was the mistake I made in my Irish article and for that reason I don't expect it to be accepted unless they take it for the cartoons which is most likely. They are excellent. Especially the Poe parody. 

You might send me some newspaper clippings of the latest developments in Ireland. I am going to deliver some public lectures here in the city, in order to get the reputation of an authority on the subject. Send me your invaluable opinions and the no less invaluable comments of your Mother and Willem. She will be disgusted with me when she reads what I wrote, if it is permitted. In an earnest attempt to be unbiased I rather erred on the wrong side from her point of view by sympathizing with de Valera.

If you get the opportunity to meet Francis Hachett, who is in Dublin now, do. I know his brother Dominick here, a delightful gentleman, and just as Irish in his ways as when he left the old country years and years ago. A real scholar too although he is a Civil Servant. He would like to meet you when you come.

I've just listened to a talk over the wireless by Cosmo Hamilton, the English novelist whom I once had the pleasure of meeting and hearing personally. He spoke of Arnold Bennett. One thing he said about Bennett reminded me of my own habit. He says that wherever he went, whatever he did, Bennett was always a man with a net that gathered ideas, plots, incidents, reflections. [Arnold Bennett is the person, says Olga Marlin, whose book led Hilda van Stockum to joining the Roman Catholic Church.] In the past week I have been like that; jotting down thought that have risen to the surface of my subconscious, before going to bed, on the subway train, walking in the street - almost everywhere except at home when I sit down resolutely to think consistently. 

O that I had my mind under control! My facility for expression too is limited. I find my feelings are too complicated for words, that is the words at my command. The trouble may be that I read appallingly little of what may be described as "pure" literature.My reading has been serious for the most part. This, I think, is not a bad thing. Better to have ideas with a limited vocabulary than vice versa, especially if you are a reformer, an idealist like myself. Yes, I would prefer to do something for the good of mankind - ridiculous notion - than to earn money by diverting people - not that that isn't a good thing in itself. Not good enough, perhaps. 

I need you sweetheart, and at night I pray that God may give me the opportunity to send for you forthwith. But, we must realize that conditions here are bad, very bad, and that change in our competitive system, the necessary antecedent of a return to prosperity, will long be prevented by the selfishness of the real owners of the country.

My love and my family's to you and your family. Eleven billion kisses.

Ervin

Comments by Their Children

The letter was typed up by my son Jay as a Father's Day present, June 21, 2015. He has been typing out family letters when he can. None of us remembers seeing these letters before. Comments from emails follow: 

Olga: I was very happy to read Dad´s letter, and get an insight into his interior world. At the time we were growing up he was unable to talk about it (at least to us). We did understand each other, in an unspoken way. Interesting that he writes about Arnold Bennett. Later on it was Bennett´s book, "Now I See" that brought Mom into the Catholic Church.

Brigid: Oh, that letter is so sweet; it made me cry! 

Randal: The first letter was lovely but personal and private. The second letter was very perceptive about society. I thought his views about U.S. culture and the unlikelihood of revolution based on lack of idealism and the over-riding ethos of the self-oriented individual applicable today still. The stinginess of the rich also seems true of today. I would be happy to see this published, especially as the theme of technology and the need for contact with with nature is very much in line with Jacques Ellul's thinking.

Lis: Lovely and a real insight into life in the 1930s as well as their relationship.