Friday 23 November 2018

Mary Grimmer


Mary Grimmer marries John Vlieland .
They have a son John Nicolls Vlieland born 18 Jan 1826 drowns in 1840 son of John Vlieland and Mary Grimmer   who sadly dies falling of a ship.
After John's death widow Mary Vlieland marries In 1842 Mary Vlieland widow marries Robert Denny .
She was a servant .


Head
Male
54
Earl Borne, Sussex
Mary Denny
Wife
Female
49
Raydon, Suffolk
Daughter
Female
6
Wrentham, Suffolk
Daughter
Female
3
Wrentham, Suffolk
Mother-In-Law
Female
79
Southwold, Suffolk
Servant
Female
14
Crislingham, Suffolk
Servant
Male
80
Whenaston, Suffolk



Saturday 10 November 2018

John Vlieland and Jane Waters

From bathing machine to an early entry in the blog  is easy enough .

But then it will take some time to find something out.
The auction of a bathhouse and a bathing machine in 1816 by a mister Seaman( no first name) led me to another man with the name Seaman.

The name of John Seaman pops-up  is much later in 1838 as a witness at the marriage of John Vlieland to Jane Frances Waters.

Jane Francis Water is the daughter of William Waters and Ann Covell.
She is born in 1802 in Great Yarmouth
.
She marries Michael Martin .



They have a son Michael  Covell Martin.He is named at the marriage of Jane and John Vlieland




Michael Martin dies and Jane marries John Vlieland .


John is a bachelor of full age and sailor and she is a widow and dressmaker.
We still do not know who this John Vlieland is .although he states that his father is Yarhan Vlieland.
Which could well be Jerome Vlieland.

Witnesses are John Seaman and Margaret Wright.So we go and try to find out more about them.

We do not find much about John Vlieland .Where he is born is still a guess.


On 28 Feb 1842 above John dies aged 45 years Mariner resident "on the Walls" @ Gt Yarmouth. (death certificate)

Burial at dissenters graveyard, Market Street, Great Yarmouth, Grave 609, 8th March 1842 aged 45 years.

census of 1841

In the census of 1841 he lives with, regarding  their age , his sisters Susan and Mary Vlieland  in Chapelstreet later Kings Street 

Jane Vlieland however had to go to prison.






So we have to search the witnesses and John Vlieland 

Thursday 8 November 2018

Jan Kemp bathing machine under the hammer

In general there is a lot written about bathing machines .
But about manufactering and the making of the cart and the special hood is not much to be found in archives or newspapers or museums.
Although there must have been thousands of them and every seaside resort has postcards to show them.

It must have been on his trips to London  that our Jan Kemp bought a bathing machine and shipped it back to Holland 





From the Norfolk chronicle and Norwich Gazette of 3 August 1816 we learn (thanks to Peter for this information.)that these  bathing machines were sold in Great Yarmouth. It could well be the bathing machine Jan Kemp picked up at this auction.

He did very well with his bathing machines as in 1823 he sold his three ships in auction.



And he was appointed as the official beachcomber.



Sunday 4 November 2018

Jan Kemp


Jan Kemp was born in Noordwijk aan Zee.

he married 17-08-1794  Aryaantje Maartens Plug
 she died


he died

this family tree is made by Hans Montanus .

Jan Cornelisz KEMP, koopvaardijschipper, reder-winkelier, ged. (Ger.) Noordwijk 14‑10‑1770, overl. Noordwijk 29‑12‑1849 op 79-jarige leeftijd, zn. van Cornelis Jansz KEMP en Gerritje Arendsdr van der VALK.
Tr. op 23-jarige leeftijd Noordwijk 17‑08‑1794 Ariaantje Maartensdr PLUG, 22 jaar oud, ged. (Herv.) Noordwijk 09‑02‑1772, overl. Noordwijk 18‑10‑1846 op 74-jarige leeftijd, dr. van Maarten JanszPLUG en Maartje Jansdr KAAK.

Jan Cornelisz KEMP, koopvaardijschipper, reder-winkelier, ged. (Ger.) Noordwijk 14‑10‑1770, overl. Noordwijk29‑12‑1849 op 79-jarige leeftijd, zn. van Cornelis Jansz KEMP en Gerritje Arendsdr van der VALK, ca. 1810: Noordwijk a/Zee / ca. 1830/1840: Hoofdstraat z90.
Tr. op 23-jarige leeftijd Noordwijk 17‑08‑1794 Ariaantje Maartensdr PLUG, 22 jaar oud, ged. (Herv.) Noordwijk09‑02‑1772, overl. Noordwijk 18‑10‑1846 op 74-jarige leeftijd, dr. van Maarten Jansz PLUG en Maartje JansdrKAAK.
Uit dit huwelijk:
1.Cornelis Jansz KEMP, ged. (Ger.) Noordwijk 28‑12‑1794, overl. Noordwijk 07‑02‑1795, 41 dagen oud, zn. van Jan Cornelisz KEMP, koopvaardijschipper, reder-winkelier, en Ariaantje Maartensdr PLUG.
2.Marijtje Jansdr KEMP, ged. (Ger.) Noordwijk 15‑11‑1795, overl. Noordwijk 02‑09‑1797 op 1-jarige leeftijd, dr. van Jan Cornelisz KEMP, koopvaardijschipper, reder-winkelier, en Ariaantje MaartensdrPLUG.
3.Cornelis Jansz KEMP, geb. Noordwijk 09‑02‑1798, ged. (Ger.) Noordwijk 25‑02‑1798, overl. Noordwijk 02‑02‑1801 op 2-jarige leeftijd, zn. van Jan Cornelisz KEMP, koopvaardijschipper, reder-winkelier, en Ariaantje Maartensdr PLUG.
4.Marijtje Jansdr KEMP, geb. Noordwijk 14‑12‑1800, ged. (Ger.) Noordwijk 14‑12‑1800, overl. Noordwijk 11‑05‑1865 op 64-jarige leeftijd, dr. van Jan Cornelisz KEMP, koopvaardijschipper, reder-winkelier, en Ariaantje Maartensdr PLUG.
Tr. op 19-jarige leeftijd Noordwijk 29‑12‑1819 Willem Gijsbertsz MEEUWENOORD, 21 jaar oud, visser, geb. Noordwijk 08‑10‑1798, ged. (Herv.) Noordwijk 14‑10‑1798, overl. Noordwijk 09‑05‑1855 op 56-jarige leeftijd, zn. van Gijsbert Cornelisz MEEUWENOORD, zeeman, arbeider, en Trijntje Cornelisdr WAASDORP, winkelierster.
5.Gerritje Jansdr KEMP, geb. Noordwijk 27‑11‑1802, ged. (Ger.) Noordwijk 05‑12‑1802, overl. Noordwijk 06‑10‑1842 op 39-jarige leeftijd, dr. van Jan Cornelisz KEMP, koopvaardijschipper, reder-winkelier, en Ariaantje Maartensdr PLUG.
Tr. op 22-jarige leeftijd Noordwijk 27‑11‑1824 Leendert Dirksz MAASDIJK, 21 jaar oud, zeeman, geb. Noordwijk 27‑10‑1803, ged. (Ger.) Noordwijk 30‑10‑1803, overl. na 1841, zn. van Dirk Leendertsz MAASDIJK en Immetje Jansdr van der PLAS.
6.Maartje Jansdr KEMP, geb. Noordwijk 03‑08‑1805, ged. (Herv.) Noordwijk 04‑08‑1805, overl. Noordwijk 02‑01‑1881 op 75-jarige leeftijd, dr. van Jan Cornelisz KEMP, koopvaardijschipper, reder-winkelier, en Ariaantje Maartensdr PLUG.
Tr. op 20-jarige leeftijd Noordwijk 21‑09‑1825 Pieter Leendertsz van der DEIJL, 20 jaar oud, viskoper, schippersknecht, geb. Noordwijk 28‑08‑1805, ged. (Herv.) Noordwijk 01‑09‑1805, overl. Noordwijk 11‑05‑1861 op 55-jarige leeftijd, zn. van Leendert Leendertsz van der DEIJL, viskoper, reder, koopman, gemeenteraadslid, en Trijntje Klaasdr van den OEVER.
7.Jannetje Jansdr KEMP, geb. Noordwijk 18‑01‑1808, ged. (Ger.) Noordwijk 24‑01‑1808, overl. Noordwijk 03‑12‑1810 op 2-jarige leeftijd, dr. van Jan Cornelisz KEMP, koopvaardijschipper, reder-winkelier, en Ariaantje Maartensdr PLUG.
8.Cornelis Jansz KEMP, geb. Noordwijk 19‑12‑1809, ged. (Ger.) Noordwijk 24‑12‑1809, overl. Noordwijk 29‑01‑1810, 41 dagen oud, zn. van Jan Cornelisz KEMP, koopvaardijschipper, reder-winkelier, en Ariaantje Maartensdr PLUG.
9.Jannetje KEMP, geb. Noordwijk 04‑08‑1811 (gezindte: Herv.), overl. Noordwijk 02‑11‑1851 op 40-jarige leeftijd, dr. van Jan Cornelisz KEMP, koopvaardijschipper, reder-winkelier, en Ariaantje Maartensdr PLUG.
Tr. op 18-jarige leeftijd Noordwijk 15‑04‑1830 Jacob KONING, 28 jaar oud, onderwijzer, geb. Noordwijkerhout 19‑09‑1801, ged. (Herv.) Noordwijkerhout 20‑09‑1801, overl. Noordwijk 09‑03‑1873op 71-jarige leeftijd, zn. van Jacob KONING, onderwijzer, en Cornelia van der MEIJ.
10.Adriana KEMP, geb. Noordwijk 14‑05‑1814 (gezindte: Herv.), overl. Noordwijk 03‑03‑1881 op 66-jarige leeftijd, dr. van Jan Cornelisz KEMP, koopvaardijschipper, reder-winkelier, en Ariaantje Maartensdr PLUG.
Tr. op 18-jarige leeftijd Noordwijk 30‑11‑1832 Huig PLUG, 21 jaar oud, visser, geb. Noordwijk25‑05‑1811 (gezindte: Herv.), overl. Noordwijk 03‑12‑1890 op 79-jarige leeftijd, zn. van Jan HuigszPLUG, barbier, en Neeltje Danielsdr van BEVEREN, werkster.

Thursday 1 November 2018

Bathing in the sea at Margate




 The popularity of sea bathing  began in about 1730. In the early days, it was a quick total submersion in the water and was intended as a medical treatment rather than a pleasant experience. 
The bather took off all his or her clothes in the bathing machine and was then plunged into the sea by attendants.  
Margate's enhancement to the Bathing machine came in around 1750, when Benjamin Beale, a Margate glove and breeches maker, invented a canvas hood which could be pulled down to protect the naked sea-bather from prying eyes.
The Royal Sea Bathing Hospital was opened in 1791, when it was believed that sea bathing and sea air were the best cures for tuberculosis.  
Patients in their beds would be pushed into the fresh air and the hospital had a sea-water reservoir so that patients could be bathed in sea water.  
Soon sea bathing became more of a pleasurable thing to do.  
Margate had medicinal baths by 1890; as ‘taking salt waters’ became a well known, healthy, alternative to the spa - and was known as a ‘resort’ by 1800. 
The promenade at Margate was designed for ladies and gentlemen to stroll along showing off their fine clothes and conspicuous wealth.
The bathers of the early years entered their machines by stairs from the backs of the bathing houses situated on the West side at the bottom of the High Street. 
These buildings, perched precariously on timber piles on the cliff face, before the building of Marine Drive, were known as Hazardous Row due to the regular damage they suffered from storms. 
The bathing machines in use at Margate were described in 1805 as "four-wheeled carriages, covered with canvas, and having at one end of them an umbrella of the same materials which is let down to the surface of the water, so that the bather descending from the machine by a few steps is concealed from the public view, whereby the most refined female is enabled to enjoy the advantages of the sea with the strictest delicacy." 
The Kentish Gazette notes in 1797 that “By some neglect on the driver, a bathing machine in which were two ladies, got afloat and it being the ebb of the tide, was drifting fast to sea. Their cries attracted the attention of three gentlemen, who were amusing themselves in swimming. 
They got into a boat, and pushed off to the succour of the afflicted fair ones, to whom they presented themselves literally in puris naturalibus. 
Life is sweet and the damsels were happy to be rowed to shore without once daring to look at their brave deliverers.”
The Dunn Family, from Thomas, grandfatherof ‘the SS Atlantic’ Thomas and his wife Annie Perkins (Edward’s sister) lived from about 1830 at Parade House, a prestigious corner plot facing the sea, and next to the early site of sea bathing, later Ruby Lounge Public House.  
Her brother, Edward Austin Perkins, was later to be a ‘bathing Machine Proprietor’ there.

Edward Austin Perkins

Margate had been a major seaside resort for many years.
  
During the early 1800s Margate became the first seaside resort in which donkey rides became a popular amusement.  
The ‘holiday and leisure’ industry in Margate was a good way for an entrepreneur to work – particularly one with a new (and very popular) idea. 
Though Perkins was by no means the first person to place bathing machines on the sands (the pamphlet ‘An excursion to Margate: in the month of June, 1786’ notes (chapter X)  the sands had now been crouded with machines’) or to provide a  ‘Perkins jetty’ for bathers, Edward Perkins was the first to place chairs on Marine Sands in 1880.  
The privilege cost him £100 – an enormous sum, now equivalent to high five figures.  
His wife is shown in both the 1893 and 1899/1900 Directories as: “Mrs Perkins, Fancy Repository”.
Edward is Owner of a business which has bathing machines




 (a late nineteenth century postcard shows the Perkins slipway leading to the Perkins machines) but, as you can see from another 1904 card, the beach is full of deckchairs emblazoned with the name Perkins.  The ‘Perkins slipway’ is in the background and there is a 1910 picture of a ‘Perkins Diving Board’ with a couple of dozen bathers on the Margate Local History website.
Edward’s youngest child, Walter James Perkins was also in Margate, Kent with his family.  (Walter James was, of course, the name of Annie’s brother, and also Thomas and Annie Dunn’s first born in Liverpool and his son in Margate). 


 During the summer months Walter Perkins would regularly stay away from school and help his father by collecting a penny from holiday makers for use of the Perkins deckchairs and later assisted him in operating the Perkins bathing machines on Marine Terrace sands.  (The corporation subsequently took over both operations).
Walter was elected Mayor of Margate in 1947 and served until 1949.  
He died on 26 June 1959 in a Margate nursing home.  
Known as ‘father’ of the Council, he was an honorary freeman of the borough.

Thanks Ray !


Monday 22 October 2018

Jan Kemp and his bathing machine

Today we introduce you to Jan Kemp.
He was not only a captain who sailed to London on his ship "the good expectation" -de goede verwachting-and owned another two  ships.
He also sailed together with Jan Vlieland.
Later he sold his three Bomships.  He invested in an English  bathing machine
He brought this bathing machine to Noordwijk aan Zee his hometown and started tourism this way.

This advertisement was in the newspapers.


The undersigned  advertises here ,that he ,owner, of ,a new manufactured  in England ,
extra well equipped bathing machine,intends, to ,start in the month of June this year,by his own ,to gentlemen and ladies ,who desire this ,to give them  opportunity to use a COLD SEABATH:
may sign up at his house in Noordwijk aan zee .which is also equipped for the arriving,before or after the use of the Bath, to feel comfortable :and also use some refreshments.-The undersigned flatters himself ,that this establisment,perfectly satisfied, will be to the desire ,here,in a decent and secure way.utilize this pleasant and healthy Seabath,and will do anything ,to satisfy all his beneficiaries.
Noordwijk aan Zee 25 th May 1819. Jan Kemp

I am trying very hard to find out where he, Jan Kemp, ordered this bathing machine .But so far I have not found an English  manufacturer or an advertisement in a newspaper or an auction.
Maybe Jan Vlieland brought it back on his ship the Maria Elisabeth.

Here are some advertisements





selling his ships .


in 1825 he is a custom officer .

In the exellent blog Noordwijkse Huizen we find more on Jan Kemp and the start of the tourism in Noordwijk as a seaside resort .

Ray send us more on the bathing machine and his family in Margate,
to be continued

Thursday 20 September 2018

Arie Cornelis Vlieland





Prisoners of war 1798 captured : Arie Cornelis Vlieland  
How disposed of: .....Hospital.
The other crewmembers of The Hope 



Saturday 15 September 2018

three different clergymen in Stalisfield

Three  different clergymen.
First of course Jerome Nicholas Vlieland .
On his death W.A.Paxton
and afterwards P.J.Syrée.

Sunday 9 September 2018

Revd Jerome Vieland

Index to Register of Passport Applications 1851-1903 Image



Friday 20 July 2018

Cornelis den Hollander

Cornelis den Hollander zoon van Jeroen Cornelis den Hollander en Trijntje Jans Vink
trouwt met Willemina Vink en later met Alida van Boomen 





In short Alida van Boomen is in Leyden to pay the children  Jan Hollander
Noordwijk 3 februari 1789

Noordwijk 20 februari 1788


 and Jeroen Hollander .from a previous marriage with Wilhelmina Vink, their share after selling a house


kind

, Magdalena

doopdatum

24-11-1796

kerk

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst

Rooms-Katholiek

vader

[den] Hollander, Cornelis

moeder

[van] Boomen, Alida

getuige

[den] Hollander, Jan

getuige

[van] Boomen, Maria

bronverwijzing

DTB 348, p.406(folio 203v), nr.3

Doopregister: NL-SAA-23672807


kind

, Jacoba

doopdatum

31-03-1798

kerk

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst

Rooms-Katholiek

vader

[de] Hollander, Cornelis

moeder

[van] Boomen, Alida

getuige

Loocamp, Gerrit

getuige

[van der] Schalk, Engeltje

bronverwijzing

DTB 348, p.412(folio 206v), nr.18



kind

, Petrus

doopdatum

12-08-1799

kerk

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst

Rooms-Katholiek

vader

[den] Hollander, Cornelis

moeder

[van] Boomen, Alida

getuige

[van den] Berg, Antonie

getuige

[van] Boomen, Wilhelmina

bronverwijzing

DTB 348, p.419(folio 210), nr.7



and as witness
kind

, Jeroen

doopdatum

12-07-1801

kerk

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst

Rooms-Katholiek

vader

Vink, Gerrit

moeder

[den] Hollander, Pleuntje

getuige

[den] Hollander, Corn.

getuige

[van] Boomen, Alida

bronverwijzing

DTB 348, p.426(folio 213v)nr.17


after Cornelis den Hollander dies Alida  van Boomen has another mariage 

she dies in 1845


Monday 9 July 2018

Who do you think you are

Always hoping to find the story of one of our relatives in Who Do You Think You Are?
But so far no luck....but maybe in this new serie it wil happen......
Who Do You Think You Are? 2018 – celebrities and broadcast dates revealed!
By Rosemary Collins, 4 July 2018 - 10:46am

The wait is over! We reveal the latest famous faces to discover their families' stories as Who Do You Think You Are? ​returns


Broadchurch actor, Olivia Colman, will discover her Indian roots in the series (Credit: Getty Images)

Update: 4 July 2018

Wall to Wall has now announced the full broadcast dates for Who Do You Think You Are?2018. They are:

9 July: Olivia Colman
16 July: Lee Mack
23 July: Boy George
30 July: Shirley Ballas
6 August: Marvin Humes
13 August: Robert 'Judge' Rinder
20 August: Jonnie Peacock



Stars from the worlds of music, comedy, sport, television and film are set to discover their families' stories as BBC One's hit show Who Do You Think You Are?returns for its 15th series.


WDYTYA? production company Wall to Wall revealed today that the show's latest celebrity line-up will consist of eight stars: multi-awarding winning actor Olivia Colman, musician, DJ, fashion designer and British icon Boy George, Strictly Come Dancing's head judge Shirley Ballas, comedian and Not Going Out actor Lee Mack, presenter and former JLS member Marvin Humes, barrister and television personality Robert 'Judge' Rinder, Coronation Street and Our Girl star Michelle Keegan and gold medal winning Paralympian Jonnie Peacock.

The series will start with a standalone episode in early June as Michelle Keegan discovers a suffragette ancestor with connections to Emmeline Pankhurst, in an episode aired as part of the BBC's 'Hear Her' season celebrating the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote.

The rest of the series will follow later this summer, starting with Olivia Colman's episode, which airs at 9pm on BBC One on Monday 9 July.

Fatima Salaria, BBC commissioning editor, called the new series "must see TV at its best".

Sunday 1 July 2018

Jeroen de Hollander

Today we go back to Jeroen den Hollander married to Jannetje Ruigrok.

They live in Amsterdam and we already did a post about their house in de Goudsbloemstraat.



kind

, Apollonia

doopdatum

18-01-1778

kerk:

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst:

Rooms-Katholiek

vader:

[den] Hollander, Jeroen

moeder:

Reugrok, Jannetje

getuige:

[den] Hollander, Jan

getuige:

[van der] Raat, Magdalena

bronverwijzing:

DTB 348, p.274(folio 137v), nr.11





kind:

, Alida

doopdatum:

27-02-1779

kerk:

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst:

Rooms-Katholiek

vader:

[den] Hollander, Jeroen

moeder:

Ruijgrok, Jannetje

getuige:

Reuijgrok, Teunis

getuige:

Ruijgrok, Lena

bronverwijzing:

DTB 348, p.283(folio 142), nr.7








kind:

Jeroens, Volkert

doopdatum:

07-10-1780

kerk:

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst:

Rooms-Katholiek

vader:

[de] Hollander, Jeroen

moeder:

Ruijgrok, Jannetje

getuige:

Volkerze Vink, Teunis

getuige:

Volkerze Vink, Catharina

bronverwijzing:

DTB 348, p.294(folio 147v), nr.10





kind:

Jeroense, Jan

doopdatum:

28-01-1782

kerk:

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst:

Rooms-Katholiek

vader:

[den] Hollander, Jeroen

moeder:

Janze Ruigrok, Jannetje

getuige:

Bol, Augustinus

getuige:

Janze Ruigrok, Piternelletje

bronverwijzing:

DTB 348, p.304(folio 152v), nr.11




kind:

, Tomas

doopdatum:

18-01-1784

kerk:

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst:

Rooms-Katholiek

vader:

[den] Hollander, Jeroen

moeder:

Ruigrok, Jannetje





kind:

, Tomas

doopdatum:

06-03-1785

kerk:

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst:

Rooms-Katholiek

vader:

[den] Hollander, Jeroen

moeder:

Ruigrok, Jannetje

getuige:

[den] Hollander, Cornelius

getuige:

Jansse den Hollander, Trijntje


kind:

, Petronella

doopdatum:

09-12-1786

kerk:

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst:

Rooms-Katholiek

vader:

[den] Hollander, Jeroen

moeder:

Ruggrok, Jannetje

getuige:

[van] Boomen, Pieter

getuige:

Vreeland, Fijtje

bronverwijzing:

DTB 348, p.340(folio 170v), nr.10




kind:

, Joannes

doopdatum:

10-12-1788

kerk:

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst:

Rooms-Katholiek

vader:

[den] Hollander, Jeroen

moeder:

Ruigrok, Jannetje

getuige:

[den] Hollander, Cornelis

getuige:

[van der] Waard, Aagje

bronverwijzing:





kind:

, Catharina

doopdatum:

31-08-1790

kerk:

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst:

Rooms-Katholiek

vader:

[den] Hollander, Jeroen

moeder:

Ruijgrok, Jannetje

getuige:

[den] Hollander, Cornelis

getuige:

[van der] Waart, Aagje


kind:

, Elisabeth

doopdatum:

12-09-1792

kerk:

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst:

Rooms-Katholiek

vader:

[den] Hollander, Jeroen

moeder:

Ruijgrok, Jannetje

ind:

, Jacoba

doopdatum:

07-10-1794

kerk:

Kerk De Posthoorn

godsdienst:

Rooms-Katholiek

vader:

[den] Hollander, Jeroen

moeder:

Ruijgrok, Jannetje