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Harmen Hendriks Hofstra

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Harmen Hendriks Hofstra was born on 12 May 1889 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD (son of Hendrik Harmens Hofstra and Fokje Gjalts Bergsma).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 31368


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hendrik Harmens Hofstra was born on 26 Feb 1862 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD (son of Harmen Hotzes Hofstra and Iebeltje Hendriks Schuurmans); died on 22 Dec 1924 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 31364

    Notes:

    rented Doumaleen perceel 5 and 6 with Jolke Sijtzes Zwanenburg for 205 gulden and 103 gulden, and perceel 8 for 91 gulden

    nieuwbouw op plaats 16/17 ?; "stichtte een woonhuis en een schuur met veestal"; "op land van de oude plaats 5"; "in 1910 een nieuwe boerderij gesticht op C238, d.e. naast het Groene Kruisgebouwtje, op grond van de oude plaats 16 (later Nijdam). Het latere sportterrein werd onttrokken aan de landerijen van plaats 17"

    with Hendrik Smidt rented perceel 5 of Doumaleen for 211 gulden

    rented Doumaleen perceel 5 with Hendrik Smidt for 211 gulden

    "laat hij een schuur bijbouwen"

    Hendrik married Fokje Gjalts Bergsma on 11 May 1888 in Opsterland, FR, NLD. Fokje (daughter of Gjalt Piers Bergsma and Fimke Feddes Zwanenburg) was born about 1867 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Fokje Gjalts Bergsma was born about 1867 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD (daughter of Gjalt Piers Bergsma and Fimke Feddes Zwanenburg).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hofstra
    • Reference Number: 31365

    Notes:

    Birth:
    21y in 1888

    Children:
    1. 1. Harmen Hendriks Hofstra was born on 12 May 1889 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    2. Gjalt Pier Hofstra was born on 06 Mar 1891 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    3. Tette Hendriks Hofstra was born on 02 Nov 1893 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    4. Fimke Hendriks Hofstra was born on 17 Dec 1895 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    5. Fedde Hendriks Hofstra was born on 16 Dec 1899 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Harmen Hotzes Hofstra was born in 1823 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD (son of Hotse Tettes Hofstra and Gerbrigje Piers Piersma).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 24915
    • Occupation: 1850, huis 171, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; boer
    • Living: 1884, plaats 50/51, no.171, A575, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    "De zathe bij Jetze A. Dijkstra c.s., Oosterboorn, verlaten en betrokken bij Jelle Uiltjes van Oosterend, Hennaarderadeel. Dijkstra c.s. en Piersma komen in ons [Lieuwe Jans de Jong] Dorp te wonen; geen boer meer, gelijk ook de beide broeders weduwen Koopmans. Het land der eerste zal gebruikt worden bij H.W. de Graaf. De zathe der laatste is gehuurd en wordt betrokken door Pier. H. Hofstra, wiens kleine boerderije of koemelkerije is aanvaard door Harmen H. Hofstra, de broeder van Pier, voor eenige dagen getrouwed. Het heerlijke weder is gelukkig en schoon voor de verhuizers."

    "Heden vertrok van zijn zathe, veeboerderije, alles uit de hand verkocht, het leste aan de nieuwe boer W.A. Sipkema, die de zathe heden betrekt, onze [Lieuwe Jans de Jong] ex-buur Sytze Sjoukes Hylkema. Hij gaat vooreerst naar zijn vader naar Akkrum, met al zijn meubelair. Huis en molen getaxeerd. Nye buur. Zoo ook is H.T. Hofstra in zijn gekocht huis, en zijn zoon Harmen weder op de zathe. Zij hebben hun zoon en broeder Pier door den dood verlooren. Deze was boer te Flanzum, Rauwerderhem, zedert de boelgoedsdag, 2d dezer."

    rented from Doumaleen for 140 gulden

    rented from Doumaleen for 115 gulden

    Birth:
    23y in 1847, 27y in 1850

    Living:
    "in een boerderij aan het eind van de Weaze"

    Harmen married Iebeltje Hendriks Schuurmans on 26 Dec 1850 in Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD. Iebeltje (daughter of Hendrik Wobbes Schuurmans and Hijltje Geerts Atsma) was born in 1825 in Grouw, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Iebeltje Hendriks Schuurmans was born in 1825 in Grouw, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Hendrik Wobbes Schuurmans and Hijltje Geerts Atsma).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hofstra
    • Reference Number: 29433
    • Moved to: Dec 1850, huis 171, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Birth:
    25y in 1850

    Moved to:
    from Grouw

    Children:
    1. Hendrik Harmens Hofstra was born on 29 Dec 1852 in huis 171, Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died before 1862.
    2. Hiltje Harmens Hofstra was born on 16 Apr 1854 in huis 171, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 26 Jul 1927 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    3. Gerbrigje Harmens Hofstra was born on 14 Apr 1856 in huis 171, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 04 Mar 1930 in Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    4. IJke Harmens Hofstra was born on 30 Jan 1858 in huis 171, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 13 Mar 1942 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    5. Willemke Harmens Hofstra was born on 02 Feb 1860 in huis 171, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    6. 2. Hendrik Harmens Hofstra was born on 26 Feb 1862 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 22 Dec 1924 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    7. Tette Harmens Hofstra was born on 05 Jun 1863 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died before 1867.
    8. Tettje Harmens Hofstra was born on 25 Jul 1865 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    9. Tette Harmens Hofstra was born on 30 Mar 1867 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

  3. 6.  Gjalt Piers Bergsma was born about 1833 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD (son of Pier Gjalts Bergsma and Elske Jacobs Bouma).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 31366

    Notes:

    Birth:
    23y in 1856

    Gjalt married Fimke Feddes Zwanenburg on 01 May 1856 in Opsterland, FR, NLD. Fimke (daughter of Fedde Gooitzens Zwanenburg and Fokjen Sijtzes de Vries) was born on 05 Jul 1829 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Fimke Feddes Zwanenburg was born on 05 Jul 1829 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD (daughter of Fedde Gooitzens Zwanenburg and Fokjen Sijtzes de Vries).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Bergsma
    • Reference Number: 31367

    Notes:

    Birth:
    26y in 1856

    Children:
    1. Fedde Gjalts Bergsma was born about 1859 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    2. Elske Gjalts Bergsma was born on 29 Jan 1863 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    3. 3. Fokje Gjalts Bergsma was born about 1867 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Hotse Tettes Hofstra was born about 1785 (son of Tette Hotses Hofstra and IJke Sijmens); died on 21 Feb 1866 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hotse Tettes
    • Reference Number: 10695
    • Birth: 1789, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Moved to: 1838, plaats 50/51, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Living: 1850, plaats 50/51, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Occupation: 1850, huis 182, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; boer

    Notes:

    was Harmen Hotses a son and Tette Harmens a grandson??

    was Tette Hotses a son, Rienk Tettes a grandson, and Tette Rienks a great grandson??

    Birth:
    26y in 1811

    Moved to:
    rented this plaats, but not owner of plaats 49

    Died:
    80y, gehuwd

    Hotse married Gerbrigje Piers Piersma on 17 Apr 1808 in Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. Gerbrigje (daughter of Pier Haijes and Tetje Hotses) was born in 1788 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died in 1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Gerbrigje Piers Piersma was born in 1788 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD (daughter of Pier Haijes and Tetje Hotses); died in 1866.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Gerbrig Piers
    • Name: Hofstra
    • Reference Number: 10696
    • Occupation: 1850, huis 182, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; boerin

    Children:
    1. IJke Hotzes Hofstra was born in 1811 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    2. Pier Hotzes Hofstra was born on 12 Feb 1813 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 06 May 1855 in Rauwerderhem, FR, NLD.
    3. Tette Hotzes Hofstra was born on 23 Aug 1814 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 06 Aug 1898 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    4. Tetje Hotzes Hofstra was born on 01 Nov 1816 in Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 29 May 1904 in no. 501 (or 491,489,385,182), Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    5. 4. Harmen Hotzes Hofstra was born in 1823 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

  3. 10.  Hendrik Wobbes Schuurmans was born about 1788 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD (son of Wobbe Hendriks Schuurmans and Dirkje Meintes); died on 20 Feb 1864 in Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hendrik Wobbes
    • Reference Number: 23412
    • Living: 1811, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    from Oldeboorn

    Birth:
    23y in 1811, 25y in 1814

    Died:
    75y, weduwnaar

    Hendrik married Hijltje Geerts Atsma on 23 Jul 1814 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. Hijltje (daughter of Geert Atzes Atsma and Sijtske Wouters van der Meer) was born about 1793 in Terzool, Rauwerderhem, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Hijltje Geerts Atsma was born about 1793 in Terzool, Rauwerderhem, FR, NLD (daughter of Geert Atzes Atsma and Sijtske Wouters van der Meer).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hiltje Geerts
    • Name: Schuurmans
    • Reference Number: 23413

    Notes:

    Birth:
    21y in 1814

    Children:
    1. Rinske Hendriks Schuurmans was born on 17 Feb 1824 in Grouw, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD.
    2. 5. Iebeltje Hendriks Schuurmans was born in 1825 in Grouw, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD.
    3. Lipkje Hendriks Schuurmans was born about 1835 in Grouw, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD.
    4. Willemke Hendriks Schuurmans was born about 1838 in Grouw, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD.

  5. 12.  Pier Gjalts Bergsma was born on 06 Feb 1798 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD (son of Gjalt Tjietses and Hiltje Binnes); died on 07 Apr 1887 in Nijeberkoop, Ooststellingwerf, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Pier Gjalts
    • Occupation: boer
    • Reference Number: 37909
    • Baptism: 18 Feb 1798, Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD

    Pier married Elske Jacobs Bouma on 22 Feb 1827 in Beetsterzwaag, Opsterland, FR, NLD. Elske (daughter of Jacob Bonnes Bouma and Jeltje Oebeles) was born on 25 Jan 1806 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD; died on 12 Jun 1841 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Elske Jacobs Bouma was born on 25 Jan 1806 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD (daughter of Jacob Bonnes Bouma and Jeltje Oebeles); died on 12 Jun 1841 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Bergsma
    • Name: Elske Jacobs
    • Occupation: boerin
    • Reference Number: 37910
    • Baptism: 23 Feb 1806, Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD

    Children:
    1. Hiltje Piers Bergsma was born about 1828 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    2. Jacob Piers Bergsma was born about 1830 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    3. 6. Gjalt Piers Bergsma was born about 1833 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    4. Jelle Piers Bergsma was born about 1835 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    5. Bonne Piers Bergsma was born on 17 Dec 1839 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD; died on 30 Jun 1897 in Kortezwaag, Opsterland, FR, NLD.

  7. 14.  Fedde Gooitzens Zwanenburg was born about 1790 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD (son of Gooitzen Binnes Zwanenburg and Engeltje Lijkles); died on 13 Sep 1857 in Opsterland, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Fedde Gooitsens
    • Reference Number: 37905

    Notes:

    "Palmslag der zathe en landen te Warniahuizen Ruurd J. Koopmans verhoogd in het geheel ? 50.- is thans in koop 7 percelen 6244.- guldens. De drie percelen: koper perceel 1 oom [Lieuwe Jans de Jong] Fokke Hanzes van der Schaaf, koop ? 1000.-; gemeten met een poltje tegen het Koningsdiep 3? bunder. Koper perceel 2 Fedde Gerritzes Zwanenburg, koop ? 1059.-, gemeten en gedeeld 3? bunder. Perceel 3 is door de verkoper inehouden, geboden ? 680.-; de 11 procents kosten komen boven de koop. 3 B, 40 R 20 El en 3 B, 51 R 50 El perceelen 1 en 2. Lippenhuizen en Terwispel, kopers woonplaats."

    "Gister avond palmslag der nagelaten goederen van wijlen de koopman Jan Hendriks Langhout, tot heden of 12 Mei in vruchtgebruik bezeten door deszelfs weduw Rinske Wiebes. Doch thans door de testamentaire erven de nakomelingen van Hendrik Jelles Langhout verkocht, daar de weduw een weekgeld verkrijgt en vrij huis."; "7. Een stuk 5 mad Z.Oost tegen de Leppedijk onder sectie Poppenhuizen met water en Leppedijk. Koper F.G. Zwanenburg, ? 950.-."

    Birth:
    25y in 1815

    Died:
    68y, weduwnaar

    Fedde married Fokjen Sijtzes de Vries on 06 May 1815 in Opsterland, FR, NLD. Fokjen (daughter of Sietse Jalkes de Vries and Frouwkje Aijses) was born about 1792 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Fokjen Sijtzes de Vries was born about 1792 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD (daughter of Sietse Jalkes de Vries and Frouwkje Aijses).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Fokjen Sijtses
    • Name: Zwanenburg
    • Reference Number: 37906

    Notes:

    Birth:
    23y in 1815

    Children:
    1. Gooitzen Feddes Zwanenburg was born on 07 Apr 1816 in Gorredijk, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    2. Sijtze Feddes Zwanenburg was born on 07 Oct 1817 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD; died on 28 Feb 1884 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    3. Engeltje Feddes Zwanenburg was born on 07 Apr 1819 in Opsterland, FR, NLD; died on 27 Jul 1824 in Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    4. Froukjen Feddes Zwanenburg was born on 14 Dec 1820 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    5. Lijkele Feddes Zwanenburg was born on 24 Jul 1822 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    6. Jalke Feddes Zwanenburg was born on 03 Sep 1823 in Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    7. Engeltje Feddes Zwanenburg was born on 10 Sep 1825 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    8. Aukjen Feddes Zwanenburg was born on 30 Aug 1827 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    9. 7. Fimke Feddes Zwanenburg was born on 05 Jul 1829 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    10. Lamkjen Feddes Zwanenburg was born on 03 Jun 1831 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.


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