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Wijtske Nolkes Henstra

Female 1828 - 1923  (94 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Wijtske Nolkes Henstra was born on 06 Nov 1828 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Nolke Pieters Henstra and Maijke Jans Scheepvaart); died on 09 Apr 1923 in Roordahuizum, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Prins
    • Reference Number: 5215
    • Reference Number: aaEA ad
    • Living: 1853, Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Died:
    94y, weduwe

    Wijtske married Arjen Siegers Prins on 15 May 1853 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. Arjen (son of Sieger Ruurds Prins and Janke Arjens van der Krieke) was born on 21 Mar 1828 in in een schip, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 31 Jan 1866 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Ruurd Sieger Prins was born on 19 May 1854 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 09 Mar 1927 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    2. Jan Arjens Prins was born on 03 Apr 1856 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 09 Apr 1878 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    3. Janke Arjens Prins was born on 08 Feb 1859 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 11 Nov 1866 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    4. Maike Arjens Prins was born on 21 Jul 1862 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    5. Gerbrig Arjens Prins was born on 16 Jul 1865 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 25 Dec 1866 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nolke Pieters Henstra was born on 29 Feb 1792 in Terhorne, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD (son of Pieter Nolkes and Jantje Gerbens).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 3638
    • Occupation: 1820; schipperknecht
    • Occupation: 1828, Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; schipper
    • Occupation: 1851, Amsterdam, NH, NLD; sjouwman
    • Occupation: 1853, Amsterdam, NH, NLD; werkman

    Notes:

    From "van der Veer" in Leeuwarden and civil records.

    De Henstra's van Sytze Grealdsz (b.c.1635), Noordlaren 1986. Genealogie van de nakomelingen van Sytze Grealds, van Terhorne met gegevens over zijn vermoedelijke voorouders en hun naaste verwanten.

    Nolke married Maijke Jans Scheepvaart on 05 Feb 1820 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. Maijke (daughter of Jan Klases Scheepvaart and Wijtske Meintes Visser) was born on 07 Nov 1792 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 21 Nov 1828 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Maijke Jans Scheepvaart was born on 07 Nov 1792 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Jan Klases Scheepvaart and Wijtske Meintes Visser); died on 21 Nov 1828 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Henstra
    • Name: Maike Jans
    • Occupation: dienstmeid
    • Reference Number: 3637
    • Reference Number: aaEAa

    Notes:

    Info from "van der Veer" in Leeuwarden and civil records.

    two older children Pieter b. 1821, Janke b. 1826 from Ineke te Nijenhuis (Feb 2000)

    Name:
    in 1853 record and Maaike Jans in 1905 record

    Notes:

    Married:
    place uncertain

    Children:
    1. Pieter Nolkes Henstra was born about 1821; died on 25 Feb 1827 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    2. Janke Nolkes Henstra was born on 21 Jul 1825 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 31 Jan 1905 in Sijbrandaburen, Rauwerderhem, FR, NLD.
    3. Pietertje Nolkes Henstra was born on 06 Nov 1828 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    4. 1. Wijtske Nolkes Henstra was born on 06 Nov 1828 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 09 Apr 1923 in Roordahuizum, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Pieter Nolkes died on 03 Oct 1804 in Terhorne, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Schipperknecht
    • Reference Number: 5216

    Notes:

    More children?

    Pieter married Jantje Gerbens. Jantje died after 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Jantje Gerbens died after 1820.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Nolkes
    • Occupation: Werkster
    • Reference Number: 5217
    • Living: 1820, Terhorne, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    More children?

    Children:
    1. 2. Nolke Pieters Henstra was born on 29 Feb 1792 in Terhorne, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

  3. 6.  Jan Klases Scheepvaart (son of Klaas Jans Scheepvaart and Maaike Dirks); died on 11 Jul 1849 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: timmerknecht, visser
    • Reference Number: 1809
    • Reference Number: aaEA
    • Religion: Hervormd
    • Baptism: 01 Feb 1767, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    had the name "Scheepvaart" chosen (p.36 of book)

    Jan married Wijtske Meintes Visser on 20 Nov 1791 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. Wijtske (daughter of Meinte Sjoerds and Sijtske Jans) was born in 1758 in Nes, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 23 Dec 1831 in house 122, Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Wijtske Meintes Visser was born in 1758 in Nes, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Meinte Sjoerds and Sijtske Jans); died on 23 Dec 1831 in house 122, Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Scheepvaart
    • Reference Number: 3636

    Children:
    1. 3. Maijke Jans Scheepvaart was born on 07 Nov 1792 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 21 Nov 1828 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    2. Sijne Jans Scheepvaart was born on 02 Sep 1794 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died before 1811?.
    3. Klaas Jans Scheepvaart was born on 04 Sep 1797 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Klaas Jans Scheepvaart (son of Jan Clases and Wimke Hanses); died in 1787 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Klaas Jans
    • Reference Number: 1570
    • Reference Number: aaE
    • Religion: Hervormd
    • Baptism: 14 Apr 1743, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Occupation: Abt 1771; scheepstimmerman
    • Living: 1776, 111a, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Living: 1776, huis 101, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Occupation: 1788, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; veerschipper, schipper
    • Occupation: 1793; schuitmakersknecht
    • Living: 1794, huis 112 Diaconie, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Death: 1799

    Notes:

    bought a "halve veerschip voor 2800 gulden" from Pier Fokkes

    "De scheepshelling wordt voor afbraak verkocht aan timmerman Pieter Feikes Haasdijk. Pieter betaalt bij die gelegenheid 465 gulden"

    veerschipper, rented from Harmen Martens Noordbeek

    Surname from "van der Veer" notes in Leeuwarden.

    Living:
    van zijn vader gehuurt

    Living:
    rented "oude helling" from his father; also lived here in 1773 "met helling en steeg"

    Living:
    paid rent of 17 gulden

    Klaas married Maaike Dirks on 19 May 1766 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. Maaike (daughter of Dirk Alles and Fintje Martens) was born in 1740 in Ureterp, Opsterland, FR, NLD; died on 13 Apr 1833 in 7:30 A.M., huis 89, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Maaike Dirks was born in 1740 in Ureterp, Opsterland, FR, NLD (daughter of Dirk Alles and Fintje Martens); died on 13 Apr 1833 in 7:30 A.M., huis 89, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Maaijke Durks
    • Name: Maike Alles
    • Name: Scheepvaart
    • Reference Number: 1815
    • Living: 1805, huis 84b, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Birth:
    date uncertain

    Name:
    in death record of son Alle was recorded as being dead!

    Children:
    1. 6. Jan Klases Scheepvaart died on 11 Jul 1849 in Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    2. Wimke Klases Scheepvaart died on 24 Aug 1849 in Terhorne, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    3. Dirk Klases Boonstra died on 18 Mar 1845 in Joure, Haskerland, FR, NLD.
    4. Femke Klases Scheepstra was born on 13 Oct 1775 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 15 Oct 1827 in Leeuwarden, FR, NLD.
    5. Alle Klases Scheepstra was born on 17 Feb 1779 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 07 Jul 1827 in huis 83, Irnsum, Rauwerderhem, FR, NLD.
    6. Janke Klazes Scheepvaart was born on 13 Dec 1785 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 16 Apr 1866 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

  3. 14.  Meinte Sjoerds

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Living: plaats 20, Nes, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD
    • Reference Number: 3641

    Notes:

    from Akkrum

    More children?

    Meinte married Sijtske Jans on 04 Sep 1757 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Sijtske Jans (daughter of Jan Jans Oosterboorn and Antje Fokkes).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 3642

    Notes:

    More children?

    Children:
    1. 7. Wijtske Meintes Visser was born in 1758 in Nes, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 23 Dec 1831 in house 122, Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    2. Sake Meintes Visser was born about 1772 in Wartena, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD; died on 01 Apr 1843 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.


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