Biography
Neeltje van der Sluijs was born on 17 December 1815 at Nieuw-Beijerland, Holland (now in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland), Netherlands. She was the daughter of Abraham van der Sluijs and Wijburgje IJzerman.
On 1 May 1836 at Nieuw-Beijerland, aged 20, she married Jan Kleinsmit, aged 25. They had children:
- Adriana, 8 Sep 1837, reg. - 20 Nov 1911, reg.
- Wijburgje, 15 Feb 1839, reg. - 5 Jul 1839, reg.
- Gerrit Hendrik, 8 Apr 1840, reg. - 11 Oct 1840, reg.
- Abraham, 23 Feb 1842, reg. - 20 Jun 1842, reg.
- Gerrit Hendrik, 8 Sep 1843, reg. - 13 Nov 1918, reg., married Adriaantje Notenboom, reg., Josina Dolk, reg., and Jobje Cornelia Meesters, reg.
- Wijburgje, 8 Apr 1849, reg. - 17 Aug 1849, reg.
- Abraham, 30 Nov 1850, reg. - 26 Oct 1904, reg., married Cornelia van Bochove, reg.
Their first children were born at Nieuw-Beijerland, then Wijburgje and Abraham were born at Piershil (now in Hoeksche Waard).
Her husband Jan died on 8 November 1857 at Piershil.
On 26 April 1860 at Nieuw-Beijerland, aged 44, she married Teunis van Gameren, aged 38.
Her second husband Teunis died on 14 January 1861 at Nieuw-Beijerland.
She passed away on 24 November 1891 at Nieuw-Beijerland, aged 75.
Sources
- Civil birth registrations, Nieuw-Beijerland via WieWasWie, birth on 17 Dec 1815 at Nieuw-Beijerland, Neeltje van der Sluijs, daughter of Abraham van der Sluijs and Wijburgje IJzerman.
- Civil marriage registrations, Nieuw-Beijerland via WieWasWie, marriage on 1 May 1836 at Nieuw-Beijerland; groom Jan Kleinsmit, born 15 Dec 1810 at Nieuw-Beijerland, son of Gerrit Hendrik Kleinsmit and Adriana van der Meer; bride Neeltje van der Sluijs, born on 17 Dec 1815 at Nieuw-Beijerland, daughter of Abraham van der Sluijs and Wijburgje IJzerman.
- Civil marriage registrations, Nieuw-Beijerland via openarchives, marriage on 26 Apr 1860 in Nieuw-Beijerland; groom Teunis van Gameren, 38, born in Nieuw-Beijerland, widower of Bastiaantje Kruithof, son of Aart van Gameren and Anna Dubbeldam; bride Neeltje van der Sluijs, 44, born in Nieuw-Beijerland, widow of Jan Kleinsmid, daughter of Abraham van der Sluijs and Wijburgje IJzerman.
- Civil death registrations, Nieuw-Beijerland via WieWasWie, death on 24 Nov 1891 at Nieuw-Beijerland, Neeltje van der Sluis, widow of Jan Klijnsmit, daughter of Abraham van der Sluis and Wijburgje IJzerman.