Zij is getrouwd met Jacob Jacobsz Willard.
Zij zijn getrouwd op 7 februari 1921 te Blokker, Noord-Holland, Nederland , zij was toen 24 jaar oud.Bron 1
Jacob Willard en Wilhelmina Brandt hadden 10 kinderen:
1. Jacob Hendricus (Laren, 21/01/1922), tuinman, woonde in Ajax, Ontario, Canada. Roepnaam Sjaak. Overleden 04/11/2016. ("Jack is survived by his wife Catherina, children, Lucy and James, son-in-law Jon, daughter-in-law Jessie, grandchildren Nicole, Taylor, Noah, Mya and many family and friends. Jack is preceded in death by his daughter, Deborah.") Obituary: https://www.arbormemorial.ca/mceachnie/obituaries/jack-willard/1085/Obituary
2. Hendrikus Jozef (Laren, 10/03/1924 - Breda, 10/11/2002), bakker en timmerman in Breda. Roepnaam Henk.
3. Wilhelmus Maria (Laren, 14/07/1925 - Hilversum, 4/2/2015) - onderwijzer in Laren. Roepnaam Wim.
4. Catharina Judith Francisca (Laren, 07/10/1926 - Brockville, Ontario, Canada, 21/08/2013). Roepnaam To. Obituary: http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oId=733331
5. Stephanus Joannes Maria (Laren, 29/06/1929 - Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 17/12/1973). Ambassade-secretaris in Australië. Roepnaam Stef.
6. Margaretha Cornelia Maria (Laren, 09/10/1930 - Dunedin, Nieuw-Zeeland, 17/08/2012). Roepnaam Greet. Obituary: http://www.tributes.co.nz/ViewMyTribute.aspx?id=8174.
7. Joannes Petrus (Laren, 28/02/1932 - Amsterdam, 19/12/1989). Medewerker bij Elsevier in Amsterdam. Roepnaam Jan.
8. Cornelia Wilhelmina Alida (Laren, 27/11/1933). Woont in Beamsville, Ontario, Canada. Roepnaam Nellie. Her son Jim Van Gelder: "She received her black belt in Taekwondo when she was about 59 years old"
9. Jozef Hermanus Maria (Laren, 25/12/1935). Scheepswerktuigkundige. Woont in Mandurah, West-Australië. Roepnaam Joep.
10. Franciscus Petrus (Laren, 29/01/1940 - Breda, 02/09/2004) Bankwerker. Roepnaam Frans.
Bron betreffende de tien kinderen: zoon Joep Willard (Jozef Hermanus Maria / Joe), dd 6 februari 2014. Joep: "Mijn vader had een herenkleding winkel op Brink 26, in Laren."
Waarom de meeste van de tien kinderen naar andere continenten emigreerden: (Joep: ) "Mijn ouders overleden in 1947 en 1949. De broers en zusters bleven nog bij elkaar tot 1952 voor zo goed als dat ging en ja de oorlogsellende had natuurlijk ook een grote invloed. Toen werd geadverteerd om te emigreren en iedereen vloog weg." (Canada en Australië wierven actief emigranten uit Nederland in die tijd. HB)
(Grandson Jim van Gelder's answer to my question as to why his grandparents died so young : )
"I believe it was related to the hardships of WWII. The "hungry winter". Oma may have had a liver ailment. She yellowed and fluid built up. My grandfather's oldest brother died young as well. I can't imagine raising 9 or 10 kids during that period.
The family was on a war footing and my mom to this day identifies with the war camp victims.
I heard a story from a Canadian soldier who had given a roast to a young Dutch teen and his dad brought him back to the soldier saying that his son stole the meat. I thought it was a poignant story about the conditions of the day.
The war ravaged people, their families, their health, their businesses and even future generations.
Mostly stories of the time are not told.
Wilhelmina Catharina Brandt | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jacob Jacobsz Willard |