Brief Life History of Willem Cornelis
When Willem Cornelis Barendregt was born on 5 November 1864, in Charlois, South Holland, Netherlands, his father, Leendert Barendregt, was 33 and his mother, Willempje van der Wiel, was 29. He married Willempje van Gent on 15 August 1889, in Charlois, South Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 30 June 1939, in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 74.
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- 1900 Birth record of Clasina Barendregt
- 1922 Marriage record of Clasina Barendregt and Jurrie Kooijman
- Willem Cornelis Barendregt in entry for Neeltje Barendregt, "Netherlands, Zuid-Holland Province, Civil Registration, 1679-1942"
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World Events (8)
1870 · Amstel Brewery
Amstel Brewery was founded on June 11, 1870, in Amsterdam. It is named after the Amstel River which served for refrigeration. They use ice from canals to help keep their brews cold.
1870 · Municipal Waterworks established
In 1870, Rotterdam Municipal Waterworks opens to improve the quality of drinking water throughout Rotterdam city. The water source was the Rhine river, until 1969.
1885 · The Wereldmuseum Rotterdam opens
In 1885, the Geography and Ethnology museum opened as a result of increased exposure to other cultures within its borders and exploratory efforts into foreign lands. It changed its name later to the Wereldmuseum Rotterdam.
Name Meaning
Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John , but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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