Brief Life History of Cornelia
When Cornelia van der Velden was born on 30 July 1887, in Utrecht, Netherlands, her father, Huig Thomas van der Velden, was 32 and her mother, Gijsberta van der Kruif, was 33. She married Hendrik van Soest on 4 August 1905, in De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.
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- Cornelia van der Velden in entry for Hendrik van Soest and Trijntje Waslander, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
- Cornelia van der Velden, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
- Cornelia van der Velden in entry for Adriana van Soest, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
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World Events (8)
1890
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
1890 · Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Separates from the Netherlands
Luxembourg had gained their independence in 1867, but they were still under the possession of the kings of the Netherlands until William III died and the grand duchy passed to the House of Nassau-Weilburg.
1922
Dutch women get the vote.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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