Cornelis Adriaan van Gilst
1907–1971 (Age 64)
Bruinisse, Zeeland, Netherlands
The Life of Cornelis Adriaan
Cornelis Adriaan van Gilst was born on 1 February 1907, in Bruinisse, Zeeland, Netherlands as the son of Adriaan Cornelis van Gilst and Jannetje Padmos. He married Jozina Leendrina Westdorp on 28 April 1939, in Bruinisse, Zeeland, Netherlands. He died on 2 July 1971, at the age of 64.
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Family Time Line
Cornelis Adriaan van Gilst
1907–1971
Jozina Leendrina Westdorp
1912–1999
Marriage: 28 April 1939
Spouse & Children
1907–1971Male
1912–1999Female
MARRIAGE
28 April 1939
Bruinisse, Zeeland, Netherlands
28 April 1939
Bruinisse, Zeeland, Netherlands
Parents & Siblings
- Adriaan Cornelis van Gilst
–Male
- Jannetje Padmos
–Female
siblings
(1)
1907–1971Male
World Events (3)
1914 · WWI and the Netherlands
Age 7
During WWI, the Netherlands declared that they were neutral and stayed so during the war.
1917
Age 10
WWI. Despite Dutch neutrality in World War I (1914-18), the Netherlands suffers from severe food shortages, triggering street riots.
1922
Age 15
Dutch women get the vote.
Name Meaning
1 Vietnamese: unexplained.2 Dutch (De Van): metonymic occupational name for a winnower or a maker of winnowing fans, from Middle Dutch van(ne) ‘fan’.3 English: Western English variant of Fann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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