Welcome Walls

VAN MANEN Family

Origin Hilversum, Holland
Accompanying Family Wife Trijntje de Jong 19-06-1921 to 18-09-1991 Children - Jacoba Erica 15-02-1944, Berend Johannes Hendrik Daniel 12-02-1945, Willem 29-11-1946, Dirkje 16-07-1949, Christina Johanna 04-03-1951
First settled in Perth, WA
Original Occupation Joiner Upholsterer
Occupation in Australia Cabinet Maker

JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT

Departure Port Amsterdam, Holland
Arrival Year 1952

Fremantle

51 panel

Read their story

Arrived with parents, married sister with 2 children, and 3 other sisters. Settled in Bedfordale before building imported house from Holland, in Armadale, where last daughter was born. Father, mother and sibblings returned to Holland shortly after. Willem with his wife and children remained.

Share

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share this

Visitor Submitted Comments

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
Attach files to this comment
Changes made to the attachments are not permanent until you save this post. Files must be smaller than 10 MB and have one of the following extensions: jpg jpeg gif png bmp.

All content copyright Government of Western Australia, All rights reserved.