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Dirk Jacobus Lankester

Male

Birth
August 25, 1897 in Amsterdam [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Death
August 18, 1986 in Amsterdam [4]
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Family

They are the child of David Marinus Lankester, Geertruida Van Ling. They grew up with 12 siblings.

Marinus David Lankester

Male

Birth
sometime between around January 15, 1874 and around March 21, 1874 in Amsterdam [6] [7]
Death
1971 in Amsterdam
Johanna Geertruida Lankester

Female

Birth
March 10, 1879 in Amsterdam [2] [3] [8] [9]
Death
sometime after April 29, 1924 [8]
Elisabeth Susanna Lankester

Female

Birth
June 2, 1882 in Amsterdam [9]
Catharina Elisabeth Lankester

Female

Birth
April 5, 1883 in Amsterdam [9]
Death
September 2, 1907
Dirk Jacobus Lankester

Male

Birth
February 10, 1885 in Amsterdam [9]
Death
1894 in Amsterdam
Hermanus Johannes Lankester

Male

Birth
December 10, 1887 in Amsterdam [3] [9]
Death
sometime after December 30, 1915 [3]
David Johannes Lankester

Male

Birth
September 11, 1889 in Amsterdam [2] [3] [9] [10]
Death
sometime after August 2, 1916 [10]
Johannes Isaac Lankester

Male

Also known as Jan [11], Johannes Isaäc Lankester [12]
Birth
December 1, 1890 in Amsterdam [2]
Death
1973 [11]
Geertruida Dirkje Lankester

Female

Birth
July 31, 1892 in Amsterdam [2] [3]
Death
sometime after October 9, 1913
Hendrik Bart Lankester

Male

Birth
1895 in Amsterdam
Death
November 5, 1909 in Amsterdam
Jacoba Gesina Lankester

Female

Also known as Co
Birth
March 14, 1900 in Amsterdam [2] [3] [8] [13] [14]
Death
sometime after April 29, 1924 [8]
Jacoba Gezina Lankester

Female

Birth
May 19, 1886 in Amsterdam [9]
Death
August 24, 1886 [9]

They had 10 children with Jannigje Palsen.

Julie Lankester

Female

Also known as Juul [15]
Birth
November 23, 1933 in Amsterdam [4]
Death
October 21, 2024 [11]
Johanna Geertruida Lankester

Female

Birth
May 15, 1936 in Amsterdam [4]
Death
September 18, 1936 in Amsterdam [4]
Elly Lankester

Female

Also known as Elij [15]
Birth
November 23, 1933 in Amsterdam [4]
Death
May 8, 2023 in Amsterdam [16]
Bob Lankester

Male

Birth
December 2, 1932 in Amsterdam [4]
Death
December 4, 1932 in Amsterdam [4]
Willy Lankester

Female

Also known as Wil [15]
Birth
July 28, 1928 in Amsterdam [4]
Death
September 5, 2022 in Ermelo [11] [17]
Dirk Jacobus Lankester

Male

Also known as Dik [15]
Birth
April 3, 1923 in Ilpendam [1] [4]
Death
1999
Jan Lankester

Male

Birth
December 4, 1940 in Amsterdam [4]
Death
sometime
Liberta Lankester

Female

Also known as Berthie [15], Betty [15]
Birth
December 22, 1929 in Amsterdam [4]
Death
January 17, 2015 in Amsterdam [15]
Poulina Johanna Lankester

Female

Also known as Poula [15]
Birth
November 6, 1925 in Ilpendam [1] [4]
Death
June 2, 2017 in Amsterdam [17]

Timeline

Media

Civil registry, Ilpendam, 1924-1939, 43a-43b, sheet 566 (left)
Civil registry, Ilpendam, 1924-1939, 43a-43b, sheet 566 (left)
Civil registry, Ilpendam, 1924-1939, 43a-43b, sheet 566 (right)
Civil registry, Ilpendam, 1924-1939, 43a-43b, sheet 566 (right)
Civil registry, Vlissingen, 1901-1923, sheet 76
Civil registry, Vlissingen, 1901-1923, sheet 76
Civil registry, Ilpendam, 1850-1923, part 32, sheet 35
Civil registry, Ilpendam, 1850-1923, part 32, sheet 35
Extract from the civil registry of births, Amsterdam, for Dirk Jacobus Lankester
Extract from the civil registry of births, Amsterdam, for Dirk Jacobus Lankester
Civil registry of marriages, Abbekerk, 1927, record 7
Civil registry of marriages, Abbekerk, 1927, record 7
Noord-Hollandsch Dagblad, 1922-07-08, page 6
Noord-Hollandsch Dagblad, 1922-07-08, page 6
Noord-Hollandsch Dagblad, 1922-06-16, page 5
Noord-Hollandsch Dagblad, 1922-06-16, page 5

References

  1. Gemeente Ilpendam. "Bevolkingsregister Ilpendam". Ilpendam, Civil registry, Ilpendam, 1924-1939, 43a-43b, sheet 566.
  2. Gemeente Vlissingen. "Bevolkingsregister Vlissingen". Vlissingen, Civil registry, Vlissingen, 1901-1923, sheet 76.
  3. Gemeente Ilpendam. "Bevolkingsregister Ilpendam". Ilpendam, Civil registry, Ilpendam, 1850-1923, part 32, sheet 35.
  4. Gemeente Amsterdam. "Bevolkingsregister Amsterdam". Amsterdam. private
  5. Gemeente Amsterdam. "Burgerlijke Stand Amsterdam". Amsterdam, Extract from the civil registry of births, Amsterdam, for Dirk Jacobus Lankester. Accessed June 8, 1922.
  6. Gemeente Amsterdam. "Burgerlijke Stand Amsterdam". Amsterdam, Marriage record for George Erardus Ris & Johanna Geertruida Lankester, civil registry of marriages, Amsterdam, 1923-03-22, record 183.
  7. Gemeente Amsterdam. "Burgerlijke Stand Amsterdam". Amsterdam, Marriage record for Marinus David Lankester & Elisabeth Geertruida Maria van der Elsken, civil registry of marriages, Amsterdam, 1897-01-14, record 85.
  8. Gemeente Ilpendam. "Bevolkingsregister Ilpendam". Ilpendam, Civil registry, Ilpendam, 1850-1939, 43a-43b, sheet 565.
  9. Gemeente Amsterdam. "Bevolkingsregister Amsterdam". Amsterdam, Population registry, Amsterdam, 1874-1893, part 191, sheet 113.
  10. Gemeente Amsterdam. "Burgerlijke Stand Amsterdam". Amsterdam, Marriage record for David Johannes Lankester & Geertje Kok, 1916-08-02.
  11. "Personal accounts". Second-person account.
  12. Gemeente Amsterdam. "Burgerlijke Stand Amsterdam". Amsterdam, Marriage record for Johannes Isaäc Lankester & Dingena Cornelia van Strien, civil registry of marriages, Amsterdam, 1915-12-16, record 991.
  13. Gemeente Amsterdam. "Burgerlijke Stand Amsterdam". Amsterdam, Birth record for Jacoba Gesina Lankester, civil registry of births, Amsterdam, 1900-03-17, record 3318.
  14. Gemeente Amsterdam. "Burgerlijke Stand Amsterdam". Amsterdam, Extract from the civil registry of births, Amsterdam, for Jacoba Gesina Lankester. Accessed June 8, 1922.
  15. "Personal accounts". First-person account.
  16. private
  17. private
  18. Gemeente Amsterdam. "Burgerlijke Stand Amsterdam". Amsterdam, Extract from the civil registry of deaths, Amsterdam, for Geertruida van Ling. Accessed June 8, 1922.
  19. Gemeente Ilpendam. "Burgerlijke stand Ilpendam". Ilpendam, Marriage announcement for Dirk Jacobus Lankester & Jannigje Palsen, Ilpendam, 1922-06-15.
  20. Gemeente Abbekerk. "Burgerlijke Stand Abbekerk". Abbekerk, Marriage record for Johannes Isaäc Lankester & Neeltje Zwagerman, civil registry of marriages, Abbekerk, 1927-08-20, record 7.
  21. "Noord-Hollandsch Dagblad". 1922-06-16, page 5.
  22. "Noord-Hollandsch Dagblad". 1922-07-08, page 6.
  23. Gemeente Ilpendam. "Burgerlijke stand Ilpendam". Ilpendam, Marriage announcement for Frederik Lodewijk Albert Varenbrink & Jacoba Gesina Lankester, civil registry of marriages, Ilpendam,1922-06-15, record 303.

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