Aalders of New York


Hendricus Aalders and Geertruida Daalmeijer ,Their Dutch descendants

Hendricus Aalders was born 2 Feb 1806 ,son of Adriaan Aalders and  Naatje van den Bergh. He married on 24 April 1844 Geertruda Magdalena Daalmeijer born in Amsterdam in 1808.    Her husband had reregistered as a citizen of Amsterdam living in the Koningstraat 244 . 

THOSE DESCENDED from the GEERTRUIDA DAALMEIJER  branch  all marked ( Daalmeijer)  

 (Daalmeijer) Hendrik Aalders born 9 May 1845 in Amsterdam , died 2 Mar 1904 in Haarlem .Hendrik was the son of Hendricus Aalders and Geertruida  Daalmeijer ,                                                               

My Dad ,Gerardus Adrianus Johannes  Aalders, remembered Geertruida as “Tante Truitje” wife of  “Oom Hein”  (Uncle Hein )  Uncle Hein in 1896 ,tried his luck in businesss first in Utrecht but later on 14 June 1902 ,he was drawn to Amsterdam.  As a family Hendrik and Truitje had more success

 This couple had children .,who remained in the Netherlands  ,.2 Sons Hendrik and Adriaan  migrated to New York .

Photos of some of the New Yorker descendants were supplied  by courtesy of Leidenaren ,Gerard Aalders .my cousin of Sydney NSW, and his late Dad, and my uncle  , Jacques ( Jacobus )  Aalders ,one time city counsellor of the city of Leiden and chair of the Leiden Historical Society 

 For details of all of Hendrik and Truitje Daalmeijer's children  and a few photos click the arrow ,,,,