Family Van der Zwan

You may have noticed, Ronald and Blue are slight history freaks. This includes family history. Blue climbed into the familytree. For her own family this meant serious research but Ronalds familytree was pretty much known, thanks to members of his family. We thankfully used the fruits of there labour and we like to share. For privacy reasons we start this familytree with our greatgrandparents. On this page you can find the familytree of the van der Zwan family, starting with Ronalds greatgrandfather Cornelis van der Zwan.

Cornelis van der Zwan

Generation 4

1 Cornelis van der Zwan, born 17-09-1890 in Scheveningen. He died in 1971 in Sydney, 81 years old.
He married 31-12-1913:

2 Arendje Verbaan, born 23-12-1888 in Scheveningen, daughter of Cornelis Verbaan and Maria De Zwart. She died in 1989 in Scheveningen, 101 years old.

Arendje van der Zwan-Verbaan

During W.W.II the spouses are seperated. Cornelis survives the war in Indonesia and after the war he moves to Australia. He was told Scheveningen was heavely bombed and he asumed his wife and children had died. Oddly he never checked this... Arendje and the children had survived. Two adult sons living in Peru and Engeland knew their father was still alive but they did not return to the Netherlands untill the 60-ies. Untill then they had no contact with their mother or siblings.
When a nephew of Jacobus visits Australia he sees someone he recognizes from old photo's as his uncle Jacobus. It is his uncle who is not dead at all! The family was 'reunited' but the two spouces never lived as a couple again. Jacobus remarried and remained in Australia for the rest of his live.

Generation 5

Zier van der Zwan with his wife Berendina Dijkhuizen

2 Zier van der Zwan, born op 18-07-1867 in Scheveningen. Hij died 08-09-1939 in Scheveningen, 72 years old.
Note: fisherman.
He married 28-12-1887 in Scheveningen:

3 Berendina Dijkhuizen, 20 jaar oud, born 02-11-1867 in Scheveningen. She died 11-11-1933 in Scheveningen.

Generation 6

4 Kornelis van der Zwan, born 10-03-1822 in Scheveningen. He died 07-10-1887 in Scheveningen.
Note: fishcooper and carpenter.
He married 19-10-1864:

5 Helena Grootveld, born 18-04-1825 in Scheveningen. She died 23-09-1900 in Scheveningen.

6 Jacobus Dijkhuizen, born op 09-06-1836 in Scheveningen. He died 29-04-1882 in the Noordzee (drowned).
Note: Seafisherman.
Hij married 30-08-1854:

7 Cornelia Dina van der Zwan, 12-04-1831 in Scheveningen. She died 06-01-1909 in Scheveningen.

Generation 7

8 Frank Francke van der Zwan. baptized 07-01-1782. He died 02-05-1860.
Notitie: fichsalesman.
He married 11-08-1803:

9 Kniertje Janse Spaans. baptised 28-08-1784. She died about 1860.

14 Maarten Hoek van der Zwan. baptized 13-08-1806 in Scheveningen. He died 16-05-1876 in Scheveningen.
Notitie: stonemason.
He married 25-03-1829:

15 Adriana Maria de Bruin van der Harst. baptised 17-02-1807 in Scheveningen. She died 14-12-1862 in Scheveningen.

Generation 8

16 Vrancq van der Zwan. baptized 25-01-1739 in Scheveningen. He died 11-1813 in Scheveningen.
Note: fishsalesman.
In his will he is named "Van der Aarden" It also sais he "distinguished himself during the events in 1795"
He married 01-06-1760:

17 Guurtje Gijse van Duyvenbode, baptized 13-10-1737 in Scheveningen. She was burried 19-06-1802 te Scheveningen.
Note: Died on the Colijk, burried in Scheveningen on 19 juni 1802, 4th classe.

28 Pieter Francke van der Zwan, baptized 12-12-1763 in Scheveningen. He died 04-05-1813 in Scheveningen. Son of Vrancq van der Zwan (16) and Guurtje Gijse van Duyvenbode (17)
Note: In Scheveningen several streets were named after members of this family.:
De streets Frankenstraat and Frankenslag are named after Pieter Franke van der Zwan (1760 - 1813), fishsalesman, who rented since 10-03-1796 five mornings of dune.
He married 30-09-1787:

29 Jannetje Hoek, baptized 21-09-1766 in Scheveningen. She died 05-12-1846 in Scheveningen.

Generation 9

32 Pieter Vrancke (van der Zwan), baptized 21-11-1694 in Scheveningen. He was burried 21-06-1779 in Scheveningen.
Note: Churchmaster 19-06-1761/ 21-06-1779.
His familiecrest was shown on the wooden 'case' of the church orgen that was placed in the old church (Keijzerstraat) in 1764.
In 1730 he lived in a house in the Wassenaarsestraat that was owned by his mother who also lived in the same house. He is named on a list of available man in Scheveningen including his weapens: a pistol, rapier and bag.
He married 22-05-1721:

33 Trijntje Cornelisdr. Toet, born in 1698. She died 1771.

A familiecrest was designed for the decendents of the brothers Pieter Francke and Teunis Francke van der Zwan by Fred van der Zwan in 1975:
In skyblue a golden twill with above it a silver herring with a golden crown and a drop of salt below it's mouth, below a silver standing swan.

NE CONFERAS FULICAS CYGNIS

The latin phrase: NE CONFERAS FULICAS CYGNIS. means "one should not compare moorhens to swans".
It means as much as: You should not compare two totaly different things. They are both beautifull and valuable in there own right.

Generation 10

64 Franck Pietersz, baptized 02-09-1663 in Scheveningen. Burried 04-07-1699 te Scheveningen.
Note: Franck Pieterszoon bought a building in Scheveningen in 1663 that housed an inn. The signboard showed a swan. Later the signboard was replaced by a swanshaped stone in façade. The inn was known as 'the swan' and the sons of Franck became known as the boy of the swan (van der Zwan) hence the familyname.
He married in 1691:

65 Soetie Teunisdr. Tuyt, baptized 20-01-1664 in Scheveningen. She died 18-03-1739 in Scheveningen..
Note: Nickname: "Soetie de Weeuw".
In 1730 she lives in the frontpart of a house in Scheveningen while renting the back of the house to her son Pieter.

Generation 11

128 Pieter Crijnen, born about 1630 in Scheveningen. He died about 1675.
Hij married in 1661:

129 Leuntje Jans, born about 1640. She died in 1709.

Scheveningen in 1646 (painting by Jan van Goyen)

Generation 12

256 Crijn Pieters, born about 1600.
Note: Residing in Scheveningen: seaman, came from Ter Heide.
In november 1635 he purchased a house in the Keizerstraat in scheveningen from Pieter Cornelis Mos. In 1679 this house is revered to as: the house from which hangs "de Swaen") refering to the signboard.
He married about 1624:

257 Maertie Maertens

The name VAN DER ZWAN is a very common name in Scheveningen. It is written in different ways:
Van der Swaen, Van der Swan en Van der Zwan.
In Scheveningen there are 4 families by this name who are descendants of:
- Arie Cornelisse van der Swan, born about 1580, drowned at sea in 1633;
- Arie Jacobsz van der Swan, ropemaker, also known as Adriaen, born about 1580;
- Kerving Joppe Overklift, (possibly the son of Job Jacobsz, born 1670 and grandson to Jacob Arents "van der Swan alias den Uijl"), herring fisherman.
- Crijn Pieters, coming from Ter Heide who bought a house in Scheveningen in november 1635.
Besides these 4 families from Scheveningen there is also a family van der Zwan from Katwijk.

Generation 13

512 Pieter Maertens Schevelingen, born about 1576.
Note: Moved from Scheveningen to Ter Heijde.
He marries about 1600:

513 Nyes Loose?

Generation 14

1024 Maerten Willems.
Note: Came from Scheveningen.
He married:

1025 Aechten Adriaensdr (Crijnendr.)