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- # 1). Source: NETHERLANDS WEB SITE
PRIMARILY MARRIAGE RECORDS IN DUTCH AND ENGLISH
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Civil Register
Archive Location: Zeeuws Archief
Number of finding aid: 25.87
Municipality: Oostburg
Type of Record: Huwelijksakte
Record number: 13
Registration date: 07-10-1874
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# 2). http://www.zeeuwengezocht.nl/
Much more research needs to be done on this family; Especially sinceit is believed by the Blair Family that there are actually tensiblings. Luckily, Richard had on his WWI Registration Card recordwhere he was from, and this does put the family in the Netherlands.Here again since the author is not too familiar with the spelling ofcities or communities in the Netherlands more research is required.The information so far is a good beginning, and serves as an outlineon the family to facilitate the research when it occurs. It would begood to keep in mind that mistakes do occur, and none of what isprovided so far is set in stone. Please notify the compiler ifmishaps are noted so that the correct information may be provided.sljuhl1234@yahoo.com
# 3). Received an e-mail dated Wednesday, June 28, 2006, from Mrs.Mrs. Carolyn Ghys, a family member as follows:
Excerpt: "My father-in-law is still alive. He has spoken to us aboutthe Dekesil's. I have pictures of the whole family taken in Oostburg. I have lots of information ... I have about three generations backfrom this into the 1750's. Good records. Hope to hear from yousoon." The compiler has responded to the e-mail inquiry. Pleasecontact compiler if you wish further information or for contactinformation for Mrs. Ghys. [Transcribed 28 June 2006, SLJuhl,compiler, sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]
# 4). E-mail dated: Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Excerpt: "We call ourselves guys spelled Ghys, but some of the groupcall themselves Hyse...spelled Ghys. We find that there are lots ofGhys who wrote classical music, contemporaries of Mozart. We stillhave cousins in the Oostburg/Osstburg area, but not in that town as itwas destroyed in WWII."
[Transcribed 28 June 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]
# 5). HISTORY/NETHERLANDS:http://www.toseeka.com/search.php?q=Holland&source=msn_m+001+030_keyword_Holland
"Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands.Holland is a former county of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by theCount of Holland, and later the leading member of the Republic of theSeven United Provinces of the Netherlands (Republiek der ZevenVerenigde Nederlanden, 1581?1795).
The area is today divided between two provinces of the Netherlands:North Holland (Noord-Holland) and South Holland (Zuid-Holland) thatwere created in 1840, and make up roughly 13% of the area of theNetherlands. A few regions that were historically Hollandic becamepart of other provinces as a result of reforms during the Frenchoccupation (1795-1813): Willemstad and surroundings, Biesbosch and theLand van Altena became part of North Brabant. In 1940, after theGerman occupation of the Netherlands, the islands of Vlieland andTerschelling went to Friesland. This was not changed back after WorldWar II. In 1950, the island of Urk went to Overijssel (in 1986 toFlevoland). More recent territorial changes are the transfer ofOudewater, Woerden and Vianen from South Holland to the province ofUtrecht, in 1970, 1989 and 2002 respectively.
Etymologically the word Holland is derived holt land ("wooded land").A popular, but incorrect, fake etymology holds that it is derived fromhol land ("hollow land"), inspired by the low-lying geography of boththe Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire).
The province of Holland was the cultural, political and economiccenter of the United Provinces. The greatest cities of the provinceswere located within the province of Holland such as Amsterdam (thecapital), Rotterdam, Leiden, Alkmaar, the Hague (the seat ofgovernment), Delft and Haarlem. Today, together with Utrecht, thisgroup of cities form what is called Randstad Holland. From the greatport cities of Holland, Dutch merchants sailed to and fromdestinations all over Europe, and merchants from all over Europegathered to trade in the warehouses of Amsterdam and other tradingcities of Holland. As a result, many Europeans heard of the UnitedProvinces first as "Holland" rather than "Republic of the Seven UnitedProvinces of the Netherlands". This tradition continues to this day.
Thus, even though it is officially incorrect, the word Holland isoften used by both Dutch and foreign people to denote the entireNetherlands, possibly because "The Netherlands" ("Nederland" in Dutch)is more cumbersome. People from the other provinces of the Netherlands(such as Friesland, Groningen, North Brabant, Zeeland, etc.) are oftenoffended when referred to as "Hollanders".
However, from 1806-1810, there did exist the Napoleonic Kingdom ofHolland, which included much of the modern Netherlands.
County of Holland
Holland arose as a county of the Holy Roman Empire in the 9th century.The counts of Holland were also counts of Hainaut, Flanders andZeeland for several periods in the 13th-15th century. In 1432, Hollandbecame part of the Burgundian Netherlands, and after 1477 of theHabsburg Seventeen Provinces.
United Provinces
In the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648), the northern Dutch provinces,including Holland, successfully broke away from Habsburg-Spanish rule.Holland became the most prominent and prosperous part of the UnitedProvinces.
After 1795
The formation of the Batavian Republic, inspired by the Frenchrevolution, led to a more centralized government. The dominance ofHolland was reduced by an administrative reform in 1798, in which itsterritory was divided over several departments: Amstel, Delf, Texel,and (part of) Schelde en Maas. During the French occupation(1810-1813), Holland was divided over the départements Zuyderzée andBouches-de-la-Meuse. After 1813, Holland was restored as a province ofthe Netherlands. It was divided into the present provinces NorthHolland and South Holland in 1840. It observed the destruction of mostof Europe as a neutral nation during World War I, however it wasoccupied by Germany during World War II and was host to heavy fightingin the southwestern/central region as the Allies unsuccessfullyattempted to push across the Rhine and into Germany during OperationMarket Garden in September, 1944.
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributedencyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professionaleditors(see full disclaimer). This article is licensed under the GNUFree Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipediaarticle "Holland". [Transcribed 16 September 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]
THE WEB SITE HAS EXCELLENT INFORMATION ON THE NETHERLANDS:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
"The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland (IPA: ['ne:d?rl?nt])) is theEuropean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk derNederlanden), which is formed by the Netherlands, the NetherlandsAntilles and Aruba. The Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy,located in northwestern Europe. It is bordered by the North Sea to thenorth and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east. Thecurrent borders were established in 1839.
The Netherlands is often referred to by the name Holland. This is notterminologically precise, since the provinces of North and SouthHolland in the western Netherlands are only two of the country'stwelve provinces. (For more on this and other naming issues seeNetherlands (terminology).)
The Netherlands is a densely populated and geographically low-lyingcountry (its name literally means "low countries" or "low lands") andis popularly known for its windmills, clogs (wooden shoes), dikes,tulips, bicycles, and social tolerance. Its policies are liberaltowards drugs, prostitution, same-sex marriage, abortion andeuthanasia. The country is host to the International Criminal Tribunalfor the Former Yugoslavia, the International Court of Justice and theInternational Criminal Court at The Hague." "Zeeland - south west;capital and largest city Middelburg." Noted on current map "Zeeland"is written "Zealand (English version)".[Transcribed 16 September 2006,SLJuhl, compiler]
# 6). Internet Source/s: (Copy & Paste into your browser.)
http://www.genlias.nl/en/search.jsp
http://www.zeeuwengezocht.nl/
http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html
# 7). # 1). Internet Source/s: (Copy & Paste into your browser.)
http://www.zeeuwengezocht.nl/
Details/Deceased
Document #: 56
Eduardus Ghijs
Date: 27 November 1932
Over. Oostburg 1796 - 1950
Please check this: BIRT: CONC Record
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1849 - 1932 (83 years)