Story Andries was born in Twisk in 1841 and married Neeltje Leeuw in 1847. The name Andries, which appears for the first time here in the Zee family, came from…
Story Bruin Zee was the son of Jan Zee and Aaltje Schuitemaker, born in 1824 in Sijbekarspel. When he was 6 months old, his mother died, and his father Jan,…
Family Cornelis (Cees) was the first son of Pieter Zee & Neeltje Veer. Cees and Maartje had twelve children. Hoogwoud Pieter Zee The farm at Koningspade 14 From Stichting Hoogwouthout…
It’s all about Maartje, really. Her lace making wasn’t the usual grandmother embroidery stuff – she had an exceptional talent. Her last piece, made when she was in her 70’s,…
Story Jan Zee was the son of Bruin Zee and Aafje Hasselman, and grandson of Jan Zee and Aaltje Schuitemaker. Family Jan and Grietje had 12 children. Fokke Zee married…
Westeinde is a little piece of the main road from Twisk to Opperdoes, in Noord Holland. It’s essentially part of Twisk, even though it falls under the historical records of…
