- Hello Jay, I attached several documents from the archive in Venray.
- 1857-07-08 GAK Adrianus Broeks: birthcertificate of Adrianus Broeks
- DBR Broeks Johannes Venray 1848-1850: bevolkingsregister (kind of census) of Johannes Broeks
- DBR Broeks Johannes Venray 1848-1850 merselo: dito
- DBR Broeks Johannes Venray 1850-1860: dito, other year
- DBR Broeks Johannes Venray 1860-1880: dito
- DNO 1867-11-04 Jan Broeks (blad 1-2): notary akte
- DNO 1867-12-07 Jan Broeks (blad 1-4): notary akte
- DNO 1868-02-24 Jan Broeks (blad 1-3): notary akte
- GAK 1860-04-07 Maria Broeks: birth certificate Maria Broeks
- GAK 1864-08-20 Johanna Hendrika Broeks: birth certificate JH Broeks
- OVA 1866-05-29 Johanna Hendrika Broeks: death certificate JH Broeks
Okay, now the explanation of these data. Op 7 April 1860 a Maria Broeks was born to Johannes and Gertrui Broeks - van Handel in Merselo, Venray. Althought the year is wrong, this must by Sister Charitas Brooks. The date is right. Jan and Gertrui Broeks - van Handel did not have more than 3 children. In the Bevolkingsregister we can see this. This register was an on-going census-like-register. In my attachments it is called DBR……. These registers were large books which would be renewed every 20 years from 1860 on. It contains data about the people living in the town, but also where en when they came from and where en when they went to. But in the begin-times people were not always very accurate in maintaining it.
What I found for Jan Broeks and his family so far.
24 April 1848: Jan Broeks came from Oploo to Merselo. He was a carpenter en lived with Peter Kersten and his wife Hermina Rongen. Address: Wijk L. Merselo, housenumer 510. See: DBR Broeks Johannes Venray 1848-1950 Merselo.
14 April 1849: Jan moved to number 487 in Venray. Source: DBR Broeks Johannes Venray 1848-1950 Merselo. This source also mentioned that he married in 1849. No name of his wife was mentioned in this source.
Johannes Broeks and his wife Gertrui van Haandel lived in Wijk L, Merselo dorp, housenumber 487. He was born in Oploo Dec 08, 1824 en she also in Oploo (not true) op Nov 06, 1824. Jan was still a carpenter. His wife came from St. Hubert (Brabant) on 14-04-1849 to Venray. Source: DBR Broeks Johannes Venray 1848-1850.
Between 1850-1860
The family lived in Wijk L, Merselo, kleindorp, number of the house 487. In this house lived:
1. Broeks, Johannes * 1824 Oploo - carpenter
2. Haandel van, Gertrui * 1824 Uden
3. Lieshout van, Wouter * 1824 Boekel - carpenter (came: april 1852 from Boekel - left Feb 20, 1853 to Bakel)
4. Broeks, Adrianus * 1857 Venray
Source: DBR Broeks Johannes Venray 1850-1860
Between 1860-1880
In Merselo, Kleindorp, L554, the famil of Jan Broeks lived.
1. Broeks, Jan - head - * 1824 Oploo - carpenter
2. Handel van, Gertrui - wife - * 1824 Uden - shopowner
3. Broeks, Adrianus - son - * 1857 Venray
4. Broeks, Maria - daughter - * 1860 Venray
5. Broeks, Johanna Hendrika - daughter * 1864 Venray + 29-05-1866 Venray
The number 1 - 5 left for North Amerika on Feb 27, 1868. This is the date that they left Venray, not the date of the ship.
Source: DBR Broeks Johannes Venray 1860-1880.
4 November 1867
Source: DNO 1867-11-04 Jan Broeks
Jan Broeks, carpenter en shop owner, will publically sell his house, garden, etc. in Merselo address Kleindorp. He also sells some land in Venray. The sale will take place in the pub of the widow Rongen called 'Op de Thomas' in Merselo.
Johannes Arts, hired hand at the Widow Poels in Merselo, buys it for fl. 1.850,-.
December 7, 1867 (source: DNO 1867-12-07 Jan Broeks…)
The notary will publically sell movable property of Jan Broeks. This was at December 7 in the house of Jan Broeks in Merselo at 13.00 hours.
First the conditions of the sale are mentioned and on page 2 en further all the property is written with the price it was sold for. And who bought it. Interesting to see what people had and how much it costed. Some examples:
2. spinnewiel for fl. 3,50 - spinning wheel
8. dorschvlegel for fl. 0,10 - flail
57. zaag for fl. 0,75 - saw
58. aks for fl. 2,10 - ax
64. schaafbank for fl. 4,00 - plane(r) or lathe
69. and 70. Waschkuip for fl. 2,00 and fl. 3,00 - tub or vat to wasch in
104. korte kar for fl. 16,00 - short trolley
143. wanmolen for fl. 16,50 - fan mill ???
148. and 149. kast for fl. 23,00 and fl. 13,00 - cupboard
150. klokkenstoel for fl. 12,00 - belfry or clock??
161. spiegel for fl. 1,50 - mirror
Basically he sold all his carpenter tools and tools to work on the land. I did not see any furniture besides 2 closets. Nor clothes (they probably took it with them) or cooking tools and cups and plates.
24 February 1868 (source: DNO 1868-02-24 Jan Broeks…)
Now Jan Broeks sells the rest of his belongings he can't take with him. Like a bed, pots, a cow, lamps, ironer, pans and other kitchen stuff. And also 'porcelein' which means cups and plates. It seems to me as these items were still in use till they actually emigrated.
Than the civil certificates.
08-07-1857: birth of Adrianus Broeks at 22.00 hour in the evening. (1857-07-08 GAK Adrianus Broeks Venray 61)
07-04-1860: birth of Maria Broeks at 23.00 hour in the evening. (GAK 1860-04-07 Maria Broeks 49)
20-08-1864: birth of Johanna Hendrika Broeks at 02.00 hour at night. (GAK 1864-08-20 Johanna Hendrika Broeks 73)
29 May 1866: death of Johanna Hendrika Broeks, 1 year old, at 02.00 hour at night.
On the front of Sister Charitas picture (as sister) it says she was born as Mary vandenBroek in 1854 in Oploo (this is in Brabant). The back side just mentions North Brabant (Brabant) as birth place. Not Beltrum???
Between april 1 and april 21 there was no child born in Oploo.
In 1849 Jan and Gertrui lived in Venray, in the Bevolkingsregister, which is an on-going proces no child other than those born in Venray are mentioned. So I think Sister Charitas is born in 1860 in Venray.
You are free to share these documents with Mrs. (Brooks) Selig. If you could share her email-address I would like to ask her some questions. Or you can send my request to her, so she can answer herself.
Regards, Birgitte
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1824 - 1869 (44 years)
Birth - Church Record
