What do we know so far?
From spoken memories to a family archive
An earlier generationWe are collecting information about the parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters of Willem Geurts van Kessel.
Willem and MarieWillem Geurts van Kessel and Marie van Duynhoven have been named by relatives as a couple. Birth and marriage records have yet to be located.
The next generationTheir twelve children connect several branches of the family. The known names have been included with the consent reported by the administrator.
The historic group photographThe man beside the dog is believed to be an ancestor in the paternal family line. The identities of those in the photograph and its location are still being researched.
No invented dates: until we have birth dates or archival documents, we will not use unverified years on this page.
Photographs, documents and memories
A birth certificate, memorial card, old letter or family story may help us establish the order of generations. Wherever possible, we indicate whether information comes from an official record or family recollections.
