January 2020 – Van Cooten Voices

The Spagnoletti Speaking Instrument

Posted on January 28, 2020 by rodneyJanuary 28, 2020

Great great grandfather William Thomas, in his handwritten autobiography of 1926, refers to his time on the railways in Wales in the early 1870s, and using the “Spagoletti speaking instrument.” This turns out to be a form of the Single … Continue reading →

Where is Hendrik junior?

Posted on January 22, 2020 by rodneyJanuary 22, 2020

The will of Hendrik Van Cooten (transcript) in 1825 implies that Hendrik had two sons, Cornelis and Hendrik, born out of wedlock, prior to his marriage to Dorothea Nicols. The will says that Hendrik junior has “absented himself from Holland … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: January 2020

The Spagnoletti Speaking Instrument

Where is Hendrik junior?