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Where is Hendrik junior?

Van Cooten Voices 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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Australian Newspapers on line

Van Cooten Voices Posted on January 20, 2009 by rodneyJanuary 20, 2009

The National Library of Australia released in December 2008 the first stage of their project to digitise out of copyright newspapers. They are creating a free online service that will enable full-text searching of newspaper articles. This is a really fantastic project, … Continue reading →

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Annie Jones

Van Cooten Voices Posted on February 27, 2008 by rodneyDecember 15, 2008

Someone contacted me recently trying to determine if he was connected to the Annie Jones lurking in the Van Cooten tree. The information I had for her was sparse, so the contact prompted me to do a little more research. … Continue reading →

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Dr John fails to front

Van Cooten Voices Posted on February 5, 2008 by rodneyJanuary 22, 2020

I mentioned in a previous post that I needed to consult the medical directories for the UK. I have since browsed the State Library of Victoria microfiche for 1846 and 1848, and the GSV Library microfiche for 1847. Alas I … Continue reading →

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A little bit more about Anna Maria

Van Cooten Voices Posted on January 6, 2008 by rodneyDecember 15, 2008

Anna Maria Van Cooten was the eldest daughter of John Van Cooten and Martha (nee Smithers). According to the 1851 census she was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, which is where her parents were married. Ida Gorsuch lists her as Anna … Continue reading →

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The Will of Anna Maria Van Cooten

Van Cooten Voices Posted on January 5, 2008 by rodneyJanuary 22, 2020

Again with assistance from family in the UK, I have obtained a copy of the will for Anna Maria Van Cooten dated 6 September 1872. Anna Maria (or Maria Anna) was the sister of John Lucius Van Cooten. I have … Continue reading →

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A Transcript is not the original!

Van Cooten Voices Posted on November 4, 2007 by rodneyDecember 15, 2008

Some time ago I obtained an 1881 English Census household entry from the LDS transcripts on CD for Thomas and Ida Gorsuch. The other day, having access to ancestry.com at the GSV Library I obtained a scanned copy of the … Continue reading →

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John Van Cooten leaves Demerara

Van Cooten Voices Posted on September 13, 2007 by rodneyDecember 15, 2008

John Van Cooten was possibly the eldest son, or the eldest legitimate son, of Hendrik Van Cooten. By inference from English censuses, and from his death certificate, he was born in about 1775-1781, most likely 1780, in Demerara. This is … Continue reading →

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First Van Cootens in Australia?

Van Cooten Voices Posted on August 6, 2007 by rodneyDecember 16, 2008

John Hughes Van Cooten arrived in Australia on 20 Dec 1874 – almost 133 years ago. But it is highly likely that he wasn’t the first of Hendrik Van Cooten’s descendants to arrive in Australia! Three seemingly unconnected pieces of … Continue reading →

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Emma Hughes conundrum solved?

Van Cooten Voices Posted on July 27, 2007 by rodneyDecember 16, 2008

I think I’ve worked out who John Hughes Van Cooten’s mother was. The story so far is that John Lucius Van Cooten married firstly Frances Mary Theresa Kent, and secondly a Mary Hughes (according to one old family letter) or … Continue reading →

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