Town and Neighborhood Locations

As follows are descriptions of towns in Noord Holland, Zuid Holland, Zeeland, Noord Brabant, and Illinois important to the location of the Tanis and the Vanderkloot Families.

1. Noord Holland
2. Zuid Holland
3. Zeeland
4. Noord Brabant
5. Illinois
6. Also see Tanis Addresses for detailed locations and street addresses through the years.
7. Also see Vanderkloot Addresses for detailed locations and street addresses through the years.

Noord Holland

As follows are text descriptions of towns and locations in Noord Holland related to our Tanis and Vanderkloot families. The Island of Texel is located in Noord Holland.

Anna Paulowna Polder

Anna Paulowna is in North Holland about 5 miles south of Den Helder the gateway to Texel. It is about 33 miles north of Amsterdam. The population in 1970 was around 7500. Before 1870 Anna Paulowna was part of the municipality of Zijpe. According to the Texel Population Registers, Adrianus van der Kloot, son of Matthijs van der Kloot, went there from Texel on July 13, 1877. He would have been 25 years old. He must not have stayed long, because he left for America in October 1881. Given its location and ferry service to Texel across the Marsdiep he could have easily visited his family in Cocksdorp.

Bland and Berg Farm, Eijerland, Texel

This was the farm that Dirk and Cornelia Tanis lived from about 1840 when they arrived in Texel and grew madder until 1866 when they moved into a house. After Cornelia died, Dirk moved back there with his son Dirk Dirksz and his wife Antje. Before 1843, the farm was called Siberie. It appears that Dirk and his son Dirk Dirksz and his wife Antje never owned the farm but were tenants that worked the land. All six children of Dirk and Cornelia (Cornelis, Dirk Dirksz, and Art Dirksz, along with the daughter whose name is unknown that married a Dros would have lived here while growing up. On a map of Texel, there is a place called Bland en Berg on a road about 3.75 km (2.3 miles) southwest of De Cocksdorp on the road called Postweg. It is about 3/4 km south of the Oorsprongweb intersection on the east side of Postweg. There is a good chance this is the location.

De Cocksdorp, Texel

From an October 18, 1977 letter from E. Th. R. Unger on behalf of the Rijksarchivaris in Noord-Holland , he states:

"The history of De Cocksdorp can be narrated in a few words: De Cocksdorp has been founded in 1835, shortly after the reclamation of the Eijerland-polder. The village was named after Nicholas Josephus de Cock, a trader from Rotterdam, one of the money lenders. In 1841 (according to the "Aardrijkskundig Woordenboek der Netherlanden" by A. J. van der Aa, published in Gorinchem in 1841) the village consisted of 20 dwellings, housing 120 inhabitants (at present day the inhabitants number 1000 at most). In 1839 a Dutch-Reformed church was built and in 1841 a Roman-Catholic church".

All the children of Matthijs and Trijntje van der Kloot except Adrianus were born in De Cocksdorp. De Cocksdorp was the new town created on the Eijerland Polder. The original blacksmith shop and house in De Cocksdorp is still be standing. The address is: Kikkertstraat 47. However, it is no longer a blacksmith shop and house. The large Roggesloot Canal is just to the east and likely where the family ice skated in the 1850s and 60s. The town is still a small village but in summertime a number of tourists come to partake in the good access to the beaches.

Eijerland Polder, Texel

From a June 4, 1977 letter from E. Th. R. Unger on behalf of the Rijksarchivaris in Noord-Holland , he states:

"... Texel and Eijerland, being two separate islands, were joined together by a dike in 1629/1630 (the Zanddijk; between the farm "Prinsenhage" and the Duinweg. This combination was continually increased by reclamation. The polder Eijerland (also Eijelandsche polder) came into being in 1835. "

The opening of the Eijerland Polder significantly increased the size of the Island of Texel on the northern end. It was here that Adrianus and Maatje van der Kloot and family migrated to after 1835. This was also where Dirk and Cornelia Tanis and family migrated also after 1835. Adrianus van der Kloot, the first child of Matthijs and Trijntje Vanderkloot was born here on April 16, 1852."

Haarlemmermeer

Haarlemmermeer (Harlem Lake) is a polder about 6 miles southeast of Harlem and about 10 miles from Amsterdam and is an agricultural area. Haarlemmermeer had been ruined by destructive floods in the 16th century and was finally reclaimed about 1852. Martha Tanis was born here on March 28, 1857. Adrianus van der Kloot died here on November 19, 1874 and his wife Maatje Domine van der Kloot died here on September 12, 1888.

Polder

A polder is a body of low-lying land that has been claimed from a body of water and is protected by dikes.

Texel

Texel is an island afew miles off the northwest coast of the Netherlands and is the largest and southernmost of the West Frisian Islands. Originally, Texel and Eijerland were two separate islands but were joined by a dike in 1629/1630. This connection was continually increased by reclamation until the land came into being in 1835, almost 200 years later, the entire project approximately doubling the size of the lower island to about 20 miles with the width at about 10 miles. Texel is sometimes spell Tessel, thus suggesting how it is pronounced. The seven main villages on the island are: De Cocksdorp, Oosterend, De Waal, Oudeschild, Den Hoorn, Den Burn, and Den Koog. As of 1995 there were no van der Kloots in the Texel Telephone Directory. Today the island has about 15,000 residents but this may swell to two or three times during the summer including the tourists. It is a bit hillier than the mainland and there are many bike paths. The main access to Texel is via a ferry from Den Helder which can be reached via train. It is my understanding that there are taxi tours once the ferry arrives in Texel. These can be taken to see an overview of the island.

Zijpe

Zijpe is in North Holland about 5 miles south of Den Helder the gateway to Texel. It is about 33 miles north of Amsterdam. After 1870, the municipality of Anna Paulowna split off. Kleine Sluis is within Zijpe. The railway appears to run very close to Kleine Sluis and Anna Paulowna on its way to Den Helder. Trijntje Smit was born here on May 2, 1832 and family history indicates it was in Kleine Sluis. This is also where she married Matthijs van der Kloot on November 15, 1851.

 

Zuid Holland

As follows are text descriptions of towns and locations in Zuid (South) Holland related to our Tanis and Vanderkloot families. Our Tanis and Vanderkloot families lived here before migrating to Texel in the mid-1830s.

Island of Goeree-Overflakkee

The Island of Goeree-Overflakkee borders the Noord Zee (North Sea) to the West and rivers surround it on the others sides. It appears there were originally two islands that were combined. Goeree is further west and is smaller. Overflakkee is the eastern part. The island is about 130 miles south of the Island of Texel.

Middelharnis, Island of Goeree-Overflakkee

Middelharnis is the main village on Overflakkee and during World War II the island became flooded. Maatje Dominé was born in Middelharnis on January 6, 1804 and Matthijs van der Kloot was born here on January 8, 1827.

Ouddorp, Island of Goeree-Overflakkee

Ouddorp is on the southern edge of the original Island of Goeree. Dirk Cornelis Tanis was born here in 1802 and returned here after many years in Texel. He died in Ouddorp in 1887. His son, Aart Dirksz Tanis, was born here on February 15, 1832.

Stellendam, Island of Goeree-Overflakkee

Stellendam is on the western edge of the original Island of Overflakkee. Dirkje Aletta Blaak was born here on September 27, 1836. Also this is the location Adrianus and Maatje were at when the contract was written for him to come to Cocksdorp.

 

Zeeland

As follows are text descriptions of towns and locations in Zeeland Holland related to our Vanderkloot families. Our Vanderkloot families lived here before migrating to Zuid Holland in the early 1800s.

Oud-Vossemer, Island of Tholen

The island of Tholen, located in southwest Netherlands, is a medium sized island and is about 11 miles long and about 6 miles wide. It was basically an agricultural and fishing center. Adrianus van der Kloot was born here on January 19, 1798. It appears to be the origin of our van der Kloot line. Fred Vanderkloot has traced the line back in Oud-Vossemer to the beginning of the 18th century.

 

Noord Brabant

de Kloot

The old town of de Kloot was located just north of ‘s-Hertogenbosch and is now part of it. It is speculated that this town may have been the origin of the families name. See Fred Vanderkloots Origin of the van der Kloot Name. ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Duke's Forest") is about 80km south of Amsterdam and about 60 west of Oud-Vossemer, the historic home of the van der Kloots.

 

Illinois

Chicago

In the 1880s, most of the Vanderkloots originally settled in a section of Chicago referred to as Southtown which includes an area south of Archer, north of about 23rd, east of Halsted and west of State. This area is also considered part of greater Bridgeport.

As follows are links to Chicago locations and maps for some of our Vanderkloot families.

• Chicago Southtown - about 22nd to 36th Street. This page includes some Vanderkloot addresses and an area map.