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Wientje Doddema, born 30 May 1887 Nieuweschans, labourer, died?. Son of Tammo Doddema (1857-1935) and Nettje Loers (1853-1919).  Married on 11 February 1911 in Beerta with Jantje Prins, born 1891 Nieuw Beerta (Beerta), daughter of Jan Prins and Hilke Noor. Wientje and Jantje were divorced on 23 March 1955 in Groningen.  Jantje had an illegitimate child with the name of Hilke, born 21 january 1911 in Nieuw Beerta (Beerta), who was legalized on 11 February 1911 by Wientje, when he married Jantje.  Wientje and Jantje had 6 children together: 1. Tammo, born 23 August 1912 in Nieuw Beerta (Beerta).  He married on 10 November 1939 in Nieuweschans with Lammechien ten Cate, born 14 October 1915 in Sappemeer.  They had one daughter, Gerda Binie, born 1941 in Nieuweschans.  The family went to Australia, where Gerda Binie married an Australian.  Lammechien came back to the Netherlands.  2. Piet Johan, born 1 december 1921, dock-labourer in Rotterdam.  He married Kirsten Margrethe Pedersen, born 21 July 1922.  He died 11 September 2000 in Rotterdam.  No children.  3. Jan, born 29 July 1923, dock-labourer, labourer in an aluminum factory, Busdriver in Bergen (Norway).  He married Ranveig Thomsen, born 14 July 1926 (in Norway?), died 19 September 2006.  She was a cleaner on the ferry Amsterdam-Bergen. (see below). 4. Frans, born ?, died ?. Married Corry ?.  One daughter with the name of Sylvia.  No further information. 5. Maria, born ?, died ?. Married nn McGinty (probably living in Los Angeles, USA).  6. Martha, born ?, died ?.  Married Lars Golten. Living in Rotterdam?

Children of Jan Doddema and Ranveig Thomsen: 1. Astrid Jeanette, born 15 April 1945, died 22 September 2002 in Bergen (Norway). She married Per Hoff and had three children.  She had a shop in antique furnitures and cloth in Bergen.  2. Karen Margrethe, born 16 May 1950.  She married Eric Carlmark.  They have two children. 3. Else Marie, born 27 April 1955.  She married Ivar Johan Larsen and they have two children. 4. Jon, born 27 July 1960, busdriver and restorer of old cars. He married first with Ingvild Odland (1983) and has two children with her.  After his divorce, he married Berit Haukoy, busdriver and owner of a horse riding stable.  They have one child.

All the descendents of Jan and Ranveig live in Norway as far as I know.

Henk.