HOLLAND: Rodemark-Rodemarker-Rademark-Rademarker

[KGarrad]

If you have any problems with (Old) Dutch, post some snippets and there are a few of us that will have a go!
Some are even Dutch or Flemish speakers

I should have thought of Limbricht
I used to work in Maastricht and traveled, by train, through Sittard, Geleen, etc.

[Scorpio Rising]

KGarrad. Thank you.

[mygirlbill]

I've had a bit of a nosey around for you on WieWasWie and the only possible match I found was "Henricus Rademakers" who was married to a "Anna/Mechtild Hermans. They had 2 children born in Limbricht: Maria 1803 and Peter 1804. However, no Jon, John, Jan, Johannes etc. Was not able to find a marriage for Henricus and Anna. I've got a gut feeling that they may have hailed from either Germany or Belgium and that being where "John" may have been born before the family came to live in Limbricht.
My other theory is that Limbricht is incorrect which I am beginning to think could very well be the case. The plot thickens and the search goes on........

[mygirlbill]

I've done a search through all the Dutch place names and the only other possible candidate is "Lemberge" in Oost Vlaanderen. However seeing as all your variations are with the 3 consecutive letters of "MBR" and not "MBE" (as in LeMBErge) then I think that LiMBRicht is probably the correct one after all.

[Scorpio Rising]

mygirlbill, thanks for all the trouble your going to,I had a look at WieWasWie, it was all double dutch to me. I'm also pretty sure it's Limbricht after having a close look at the census's. I have emailed the church in Limbricht to see if they have any birth records there. I also think the name is more likely to be Rademacher.

[lininberks]

It's not Dutch you need but French!  At that time Holland was occupied by Napoleon and all legal documents had to be in French.

I have found the birth for Jean Rademaekers, parents Henri and Anne Mechtild.  He was born on 1 November 1808.  Henri registered the birth, he was stated to be 40 years old, profession "journalier" and they lived in Einighausen, a small town to the South-west of Limbricht.

Link to the record on family search, on left hand page.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-MLW6-M?i=564&wc=S36K-MNL%3A343621901%2C343665501%3Fcc%3D2026214&cc=2026214

Linda

[lininberks]

Peter Jacob birth in 1804, or in the french revolutionary calender 8 Thermal, year 12.
This one is in German as they were then in the Aachen district.  Left page again

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-ML4W-Q?mode=g&i=322&wc=S36K-MNL%3A343621901%2C343665501%3Fcc%3D2026214&cc=2026214

Marie Ide, born 30 Prairial year 11, left page

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-MLW2-V?mode=g&i=249&wc=S36K-MNL%3A343621901%2C343665501%3Fcc%3D2026214&cc=2026214

There had been an earlier child, also Marie Ide who had died.
Her birth on 11 Ventosi 10 left page

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-MLWP-T?mode=g&i=197&wc=S36K-MNL%3A343621901%2C343665501%3Fcc%3D2026214&cc=2026214]

Her death on 2 Prairial 10
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-MLWR-J?mode=g&i=229&wc=S36K-MNL%3A343621901%2C343665501%3Fcc%3D2026214&cc=2026214

I haven't been able to find a marriage for Henri and Anne Mechtild yet.  Will keep looking

Linda

[mygirlbill]

Well done Linda! We're on the right track then. I never gave the French occupation a second thought as my ancestors documents of that time are written in Dutch not French. The search can now continue!!! Thanks for your input.

[mygirlbill]

Type: Religious Marriage.
Place: Stevensweert, Limburg.
Date: 16/10/1791
Groom: Henricus Rademaker  hails from Linne (wherever that is! )
Bride: Anna Mechtildis Sterremans  hails from Einighausen near Limbricht.
Witnesses: Maria Christina Sterremans, Phillipus Brescie, Wilhelmus van Boven.