de Kretser Family Genealogy

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de Kretser family (Generation No 11)

PEDIGREE

Author - George (Billy) de Kretser   Email bill@dekretser.net

  Generation 1

0-1. BARTLET CRETSER (Father of Cornelis - Family #1124)

Bartlet was born in Oxenfort, Oxfort about 1562. Betrothed to Cateljine Toussain, b. about 1566 in Antwerpen on 16-Apr-1588. Children were-

1. Jan
2. Marten- Refer information in "Vondels Manuscripts" (Brother  of Cornelis, 0 - Family #1124
3. Bartholomeus
4. Lysbeth
5. Trijn
6. Anneken
7. Cornelis - Follows under 0 - Family #1124
8. Hendrik

Generation 2

CORNELIS DE KRETSER – Family #1124

0. CORNELIUS DE KRETSER was born  in Culemborg,Holland

Cornelius Cornelise de Cretser (a Merchant and Inn-Keeper in Culemborg)

 New Information complied by Keith de Kretser (137)

Baptised in Culemborg, the Netherlands, on 24 Nov 1637. Died in Algiers, 1676 or 1677.  a VOC official, he was the son of Cornelise de Cretser, a merchant and inn-keeper of Culemborg, and his wife, Adriana Breeckevelt. Nothing is known of his early life.  Cornelis entered the service of the VOC in 1660 and sailed for the Cape as a midshipman aboard the Wapen van Holland in 1661. The Commander designate of the Cape, Gerrit van Harn who also came from Culemborg, was on the same ship but died during the voyage.

On his arrival at the Cape in June 1661 Cornelis was made an official (schrijver) in the military pay-office.  From 15 September 1661 to 12 February 1662, Cornelis accompanied the expedition under P. Everaert which went looking for the Namaquas( a tribe of native African people who lived on the North-West coast  past Saldanha Bay). On this occasion he acted as diarist and third in command.

Cornelis made rapid progress at the Cape; he was promoted assistant on 22 September 1662, dispenser on 30 April 1663 and Secretary of the Political Council on 5 January 1665. In addition he was book-keeper of the garrison. Promoted junior merchant on 7 May 1666, he also served as fiscal, later acting as merchandise book-keeper and warehouse supervisor and from 1668 onwards as deputy Governor.

Cornelis performed his duties to the full satisfaction of the Political Council and was promoted merchant by Commissioner Matthias van den Brouck on 11 March 1670, an appointment which was confirmed in writing by The Seventeen on 15 May 1671. At that stage the VOC was not aware that Cornelis, who had undertaken a tour of inspection to Saldanha Bay( a sheltered bay where the VOC vessels would drop anchor for repairs, etc..) in 1670, had abruptly terminated his service with the Company.

Aiming at the highest office at the Cape, Cornelis asked the Commissioner's permission to act as commander if P. Hackius, who was to succeed Commander J. Borghorst, did not come in time. Hackius arrived at the Cape eight days after this request had been made, but since he was ailing, Cornelis carried out a large part of his duties. Thus, for example, he entertained a few guests on behalf of the commander on 10 April 1671.

During the meal, Captain Adriaan Drom of the Wimmenum and Isaac Fonteyn, a former captain on his way back to the Netherlands, had an argument and began to fight. Both of them had been drinking and Cornelis, who had attempted to separate them, was wounded by Drom. Mad with rage, he drew his rapier and killed him. He immediately fled and after hiding at the Cape for eight months succeeded in stowing away on a ship bound for the Netherlands.

In March 1673 Cornelis asked the VOC to reinstate him. This request was granted six months later, on condition that he went to the Cape to account for his behaviour. If he were found innocent, he would again become a deputy-governor in the Company's service. The deficit of 10 000 guilders which Cornelius’s books showed after his flight can perhaps be explained by his hasty departure. The fact that the VOC was prepared to employ him again is proof of their confidence in him.

Bound for the Cape a second time, Cornelis left Texel on board the Stermeer on 30 April 1674, but the ship was seized en route. In a letter dated 11 May 1677 the Chamber of Amsterdam mentioned that Cornelis had died in prison in Algiers.

He was undoubtedly a competent and hardworking official. It is remarkable that as early as 1670 he had expressed the opinion that there was a danger of over-production of wine at the Cape and that a fixed price should be introduced. He also felt that the garrison was in urgent need of reinforcement owing to the dispersal of the soldiers and the wide variety of tasks they had to perform. As far as is known, Cornelis de Cretser did not marry.

Note: The preceding article from the dictionary of  South African biography archives sheds new light on the origins of the family. It is clear from the new information I have received, that the Cornelis(baptism date 26/11/1637) was in fact the older brother of Louys (baptism date 6/8/1649) who was the forerunner of the de Kretser family of Ceylon(now Sri Lanka). The confusion has arisen by their father Cornelius Cornelise having the same sounding name but not referred to in (1)  in the genealogy. Access to these records and verification was not readily available as it is today when the genealogy was being first compiled in 1917.  Keith de Kretser(137)

Generation 3

1  Lieutenant LOUIS de KRETSER b:KULENBERG arrived in CEYLON from Holland in 1684 d:1695 + ELISABETH GOUTIER, COL m:31- Dec-1684 in Colombo

          …2  CORNELIS³ DE KRETSER, b:5 Apr 1686, Col.

…2       ADRIAAN DE KRETSER, b:28 Nov 1688, Col

....2      JOB DE KRETSER - Follows under Generation 4

....2      ADRIANA, b:15 Nov 191, Col, married there 14 Feb 1712, Thomas Santyn of Col, Beokhouder.

....2      ANDREZA, b. 11 May 193, Col, married there 7 Aug.1712, Adrain Van  Langenhoven of Amsterdam, Onder-Chirurgyn, who came to the Indies in the ship "Bentveld" in 1709

Generation 4

…2  JOB de KRETSER (Bookkeeper for the Dutch East India Company) bp:COL. 31-Mar-1690 + LOUISA PERERA

..……3  ELIZABETH⁴ DE KRETSER, b:7 Oct 1724, Col + EVERARD LODEWYK POTGER m:12 Dec 1751 Born: in Brandenburg, Germany, and arrived in Col. 1747, Immigration Germany-Ceylon on the Ship 'Hogerlinde'

………..4  LOUISA PETRONELLA⁵ POTGER, b:1752, Col.Bp: 22 Oct 1752, Col

………..4  BERNARD LUDOWYK POTGER, b.1754, bp:18-Feb1754, Col d.31 Oct 1809, Col + SOPHIE ELIZABETH VOGELAAR m:24 Jan 1779 in Col (Ceylon) SL, daughter of J VOGELAAR and ANNA SCHARFF.

………………5  CORNELIUS EVERHARDUS POTGER, b:Col. + WILHELMINA FRIEDEL

………………………6  JOHAN GODFRIED⁷ POTGER, b:24-Nov-1805, Col + ADOLPHINA JOHANNA MARTENSZ, m:15-Jan-1829, Dutch Reformed Church, Wolvendaal, Col.

………………5  JOHANNA DOROTHEA POTGER, b.1779, bp: 21-Nov-1779, Col d:3-Sep-1798, Col. + PETRUS GERARDUS DE VOS m:23-Feb-1794 in Dutch Reformed Church, Wolvendaal, Col son of PIETER DE VOS and MAGDALENA MEYER.  Born: 18 Nov 1762 in Galle, Southern Province, (Ceylon) SL, and died 2 Jun 1815 in Col. (Bookkeeper and later Sitting Magistrate of Jayale [Ja-Ela])

……………………6  PIETER LODEWYK DE VOS, b:1794, Col d:26-Jul-1868, Col. (Notary Public and Second Clerk Kandyan Department, Chief Secretary's Office) + JULIA THEODORA KESSELS bp:23-Aug-1801, Col, m:14-Oct-1819 in Dutch Reformed Church, Wolvendaal, Col. (Ceylon) SL, d/o JACOBUS KESSELS and JOHANNA ROERBACH.  S born: 1801 in Col.

………………………7  ANNA ELIZA CHARLOTTA DE VOS, b:9-Oct-1820, Col. d:28-Jun-1856, Col.+ JAMES SWAN (Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary, Ceylon Civil Service

 2: Ceylon Civil Service, Retirement: 1875) m:28-Nov-1839 in St Paul, Pettah, Col son of JOSEPH SWAN and LOUISA GOUILLIARD: Born: 20-Oct-1817 in Col, and died 13-May-1880 in Col.

………………………………8  ELIZA JANE SWAN, b:8-Aug-1840, Col; d:8-May-1911, Galle, Southern Province; m. HERRY GAYET, 24-May-1877, All Saints' Church, Galle.

………………………………8  GEORGE EDWARD SWAN, (Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court Ceylon) b:18-Feb-1843, Col. d:17-May-1909, Col. + ALICE MARY BEVEN 13-May-1867 in Holy Trinity Church, Col., daughter of JOHN BEVEN and SOPHIA KOERTZ.  B:5-Oct-1849 in Col.,, and died 26-Dec-1906 in Col.

……………………………………9  DR EDWARD HUGH SWAN (L.R.C.P.& S.(EDIN) Civil Medical Department), b:1-Feb-1868, Col.,; d:20-Sep-1904, Col.

……………………………………9  EVA ALICE SWAN, b:26-Jan-1869, Col., ; d:7-Jan-1925, Col. + JAMES CHARLES STEWART 13-Apr-1896 in St Michael's and All Angels' Church, Col.  son of GEORGE STEWART and ALICE DICKMAN.  He was born 28-Jan-1865 in Col.  , and died 22-Jul-1928 in Col.

…………………………………………10  MONA STEWART, b:Col. .

…………………………………………10  RONALD STEWART, b:Col. .

…………………………………………10  PHYLLIS STEWART, b:Col.

……………………………………9  HELEN AGNES SWAN, b:7-Mar-1870, Col., ; m. DR CHARLES ALEXANDER DE SILVA (Burial: 4-Jan-1897, Col., Surgeon Property: 'Belmont' Col. Ceylon), 20-Oct-1896, St Michael's and All Angels' Church, Col.; b:SL d:4-Jan-1897, Col.

……………………………………9  PERCY HERMON SWAN (Surveyor), b:13-Aug-1871, Col. + GRACE BLANCHE GOONEWARDENE 31-Mar-1902 in Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya.  She was born 9-May-1875 in Kandy  Central Province.

…………………………………………10  ESME BLANCHE¹¹ SWAN, b:12-Apr-1905, Kandy, Central Province; m. ALISON IVOR WEINMAN, 5-Sep-1931, St Pauls, Kandy; b:26-Aug-1902, Kandy, Central Province.

…………………………………………10  EARLE PERCY SWAN (Degree: B.Sc.  D.F.H.  Grad:I.E.E. Assistant Engineer, Government Electrical Department Ceylon), b:5-Sep-1906, Kandy, Central Province.

…………………………………………10  DERYCK HUGH SWAN (Surveyor and Inspector, Municipal Engineer's Department, Col. Ceylon), b:5-Sep-1906, Kandy, Central Province.

……………………………………9  ROSE ELIZA SOPHIA SWAN, b:7-Dec-1872, Col.

……………………………………9  GERTRUDE HARRIET SWAN, b:3-Aug-1874, Col.,; d:12-Jul-1936,  Col., .

……………………………………9  MARION CONSTANCE SWAN, b:21-Sep-1876, Col.

……………………………………9  ELSIE FRANCES SWAN, b:5-Apr-1878, Col.,; m. THEODORE DORNHORST MACK (Proctor and Notary Public), 12-Aug-1908, St Michael's and All Angels' Church, Col.

……………………………………9  JAMES SWAN, b:8-Aug-1880, Col. + ERIN LILIAN MYRA SWAN 20-Mar-1920 in St Pauls, Milagiriya, Col.  daughter of WILLIAM SWAN and ROSALIND MODDER.  She was born 31-Aug-1899 in Col.

…………………………………………10  [70] ERIN ALICE ROSE¹¹ SWAN, b:23-Feb-1921, Col.

…………………………………………10  [71] PAULINE BEATRICE SWAN, b:1-Dec-1922, Col.

…………………………………………10  [72] JAMES EDWARD WILLIAM SWAN, b:19-May-1926, Col.

………………………………8  HARRIET FRANCES SWAN, b:11-May-1845, Col. d:19-Oct-1933, Col. + LIEUTENANT COLONEL THOMAS EDWIN BEVEN (Military service: Lieutenant Colonel in the Ceylon Light Infantry, Proctor and Notary Public) m:15-Feb-1866 in Holy Trinity, Col.,, son of JOHN BEVEN and SOPHIA KOERTZ.  Born: 23-Oct-1843 in Col.,, and died 12-Oct-1919 in Col.

……………………………………9  WALTER BEVEN, MBE (Proctor & Notary Public) + married ISABEL MARGARET DAVIS. 

…………………………………………10  BARBARA¹¹ BEVEN, b:(Ceylon) SL.

……………………………………9  ETHEL BEVEN.

……………………………………9  ISABEL EMMA BEVEN, m. ARTHUR WARBURTON GRAY.

……………………………………9  KATHLEEN BEVEN, b:Col. d:5-Apr-1945, (Ceylon) SL.

……………………………………9  HARRIET SWAN BEVEN, b:28-Nov-1866, Col.,; d:27-Dec-1948, (Ceylon) SL.

……………………………………9  EDWIN ALLAN BEVEN (Barrister at La, Middle Temple, Ceylon Civil Service), b:19-Nov-1867, Col. + JULIET HUSSEY. 

…………………………………………10  GLADYS BEVEN, b:(Ceylon) SL.

…………………………………………10  LIONEL BEVEN, b:(Ceylon) SL.

…………………………………………10  FREDA BEVEN, b:(Ceylon) SL.

…………………………………………10  JULIET HELEN MAC DONALD BEVEN, b:23-Nov-1893, (Ceylon) SL; d:1976, Elsternwick, Vic, Aust. + EDGAR AELIAN HARPER EBERT (Proctor) m:9-Apr-1917 in St John, Kalutara, son of EDGAR EBERT and STELLA JUMEAUX.  He was born 18-Jun-1894 in Kalutara,.

………………………………………………11  EDGAR ALIAN GLAUCUS BEVEN EBERT, b:17-Dec-1917, Kalutara,.

……………………………………9  2^nd Spouse of EDWIN ALLAN BEVEN: + GRACE HARLING             

…………………………………………10  PARTRICIA¹¹ BEVEN, b:(Ceylon) SL; m. CAPTAIN PETER HARRIS (Captain in the Kings Own Rifles), 7-Apr-1913, St Mary Abbots, Kensington, England; b:England.

 ………………………………………...10  EDWIN HARLING BEVEN (Military service: Bet. 1939 - 8-May-1945, (Became a POW in Germany until liberated by the British Second Army on the 8/5/1945), b:1911, (Ceylon) SL.

……………………………………9  DR FREDERICK FORREST BEVEN (Medical Practitioner), b:8-Nov-1868, Col.,; d:9-Dec-1902, England. + MARY FISHER in England: She was born in England.

…………………………………………10  ROBERT BEVEN, b:England.

…………………………………………10  LEONARD BEVEN, b:England.

……………………………………9  HERBERT JOHN BEVEN, b:16-Jul-1871, Col.,; d:18-Jun-1945, (Ceylon) SL.

……………………………………9  FLORENCE-May-BEVEN, b:1-Dec-1872, Col.,; d:5-Oct-1947, (Ceylon) SL.

……………………………………9  HARRY EDWARD BEVEN, (Ceylon Civil Service) b:13-Dec-1874, Col. + MARIE SMITH, St Paul, Kandy, Central Province; d:24/6/1941

 ……………………………………9  2^nd Spouse of HARRY EDWARD BEVEN: CONSTANCE DAVIS.

………………………………8  AMELIA LETITIA SWAN, b:19-Jul-1847, Col; d:18-Jan-1864, Col.

………………………………8  LUCY JOSELINE SWAN, b:4-Aug-1849, Col; d:14-Jan-1935, Col. m. JOHN MAXFIELD, 1878, Holy Trinity Church, Col..

………………………………8  LOUISA CHARLOTTE SWAN, b:29-Jun-1852, Col. + ROBERT SPENCER SCHRADER 26-Jul-1880 in Holy Trinity Church, Col., son of FREDERICK SCHRADER and HARRIET ANDREE.  Born: 14-May-1856 in Col.,, and died 29-Mar-1904 in Col.

……………………………………9  HENLY SPENCER¹⁰ SCHRADER, b:Col. + ADA MILDRED LA BROOY, 23-Jul-1919, St Michael's and All Angels' Church, Col.; b:3-Dec-1893, Col.

………………………………8  DR WILLIAM HENRY SWAN, (M.B.C.M.(EDIN),L.R.C.P. & S.(EDIN) : Doctor in the Civil Medical Department Ceylon) b:4-Feb-1855, Col; d:1-Jun-1904, Col. + ROSALIND CAROLINE MODDER 21-Jun-1880 in Holy Trinity Church, Col., daughter of JOHN MODDER and CAROLINE ANJOU.  B:19-Nov-1857 in (Ceylon) SL, and died 20-Aug-1915 in Col.

……………………………………9  WILLIAM GIFFARD CLARENCE¹⁰ SWAN, b:28-Sep-1881, Col.,; d:16-Jan-1925 + MARIE CHRISTIANA JELTES 10-Aug-1907 in British Consulate, Bangkok, China, daughter of PETER JELTES and MADAM MAJU.  She was born 6-Apr-1890 in China.

…………………………………………10  CORA¹¹ SWAN, b:19-Dec-1909; d:28-Dec-1909.

…………………………………………10  WILLIAM HENRY SWAN, b:1-Jan-1913.

…………………………………………10  ARTHUR CLIVE SWAN, b:14-Jun-1915.

…………………………………………10  FRANK DIGBY SWAN, b:7-Feb-1917.

…………………………………………10  JEAN MARIE SWAN, b:24-Oct-1918.

…………………………………………10  GEORGE CLARENCE SWAN, b:23-Apr-1921.

……………………………………9  ROSEBUD MARJORIE VERNA SWAN, b:3-Feb-1883, Col.,; d:21-Jul-1885

……………………………………9  DR HENRY ERIC CARL SWAN (: L.R.C.P. & S.(EDIN),L.F.P>S.(GLAS), L.D.S.(EDIN)), b:17-Sep-1884, Col. + ADA MARGARET BEVEN 19-Dec-1912 in St Mary, Veyangoda, daughter of CHARLES BEVEN and ADA SWAN.  She was born 8-Jun-1886 in Kandy, Central Province.

…………………………………………10  ROSA ADA SWAN, b:14-Dec-1913, Kandy, SL + DARLEY CUNNINGHAM INGLETON, son of BRIERY INGLETON and GENEVIEVE FRANK.  He was born in Col. .

………………………………………………11  GILLIAN¹² INGLETON, b:(Ceylon) SL; m. NOEL TREVOR ERNEST BROHIER; b:25-Dec-1943, Col. .

         …………………………………………10  DOREEN SWAN, b:18-Dec-1915, Kandy, Central Province.

……………………………………9  VICTOR LESLIE SHELDON SWAN, b:8-Jun-1887, Col.,; d:29-Oct-1957, Col. + PRIMROSE ARLENE PHILOMENA WRIGHT 28-Jun-1911 in All Saints' Church, Borella, Col.  daughter of ARCHIBALD WRIGHT and CECILIA DE LA HARPE.  She was born 23-Apr-1891 in Col. Western Province.

…………………………………………10  PRIMROSE MARIE¹¹ SWAN, b:30-Jun-1912, Col. Western Province.

…………………………………………10  THERESE GENEVIEVE SWAN, b:3-Jan-1916, Col. Western Province.

…………………………………………10  DOROTHY JOYCE SWAN, b:29-Apr-1922, Col.  + WILLIAM JAMES STEPHEN POULIER (: B.SC.(EDIN.)

Occupation: Chief Engineer, Mechanical Branch, Irrigation Department Ceylon) 16-Feb-1942 in All Saints' Church, Borella, Col.  son of VICTOR POULIER and DOROTHY DE NIESE.  He was born 2-Aug-1915 in Kandy, SL

………………………………………………11  DOROTHY LESLY¹² POULIER, b:2-Dec-1942, Col. .

………………………………………………11  WILLIAM JOHN GRAHAM POULIER, b:18-May-1945, Col. .

………………………………………………11  RONALD DENNIS SHELDON POULIER, b:22-Oct-1946, Col. .

………………………………………………11  MAYANITA ROMANY POULIER, b:1-Sep-1949, Col. .

………………………………………………11  MARI LOUISE POULIER, b:12-Aug-1952, Col. .

………………………………………………11  PAUL MARTIN MARK POULIER, b:25-Apr-1955, Col. .

…………………………………………10  SHELLEY BERNARD ST CLAIR SWAN, b:31-Dec-1928, Col.

……………………………………9  ROSE MADGE ELAINE SWAN, b:2-Aug-1889, Col.

……………………………………9  GLADYS AUGA CARO SWAN, b:28-May-1891, Col.

……………………………………9  VERNON LOUIS ST CLAIR SWAN (1: Bet. 1955 - 1961, Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court,  2: 28-Apr-1937, Commissioner of Requests, Col.,  3: 1-Jul-1939, Class I Grade II, Judicial Service,  4: 1-Jun-1942, Class I Grade I and Additional District Judge of Col.,  5: 15-Jan-1946, Special Class of the Judicial Service,  6: 19-Aug-1946, Acting Commissioner of Compensation Claims,  7: 8-Feb-1947, District Judge Col.,  8: 1-Nov-1947, Commissioner of Assize,  9: 1-Mar-1949, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice), b:19-Mar-1894, Col.,; d:1961, Col. + FLORENCE EVELYN HOLE 28-Apr-1919 in St Marys, Bambalapitiya  Col.  daughter of GEORGE HOLE and FLORENCE WRIGHT.  She was born 10-Jul-1897 in Col. Western Province.

…………………………………………10  EILEEN THEODORA¹¹ SWAN, b:26-Sep-1920, Col. Western Province.

…………………………………………10  IONE PATRICIA SWAN, b:18-Sep-1921, Col. Western Province.

…………………………………………10  SHEILA MARIE SWAN, b:22-Mar-1923, Col. Western Province.

…………………………………………10  NINETTE CARMEN SWAN, b:31-May-1925, Col. Western Province.

…………………………………………10  MIRIAM ANTOINETTE SWAN, b:27-May-1927, Col. Western Province.

…………………………………………10  FRANCES EVELYN SWAN, b:7-Oct-1928, Col. Western Province.

…………………………………………10  RITA CHRISTINE SWAN, b:13-Mar-1930, Col. Western Province.