MY FAMILY TREE By Hester Sweens Class G2B
1. Hester Sweens My name is Hester Sweens. I’m born on the 1st of July in 2003, in the hospital of Weert, Limburg. I have no brothers or sister. The first three years of my life I lived at the WillemAlexanderlaan 47 in Maarheeze. On my fourth birthday we moved to the Meidoorstraat, number 9, also in Maarheeze. I’m eight days older than Sophie. We know eachother since we’re born and we’re best friends from the start. In 2007 I went to the primary school, OBS Cranendonck. I started in class 1/2b, there I met Sofie. Since 2009 I play hockey at HC Cranendonck. At the moment in play in the MC1 outdoor, and I play in the MC1Z and MC3Z indoor. In the MC1 and MC1Z I play in the defence. At the MC3Z I’m the goalie. I do both because I really like to play and I really like to be the goalie and I actually can’t choose. In the outdoor season I train three times a week, and I play one match. That is a lot and I don’t get to combine it always with school, homework and practicing piano. I play the piano since 2011 and I have two certificates, A and B. I play piano once a week at a Thursday. On Friday I go to the Harlekyn. That’s a place where there are organized activities for people from 16 years and older. But the problem is that there’s nothing to do for the people from 12 to 16 years old, so we decided to organize something for people from that age. I try to organize this with 2 boys, 2 girls, 2 people from the Harlekyn and someone from JongInC.
Me with my friend Jade in Renesse in 2016
2. Joseph Louis Sweens My dad’s name is Jos Sweens. He was born on the 24th of March in 1966 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant. He works at Galvano, in Eindhoven as Project Manager Business Support. He has one sister called Auk. There is one story about my dad and aunt when they were younger I really like. It was an accident with a pan. Once my dad and aunt were in a quarrel, nothing special so far, because that’s what siblings do. But then my aunt got angry and hit my dad with a pan against his mouth. A piece of tooth broke and he needed to fill it. When my dad was a student, he travelled around the world with Up With People.That is an organization that has to aim to break cultural barriers by giving musical shows. Since 1993 he has a relationship with Jolanda Kros. A thing I really like to do with my dad is cooking. When I was younger I would always sit on the kitchen dresser, watching him cooking. At the time I got old enough I would help him, mostly with preparing. It was called the Mise en place but I could pronounce it well and I thought it wasn’t a funny word, so I called it Milan plast, because I thought that that was funny. Nowadays we sometimes cook together but not often, because I don’t have a lot of time because of all the training, piano and Harlekyn. Or I just want to relax a bit.
3. Johanna Wijntje Kros My mother is called Jolanda Kros. She is born on the 5th of March in 1971 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland. She has one sister, Leontien. She has her own company, called Gazeuse. She helps small businesses with communication, for example the use of social media. My mother used to play volleyball. But in January 2015 she fell and she torned her meniscus. In November she was operated. Then end December 2015 she fell again but this time she ripped of her ligament in her knee, and now she can’t play sports when you have to make fast turning movements and where you have to jump. What makes my mother my mother is that when I’m not feeling good about something, she just tells me what she thinks, she gives me a hug and after that I really feel better.
4. Jan Joseph Marie Sweens My grandfather, called Hans was born on the 17th of April in 1933 in Nijmegen, Gelderland. When I was seven he died, at the 17th of August, when he was 77 years old. He was married with my grandmother, Loes. One of the things I remembered clearly is that when he got older he sometimes was in a wheelchair, and if I was tired of walking I got in his wheelchair as well. I don’t remember a lot about him, but another thing that was typical about my grandfather was that when he got a present he unwrapped it really careful. When we asked why he always said: ‘Now we can recycle it!’
Birth certificate from my grandfather
My father, grandfather and I in 2008
5. Louise Henriëtte Bouts On the 10th of July 1934 my grandmother, Loes, was born in Maasbree. I don’t know why, but she doesn’t like it to be born there. When I was younger I was really interested by the WWII, and she told me a story that really impressed me. At the time this happened she lived in Blerick, Limburg. Her neighbours were Jews and she was really good friends with their daughter. One day she wanted to play with that girl, but she couldn’t find her. She didn’t get what was going on. After the war was over she knew that her neighbours were deported and killed. I once went to Blerick with her. There is a monument in Blerick where all the names of the people that were killed in the WWII stand on. We walked by it and my grandmother told me where her neighbours stood. I was really impressed by this story, and it made me realise how it really was. In books things can be written, but if someone you know tells you a story that actually happened to them, it is really impressive.
Me and my grandmother on September 2nd 2015
6. Cornelis Willem Kros The father from my mother is called Cees. He was born on the 21th of March in 1954 in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland. He is married to Clarie. He works for Henkel. My grandfather used to smoke, but when he came into the hospital because he had breathing troubles he was forced to stop. Otherwise he wouldn’t live that long anymore. I’m really proud of him. A big hobby is fishing. When I slept at my grandparents I used to go fishing with my grandfather, in front of the flat. But after 10 minutes or something, I was bored and went back to my grandmother.
From left to right: my aunt, my grandfather and my mother
7. Klaziena Gerrie Beenhakker Grandmother Clarie was born on the 2nd of April in 1954 in Papendrecht. She likes to make postcards. When I slept at my grandparents, I used to make postcards with her. I really liked to do that. Another thing we did a lot was playing games, especially Rummikub and Mens erger je niet. When my grandmother won, I always said that she was cheating and I threw everything over the table. I also liked to go grocery shopping, however, at home I didn’t like to do that because I thought it was really boring (and I actually still think that). My grandmother does a lot of voluntary work; she goes with the Zonnebloem, and she always visits old people throughout the week.
My grandmother
8. Josephus Cornelis Maria Sweens The father from my granddad was born on the 11th of May in 1900. I don’t know when he died because I couldn’t find it. He was mayor of Helmond from 1955 till 1965, and he represented the KVP.
9. Wilhelmina Cornelia Maria Vermeer The wife from my grandfather’s dad. She was born on the 6th of July in 1901. I don’t know when she died, and I don’t know anything about her.
10. Lodewijk Johannes Hubertus Bouts Louis was born on the 14th of August in 1888 in Blerick. He died on the 14th of March 1963 in Blerick.
11. Germaine Marie Geurtjens Germaine was born on the 23th of april in 1896 in Emmerin, in France. She died on the 16th of may in 1969 in Venlo.
12. Cornelis Kros The father from my grandfather was called Kees. He was born on the 18 th of February in 1927 in Sliedrecht. He died in 1991 because of cancer, so I don’t have any memories about him.
13. Johanna Korevaar I always call her Oma Oma. She was born on the 28th of April 1930 in Sliedrecht. In 1991 her husband died. She got along with Sander, but he died too. She is not that healthy anymore, so she is staying in a retirement home. In that way she can live ‘’on her own’’ but when there’s something wrong there is always help.
14. Leendert Kornelis Beenhakker Opa Beenhakker was born on the 23th of June in 1923 in Sliedrecht. He died in 2010, when I was seven years old. A clear memory I have from him, and a memory that is typically him is that he learned my to rhimes. The first one was: Leentje leered Lotje lopen Langs de lange Lindelaan Maar toen Lotje niet meer wilde Liet Leentje haar staan The second one was: Naar bed, naar bed zei Duimelot Eerst nog wat eten zei Likkepot Waar zal ik het halen zei Lange Jan Uit grootmoeders kastje zei Ringeling Dat zal ik verklappen zei het Kleine Ding
15. Janke van der Toren The mother from my grandmother is called Jannie, but I call her Oma Beenhakker. She was born on the 8th of February 1924 in Papendrecht. She’s a bit deaf. If she calls us, my mother and I always tell my dad to speak to her because she can’t hear us well. She always repeats everything five times, and that’s a bit annoying. Because of that I actually don’t really like to visit her.
24. Cornelis Willem Kros Kees was born on the 6th of January in 1904 in Sliedrecht, and he died on the 16th of February in 1974 in Sliedrecht. He was married to Neeltje Kros-Bakker. They married on the 25th of April in 1925 in Sliedrecht.
25. Neeltje Martina Bakker Neeltje was born on the 17th of January 1904 in Sliedrecht, and shie died on the 4th of June in 1997, at the age of 93.
26. Arie-Jan Korevaar Born on the 23th of May in 1906 in Sliedrecht. He married to Jaantje Korevaar-Vernooij. Because of an mistake, I only know he died on the 20th of a month in 1975 in Sliedrecht.
27. Adriana Hendrina Cornelia Vernooij Jaantje Vernooij was born on the 26th of September in 1904 in Arkel. She died on the 27th of March in 1990 in Sliedrecht.
28. Jacob Jorinus Beenhakker He was born on the 28th of November 1896 in Sliedrecht. I couldn’t find where, and when he died. He was married to Leentje Beenhakker-Mellegers.
29. Leentje Mellegers Leentje Mellegers was born on the 25th of March in 1898 in Sliedrecht. She was buried on the 1st of October in 1976 in Sliedrecht.
48. Reijer Kros Reijer Kros was born on the 11th of January in 1874 in Sliedrecht and he died on the 12th of July in 1952 in Sliedrecht. He was married with Geertje Kros-van der Graft. They married on the 2nd of May in 1896.
49. Geertje van der Graft She was born on the 20th of September in 1874. She died on the 6th of May 1946.
56. Pieter Arie Beenhakker Pieter Arie Beenhakker was born on the 9th of January 1867 in Sliedrecht. He died at the 15th of May in 1922. I don’t know what has happened, but his wife – Gerrigje – died 2 days after him. Maybe it’s a coincidence, or something happened, but I couldn’t find anything.
57. Gerrigje Johanna Verschoor She was born in Sliedrecht, on the 15th of February 1866. And she also died in Sliedrecht, at the 17th of May 1922.
58. Kornelis Mellegers The father of Leentje Mellegers. Born on the 18th of May 1872. He died on the 19th of May 1948. He married to Martina Mellegers - van den Herik.
59. Martina van den Herik Martina was born on the 13th of June in 1870 in Sliedrecht. She died on the 29th of December in 1955.
After The part of the project I liked, was the part where you had to find persons from your family. The part where I needed to put all the information in a document I didn’t like that much. It was a lot of work, and at the end the stories got boring because I didn’t know the people and I didn’t know how to make it a bit interesting. I don’t have a lot of questions about my family, because there were no ‘’odd’’ things that happened such as divorce or something. The only question I have is why did Gerrigje and Pieter Arie died two days after eachother.
