Gijsberdina van Son was born on 4 September 1849 in Drunen, the daughter of Leonardus van Son and Henrica van Son. Before her marriage she worked as a maidservant. On 28 April 1870 she married the Drunen farmer Arnoldus Klerks. In the twenty-odd years that followed she brought thirteen children into the world; family life was marked by grief, for several children died very young. Gijsberdina died on 21 May 1923 in Drunen, aged 73, two years before her husband.
Life events
- Generation
- 8
- Occupation
- dienstmeid
Notes
Written in the document as Gijsberdina v. Son; occupation from the note at the marriage.
Parents
Family with Arnoldus Klerks
Marriage: 28 april 1870
Children (13)
Family page: G010
Photos
Het echtpaar op deze foto — Arnoldus Klerks en Gijsberdina van Son — zijn de ouders van Leonardus Klerks (geboren 1878). Uit de geboorteakte van Leonardus blijkt dat Arnoldus van beroep landbouwer was en niet kon schrijven: de akte werd namens hem door de getuigen ondertekend.