Background information Westra.info

Bathmen at the end of world war II

Westra's in the far east

Hendriks family

Jurien Wybes

Jurien Wybes

St Johannisga 1725

Presumably born as the son of Wybe Claes in the small Frisian town of Sint Johannisga. Jurrien Wybes marries Akke Reytses and they have three children of which Auke Jurrien is the youngest.

Auke Jurriens

Auke Jurriens

St Johannesga 1756

Son of Jurrien Wybes. Takes on the surname of Westra for the first time in recorded history. Jurrien buys land and moves ten kilometres east to the tiny agricultural community Katlijk.

Harmen

Harmen

Katlijk 1801

Born as the son of Auke Jurriens and Jansje Jans in Katlijk. Moved 50 kilometres east to the Drente provincial capital of Assen. As a and owner Harmen builds a mansion ans marries Elisabeth Kremers.

Augustus H.

Augustus H.

Assen 1845

Augustus Hermanus is born in 1845 in Assen. At a young age he moves to the Dutch East Indies to become a high ranked govenment official. He lives his life in present day Indonesia for most of his days.

Otto August

Otto August

Pajacombo 1879

Born in Pajacombo on the island of present day Sumatra Otto August tred in his fathers footsteps. After a Dutch education Otto also spent most of his life serving the govenment of the Dutch East Indies.

August Herlof

August Herlof

Batavia 1907

Born in the capital of the Dutch East Indies August was raised by maids in the household of his parents untill he was sent to The Netherlands were he studied medicine and became a general pactitioner in the town of Bathmen.