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Contents
Background
Jan Vennik was born on 15 April 1823 in Koedijk, the Netherlands. He was the fourth of seven children of Jan Vennik & Geertje Foppes. Vennik's father was a carpenter, and Jan Vennik (junior) besides later looking for gold was listed as working in the Netherlands as a barman.
He married Kaatje Dekker [1] in Ballarat on 23 March 1866, a marriage later also acknowledged in the Netherlands on 17 March 1870 when they briefly returned to the Netherlands. There were no children from that marriage.
According to notes taken at the time of the Treason Trials Vennik had pierced ears, several scars and had lost the end of the thumb on his right hand.[2]
Kaatje Vennk died on 21 August 1899. [3] Jan Vennik died in Amsterdam.[4]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Jan Vennik shared a tent situated 300 yards from the Eureka Stockade with two other men, Cornelius Peters and Le Fronzis Romeo.[5]
Post 1854 Experiences
Jan Vennik was one of 12 prisoners tried for treason. He was put on trial on 22 March 1855, at which time Cornelius Peters was able to provide an alibi. [6]
In March 1867 Jan Vennik was one of three shareholders in the Ross Creek and Geelong Sluicing and Gold Mining Company (Registered), and he held three shares.[7]
Jan and Kaatje Vennik left Australia some time after 1890.[8]
In the News
- FOUR-ROOMED House, cellar, half acre frontage Creek and Hargreaves Streets; leaving colony. K. Vennik (Kaatje), grocer [9], Hargreaves Street west.[10]
- Chest drawers, Bedstead, Sofa, Table and sundries, J. Vennik at Hargreaves Street west.[11]
- Number on the roll – 144 Vennik, Jan, in Williamstown, amount of tonnage owned 33, number of votes entitled to 1. [12]
- In Rotterdam – Vennik - ships name:Cornelia Henriette. [13]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ a widow, also Dutch born in Rotterdam 22 December 1824.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004
- ↑ Death certificate Kaatje Dekker, age 74, listed as a widow of Gijsbertus Bekkers and housewife of Jan Vennik, passed away in Rotterdam 21-8-1899.
- ↑ Family Notices – Deaths: Death. Notified on 20th of December J. Vennik, male, widower, 78 years, No 23206, Nieuwe Amsterdamse Courant – Algemeen Handelsblad – 74th year. Saturday 21 December 1901, p.6.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004
- ↑ Victoria Government Gazette, No 56, Tuesday 28 May 1867.
- ↑ Bendigo Advertiser, 06 May 1891.
- ↑ Katjee Vennik's first husband Lucas Minhold was a grocer
- ↑ Bendigo Advertiser, 29 April, p3.
- ↑ Bendigo Advertiser, 06 May 1891.
- ↑ Wollaston, H.N.P., Roll of ship-owners – continued, Department of Trade and Customs, Melbourne, 21st January 1898, p.748,
- ↑ Dutch shipping news, 6 August 1901. PPN: 832337900.
External links
Yvon Davis, 23 March 2013
