Dutch and German Immigrants The Prins Family - Pier 21

·not married8. Willem·married to Sara Jongstra (Ali, Wim, Siep, Dirk, Saartje and Klaas)9. Harry·married to Nel van der MeerMemories of Aunt Styn Visser-NeervoortShe lived in the President Krugerstraat 78 as long as she can remembertill she got married to Uncle Cor Visser. As far as she knows,everydaughter married out of that house, the only time the front doorwas used! However, the second daughter Jannie separated from herhusband and came with her daughter Jeanne back to live at home.Uncle Cor was studying fo rhis fourth rank mate rating, commutingbetween IJmuiden and Amsterdam when he met Aunt Styn at a dance inthe Willem Barendz, a popular entertainment place in those days. At theend of the evening he asked her if he could walk her home to which shesaid yes. From that point on it eventually progressed to a happymarriage. The first part of their marriage they lived in the VanSpilbergenstraat with her mother-in-law. From there they moved toAmsterdam, Amstelveen, Schoorl, Bergen and finally to the island ofSchiermonnikoog.This island is one of the Wadden Zee islands on the north coast ofHolland. Uncle Cor’s parents were born there, but moved later on toIJmuiden. His dad was one of the Spanish flue eqidemic victims in 1919.After their daughter Hennie was born, their only regret was that theydidn’t get anymore children. And she told me it was not that didn’t try!Being the wife of a merchant marine captain meant being long periods oftime separated from him; but visits to the family in IJmuiden and theother way around were often made. And she joined him for a fewvoyages, enjoyed by both of them.Dad’s 2nd Marriage and Sister AnnekeAunt Styn, the youngest sister of my second mother, told me that Annaand my father met after a Stormvogels soccer game. Uncle Antoon, and(later) Uncel Jan Tol who was married to Mary, sister of Anna and Styn,were team mates and after the game they often enjoyed a drink of Dutchgin at Willem Koster’s establishment. Friends and supporters camealong too and it was there where my dad was introduced to Anna.Sometimes after that, I met her and the rest of the Neervoort family whowere living in the President Krugerstraat 78. On a Sunday morning we