The research is still ongoing. So, for everyone who has previously read the entire website, I am listing here all the articles I have added since the publication of this website. This way, everyone can stay up to date with the latest findings!!

Whaling in 1670

Most likely, Willem de Vlamingh sailed out every year to go whaling before he worked for the VOC. Through a notarial deed, we discovered that in 1670 he sailed on a ship named the Prins Wilhelm te Paerd. This passage can be found in the chapter Whaling.

Authorization by Willempie

In December 1696, while her husband was on the great voyage to the unknown land, Willempie authorized a certain Hilbrant van der Heijde to collect money on her behalf from someone (unfortunately, it is not stated who owed her money). Should that person fail to pay, Hilbrant van der Heijde would represent her case before the highest court. This deed underscores the impression we already gained from everything else we found out about Willem's wife: she really held her own. The deed of authorization can be found under the heading "Willempie's character" in the chapter Willempie.

Willempie's family members

As the staff at the Amsterdam City Archives continue their hard work of digitizing and indexing records, new discoveries occasionally emerge in the course of this research. For instance, we suddenly came across a match for the name Craghon! From the estate inventory and the division of the estate - dated 1653 and 1655, respectively - we could deduce that Evertje’s father had died when she was very young, as her mother remarried in 1652. When the mother passed away not long after, she left behind three children from her first marriage; all three were minors. One of them was likely Willempie.