Aladnaweg 6 (a), Dale

Overview

Based on the historical information set out below, we strongly suspect that De Koekoek was formerly known as Klein Hennepe.

Second World War

During the Second World War, the young Peter van Essen from Apeldoorn spent two years in hiding at De Koekoek to avoid forced labour in Germany. For part of that time he stayed above a pigsty in a barn at the farm. It was there that he began writing a diary.

In 1947 he married the daughter of resistance leader ‘Uncle Jan’ Wikkerink and in 1953 they emigrated to Canada together.

In 2015 he published his experiences from that period in book form under the title ‘Above the Pigsty’. The original diary is preserved by the Nationaal Onderduikmuseum. Peter van Essen died in Canada on 1 November 2018.

Besides the compelling account of the author’s time in hiding, the book also contains photographs and drawings, including the floor plan of De Koekoek shown here.

Archives

Liberal Gift 1748

Residents

For a time the farm was occupied by two brothers and their families. They were sons of Berent Nijenhuis alias te Hennepe and Griete te Hennepe. The second family initially lived at De Hennepe.

1^e gezin:

Henric te Hennepe / Klein Hennepe (Dale), married in Aalten on 19-12-1697 to
Enneken Rexwinckel (Aalten, 02-12-1666)

2^e gezin:

Gerrit (Geert) Hietbrinck ook genaamd te Hennepe / Klein Hennepe (Corle – Dale < 1729),
married (2) in Aalten on 25-05-1701 to
Enneken Goormans (Barlo – Dale > 1748)

In 1720 Geert paid the church rent for Klein Hennepe.

Next residents, daughter and son-in-law:

Berent Krijgers alias Boumeijster alias te Hennepe / Klein Hennepe (Aalten, 19-09-1697 – Dale, 24-03-1779), married in Aalten on 06-02-1729 to
Derske te Hennepe (Dale – Dale, 08-06-1778)

Next residents, son and daughter-in-law:

Geert Klein Hennepe / te Hennepe (Aalten, 03-09-1729 – Dale, 02-05-1782), married in Aalten on 21-04-1759 to
Henderske Moris / Moens (Aalten, 26-09-1734 – Dale, 05-03-1773)

Next resident, unmarried brother/brother-in-law:

Frerik (aan de) Klei(j)n(e) Hennepe / te Hennepe (Aalten, 31-08-1732 – Dale, 12-07-1807)

Next residents, son of Geert and Henderske, and daughter-in-law:

Derk Klein Hennepe / te Hennepe (Aalten, 02-03-1766 – Dale, 11-08-1809), married in Aalten on 22-12-1793 to
Berendina Gersen / Gerritsen (Aalten, 05-1766 – Heurne, 13-10-1850)

Next residents, sister/sister-in-law and brother-in-law:

Hendrik Jan Driesten (Haart, 16-10-1774 – Dale, 01-11-1840), married in Aalten on 07-10-1798 to
Hendrika Klein Hennepe (Aalten, 02-06-1771 – Dale, 01-05-1826)

In 1793 Hendrika bought half of the small farm Klein Hennepe from her unmarried uncle Frederik Klein Hennepe, son of Berent Krijgers and Derske te Hennepe, for 180 guilders and probably already owned the other half through her father. According to the Registre Civique, Hendrik Jan Driesten lived at De Koekoek in 1811.

In 1823 De Koekoek was occupied by two households, as shown by its double entry in the register. Both resident sequences are followed below up to 1967. At some point a new farm was probably built nearby, where the residents shown in the right-hand column settled; this is now Aladnaweg 4.

Population Register 1823–1850

Population Register 1850–1860

Population Register 1860–1870

Population Register 1870–1880

Population Register 1880–1890

Population Register 1890–1900

Population Register 1900–1910

Population Register 1910–1920

Population Register 1920–1930

Population Register 1930–1940

Address Directory 1934

Address Directory 1967

Owners

This overview is incomplete.

Year	Plot	Owner	Description
1832	C-311 C-310	Engelbertus Stapelkamp, farmer Hendrik Jan Driessen, tailor	440 m² house & yard 440 m² house & yard
1908	C-4094 C-4095	Hendrik Jan ter Horst, farmer Antonie Arent Jan Driessen e.c., farmer	700 m² house, barn & yard 620 m² house, barn & yard
1926	C-4456 C-4457	Gerrit Hendrik ter Horst, farmer Antonie Arent Jan Driessen e.c., farmer	750 m² house & yard 7,192 m² house & arable land
1933 1948	C-4456 C-4457	Herman ter Horst, farmer Gerrit Hendrik Driessen, farmer	750 m² house, barns & yard 7,192 m² house, barn, arable land
1979	C-5623	G.P. M., carpenter	2,350 m² house, barn, garden, meadow

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