Wards in Barlo

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Aalten, Bredevoort and the surrounding rural districts were formerly subdivided into wards. Each ward had an appointed ward master. Their task was to pass official notices and other instructions from the central administration in Bredevoort to the residents of their ward. We have found records of the wards in Barlo for the years 1748 and 1784.

In the archival records of the Liberale Gifte of 1748, all houses in Barlo are listed by ward, including their residents. The Liberale Gifte was a special levy of 2% of a person’s assets, imposed to cover the additional defence costs resulting from a French invasion of the Southern Netherlands in 1745–1747. Anyone owning less than 500 guilders did not have to pay the levy, but could make a voluntary contribution — hence the name.

In 1784, a list was compiled for each rural district of all ‘able-bodied men’ aged 18–50, arranged by ward. It appears that the ward boundaries were adjusted somewhat between 1748 and 1784, as was the order in which the wards were numbered.

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1748 • Liberale Gifte

First Ward

1. Winkelhorst
2. Zwietink
3. Lankhof
4. Meijnen
5. Lubbers
6. Maris
7. Leeland
8. Gantvoort
9. Sligte
10. Sligte
11. Steger Hutte
12. Hakstege

Second Ward

1. De Neeth
2. Blaauwen
3. Pampiermole
4. Keuper
5. Klomps
6. Oolthuis
7. Tolkamp
8. Hillen
9. Greutink
10. Graven
11. Luiten
12. Klein Luiten
13. Schutte
14. Goorman
15. Hoens
16. Wijnveen

Third Ward

1. Nijhof
2. Straks
3. Pakkebier
4. ?
5. Bullens
6. Wesselink
7. Groot Deunk
8. ?
9. Oonk (in de Wal)
10. Oonk
11. ?
12. Ligterink
13. Zweenen
14. Wolterink
15. Markelink

Fourth Ward

1. ‘t Bokkel
2. Fukker
3. Oonk
4. ‘t Bokkel
5. Scheper aan ‘t Bokkel
6. Sturris
7. Bouwhuis
8. Koks Huisken
9. Kok
10. Koks Huisken
11. Broekmans
12. Bouwhuis Wever
13. Klein Wisselink
14. De Götter
15. Hoenink
16. Freriks
17. Van Eerden
18. Klumper
19. Tente
20. Tukker

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1784 • Able-Bodied Men

Source: list of all ‘able-bodied men’ aged 18–50 living in the rural district of Barlo in 1784, arranged by ward. The farm where each person lived is shown in brackets where known, subject to possible errors. Transcription: Remco Neerhof.

First Ward

1. Hinderk Winkelharst (), ward master (rotmeester)
2. Rolf Winkelharst
3. Wilem Lankhof (Lankhof)
4. IJan Switk (Swijtink)
5. Derck Henderck Switk (Swijtink)
6. Gritian Meinen (Meijnen)
7. Hinderick Hikstege
8. Gritian Luidbers (Lubbers)
9. Wilem Luidbers
10. Berenhinderck Maries (Maris)
11. Gert Lelande (Leeland)
12. Derck Guisckloe (Gandvoort)
13. Berent Hinkkap (Gandvoort)
14. Hinderck Slit (Sligte)
15. IJan Slit
16. Berent Slit
17. Wilem Winkelharst (Hakstege)
18. Gritian Slit (Hakstege)

Second Ward

1. Hr. Jan te Bockel (), ward master (rotmeester)
2. en een knigt, Berent
3. Tunnis te Kaveste
4. Jan Willem Fucking
5. G. Jan Oonk
6. Jan Willem Oonk
7. […?] op Boekelder Scheper
8. 2 Knegts (Hoge Boekel)
9. Barend Kok
10. Wander Sturris en de knegt
11. […?] Snider
12. Jan Willem Tuppinp
13. Toni Broekmans
14. Jan Luebers
15. Hr. Jan an de Waterkooij
16. Gr. Jan Hatemink
17. Wander Hunink, de bijde knegts
18. Jan Freriks
19. Hr. van Eerden, 3 knegts
20. Jan Klumpers
21. Jan an den Tucker
22. Cobus an de Tente

Third Ward

1. Jan Nijhoff (), ward master (rotmeester)
2. W. Straks
3. Derk Pakkebier
4. H.r an Klein Wesselink
5. W. op Bullens
6. D. Duink
7. H. Duink
8. H.J. Wesselink
9. G.H. op Onk
10. Derk op Onk
11. G.J. op Onk
12. G. op Onk
13. …
14. F. Lijgterijndink
15. B. op Wolterink
16. Weduwe Woeltrink
17. Hendrik Markelink

Fourth Ward

1. Dr. Jan te Boekel op te Neet
2. De Keuper
3. Kloms
4. Oolthuis
5. Tolkamp
6. Hillen
7. Grutink
8. Den Gravenhof
9. Lutten
10. Lutten
11. Nijlant
12. Schutte
13. Goorman
14. Hoons
15. Hoons