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Wards in Dale

Historical overview of the wards in Dale in 1748 and 1784, with farms, residents and lists of able-bodied men.

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Rotten Dale, 1748

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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 Dale for the years 1748 and 1784.

In the archival records of the Liberale Gifte of 1748, all houses in Dale 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.

1748 • Liberale Gifte

First Ward

  1. Den Slikketap
  2. Bekerbrusse
  3. Beekerhuis
  4. Ebbers
  5. Jan Ebbersstede
  6. Salemans
  7. De Kleijne Hunpe
  8. Neerhof
  9. Nonhof
  10. Eppink
  11. De Hunpe
  12. Vervelde
  13. ‘t Passche
  14. Welpshof

Second Ward

  1. Buesink
  2. De Heurne
  3. Liesen
  4. Welink
  5. Wubbels
  6. Houwer
  7. Lammers
  8. De Kloese
  9. ‘t Villeken
  10. De Rijtte
  11. Nieuwe Maas
  12. Oude Maas
  13. Brunink
  14. De Smoege

Third Ward

  1. Rouhof
  2. Kolstee
  3. Wijgers
  4. Hunink
  5. Pennings
  6. Nijenhuis
  7. Hofstee
  8. Baten
  9. Pöppink
  10. ?
  11. Nieuw Grotenhuis

Dale, First Ward, 1748

Dale, Second Ward, 1748

Dale, Third Ward, 1748

1784 • Able-Bodied Men

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

First Ward

  1. Rotmeester Jan Wijgers (Wiechers)
  2. Jan Rouhof (Ruwhof)
  3. Lambert te Kalstee (Kolstee)
  4. Hendrik te Kalstee (Kolstee)
  5. Wolter Tolkamp
  6. Garrijt Willem Maages
  7. Garritijan Penninks (Pennings)
  8. Harmen Penninks
  9. Geert Penninks
  10. Aarent Nienhuis
  11. Jan Nienhuis
  12. Jan Hofstee
  13. Willem Hofstee
  14. Hendrik Willem Puppink (‘t Pöppink)
  15. Jan Huenink
  16. Hendrik Meijnen
  17. Jan Hendrik Oosterman (Oosterman)
  18. Barent Willem op het Grotenhuijs (Grotenhuis)
  19. Garrit Jan op Smees (‘t Smees)
  20. Wessel Walvoorde
  21. Jan Eerden

Second Ward

In the ward of the late Geert Vervelde:

  1. Baarent Vervelde
  2. Baarent te Paske (‘t Paske)
  3. Harmen Bengevoort (Boombeek)
  4. Garritjan Dunck
  5. Garrijt te Loo
  6. Garrijt te Hennepe (De Hennepe)
  7. Baarent Hendrik Goosen (Welink)
  8. Jan Baarent Wiltijnk
  9. Baarentnaedes Koenders (Brusse)
  10. Aarent Wijltink
  11. Jan Baarent te Katte
  12. Hendrik Weelijnk maar doof
  13. Garrijtjan Bruenijnk
  14. Deerk Neerhof (Neerhof)
  15. Hendrik Jan Neerhof (Neerhof)
  16. Hendrik Nonhof (Nonhof)
  17. Frederijk Roosijer
  18. Wijllem Eppink (Eppink)
  19. Hendrik Jan Kartschot

Third Ward

In the ward of the demolished Bruenijnk:

  1. Baerent Baarentschot
  2. Antonij te Wijnkel
  3. Hendrik Jan te Riete (Riete)
  4. Hendrik Jan Wuebbels (Wubbels)
  5. Derk Bongen (Houwer)
  6. Garrijt Jan Houwers (‘t Slat)
  7. Garrit Houwers (Vervelde)
  8. Waander te Kloese (De Kloeze)
  9. Baerent Looman (Lammers)
  10. Wessel Lammers
  11. Aarent Leijsen
  12. Jan Leijsen (Liezen)
  13. Jan Westendorp (Maas)

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