Robert Boot
Updated May 2008
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What you do today is tomorrow’s history. Unknown.
On 11th July, 1935, at the Nederlandse
Hervormde Kerk in Almelo, The Netherlands, were married Johannes (Jan) Adrianus Pierre Gustaaf BOOT,
born at The Hague, 19/12/1905, and Hermina (Mieke)
Katharina Gertruida RHEE, born 4/4/1912 at Almelo.
The officiating clergyman, dominee J.P. de Bie’s,
inscription in the front of their wedding bible recommends
Exodus 33:15, “Then Moses said to Him, ‘If your
presence does not go with us, do not send us up from
here’.”
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1934
Engagement photo of Jan BOOT and Mieke RHEE
L to r: (rear) Aad DOLK, Emilie BOOT, Lou
SCHOENER, Emmelien AMIOT, Joh VAN CUYK,
Nettie DOLK, Henk DOLK, (seated at front),
Angele AMIOT (1887-1967), Jan's future
mother in law , Jacoba Wilhelmina HOFMAN,
(1883-1967), Jan, Mieke. |
Six months later, they would
arrive at Melbourne, Australia. Children
of this marriage are:
- Mieke Anja, born
01/07/1936 in Sydney
- Inge Jacoba, born
19/11/1937 in Sydney, (†2000 at Goes,
Zeeland, The Netherlands)
- Hendrik Jan, born
11/10/1939 in Hobart
- Ilse Hermina, born
06/01/1942 in Hobart
- Erwin Harald, born
19/01/1945 in Hobart
- Bernt Jan, born
29/01/1947 in Hobart
- Anja Hermina, born
07/11/1949 in Hobart
- Robert Jan, born
03/05/1952 in Hobart
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Flyleaf
wedding bible. Robert
Boot's birth announcement. |
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Wedding photo of Jan Boot and
Mieke Rhee taken 1935. Jan lost his left hand at the age of 24 as the result of driving along while holding on to the roof railing of his car. Avoiding a collision at an intersection near the city of Haarlem, the car flipped, landing on its roof and crushed his left hand which had to be amputated. He was always very self conscious of this, hence, he stands to the left side of his bride rather than the customary
right. |
