Roosje Roos, Genealogical Bureau in the Netherlands excited about the VR-research and more on the van Romondt Indonesian Branch

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Roosje Roos, Genealogical Bureauhttp://www.roosjeroos.nl/ in the Netherlands contains Civil Registration of the Dutch East Indies and provide genealogical services to Dutch, Dutch-Indonesian Families, Dutch-Jewish families.

Roosje Roos send a nice reaction stating "Uw eigen website ziet er erg mooi uit!"

While doing the research we hope to find the missing gaps with the van Romondt's who were born or died in Indonesia with the help of Roosje Roos and the Indonesian Archives.

You might be thinking INDONESIA? Did we have van Romondt's of the West Indian Branch in Indonesia?



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Yes,we also have a indonesian Branch:

Hellmutt van Romondt was born in Tasikmalaja, Geertruida van Romondt was born in Batang, Jane van Romondt was born in Batang, Robert Diederik van Romondt was born in 1938 in Bandung and Harold E. van Romondt died in 1942 in Java.

The only branch we have been able to find descendants of are of Harold E. van Romondt who lived in the Netherlands. Harold was born in Paramaribo, Suriname son of Willem Hermann Anthon van Romondt who was minister of the government in Suriname. Willem is son of Everhardus Alexander van Romondt, son Johannes Willem van Romondt, son of Diederik Johannes van Romondt & Ann Hassell.

In 1920 Willem Hermann Anthon van Romondt was transferred to the Netherlands and worked as "Refendaris der Colonien" in The Hague. Due to the new function of his father, Harold moved at the early age of 12 to The Hague, The Netherlands. In the `20 and `30 he joined the local football team HBS in the Hague. He was a good player and was known for his hard shots and he also played in the B-team of the Dutch Team. He studied "Indologie" at the University of Leiden and Utrecht and there he met his wife Lia Snel. Soon after he emigrated to Indonesia along with his wife and settled in Java. In Java Harold became district commissioner for the region of Gyanjar Bali. In the `40 the 2nd World War started and Japan attacted Indonesia. Harold didn't want to move from his function and wanted to defend the Dutch Flag. Soon after Harold was taking in captivity by the Japenese and murdered in 1942. A black day in history.


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His wife Lia returned in 1948 from Bali to The Netherlands by boot with the 2 children. The familie lived by Lia's family in The Hague, The Netherlands. In 1952 Lia was appointed for a job at the ambassy of Indonesia in Brussel by a gentleman that worked with Harold in Bali and moved together with the children to Brussels Belgium. Descendants of the family live today in the Netherlands, Belgium and Canada

Source: Diederik van Romondt (HOL)

Fact: Onderafdeeling Gianjar Controleur Mr. H.E. Van Romondt (1e klasse) 1938-07-20 (Source: Nick Posthumus, 2006, www.marco-visser.com)

For more info of the WWII please visit:
WIKIPEDIA at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
BBChttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/

For more information of the beautiful island of Indonesia please visit:http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/