"Bulner" surname in old letters and papers

Delpher Kranten

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Document: Surinaamsche courant : letterkundig dagblad
Date: 15-01-1839

http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010671732:mpeg21:a0004

Citation:
"Familiebericht". "Surinaamsche courant : letterkundig dagblad". Paramaribo, 15-01-1839. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 24-05-2017, http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010671732:mpeg21:a0004

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Document: Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant

Date: 05-06-1925

http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMDA03:000112681:mpeg21:a0016

http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMDA03:000112681:mpeg21:pdf

Citation:
"Familiebericht". "Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant". Assen, 05-06-1925. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 24-05-2017, http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMDA03:000112681:mpeg21:a0016

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KATTELER GENEALOGY

KATTELER GENEALOGIE
http://www.enterserfgoed.nl/genealogie/katteler/katteler.htm#BM4735

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Surnames - Bulner, Krasse, De Coursey

This gives the surnames of the families. There is Bulner, Krasse etc.

Burgher Association Australia
https://burgherassociationaustralia.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/very-interesting-burgher-names.pdf

However, there is no De Courcey surname in the list.

Jewish surnames
http://www.avotaynu.com/books/DJSGNames.htm

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Maps, places and locations

Atlas of Mutual Heritage
http://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/

Hellendoorn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellendoorn

Nijverdal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nijverdal

Deblits
Deblits is a farming region in Germany. Cattle are reared for beef. Deblits or Deblitz is also a common surname in Germany.
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/images/7/72/Production_of_meat%2C_by_species%2C_2015_%281_000_tonnes_of_carcass_weight%29_T2.png

Riegersbroek
This is an open largely low lying and water-logged unused swamp, left to nature's flora and fauna. Monfort Castle (built in 1260) is located here. Riegersbroek is closer to Maastricht than Amsterdam.
https://www.roerdalen.nl/beleef-de-natuur/reigersbroek_41855/

Places in the municipality of Wierden / Plaatsen in de gemeente Wierden
Main city /Hoofdplaats: Wierden
Village / Dorp : Enter
Hamlets /  Buurtschappen:

1. Enterbroek 
2. Hoge Hexel 
3. Huurne 
4. Colony 
5. The Loo 
6. Notter 
7. Rectum 
8. IJpelo 
9. Zuna

Wierden
http://www.gemeentegeschiedenis.nl/gemeentenaam/Wierden?utm_source=OpenArchieven&utm_medium=browser&utm_campaign=OpenData

Enterbroek / Enterbrook
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterbroek

Texel Island, Cape of Good Hope
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texel

Painting by Ludolf Bakhuizen - www.geheugenvannederland.nl
Pic, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5036313

Sint Michielsgestel, South Netherlands
Sint Michielsgestel is on a highland that is dry. It is name after St Michael (Gabriel, Jibrael). It is an ancient place and has been mentioned since 1200, to be occupied by the Romans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Michielsgestel

Tram lines
http://ivd-variatie-5.jouwweb.nl/513-rond-1915-lagen-tramrails-in-st-michielsgestel

Kasteel Herlaar
http://www.deheerlijkheidherlaar.nl/images/uploads/documenten/1998,Jr.04,Nr.1.pdf

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James Johannes Bulner 1926-2000

ROOTSWEB.ANCESTRY.COM
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen1235.html

James Johannes Bulner was born 27 Jan 1926 in Kandy, Ceylon. He died 26 Aug 2000 in Brisbane, Qld, Australia. James married (MRIN:5054) Trilby Monica Christiansz on 25 Jul 1953 in St. Anthony's Cathedral, Hill Street, Kandy, Ceylon. Trilby was born 29 Mar 1925 in Kandy, Ceylon.

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James Johannes Bulner was born on 27 January 1926 in Kandy, Ceylon. James was baptised in 1952. He married Trilby Monica Christiansz (Dolly) on 25 July 1953 in St Anthony's Cathedral, Hill Street, Kandy, Ceylon. Trilby was born on 29 March 1925 in Kandy, Ceylon.

The couple has 2 children - daughter Ingrid and son Perry. The family migrated to Australia in 1972, where James worked for the Australian media and was author of 2 books.

James Johannes Bulner passed away peacefully on Saturday, 26 August 2000, at the Royal Brisbane Hospital in Queensland. He suffered from diabetes the last 10 years and finally succumbed to it. He was 74 years old.

James is interred at the Albany Creek Crematorium in Bridgeman Downs, Albany Creek Memorial Park, Queensland.
https://www.heavenaddress.com/en/James-Johannes-Bulner/1283905/

He leaves behind his wife Trilby (Dolly), daughter Ingrid and son Perry. He also leaves behind his grandchildren: Natasha, Natalie, Nanette, Kateland, Jordan and great-grandson Leyton.

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BIOGRAPHY

His more detailed biography is available at this website:
http://www.island.lk/2000/09/10/opinio04.html

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BOOKS

His first book was the "Eurasians".

He wrote a second book, but it can't be obtained from Amazon.com or MPH Malaysia. His book is "Where Have All the Aussies Gone?", published on 1 January 1989.

Title Where Have All the Aussies Gone?
Author James Johannes Bulner
Publisher Bulner, James J, 1989
ISBN 0731674677, 9780731674671
Length 223 pages
https://books.google.com.my/books?id=SsNYPQAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22James+Johannes+Bulner%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSy_Kox_HTAhVMNI8KHUnkAfcQ6AEIJjAA

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He was an Australian author and his name was catalogued at the National Library of Australia (but not updated):

Libraries Australia Authorities - Full view
Record ID: 35610665 (Libraries Australia Authorities)
Authority type:
Name.
Heading: Bulner, James J. (James Johannes), 1926-
Used for: Bulner, James Johannes, 1926-
Local system number: 000000614262 abv07861859
Cataloguing source: ANL eng
Authentication code: kin anuc
http://nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an35610665

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James's father: Zainul Abdeen Saleem.
James's mother: Lydia Evelyn Winifred Bulner. She was born on 17 December 1890. She was the 9th child of Lawrence Peter Bulner (LP Bulner) and Jane Catherine Davies. Lydia married Zainul Abdeen Saleem, and they have 3 children:

1. James Johannes Bulner 
2. Charles Saleem
3. __

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Wedding of James Johannes Bulner and Trilby Monica Christiansz
Photos from MUNDIA (defunct)

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Lydia Evelyn Winifred Bulner (1890-

Lydia Evelyn Winifred Bulner was born on 17 December 1890. She was the 9th child of LP Bulner. Lydia married Zainul Abdeen Saleem, and they have 4 children:

1. James Johannes Bulner (born 27 January 1926 in Kandy, Ceylon, died 26 August 2000 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
2. Charles Saleem. He had a child.
3. __
4. __

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• Lydia's father: Lawrence Peter Bulner (LP Bulner, 1840-1920). He was born on 13 May 1840 in Mannar, Ceylon. He was a resident of Kandy, Ceylon. He died on 7 November 1920 in Matale, Ceylon, and aged 84 years.
• Lydia's mother: Jane Catherine Davies.
• Lawrence Peter BULNER married Catherine DAVIES, and they had 11 children:-

1. Christopher Charles Frederick Austin Bulner (Charles Bulner), born 12 August 1866
2. Frederick William Bulner (FW Bulner), born 16 January 1872 
3. John Richard Arthur Bulner (Arthur Bulner), born 18 January 1874
4. Henry Edward Crofton Bulner (Eddie Bulner), born 29 September 1875
5. Thomas Percival Bulner (Percy Bulner), born 25 July 1877
6. Frank Ackland Bulner (Frank Bulner), born 18 October 1879
7. John Walter Bulner (JW Bulner), born 4 February 1883 
8. Jane Catherine Bulner (Jenny Bulner), born 4 January 1885 Kandy, died 5 December 1975 Colombo
9. Lydia Evelyn Winifred Bulner, born 17 December 1890
10. Ethel Maude Selina Bulner, born 1892
11. Jessie Mildred Bulner, born 1897

Lydia Evelyn Winifred Bulner
Photo from MUNDIA (defunct)

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ROOTSWEB.ANCESTRY.COM
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen1235.html

11.   Lydia Evelyn Winifred Bulner (Lawrence Peter John, Jacob) was born 17 Dec 1890.
Lydia married (MRIN:5053) Zainul Abdeen Saleem.
They had the following children:
              39    M         i.    James Johannes Bulner was born 27 Jan 1926 in Kandy, Ceylon. He died 26 August 2000 in Brisbane, Qld, Australia. James married (MRIN:5054) Trilby Monica Christiansz on 25 Jul 1953 in St. Anthony's Cathedral, Hill Street Kandy, Ceylon. Trilby was born 29 Mar 1925 in Kandy, Ceylon.
              40    M        ii.    Charles Saleem.

There is no mention of the third and fourth children.

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BULNER - First 4 European Generations

Jacob Bulner's Relatives

Jacob Bulner was connected to a few names in a Dutch database. They are Joseph Bulner, Leijde Mannussen Bulner, Hendrika Bulner, Gerritdina Ezendam, Teunis Bulner, Leijde Bulner, Hendrina Bulner, Aleida Bulner, and Martha Seppenwoolt. However, no relationships were mentioned.


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LEIJDE MANNUSSEN BULNER

She can be found at Geni.com and at Ancestry.com. She is associated with Sergeant Jacob Bulner of the VOC 1752-1790. I am uncertain of her relationship to Jacob Bulner. However, they could be siblings as they were born roughly about the same time. Their parents are unknown at present.

Leijde Mannussen Bulner was born circa 1725-1785. She married to Lucas Lubbers (skipper, born circa 1725-1785) and became Leijde Mannussen Lubbers. They have a daughter named Leijdeken Lubbers (born 19 December 1790 at Rijssen).

Leijde Mannussen Bulner was present at her daughter Leijdeken Lubbers's wedding on 4 March 1814 at Rijssen.

Leijdeken Lubbers (born 19 December 1790 at Rijssen) is Leijdeken (Leida) Koederink after marriage. She married to Hendrikus Koederink (born 23 January 1785 at Rijssen).

Source

LEIJDE MANNUSSEN BULNER (mother of the bride, marriage 4 March 1814)
Leijde Mannussen Bulner; "Mother of the Bride"; Marriage; 4-3-1814; Rijssen; "Historic Center Overijssel"; "BS Marriage" ;

Leijde Mannussen Bulner;"Moeder van de bruid";Huwelijk;4-3-1814;Rijssen;"Historisch Centrum Overijssel";"BS Huwelijk";;https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=hco&identifier=881622A3-E967-4280-9C30-9BB54ADCBB88&lang=nl


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HENDRIKA BULNER

Hendrika Bulner married to Albert Ezendam. They have a daughter named Gerritdina Ezendam.
Hendrika Bulner also partnered with Hendrik Grevink. They lived in Rijssen, Netherlands.

HENDRIKA BULNER (partner, died 21 June 1818 Rijssen)
Hendrika Bulner; Partner; Death; 21-6-1818; "Enter (Rijssen)"; "Historic Center Overijssel"; "BS Death"

Hendrika Bulner;Partner;Overlijden;21-6-1818;"Enter (Rijssen)";"Historisch Centrum Overijssel";"BS Overlijden";;https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=hco&identifier=C9706748-DA72-4B1D-BE03-6C06DDD8BB81&lang=nl


HENDRIKA BULNER (her daughter died 16 February 1866 Almelo Ambt)
Hendrika Bulner; Mother; Death; 16-2-1866; "Almelo Ambt"; "Historic Center Overijssel"; "BS Death";

Hendrika Bulner;Moeder;Overlijden;16-2-1866;"Almelo  Ambt";"Historisch Centrum Overijssel";"BS Overlijden";Scan;https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=hco&identifier=B0B7072F-4088-4326-AD9D-F75A7E4EF93F&lang=nl


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HENDRIK GREVINK (c1744-1818)

Hendrik Grevink's parents are (father) Jan Berend Grevink and (mother) Maria Stokkenreef.

Hendrik was born circa 1744. He died in Rijssen, Netherlands, on 21 June 1818.


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GERRITDINA EZENDAM (c1828-1866)

Father: Albert Ezendam
Mother: Hendrika Bulner
Daughter: Gerritdina Ezendam (born circa 1828 in Wierden, died 16 Feb 1866 Almelo, 38 years old)
Gerritdina's partner: Gerrit Jan Nijland,

Albert Ezendam married Hendrika Bulner. Their daughter is Gerritdina Ezendam.

Gerritdina Ezendam was born circa 1828, at Wierden, Netherlands.

Gerritdina's partner was Gerrit Jan Nijland. Gerritdina died on 16 February 1866 at Almelo, Netherlands, and aged 38 years old.


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TEUNIS BULNER (father of bride, marriage 25 February 1831)
Teunis Bulner; "Father of the Bride"; Marriage; 25-2-1831; Wierden; "Historic Center Overijssel"; "BS Marriage";

Teunis Bulner;"Vader van de bruid";Huwelijk;25-2-1831;Wierden;"Historisch Centrum Overijssel";"BS Huwelijk";Scan;https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=hco&identifier=5FF4A1DE-61A9-4AE7-9A1F-CBA3888207A8&lang=nl


Teunis Bulner married Aleida Bulner. Their daughter is Leijde Bulner.

Leijde Bulner married __ on 25 February 1831 at Wierden.


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LEIJDE BULNER (bride, marriage 25 February 1831 Wierden)
Leijde Bulner; Bride; Marriage; 25-2-1831; Wierden; "Historic Center Overijssel"; "BS Marriage"; Scan;

Leijde Bulner;Bruid;Huwelijk;25-2-1831;Wierden;"Historisch Centrum Overijssel";"BS Huwelijk";Scan;https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=hco&identifier=5FF4A1DE-61A9-4AE7-9A1F-CBA3888207A8&lang=nl

Leijde Bulner's parents are Teunis Bulner and Aleida Bulner.

Leijde Bulner married to ___ on 25 February 1831, at Weirden.

Translation of Leijde Bulner's Dutch registration of marriage:

No. 7
At present the twenty-fifth, the month of February in the year a thousand
eight hundred thirty-one, the name of the three hours, compared to Jan
Hendrick van Buureen eeidh Cletslesjon de Murwe Municipality
Province of Overijssel, acting as the Civilian Officer, has been unsuccessful
Duorden Burgie Master Clezer Gemeente bij Beslsuit Rancle., Seven Centuries
Hen August ate a hundred DyfintdrinAiq. Gerardus Johannes
Motherial, clog maker, Twisted, Twisted, Jeviev, Lead-Up, Strecit
Uitherd vopuck, abandoned and lonely LeEnhen, nekhe Gemeente
Companions Luion of Gerardus Wolters, clog maker
Endendritien Volperinte ZyenesSovnr. Kei de woende, keEnten, alpiertigs
Woonding Guhunne best musing lohdit hunslely to giving, he 6,
Gang volvaem aan zieke verplichtingen es ombrend deerarionate uilibie bbjkem lerbefuvat
And Leyde Bulner, Diennied und Acthiensj aren blykemd eptrect ...

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HENDRINA BULNER (died 19 September 1816 Rijssen)
Hendrina Bulner; Deceased; Death; 19-9-1816; "Enter (Rijssen)"; "Historic Center Overijssel"; "BS Death" ;

Hendrina Bulner;Overledene;Overlijden;19-9-1816;"Enter (Rijssen)";"Historisch Centrum Overijssel";"BS Overlijden";;https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=hco&identifier=43BAC7DA-9894-4704-AAB9-A0005BD49FC5&lang=nl

Hendrina Bulner died on 19 September 1816 (during the Great War or the First World War, WW1).


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ALEIDA BULNER (mother of bride, marriage 8 October 1869 Hellendoorn)
Aleida Bulner; "Mother of the Bride"; Marriage; 8-10-1869; Hellendoorn; "Historic Center Overijssel"; "BS Marriage"

Aleida Bulner;"Moeder van de bruid";Huwelijk;8-10-1869;Hellendoorn;"Historisch Centrum Overijssel";"BS Huwelijk";;https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=hco&identifier=7256135C-2BD6-46BB-BEFA-70A659475CF5&lang=nl

ALEIDA BULNER (mother of the bride, marriage 1 September 1849)
Aleida Bulner; "Mother of the Bride"; Marriage; 1-9-1849; Wierden; "Historic Center Overijssel"; "BS Marriage";

Aleida Bulner;"Moeder van de bruid";Huwelijk;1-9-1849;Wierden;"Historisch Centrum Overijssel";"BS Huwelijk";Scan;https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=hco&identifier=FB8C585F-D46E-46E3-B56A-211B885AB729&lang=nl

ALEIDA BULNER (mother, died 28 November 1894 Nijverdal, Hellendoorn)
Aleida Bulner; Mother; Death; 28-11-1894; "Nijverdal (Hellendoorn)"; "Historic Center Overijssel"; "BS Death" ;

Aleida Bulner;Moeder;Overlijden;28-11-1894;"Nijverdal (Hellendoorn)";"Historisch Centrum Overijssel";"BS Overlijden";;https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=hco&identifier=ABF1F795-92D7-4C1F-BD7E-8F23E27AEF9C&lang=nl

Aleida Bulner married to Teunis Bulner, They have a daughter named Leijde Bulner. They were present at Leijde Bulner's wedding on 25 February 1831, at Wierden, Netherlands.

Aleida Bulner also married to Gerrit Jan Seppenwoolt. He was a peasant. They have a daughter named Martha Seppenwoolt (born 1817). Martha married twice, Her parents were present at both Martha's weddings on 1 September 1849 at Wierden and on 8 October 1869 at Hellendoorn, both weddings in the Netherlands.


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MARTHA SEPPENWOOLT (1817-1894)

Martha Seppenwoolt was born in Rijssen, Netherlands in 1817. Martha Seppenwoolt's parents are Gerrit Jan Seppenwoolt and Aleida Bulner. Gerrit Jan Seppenwoolt was a peasant (a farmer). They were present at Martha's weddings. Martha married twice. She first married to Jan Schorfhaar, and secondly to Frederick Cate (Frederick ten Cate).

Martha Seppenwoolt first married to Jan Schorfhaar on 1 September 1849 at Wierden, when she was 32 years old. Jan Schorfhaar was a 43-year-old farmer from Markelo.

Martha Seppenwoolt then married a second time, to Frederick Cate (Frederick ten Cate) on 8 October 1869 at Hellendoorn, Netherlands, when she was 52 years old. Her parents attended her wedding. Frederick Cate was born circa 1823 in Almelo. He was a weaver.

Martha Seppenwoolt died on 28 November 1894, at Nijverdal, Netherlands, and aged 77 years old.

https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/bismeijer-family/I93546.php

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What can we understand from the above information? Probably something like this ...

First generation
JACOB BULNER

1. Jacob Bulner (VOC soldier) enlisted on 31 January 1752 Amsterdam, Holland
2. Jacob Bulner was already married before he left Amsterdam. 
3. Did he marry or partner in Ceylon since the VOC did not encourage its soldiers to marry locals (Ceylonese).
4. Jacob Bulner's son was born in Holland or Ceylon. His son is Joseph Bulner? He was a young sailor from Deblits in Germany on VOC records.
5. Which wife/partner gave birth to his son? 
6. When was his son born? 
7. His son left for Batavia.
8. Jacob Bulner probably had a sister or siblings?

HENDRINA & HENDRIKA BULNER

Who were they? 

1. Hendrina Bulner (died 19 September 1816 at Rijssen) 
2. Hendrika Bulner (died 21 June 1818 at Rijssen).

LEIJDE MANUSSEN BULNER

Who was Leijde Mannussen Bulner?

1. Leijde Mannussen Bulner (Rijssen) married and had 2 children - a son, Theunis Bulner (born in Holland) and a daughter, Hendrika Bulner (died 16 Feb 1866) Almelo Ambt. Her children were born before 1787.
2. Leijde Manussen Bulner was the mother of the bride at Rijssen. The marriage occurred on 4 March 1814. Her daughter Leidje Lubbers married Hendrikus Koenderink.

Second generation
JOSEPH BULNER

• Joseph Bulner, enlisted on 2 June 1787 in the service of East India Company.
• Joseph Bulner (from Deblits, Germany) served as a young sailor in Amsterdam Chamber.
• Saturday, 2 June 1787 outbound. Departure of the ship Zeevart towards Batavia 
• Monday, 10 September 1787 (100 days of departure) Arrival of ship Zeevaart on the Cape
• Saturday, 24 November 1787 (75 days after arrival at the Cape) voyage out of the ship Zeevaart from the Cape
• Wednesday, 13 February 1788 (81 days after departure from the Cape, 256 days after leaving the Netherlands) Arrival of ship Zeevart in Batavia (Jakarta on Java island in Indonesia).
• Thursday, 17 November 1791 (1629 days of employment) Resignation of Joseph Bulner (Cape of Good Hope), reason: free citizen

1. Joseph Bulner was most probably raised and married in Holland, before leaving Holland. 
2. However, there were no marriages recorded of the Bulner family before 1752, and between 1752 and 1787.
3. Joseph Bulner probably married ___ (?) 
4. Joseph Bulner (VOC soldier) enlisted on 2 June 1787 room Amsterdam
5. Joseph Bulner reached Batavia on 13 February 1788.
6. Since Joseph Bulner went straight to Batavia, he probably did not get to meet his father Jacob Bulner who was in Ceylon.
7. Joseph Bulner did not get to meet his father in Ceylon, before his father died on 25 May 1790. 
8. So Joseph Bulner never knew and never met his father as an adult (unless there was an arrangement to get them to meet each other). Any records of ship's passage and their names on the passenger list?

Third generation
THEUNIS BULNER

1. Theunis Bulner was Sergeant Theunis Bulner in the army.
2. Theunis Bulner married Aleida Bulner (she died 28 November 1894 Nijverdal, Hellendoorn). 
3. Theunis and Aleida had a daughter named Leijde Bulner. 
4. Theunis probably died young and his wife Aleida Bulner remarried.
5. Aleida Bulner remarried to Gerrit Jan Seppenwoolt and became Aleida Seppenwoolt.
6. Aleida and Gerrit have a daughter, Martha Seppenwoolt.

Fourth generation
LEIDJE BULNER & MARTHA SEPPENWOOLT

1. Aleida Bulner's elder daughter Leijde Bulner married on 25 February 1831 at Wierden
2. A second daughter Martha Seppenwoolt married twice. She first married on 1 September 1849 at Wierden. She remarried on 8 October 1869 at Hellendoorn

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Source

https://www.hendrikvanboven.nl/genea/familygroup.php?familyID=F1264&tree=fam

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Edward Bulner

Family: Cheyrus Wilfred FERDINANDUS (F1759)
http://genealogs.nl/familychart.php?familyID=F1759&tree=7

Name: Cheyrus Wilfred Ferdinandus
Wife: __
Children: 1 son - Henry Edward Ferdinandus (born circa 1850)

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Family: Henry Edward FERDINANDUS / Maria SCHEFFER (F1758)
http://genealogs.nl/familychart.php?familyID=F1758&tree=7

Name: Henry Edward Ferdinands (born circa 1850)
Wife: Maria Scheffer; married in Galle, Ceylon
Children: 1 son - Henry Wilfred Ferdinands (born 23 April 1876, Galle, Ceylon)

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Henry Wilfred FERDINANDUS
http://genealogs.nl/getperson.php?personID=I4805&tree=7

Name: Henry Wilfred Ferdinandus (born 23 April 1876, Galle, Ceylon)
Mother: Maria Stella Hindle
Children:

1. Henry Bertram (Berty) Ferdinandus (born circa 1905)
2. Irwin Patrick Ferdinandus (born 9 March 1936-died 28 Sept 1992)
3. Maxwell Ferdinandus
4. Vernon Ferdinandus
5. Linton Ferdinandus
6. Friederica (Freeda) Ferdinandus
7. Maud Ferdinandus
8. Mildred Ferdinandus ... married to Edward Bulner
9. Lita Ferdinandus
10. Dorothy Ferdinandus
11. Rachel Ferdinandus

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Family: Edward BULNER / Mildred FERDINANDUS (F1883)
http://genealogs.nl/familychart.php?familyID=F1883&tree=7

Name: Edward Bulner
Wife: Mildred Ferdinandus
Children: 2 sons -

1. Malcolm Bulner
2. Ian Bulner

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Joseph Bulner (VOC seaman sailed on Zeevaart 1787 bound for Batavia)

ANGLO FAMILY TREES
http://anglofamilytrees.com/bulner_family_tree.htm

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First generation
(1) SERGEANT JACOB BULNER (VOC soldier, enlisted 31 January 1752 Amsterdam)

English translation
Jacob Bulner; Employee; Registration; 31-1-1752; Amsterdam; "National Archives"; Personnel Administration

Dutch
Jacob Bulner;Werknemer;Registratie;31-1-1752;Amsterdam;"Nationaal Archief";Personeelsadministratie;;https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=ghn&identifier=ee7fa489-0791-46ad-91aa-c0e54218eae9&lang=nl

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Second generation
(2) JOSEPH BULNER (VOC sailor, enlisted 2 June 1787 Amsterdam)

Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) » Inventaris nr. 6763
East India Company (VOC) »Inventory no. 6763

VOC: voyagers, occupant name: Joseph

Name occupant Joseph
Name occupant Bulner
Origin occupant: Deblits (in Germany)
Date of appointment: 1787-06-02 (Saturday, 2 June 1787)
Function when taking: Young sailor (junior ordinary seaman)
Explaining function: Ordinary seaman
Sailed away with the ship Zeevaart (Holland); departure of the ship Zeevaart bound for Batavia
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Arrival of the ship Zeevaart at Cape of Good Hope: Monday, 10 September 1787 (100 days after departure). The ship Zeevart remained for 75 days at the Cape of Good Hope before sailing away to Batavia. Departure of the ship Zeevaart from the Cape of Good Hope: Saturday, 24 November 1787
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Arrival of the ship Zeevaart in Batavia: Wednesday, 13 February 1788 (81 days after departure from the Cape; 256 days after departure from the Netherlands)
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It seems that Joseph Bulner did not stay in Batavia till the end of the VOC rule, but instead had returned to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa and resigned from there when the VOC ended.
Resignation of Joseph Bulner from the Cape of Good Hope: Thursday, 17 November 1791 (1629 days after employment); reason - free citizen.
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Date of service 1791-11-17 (Thursday, 17 November 1791) ... the date he resigned from the VOC and became a free man.
Where service from: the Cape of Good Hope ... so he was at the Cape when he resigned.
Reason service: Free Burger ... he was a free man, a free Burgher ... Free Burger means free civil.
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The VOC regime ceased in 1791 (1602-1791). All the VOC soldiers, crew and seamen were free of VOC rules and regulations. They became "free men". They were no longer bound by VOC rules and regulations. This means that the free men could now marry - this would be from 1791 onward when the VOC ended
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After Joseph Bulner became a free man, he probably married at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, or went to Ceylon and married there.
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Explaining why termination of employment: This is entered as the last item and indicates that the occupant was a free citizen. [Sometimes a person on board was a free citizen and then enters into service. If a crew member is a free citizen and given the date of death, state this in the comments.]
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Information return: ING
Debenture: Yes
Monthly Letter: No.
Scan name: EN-HaNA_1.04.02_6763_0133.jpg
Scan: http://hdl.handle.net/10648/ae5f9a2a-7a63-4b2d-6329-b79657ebf717
Source Reference number access: 1:04:02, inventory number: 6763, folio: 122

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English translation
Joseph Bulner; Employee; Registration; 2-6-1787; Amsterdam; "National Archives"; Personnel Administration

Dutch
Joseph Bulner;Werknemer;Registratie;2-6-1787;Amsterdam;"Nationaal Archief";Personeelsadministratie;;https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=ghn&identifier=580bd292-413b-41a8-baa8-707bef238c31&lang=nl

https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=ghn&identifier=580bd292-413b-41a8-baa8-707bef238c31&lang=nl

http://www.gahetna.nl/collectie/index/nt00444/q/zoekterm/Joseph%20Bulner/q/periode_van/1787/q/comments/1

Folio 122
https://afbeeldingen.gahetna.nl/naa/thumb/1280x1280/ae5f9a2a-7a63-4b2d-6329-b79657ebf717.jpg


Scan 133 Folio 122
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Dutch record
1792 20 August 95.19.15 ter ordre van Hn Bourcourd Cet aan j. H. Veeneka Zyn
2528 No.39  Gesubftitin gem  onder bongtogter j. f. Rofin Eamerb., die aanmeemt de

English translation
1792 20 August 95.19.15 by order of Hn Bourcourd Cet to J. H. Veeneka Zyn
2528 No.39 Gesubftitin gem bongtogter j. F. Rofin Eamerb., Who calls the

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Dutch document
Aldus gedaan en gepasseert binnin de GrondHeerlykheyd
MichielsGestel ten overstaan van Barent Veeneka en
Adriaan Smulders Scheepenen der Selver Heerlykheyd,
Heeden den neegende july 1700 vierenzeeventig.

English translation
Thus done and passes inside the GrondHeerlykheyd
MichielsGestel in front of Barent Veeneka and
Adriaan Smulders Scheepenen der Selver Heerlykheyd,
Heeden den neegende July 1700 seventy four.

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uit Deblits Duitsland 1787
Joseph Bulner uit Deblits Duitsland in 1787
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Duitsland = Germany
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jonge zeeman uit Deblits Duitsland in 1787
gewone matroos uit Deblits Duitsland in 1787

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Example of vintage men's sailor clothes on eBay

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Jansz Family

Clara Anna (Jansz) Meijburg bef 18 Nov 1712 de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony, [South Africa] - abt 1744 managed by Cape of Good Hope Project Profile WikiTree last edited 23 Jun 2016

Egbert (Jansz) Jans 1764 Oosterwolde, Gelderland, Netherlands - 09 May 1834 managed by Dutch Roots Project WikiTree last edited 13 Nov 2015

Willem (Jansz) Bloemendaal bef 30 Oct 1763 Enkhuizen, Westfriesland, Noord-Holland - 1763 last edited 14 Oct 2015

Fijke (Jansz) Bloemendaal bef 28 Jun 1758 Enkhuizen, Westfriesland, Noord-Holland - 27 Jan 1812 last edited 12 Oct 2015

Feike (Jansz) Bloemendaal bef 20 Sep 1754 Enkhuizen, Westfriesland, Noord Holland last edited 11 Oct 2015

Hessel Jansz - bef 19 Mar 1784 managed by Heidi Koskamp last edited 4 Oct 2013


Source:
https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/JANSZ

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Sri Lankan Burgher Family Genealogy

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen1105.html

David William de Bevere Family #1105

1  David William de Bevere + Elizabeth Andriesz

….2  Petronella Johanna de Bevere1747 - + Nicolaas VelsingerAbt 1735 - Abt 1780

........3  Gabriel Nicolaas Felsinger 1767 - + Anna Catharina Voogd

..................4  John Hendrik Felsinger 1792 – 1822 + Anna Antonetta de Kretser 1789 -

..................4  Elianus Wilhelmus Felsinger 1795 -

..................4  Willem Agaton Felsinger 1800 - + Anna Margaritta Bodyn 1798 -

..................4  Wilhelmus Jacobus Felsinger c.1802 – 1863 + Susanna Ernestina Lobendahn c.1813 - 1860

..................4  Elias Wilhelmus Felsinger 1804 -

..................4  Sophia Sarlotta Felsinger 1799 - + Philip Jansz

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The Dutch Houses in Ceylon

Sinhalese was Buddhist or Hindus
Portuguese was Catholic
Dutch was Protestant; they killed all others
Moors were Muslims; they retreated to highlands of the interior

Sinhalese call it Sri Lanka
Portuguese called it Ceilao
Dutch called it Zeyland/Zeilan
British called it Ceylon


When the Dutch occupied Ceylon after the Portuguese, they lived inside the Portuguese forts until they were overcrowded and had to live outside the forts. The Dutch lived in their own communities and enclaves. They were in Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and many highland towns. They had initially occupied the lowlands, but floods forced them to retreat to the hills.

Today, after 221 years, the remains of the Dutch dwellings can still be seen at many places in Sri Lanka (old Ceylon). Some have been restored to beautiful boutique hotels. Many have been left dilapidated and are now in crumbles and remains can still be seen on the ground.

The architecture of these Dutch dwellings are a delight to know. They are distinct items of architecture - the Dutch houses, Dutch doors, Dutch windows and courtyards. They are brick houses, built in a U-formation and have corridors with gigantic cylindrical cloumns. The doors are huge and the windows with glass inside frames and external wooden shutters. They have porcelain roof tiles, typical of those at the time.

The ground outside is loose red stones. The lawn can be expansive and with trees to demarcate the boundaries. The dwellings are built high in the hills, with tiny roads leading up to the front courtyard.

The furniture is typical Dutch black wooden chairs, tables, sofas and hutches. There is also a wine cabinet for tiny wine bottles. There are wicker ottomans and winged upholstered chairs. There are cushions with owner's family crest. There is also a family name or household name inscribed on the lowest step.

Most of the Dutch dwellings in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) are similar to the ones we find in Malaya (now Malaysia). Dutch Malacca still has some of the Dutch & British colonial homes, but they are the restored or newly rebuilt ones. Only a few such houses have withstood 220+ years.

The British fought against the Dutch & Kandyans at Kandy in 1803 and in the end won Kandy in 1815. After wining Kandy, the Kandyans were stripped of land ownership and were reduced to poverty. Kandy was cool and conducive for growing initially coffee, later replaced by tea, spices and rubber. Ceylon tea was highly profitable and indentured labourers were imported from South India.

Under British rule, the population was divided and each ruled differently. The British favoured the Burghers, upper-class Sinhalese and Tamils in the north. The poor Sinhalese had no support. Thus, enmity grew between the colonials and the colonized.

When World War II (WW2) occurred, Colombo was bombed. The Colombo Fort was also bombed. The Indians who were the economists of Ceylon fled home to India. Ceylon had less Indians.


External links
http://rwpl.net/blog/dutch-elitist-neighborhoods-of-ceylon/
http://sacredtearsbook.com.au/sri-lanka/european-colonial-rule/
http://archives.dailynews.lk/2013/02/15/fea20.asp
http://www.srilankainstyle.com/hotels/dutch-house-bandarawela/
http://www.mansionkandy.com/#
http://www.srilankanexpeditions.com/accommodation.php?id=188
https://thuppahi.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/the-burghers-in-sri-lanka-a-hunt-for-photographs/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/350928995937555089/
http://www.genealogysrilanka.com/the-dutch-reformed-church-kalpitiya/
https://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Attraction_Review-g1404719-d4103325-Reviews-Dutch_Church_Kalpitiya-Kalpitiya_North_Western_Province.html
http://www.wolvendaal.org/gallery/governors

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John Peter Bulner c1833-d.

Jacob Bulner m. Magdalena Elizabeth Van Dyn.
Their son is John Peter Bulner.

John Peter Bulner was born circa 1833.
John Peter Bulner was the son of Jacob Bulner III and Magdalena Elizabeth Van Dyn.
John Peter Bulner married Angelina Griselda Bartholomeusz.

Angelina Griselda Bartholomeusz was born on 21 April 1833.
Angelina married John Peter Bulner, son of Jacob Bulner III and Magdalena Elizabeth Van Dyn.
Angelina married (MRIN:4989) John Peter Bulner, son of Jacob Bulner III  and Magdalena Elizabeth Van Dyn (MRIN:4990).

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Two Bulner men married two Bartholomeusz sisters:

1. John Peter Bulner married Angelina Griselda Bartholomeusz
2. James Bulner married Eiles Bartholomeusz

Two Bartholomeusz sisters married to two Bulner men:

1. Angelina Griselda Bartholomeusz married John Peter Bulner
2. Eiles Bartholomeusz married James Bulner

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THE BARTHOLOMEUSZ FAMILIES


JAFFNA & MANNAR, CEYLON

Grandfather: Daniel Bartholomeusz
Father: Abraham Ewart Bartholomeusz
Son: John William Frederick Bartholomeusz was born in 1805.

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Nicolaas Adrianus Thiedman m. Sophia Elizabeeth De Hoedt.
Their daughter is Frederica Elisabeth Thiedman (born 19 March 1809-died 5 January 1832).
Her name is spelled as Frederica or Fredrica.

FIRST MARRIAGE

John William Frederick Bartholomeusz married (m1.) (2-MRIN:5226) Fredrica Elisabeth Thiedeman, daughter of Nicolaas Adrianus Thiedeman and Sophia Elizabeeth De Hoedt (MRIN:2569), on 18 Oct 1827. Fredrica was born 19 Mar 1809. She died 5 Jan 1832. They had the following children:

1.   88        F   x. Ruth Harriet Bartholomeusz was born 1 Aug 1829.
2.   89        F   xi. Frederica Bartholomeusz died 6 Apr 1853 in Mannar, Ceylon.

Frederica Bartholomeusz was born circa 1831 and died 6 April 1853 in Mannar, Ceylon.

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Fredrik Magnus Herft m. Antoinetta Josepha Cornelia Krause.
Their daughter Dorothea Mary Herft was born in 1810 in Mannar, Ceylon.

SECOND MARRIAGE
John William Frederick Bartholomeusz married (m2.) (1-MRIN:1785) Dorothea Mary Herft, daughter of Fredrik Magnus Herft and Antoinetta Josepha Cornelia Krause (MRIN:1768), on 10 Aug 1836 in Jaffna, Ceylon. Dorothea was born 1810 in Mannar, Ceylon. They had the following children:

1.  79        F   i. Angelina Griselda Bartholomeusz was born 21 Apr 1833. Angelina married (MRIN:4989) John Peter Bulner, son of Jacob Bulner  and Magdalena Elizabeth Van Dyn (MRIN:4990).*
2.   80        F   ii. Petronella Victoria Bartholomeusz was born 2 Aug 1840.
3. +81        F   iii. Arabella Josepha Bartholomeusz was born 1843.
4.   82        F   iv. Harriet Helen Bartholomeusz was born 1845.
5. +83        F   v. Winifred Elizabeth Bartholomeusz was born 1847 and died 1926.
6. +84        F   vi. Charlotte Cornelia Bartholomeusz was born 1849.
7. +85        M  vii. Arthur Benson Melchidessen Bartholomeusz was born 2 Aug 1852 and died 3 Mar 1942.
8.   86        F   viii. Eiles Bartholomeusz was born 1854. Eiles married (MRIN:5247) James Bulner.
9.   87        F   ix. Beatrice Bartholomeusz was born 1857. Beatrice married (MRIN:5246) George Alexander Pears  on 25 Sep 1878 in St Paul's Pettah, Colombo.

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THIRD MARRIAGE

John William Frederick Bartholomeusz m3. ___ on 27 November 1865 at Christ Church Mannar, Ceylon.

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CEYLON & AUSTRALIA

Henry Ebenezer Bartholomeusz married twice, first to Nita, and then to Audrey. He and Audrey emigrated to Australia in the 1960s.

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Henry Ebenezer Bartholomeusz m1. Nita
Their children are:
1. Henry Eugene ("Billy") Bartholomeusz
2. Glory Bartholomeusz

Henry Ebenezer & Nita's family. Back row from left: Henry Ebenezer and Henry Eugene (Billy). Seated from left: Nita and Glory. Photo from Simon Salisbury Bartholomeusz in Facebook.

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Henry Eugene ("Billy") Bartholomeusz m. ___
Their son is Simon Salisbury Bartholomeusz

Henry Ebenezer was Simon Salisbury Bartolomeusz's grandfather.
Simon has never met his grandfather (Henry Ebenezer).
Nita passed away circa late 1950s.

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Henry Ebenezer Bartholomeusz m2. Audrey.
Henry Ebenezer worked for Ceylon Railways till mid-1960s.
He then migrated to Australia with his second wife Audrey.

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SINGAPORE

Utusan Melayu was at 64 Queen Street in 1939. It moved to 185 Cecil Street.

F A Bartholomeusz Pte Ltd was adjacent to Utusan Melayu at 185 Cecil Street in Singapore in 1945-58.

From left: Utusan Melayu, F. A. Bartholomeusz Pte Ltd and International Syndicate
Utusan pic. 

Source:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen1036.html

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Lawrence Peter John Bulner 1840-1920

Fifth generation:
(5) LAWRENCE PETER BULNER (1840-1920)

Lawrence Peter John Bulner was born on 13 May 1840 in Talaimannar, Ceylon. He was a watchmaker. Lawrence Peter BULNER married Catherine MORRIS/DAVIES. They had 11 children.

• http://nickhacko.blogspot.com/2009/08/breitling-navitimer-watch.html
• born 13 May 1840
• birthplace: Talaimannar, Ceylon
• occupation: watchmaker
• died 7 November 1920 (aged 84 years), Matale
• resident of Kandy, Ceylon
• parents: father - Jacob Bulner IV, mother - Princess van Rooyen
• he was the only son (no sibs)
• possibly married circa age 25 years
• wife: Jane Catherine (Davies/Morris?)
• children: 11 (7 boys + 4 girls)

1. Christopher Charles Frederick Austin Bulner, born 12 August 1866
2. Frederick William Bulner, born 16 January 1872 ---> he was my great-grandfather
3. John Richard Arthur Bulner, born 18 January 1874
4. Henry Edward Crofton Bulner, born 29 September 1875
5. Thomas Percival Bulner, born 25 July 1877
6. Frank Ackland Bulner, born 18 October 1879
7. John Walter Bulner, born 4 February 1883, died 1967 ---> he was Derrick Christopher Melder's grandfather
8. Jane Catherine Bulner, born 4 January 1885 Kandy, Ceylon; died 5 December 1975 Colombo, Ceylon
9. Lydia Evelyn Winifred Bulner, born 17 December 1890
10. Ethel Maude Selina Bulner (born 1892)
11. Jessie Mildred Bulner (born 1897)

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Biodata of LP Bulner:

Lawrence Peter John /Bulner/

Sex      Male
Birth    13 May 1840   Talaimannar, Ceylon.

PARENTS
Father      Jacob /Bulner/IV
Mother    Princess /Van Rooyen/

Source:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SG2G-THV


CITING THIS RECORD
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SG2G-THV : accessed 2017-05-08), entry for Lawrence Peter John /Bulner/.

PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE
Person Count: 1,321

Submission ID: MMS3-LSY

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Obituary of Mr L. P. Bulner at Matale 1920

• Bulner Bros, Lawrence Peter John Bulner, 
• Mr F W Bulner head of Bulner Bros firm, 
• Mr John Bulner asst of Bulner Bros, 
• Mr LP Bulner (died 26 Nov 1920), obituary, 

The Straits Times 26 Nov 1920 page 8
Link

The death occurred on November 7 at Matale of Mr L P Bulner, an old and respected resident of Kandy, Ceylon. The deceased was 84 years of age. When death occurred he was on a visit to Mrs. Hatch (wife of the Superintendent of Works, Matale), one of his daughters.
The deceased leaves behind seven sons and several daughters.
Of the sons,
Mr F W Bulner is the head of the firm of Bulner Bros.,
Mr Arthur Bulner is the Deputy Postmaster at Kandy,
Mr Charles Bulner is employed on an estate,
Mr Eddie Bulner is motor engineer,
Mr Percy Bulner is the manager of a hotel in Siam, and
Mr John Bulner is an assistant of the firm of Bulner Brothers.
He also leaves behind a host of other relatives.

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LAWRENCE PETER BULNER (1840-1920)

Was he Laurie Peter Bulner, born 12 May 1843 at Talaimannar, Ceylon?

• L P Bulner 
• born 13 May 1840 
• birthplace: Mannar, Ceylon 
• resident of Kandy, Ceylon 
• died 7 November 1920 (aged 84 years) 
• place died: Matale 
• burial: __ 
• parents: father - Jacob Bulner IV, mother - Princess van Rooyen 
• wife: Jane Catherine Davies 
• children: 11 (7 boys + 4 girls)

Lawrence Peter BULNER, born 13 May 1840, married Catherine DAVIES. They had 11 children:-

1. Christopher Charles Frederick Austin Bulner (Charles Bulner), born 12 August 1866
2. Frederick William Bulner (FW Bulner), born 16 January 1872 
3. John Richard Arthur Bulner (Arthur Bulner), born 18 January 1874
4. Henry Edward Crofton Bulner (Eddie Bulner), born 29 September 1875
5. Thomas Percival Bulner (Percy Bulner), born 25 July 1877
6. Frank Ackland Bulner (Frank Bulner), born 18 October 1879
7. John Walter Bulner (JW Bulner), born 4 February 1883 
8. Jane Catherine Bulner (Jenny Bulner), born 4 January 1885 Kandy, died 5 December 1975 Colombo
9. Lydia Evelyn Winifred Bulner, born 17 December 1890
10. Ethel Maude Selina Bulner, born 1892
11. Jessie Mildred Bulner, born 1897

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Marriages of LP Bulner's children:

1. Christopher Charles Frederick Austin Bulner (Charles Bulner), born 12 August 1866. Married Daisy de Zilva. 4 children - Frank Bulner, Parichat Sarah Bulner, Royston Bulner and Milroy Bulner.
2. Frederick William Bulner (FW Bulner), born 16 January 1872. Married Emma Frances Krasse. 6 children - Daisy Katherine Decoursey Bulner, Frederick Joseph Bulner, Penelope Bulner, Isabel @ Sheila Bulner, Maurice Bulner and Humphry @ Edward Bulner. 
3. John Richard Arthur Bulner (Arthur Bulner), born 18 January 1874. Married 2 wives - 1. Pricilla Grace Palewandrem - 2 children - Clarence Walter Bulner and Rose Constance Bulner. -2. Maggie Palewandrem - 4 children - Kathleen Grace Bulner, Douglas Arthur Bulner, Herbert Arthur Bulner and Raja Bulner.
4. Henry Edward Crofton Bulner (Eddie Bulner), born 29 September 1875
5. Thomas Percival Bulner (Percy Bulner), born 25 July 1877. Married 2 wives - 1. Rosie Doe (no issue) 2. Rosie Lucy Christiansen. - 8 children - Beatrice Thelma Bulner, Winifred Lucy Bulner, Arthur Richard Bulner, Charles Frederick Bulner, Frank Bulner, Edward Bulner, Elizabeth Bulner and Thomas Bulner.
6. Frank Ackland Bulner (Frank Bulner), born 18 October 1879. Married Anna Koelmeyer. 3 children - Anna Noble Bulner, Maisie Olga Bulner and Monty Bulner Bulner.
7. John Walter Bulner (JW Bulner), born 4 February 1883. Married Daisy Maud Jacobs / Daisy Bulner. 3 children - Henry Malcolm Bulner (Hal Bulner), Iris Daphne Bulner and Phyllis Dagmar Bulner. 
8. Jane Catherine Bulner (Jenny Bulner), born 4 January 1885 Kandy, died 5 December 1975 Colombo.
9. Lydia Evelyn Winifred Bulner, born 17 December 1890. Married Zainul Abdeen Saleem. 2 children - James Johannes Bulner and Charles Saleem.
10. Ethel Maude Selina Bulner, born 1892
11. Jessie Mildred Bulner, born 1897

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Geneology.com

I am seeking information on Bulner - Jacob of Osnaburg, Germany, who arrived in Ceylon ??. He had a son, also Jacob Bulner, born Ceylon and married Princess van Rooyen. They had a son, Laurie Peter Bulner, born 12 May 1843 at Talaimannar, Ceylon. http://www.genealogyeemaker.genealogy.com/forum/regional/countries/topics/germany/1724/

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Family of Sheila Bulner and Baptist Rudge

Emma's daughters are Daisy Katherine, Penelope  and Sheila

Sheila married Baptist Rudge. They have 6 children and also adopted Freddie's daughter.

 Sheila's children:

1. Patrick
2. Raymond
3. Shirley
4. George
5. Penny
6. Joan
7. Beattrice (adopted; Freddie's child)

Baptist Rudge

Sheila Bulner

Patrick Rudge

Raymond Rudge

Shirley Rudge

George Rudge

Penny Rudge

Joan Rudge

Beattrice Bulner (Fred's daughter)

The Rudge Family

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Daisy Katherine Decoursey Bulner 1911-1981

KATHERINE DAISY DECOURSEY BULNER (5 March 1911-9 April 1981)

Daisy Katherine came to Malaya as a child. Her father Frederick William Bulner (FW Bulner) brought his wife and their first child from Ceylon to Malaya. I don't have their date of migration.

Frederick William Bulner worked as a clerk at a rubber plantation somewhere in Klang area in Selangor. In 1920, FW Bulner & family lived at Sungai Renggam Estate. 

Most rubber plantations belonged to the British. Rubber was only recently planted in Malaya in the late 1880s, the rubber clone was brought from the Kew Gardens in England. I visited Kew Gardens with my parents to see the plants there. I can't recall much of the plants I saw at the Kew Gardens but there were rubber trees, maybe of that first clone.

In Malaya in those days, such a job (clerk) meant that the family had good earning and was in the middle or middle upper class within the society. So, I gather that since Frederick William Bulner was in full employment by the British colonial government after arrival in Malaya, his family was doing alright and was well-off. From the clothes they wore and their appearance at Aunty Daisy's wedding in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1950s, I gather Frederick William Bulner's family belonged to the upper middle class.

Daisy Katherine married to Dr Che Lah bin Mohamed Joonos. They had 4 daughters and adopted a Eurasian baby boy:

1. Jumabee Tulip Che Lah (born 4 Nov 1931-deceased 5 June 2004)
2. Jaleha Esther Che Lah @ Esther Schokman (born 10 March 1933-deceased)
3. Jamaliah June Che Lah @ June Nathaniel (born 29 June 1934-deceased 12 May 1990)
4. Daisy Yvette Che Lah @ Daisy Yvette Jansz (born 17 July 1935, lives in Mandurah, Western Australia)
5. Philip @ Mohd Noor bin Abdullah (adopted; deceased) 

Daisy Katherine (left) and her eldest daughter Tulip (my mother) 1952. I only met my grandmother Daisy Catherine once circa 1975. She was of small built then and wore glasses but she spoke very good English. She had a lovely voice for a grandmother her age.

MILESTONES

Daisy Katherine Decoursey Bulner is my maternal grandmother. Her parents are Frederick William Bulner and Emma Frances Krasse. Aunty Esther said Decoursey could be Daisy Katherine's father. Daisy Katherine was the eldest of 6 siblings.

Daisy Katherine Decoursey Bulner (Frederick William, Lawrence Peter John, Jacob) was born on 5 March 1911 in Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). She passed away in 1981 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Her origin
Daisy Katherine Decoursey Bulner was born in Kandy, Ceylon on 5 March 1911. Family accounts said she came to Malaya with her family when she was a teenager, but a check on her sibling's birth date and birthplace indicates she came to Malaya as a primary schoolgirl, probably in 1918 (when she was 7) or 1919 (when she was 8).  Her sister Sheila was born in Malaya in 1920.

• FW Bulner's daughter Isabel @ Sheila Bulner was born on 18 May 1920.

Her godfather
Decoursey is her godfather's name. Her surname is Bulner. The godfather is a male family friend or relative who is present at the baby's christening in the Catholic religion. He presents the baby for christening. He is responsible for the religious education of the child in case the father/parents die before the baby reaches adulthood. However, Aunty Esther said Decoursey could be Daisy Katherine's father.
https://edukalife.blogspot.my/2013/01/concepts-and-definition-of-godfather.html

Her nurses training
Daisy Katherine was enrolled in the two-year Malayan nursing program at a hospital, either in Kuala Lumpur or Klang, before she quit and married. There are two versions of her career.

Version 1:
Her eldest daughter (Tulip) informed my eldest daughter (Nuraishah) that her mother had worked as a nurse at Klang Hospital.

Version 2:
Her second daughter (Esther) informed that her mother never completed her nursing course, but instead got married and stayed at home. She was a housewife. She did not complete her nursing course after marriage.

Her husband
Daisy Katherine married to Dr Che Lah bin Mohamed Joonos (Penang). He was a medical doctor. He graduated from the King Edward VII (KE VII) College of Medicine based in Singapore in March 1930, where he obtained a Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery (LMS), which was a diploma equivalent.

Her marriage
Daisy Katherine married to Dr MJ Che Lah of Penang, Malaysia. Evidence and details of their Muslim marriage are still lacking at the time of this writing. Her Muslim full name was Maimunah Daisy Katherine bt Abdullah. Her name in her eldest child's (Tulip) birth certificate was Maimunah Daisy, and she was noted as a Ceylon Burgher. The birth was registered by W. H. Amour. Their English marriage ceremony was formally held at the St Mary's Church in Kuala Lumpur in March 1931. The English marriage certificate is with Jeffrey and his mother.

Her daughters
The couple had 4 daughters and also adopted a Eurasian baby boy from a Singapore orphanage (according to my mother, but Aunty Esther said adopted from the hospital). Their first three daughters had both Muslim first names and English second names. Their youngest daughter had both English names. Their daughters are: Jumabee Tulip (eldest daughter, born 1931 Tanglin Hospital in Kuala Lumpur), Jaleha Esther (second daughter, born 1933 Kandang Kerbau Hospital in Singapore), Jamaliah June (third daughter, born 1934) and Daisy Yvette (youngest daughter, born 1937).

World War 2
Daisy Katherine was still living with her husband, 4 daughters, their adopted son and her siblings throughout the war. They lived at the Leper Settlement in Sungai Buloh where her husband was Superintendent, after British doctors were interned in Singapore by the Japanese Administration. There are stories from the war narrated by their eldest and second daughters.

Her divorce
The couple divorced after the Second World War (WW2), when the daughters were big girls - sometime between 1948 and 1952. The exact date of divorce is unknown. Under British law in Malaya at the time (circa 1948), the custody of the children was with the mother, regardless of her religion or faith. However, the eldest unmarried daughter (Tulip) chose to follow her father instead. The other three daughters followed their mother back to her village in Kuala Lumpur, and also followed her initial religion - Orthodox Catholic (that's what my mother told me).

Her eldest daughter
The eldest daughter Tulip chose to follow her father and underwent two years teachers training at the Malayan Teachers' Training College at Kirkby near Liverpool in England (Kirkby College 1952-1954 second batch, Geography option). When in London, she met up with her father and his new Hokkien wife. There are picture postcards (ppc) of their communication and photos of the 3 of them during this time in 1953. Her father and his new wife then toured continental Europe. Dr Che Lah had completed his postgraduate studies by 1951 and carried the MRCP in his name. He married in May 1953 and they visited Europe later in 1953.

Her second & third daughters
The second and third daughters (Esther and June) followed their mother to her village. Later, they each got married. Esther married to Aelian Cantlay Schokman. June married to Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel.

Her youngest daughter
The youngest daughter (Daisy Yvette) got married in 1953, at a young age (either 17 or 18). She was the first of the 4 sisters to get married. Daisy Yvette married to Robert Betram Jansz, a civil engineering clerk. The family migrated to Western Australia. According to Lisa Jansz, "Dad said that they migrated to Western Australia 7th December 1968."

Her ex-husband remarried
Following his divorce, Dr Che Lah remarried to a Hokkien lady who converted to Islam. Dr Che Lah was working with the Malayan Railway Administration in Kuala Lumpur at the time. He then pursued his studies for the Membership of the Royal College of Pathology (MRCP) in 1949-1951. He obtained the MRCP by 1951. There are details of his postgraduate studies and MRCP.

She joined family reunions
Daisy Katherine never remarried after her divorce. However, Dr Che Lah had organised family reunions on his birthdays and invited his former wife and their daughters and their families to Penang where he resided after his retirement from the Malayan Government Medical Service in June 1958. There are many family photos of these family reunions and eat-outs.

At Philip @ Mohd Noor's kenduri arwah in Sentul
When I met my grandmother for the first time in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, I was a teenager and she was already old and frail, but her voice was good, strong, and lovely. She wore a blouse and skirt. She spoke English to me and I addressed her as "Aunty" as advised by my mother.

Her health
My mother said that her mother was unwell. Daisy Katherine had suffered from diabetes. We sent her to hospital after the kenduri arwah event in Sentul. I can't recall which hospital - could be Assunta Hospital in PJ?  

Her demise
I later heard that she had passed away. She died in Kuala Lumpur in 1981 (I was studying overseas in California). From my cousin Jeffrey, I learned that our grandmother Daisy Katherine is interred at a Christian cemetery in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur (ie Cheras Christian Cemetery). Her three daughters are Christians except for her eldest daughter Tulip who lived as a Muslim till she passed away in 2004.

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