Hello Jennifer in Melbourne, Is this written in an original document? Could you send me a scan of those words? In 1738 the VOC would not have used the word "Dutch" Did you have The Hague check that out on the original Monsterrol of that ship he sailed on? here is a website for VOC words, although in Dutch only you can see those words are not in there. http://www.vocsite.nl/woordenlijst/po.html any other help for Dutch let me know, regards, Jennifer in Israel On 11/01/07, J Fiume <mjfiume@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello to Larry & Coreen (& all the listers), > thanks so much for your offer to do look-ups & what a response you've had! > The names I'm researching are HESSE, SCHARENGUIVEL, de JONK & MILHUYSEN. > Any help you could give would be much appreciated. > > Also, would anybody be able to help me with some Old Dutch words? On a > genealogy, long in my family's possession, it states that an ancestor was > sent to Ceylon from Amsterdam as "Vicle Dutch Acle Boelen" (1738), I've > even asked the Hague for help, they replied that 'boelen' could have meant > 'goods', but the entire title still remains a mystery. > Best wishes to all, > Jennifer in Melbourne > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >