Helena van der Velden

Helena was born in 1736 in Hellouw and her baptism took place on October 26th, 1736 in Haaften.¹ Her godmother was Hendrina de Rouw.

Birth Notes
- Gedoopt 26 October 1736, Helena, dochter van Gerrit van de velde, Lidmaat, en van Seijke de Jood, Lidmaat, getuijge: Hendrina de Rauw, Lidmaat.

Helena's father was Gerrit Corneliszn van der Velden and her mother was Fijke de Joode. Her paternal grandparents were Cornelis Tomaszn van der Velden and N.N. N.N.. She had three brothers and six sisters, named Thomas, Tomas, Jurien, Lijsbeth, Anneken, Grietje, Anneken, Jenneke and Jenneken. She was the eighth oldest of the ten children. She had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Cornelis, Jurrien and Neelke.