The family's emigrant: he learned brewing from the Verdolors, married Anneke Dolorsit in 1907 and sailed with her to America in 1912. In Detroit he found work in a brewery, where he stayed until his retirement. His farewell in the Sluis newspaper of April 1912 survives; at least, in this story.
Georges Van Nemo
son of Pieter Van Nemo and Ida Van Aliquam
1888–1957
George
- Born
- 14 March 1888 in Sluis
- Died
- 1 December 1957 in Detroit (Michigan)
- Married
- Anneke Dolorsit, 3 April 1907 in Sluis
- Occupation
- brouwerijarbeider
- Places lived
- Sluis (1888-1912); Detroit (Michigan) (1912-1957)
In the newspapers
- 20 April 1912
Sluis says goodbye: the young brewery worker Georges Van Nemo and his wife Anneke Dolorsit leave on Thursday by steamship from Antwerp for America. "We will carry on brewing in Detroit where we stopped in Sluis," the departing brewery worker was quoted.
Sluisse Courant (fictief)
Family
Siblings
Ancestors
Sources
- Civil registers of Sluis (fictional), geboorteakte 1888, nr. 12
- Van Aliquam family book, 1972 edition with later additions (fictional), pp. 19, 21
Checked against original records
- Birth record · 14 March 1888, Sluis · Demo Archive Sluis (fictional)