Decree of Napoleon (1811) – Surname act & Registration

Napoleon's Decree on family names of 1811 for the Holland didn't immediately lead to the adoption of fixed family names by everyone, some families carried on using patronymics.

Surname registrations of Jews in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands 1811-1812

21/10/1811 Asser Levie registered surname Prins. Wife’s name Marike ? children Levie 14yrs, Elsken 12yrs, Hindel 11yrs, Moses 6yrs, Heyman 5yrs, Ricke 3yrs.

21/10/1811 Jacob Spier kept surname Spier, wife’s name Sibilla Mendel

11/11/1811 Meyer Salomons registered surname Zwaab

11/11/1811 Samuel David registered surname Sterneveld, wife’s name Rebecca Polits

11/11/1811 David Levie Hamburg kept surname Hamburg. Wife’s name Goldie Bendiks children Sara David 11yr, Lazar David 9yr, Caroline David 7yr, Coezel David 6yr, Bendiks David 4yr, Rachel David 3yr, Abraham David 6mths.

11/11/1811 David Moses registered surname Zwabink, widower of Judik Izaak

11/11/1811 Levi Moses registered surname Snattagaer. Wife’s name Maria Kets His children Clara 9yrs, Berend 7yrs, Jacob 5yrs, Judie 3yrs, Leida 6mths.

12/11/1811 Joseph Hess registered surname Heilbron

19/11/1811 Levi Marcus registered surname Van Duren, wife’s name Roosje Wolf

23/11/1811 David Salomon registered surname Meuleman. Wife’s name Anna Levy, children Sara 14yrs, Levi 12yrs.

28/11/1811 Salomon Simon registered surname Poel, wife’s name Betje Magiel, child Saartjen 9yrs,

03/12/1811 Levi Salomon registered surname Kransberg, Levi married twice Eva Andries and Aaltjen Kransberg his children Matje 16yrs, Asser 15yrs, Fijgje 11yrs, Simon 8yrs.

06/12/1811 Salomon Nathan registered surname Polak. Wife’s name Eva Cohen their children Duifje 10yrs, Vogeltje 6yrs, David 4yrs, Anneke 3yrs, Fijtje 2yrs.

06/12/1811 Joseph Abraham van Gelder kept surname, married Kaatje Marcus, their children Jetje 13yrs, Marcus 8yrs, Esther 6yrs, Abraham 3yrs, Nientje 20weeks.

11/12/1811 Jacob Abraham van Gelder kept surname Wife’s name Flora de Wolffe, children Jette 5yrs, Sara 3yrs, Willemina 1yr.

12/12/1811 Jacob Joseph registered surname De Haas Wife’s name Hindele Sodok

16/12/1811 Levi Jacob registered surname Poedel . Wife’s name Diena Philippus Eva 32yrs, Sara 26yrs, Berendje 20yrs, Lene16yrs, Philip 13yrs.

16/12/1811 Liefman Hertz kept surname, wife’s name Esther Levie

20/12/1811 Levi Spier kept surname, Wife’s name Roosje Mendel

20/12/1811 Jacob Koppel kept name,

20/12/1811 Abraham Salomon registered surname Gombrecht. Widower of Eva Salomon, children Salomon 13yrs, Jacob 11yrs.

07/12/1812 Samuel Wolf registered surname Speelman. Wife’s name Frensken Samuel children Simon 13yrs, Machiel 12yrs, Jacob 10yrs, Judie 8yrs, Roosje 6yrs, twins Koopman & Levi 10months.

28/04/1812 Jacob Alexander Levi registered surname Loonstijn

10/08/1812 Isaac Moses registered surname Falentijn