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Welcome to the Homepage of the Descendants of Antoni Doyer (Doijer).
I like to dedicate this site to Jacob Van Deventer, who,long ago in 1856, constructed the family tree foundation, and to Derk Doyer and his wife Johanna Maria "Annetje" Brunting who compiled all the Doyer (Doijer) family data, up to 1980. Due to their tremendous work and effort, they have made it possible for future generations to preserve and to continue the Doyer (Doijer) genealogy.
Where did the Doyers come from?
Antoni (born abt. 1580) came with his father from Brugge, Belgium, to Haarlem, the Netherlands. He had two sons; Thomas, and Antoni.
Thomas moved to Groningen, prov. Groningen, where he started his family. However, the Groningen line ceased to exist in the mid-1700.
Antoni moved to Zwolle, prov. Overijssel, where he started his family. We consider this Antoni our common ancestor.
Present, there are two lines of descendants left, which are the descendents of the brothers Thomas(1754-1833) and Assuerus (1758-1838) Doyer from Zwolle,6th generation, Antoni's 4th grandsons.
Since the Doyer name most likely originates from France, the spelling of the name would be with an "y". However, the Dutch language doesn't have the "y" in the alphabet, but an "ij". Therefore, our ancestors born in the Netherlands would have written their last name as Doijer. In some of the registers the name was entered as "Dooijer". Today, many of the Doijers in the Netherlands spell their lastname with "ij", while some others prefer the "y". The descendants from Antoni Doijer abroad mainly spell their lastname with "y".
The information on this website is the compiled data of the family tree created by Jacob van Deventer (born 1821, son of H.A. van Deventer),the "Nederland's Pactriciaat" of 1944, which is a publication of prominent and influencial families in the Netherlands, the updated publication of the family tree by Derk Doijer and his wife Johanna Maria "Annetje" Doijer-Brunting of 1980, family stories, and monthly magazine "Amstelodamum" No.5 - Sept./Oct. 1983, and data from "Familia", the quarterly journal of the Genealogical Society of South Africa.
Changes are made, new data and pictures are added on a regular basis. In the near future I hope to also addsome information from the book "Weleer" by Clare Lennart, whose mother was Gerarda Jacoba Doijer, and the book "Terugblik" by Eveline Klaver, Annetje Doijer-Brunting, Hans van der Velde-Doijer and Ingrid Gouda Quint.
In addition to our Doyer family tree, I have added to this page the file of "The Descendants of Albert Doyer, the Zwartsluis Line".
There is a possibility that Albert, born in Zwartsluis, was a child of a Doyer. However, unfortunately this conclusion ishypothetical, since the crucial link still has to be found.
The late Dr. C.F.W. "Chris" Doyer from Santpoort, prov. Noord-Holland, has, for many years, conducted an extensive research concerning the genealogy of this Doyer line.
Personally, I find the story of their ancestor, Albert Doyer, very interesting, and feel that it is appropriate to include this Doyer line on our webpage as well.
A special thanks to all of you who already submitted suggestions, data and pictures to this site.
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- De Heer A. Doyer (31 KB)
De Heer A. Doyer - The Family Doyer Reunion 1980, the Netherlands (347 KB)
Approximately 140 Doyer (Doijer) family members attended the reunion on May 9 and 10, 1980 in Zwolle, the Netherlands, where ca. 400 years before our ancestor Antoni (1.01) Doyer was born.Four generations from approx. 10 different countries were represented. Several even traveled from South Africa and New Zealand to join the event. - De Heer Henry Doyer (116 KB)
De Heer Henry Doyer - Row and Sailing Club of Zwolle,Sep.9, 1917 (29 KB)
Flits:Bow-v. Son tot Gellicum, #2- D.G.Franssen,#3- J.A.Kamerling, Stroke-M.Mesdag, Helmsman-H.Doijer - Liefdezuster Doyer (155 KB)
Liefdezuster Doyer - The Purchner Family (11 KB)
Charles Purchner and Petra Carina "Carien"Doyer (12.06) with their two children Michelle and Jeff. This picture is taken in Gulfport, Mississippi, USA, Nov.1999. - Hendrik Douwe "Erik" Doijer-1984 (9 KB)
Hendrik Douwe "Erik" Doijer (12.05)date of picture: 1984 - Luitenant J.W. Doyer (28 KB)
Luitenant J.W. Doyer - Thomas Doyer 1754-1833 (2 KB)
Painting of Thomas Doyer (6.09)1754-1833 The painting belongs to Mrs J.Doyer-Kunst - Mevr. C.G. Pekelharing-Doyer (63 KB)
Mevr. C.G. Pekelharing-Doyer - Jan Jacob "Jaap" Doyer 1924-1965 (34 KB)
Jan Jacob "Jaap" Doyer (11.01) 1924-1965 Highly respected architect in Bussum, prov. Noord-Holland. Jaap Doyer created the plans for the complete renovations of theAVROstudios - Dr. Assuerus Doyer 1758-1838 (3 KB)
Painting of Dr. Assuerus Doyer (6.10) 1758-1838 The painting is belongs to the Mennonite Congregation of Zwolle - Prof. D. Doyer (274 KB)
Prof. D. Doyer - The Doyer Family Crest (49 KB)
On a shield of blue, a silver colored sea from which a white iceberg rises. At the top, off to the side, a radiant golden sun.The helmet isadorned with wings, symbolizing "Flight". - Jan Doyer 1832-1895 (22 KB)
Portret of Jan Doyer(8.26)1832-1895.Partner in the liqueur distillery "Doijer enVan Deventer" in Zwolle - Wed. Schaft-Doyer (20 KB)
Wed. Schaft-Doyer - Jan Jacob Doyer (9.08) Family Photo (62 KB)
Jan Jacob Doyer,his wife Cornelia Bellink and their sons Hendrik (left), Jan (middle) and Willem (right) Doyer (approx. 1905) - Maria Dirkje de Jongh 1835-1883 (15 KB)
Portret of Maria Dirkje de Jongh (8.26a), 1835-1883, the wife of Jan Doyer - Zuster Elisabeth Maria Doyer (370 KB)
Zuster Elisabeth Maria Doyer - The cork of the bottle (26 KB)
This is one of the corks used by the distillery Doyer & van Deventer - Family of Jan Doyer (8.26) (37 KB)
Family picture of Jan Doyer and Maria Dirkje de Jongh. This picture was taken in approx. 1875. - Product of theDoyer & van DeventerDistillery (39 KB)
This bottle of Anisette was one of the many products of the Doyer and van Deventer Distillery, Zwolle, The Netherlands (1814-1989)
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