Thanks again to Corrie
Oosthuizen for this background. There is a
copyright-notice, but I can't make it out on this scan. I
assume the acknowledgement must go to "The
Historical Research Center", but I can't find out anything
about them. If I do, I'll put some information here on how you
can order a copy. If someone knows, please let me
know.
The text is not very readable on this
scan, so here it is. It is in the original Afrikaans - a loose
translation follows below, and any comments / corrections on my
translation are welcome:
"Oosthuizen Die Nederlandse
familienaam Oosthuizen is van 'n herkomsnaam afgelei, wat beteken
dat die naam dui aan waar die oorspronklike draer gewoon het.
So 'n agternaam kan op die naam van die houer se tuisdorp of ligging
van sy woning gegrond word. 'n Herkomsnaam kan ook van 'n
uythangboord, wat gedien het om 'n huis of gebou te identifiseer,
oorgeneem word. In hierdie geval kan dit gesê word dat
die eerste draer van dié agternaam van die dorp Oosthuizen in
Noord-Holland afkomstig was. Die dorp is vandag deel van die
gemeente Oosthuizen-en-Hobrede en lig suidwes van Hoorn en noordwes
van Edam in die gebied wat as die Zeevang bekend is.
Oosthuizen is gemeld onder die naam "Litkosthuizer-Koogen" in 'n
brief wat in 1388 geskryf is en verskyn op 'n ou kaart met die naam
"Luttik-Oosthuizen". Die meerderheid van die inwoners was met
die kaas-bedryf betrokke. In die gebied wat vandag die nasies
van Nederland en België is het die gebruik van erfbare agtername in
die dertiende eeu begin, eerstens by die grote stede van Vlaandere
en Brabant, soos Gent, Brugge en Antwerpen. Tot en met die
sestiende eeu was familiename algemeen voorkomend te Amsterdam, maar
in die tyd van Napoleon was die gewoonte nog nie die reël in dié
eensame plattelandse streke nie.
Aldus die deskundige Cor Pama stam die
Suid-Afrikaanse families wat die name Oosthuizen, Oosthuyzen en
Oosthuisen dra van ene Johannes Oosthuyzen (of Oosthuysen) af.
Aanvanklik woonagtig by Weert in Nederland, Oosthuyzen het in die
Kaap aangekom voor 1691, toe hy burger in Drakenstein geword
het. Hy en sy vrou Johanna Martens, wat van Grijpskerk,
Groningen afkomstig was, het sewe kinders gehad.
Wapen: In drie goue rose, geplaas 2 en 1,
op 'n skildhoof van goud 'n groen klawerblaar. Vertaling: Rose
verteenwoordig Skoonheid, Vreugde, Bevalligheid en Hoop. 'n
Klawerblaar beteken Volopte. Helmteken: Die
Klawerblaar Verwysing: Groot Afrikaanse
Familienaamboek Oorsprong: Nederland"
Translation:
Oosthuizen
The Dutch family name Oosthuizen is an
origin-name, which means that it indicates the place from which the
original carrier originated. It could show the hometown or
region of the carrier. In this case, the first Oosthuizen
probably came from the town Oosthuizen in North-Holland. Today
the town is part of the region Oosthuizen-en-Hobrede and is
southwest of Hoorn and northwest of Edam, in the region known as the
Zeevang. Oosthuizen was mentioned in a letter in 1388 under
the name "Litkoshuizer-Koogen" and on an old map with the name
"Luttik-Oosthuizen". The majority of the townsfolk were
involved in the cheese-industry. In the regions that today is
covered by the Netherlands and Belgium, the use of family names
started in the thirteenth century. It first started in the
larger cities of Flandre and Brabant, like Gent, Brugge and
Antwerpen. Until the sixteenth century, family names were
common in Amsterdam, but in the time of Napoleon, not in the rural
areas.
According to the expert Cor Pama, the
South African families Oosthuizen, Oosthuyzen and Oosthuisen all
descend from Johannes Oosthuyzen (or Oosthuysen). He
originally lived near Weert in the Netherlands, but arrived in the
Cape some time before 1691, when he became a citizen in
Drakenstein. He and his wife Johanna Martens, from Grijpskerk
in Groningen, had seven children.
Badge: In three gold roses, placed 2 and
1, on a shield of gold, a green clover leaf. Translation: Roses
mean Beauty, Happiness, Progress and Hope. A clover leaf means
Prosperity. Helmet Sign: Clover leaf Reference: "Groot
Afrikaanse Familienaamboek" Origin:
Netherlands |