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The Schulten Family
Family Tree of the Dutch branch of the Schulten family
From their German ancestors
Compiled from authentic records by
J. Th. J. Schulten
And updated to 1 July 1943
Further updated to May 1997 by
Lorna Elizabeth Peel
Translated by
Elisabeth A. M. Peel - de Jong
Cradle - Land and the German Ancestors
The cradle-land of the family, like so many Dutch-Catholic middle-class families, is in the former Earldom of Lingen. This former Earldom is situated in the North West of Germany on the equal latitude of our own (Dutch) county of Overijsel, between the Overijsel east border and Lingen's west border is the short distance of approximately twenty kilometres. The most northerly point of Lingen is situated at the same latitude as Gramsbergen, the furthest south the same latitude as Enschede. With the exception of a very small area in the extreme north-west, the entire Earldom is situated to the east of the River Eems, approximately between the tributaries Hase and A. It is subdivided into a westerly situated Neder-Lingen (Lower Lingen) and a smaller, more easterly situated Opper-Lingen (Higher Lingen), together approximately the same size, like half the county of Utrecht. In Neder-Lingen, situated on the Eems, is the old capital of Lingen. A former establishment town with presently over 11,000 inhabitants, in type similar to the east-Dutch towns of Oldenzaal and Aalten of Borculo.
The Schulten family originate from Neder-Lingen. Neder-Lingen is mostly flat land, partly covered by forestry and over the centuries formed mostly by heather and sand-drifts. At present it is almost completely cultivated. The traveller in Neder-Lingen will realise very soon that it is a very prosperous area that reminds us of our own Achterhoek of Overijsel.
However, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries it was very poor, like most of Westfalen, like the counties of Drente and Twente and like a large area of our generalisation. Like in Twente and Achterhoek, the standard of living was quite poor. It was prevalent, like in our own Twente and Achterhoek, that welfare was backward.
Like in many German states, the lands were mostly owned by the king, the "father" of the land. The inhabitants were indebted to this "father", apart from kindness, high taxes and many slavery duties. Like so many German miniature states, Lingen was ruled by selfish civil servants of a king living abroad, whose interests in the land did not concern him as long as the taxes increased.
About 1550, Neder-Lingen contained apart from the town, nine villages or parishes. In the vicinity of Suttrup-Under-Thuine, one of these villages, in 1604, lived the oldest forefather known to date, Herman Schulten. Thuine is situated approximately twelve kilometres to the east of the capital Lingen. The parish of the village of Thuine contained in those times, apart from the village of Thuine, where the church was, also the hamlets of Brumsel, Messingen, Sutterper of Suttrup (now Suttrup) and Loe or Loo (now Lohe). Suttrup is situated approximately five kilometres to the south east of Thuine. Both Thuine and Suttrup are very old, the parish of Thuine was mentioned in the year 800 AD, in the time of Karel den Grooten (Charles the Great). The present church was built in 1522. All the ancestors mentioned in the family tree were born in this parish of Thuine and were christened in this church.
As mentioned above, the oldest forefather lived in Suttrup in 1604. In a statistic book "Lagerbuch der Grafschaft Lingen vom 1550" there is no mention of the name Schulten, so the family of Schulten must have settled in Suttrup between 1550 and 1604.
Regarding where the family lived before is a mystery. According to the afore-mentioned book, in Thuine itself in 1550, lived a Herman Schulte and in the parish of Lohe, a Johan Schulte. Lohe is situated only one kilometre from Suttrup and it is tempting to conclude that the Schultens of Suttrup are descended from the afore-mentioned. We need to beware not to take conclusions too quickly because turning the pages of the Largerbuch we soon discover the name Schulten in those years in the Earldom were spread out far and wide. Every parish had one or more families of the name of Schulten. There is no certainty to conclude from where the Schultens came to Suttrup. However, it is very likely that the Schultens did not originate from outside the parish of Thuine of Suttrup, because in those days farming communities rarely moved from one parish to another.
According to our documented recorded derivation, Suttrup can claim the oldest rights. Herman Schulten, who lived there in 1604, was a small tenant of the Lord of Lingen. His business was nothing too grand. Almost the entire population were farmers who had to work very hard to make a living out of the poor soil. They grew rye, linseed and their cattle/livestock consisted of some pigs, goats, sheep and hens. The majority of the population were responsible towards the Lord eg. the duty to ask permission of the Lord for legalities, the duty to assist the Lord, like helping with the haymaking and the harvest.
The economic situation in the Earldom was very bad. In the beginning of the nineteenth century, about fifteen per cent of the inhabitants needed to seek work outside the Earldom, like in the rich Holland of old.
Also the children and grandchildren of Herman Schulten lived under similar circumstances. We know that especially in the seventeenth century in the catholic Earldom, there raged a fierce religious persecution, we can imagine what difficult lives these people had.
The available space here leaves us no further description of the situation of the situation in the cradle-land in earlier centuries. See:
L.J. Rogers: "The Earldom of Lingen as part of the Dutch Mission." (L.J. Rogier: "Het Graafscap Lingen als deel van de Hollandse Zending.") In archive Aartsbisdom Utrecht, part LXIV, page 113 and following.
J.A Worp: "History of the Earldom of Lingen." (J.A. Worp: "Uit de geschiedems van het graaf schap Lingen."
In Historische avonden, 2de bundel. "Historic Evenings", Part Two, pages 81 and following.
S.D Van Veen: "The Reformation in the earldom of Lingen." (S.D. Van Veen: "De Reformatie in het graafschap Lingen."
"Historic studies and schetches." Page one and following. ("Historische studien en schetsen.")
Another short note about the family name. The name Schulten is part of a group of professional names; these are names derived from civil service ranks, professions, industries and crafts. In this case the sheriff. The sheriff was the representative of the Lord in the village and had jurisdiction. The word jurisdicture in the broadest sense included legislation and rule like jurisdiction. In West Germany and Drente, the sheriff was called Schulte. In the counties of Overijsel and Gelderland,he was called Scholte, in Brabant called Scholtis and in mid and south Germany was called Schultheiss. The family names, Schulte or Schulten, Scholte or Scholten, Schouten and Schultheiss all have the same meaning. May we now conclude that the family name was derived from a forefather who was once a sheriff? However, since the family already had a name before 1600, it could be concluded that the name originated from another forefather who was a tenant of a Schulte or Schout and therefore named after his farmstead, which in this case was a "Schultehof", (hof meaning garden). Especially in Saksische parts (and Lingen is part of this), it was from old the custom to derive the family name from the name of the estate.
To conclude, some remarks about the cradle itself. The oldest statistics were taken from legal documents from the state archive in Osnabruck Staatsarchiv at Osnabruck). Furthermore, the church records of the parish of Thuine were consulted. The marriage registers began in 1685, the baptismal records in 1738 and the burial registers from 1738-1752 and further from 1815.
For the ancestors born in the Netherlands, the registers from the registration service were used of the parishes concerned and the time period before 1 March, 1811, (the introduction of the registration service in the northerly part of the country) (the Netherlands), the church records. Before 1811 we had to rely on the church registers.
Until the last mentioned period, the manner of writing the name and Christian names have been taken from the Christening and marriage registers and, failing this, from registration documents. The places and dates of marriages after 1811 were taken from civil marriage registers.
Descendants of Herman Schulten
1 Herman Schulten Abt. 1580 - Aft.1620
A small tenant and responsible towards the Lord of Lingen, whom in that period was Archduke Albertus of Austria and Isabella. He was mentioned in the 'Landesvermessungsprotokolle von Thuinen von 1604 bis 1619' (a German Registry Book). According to this register, he farmed two parcels of land, 170 and 220 roods square.
2 Hermen Schulten Abt. 1620 - Aft. 1690
A small tenant. According to a legal document of 10 April 1677, he exchanged a parcel of land of 45 roods square with his brother-in-law, Vogel Hinrich, from Brumsel. He married Miss Hinrich
3 Jan (Johann) Schulten Abt. 1660 - Aft. 1734
Small tenant farmer and responsible to the Lord of Lingen, until 1702 this was stadholder Willem III and later the King of Prussia). On the 10 January 1690 it appears that he took a legal settlement to take over the farm from his elderly father, also costs and taxes and to clothe and provide for him as his elderly father was unable to look after himself. While Henrick Everts took this settlement upon himself in the name of his elderly mother to give the future bridegroom of his sister Haaske the dowry of ten fl2.50 pieces on the wedding day. Married Haaske Everts
4 Griete Schulten Abt. 1695 -
Married Berend Winkel
4 Johann Schulten Abt. 1700 -
Married Adelheid Pelle
5 Johannes Bernhard Schulten 1738 -
Married Maria Reulemann
6 Marina Schulten 1761 -
6 Johann Schulten 1763 -
6 Hermann Johann Schulten 1765 -
6 Gerhard Bernhard Schulten 1768 - Bef. 1770
6 Gerhard Bernhard Schulten 1770 - 1833
Married Euphemia Maria Frenser 1774 - 1825
7 Bernard Heinrich Schulten 1802 -
7 Johann Gerhard Schulten 1804 -
7 Gesina Maria Schulten 1805 -
7 [3] Johan Theodoor Schulten 1808 -
Married Isabella Boom 1813 - 1865
8 Maria Schulten 1837 - 1877
Married Johannes Ludgerus Bierhuijzen 1829 - 1888
8 Marianna Schulten 1838 - 1914
Married Antonius van Schyndel 1833 - 1913
8 Adrianus Bernardus Schulten 1841 - 1902
Manufacturer and shoeshop owner - also see descendants of below. Married Alida Blanc 1839-1875
9 Cornelis Schulten 1863 -
Married Johanna Jacoba Maria van Rooij 1865 -
10 Cornelia Adriana Alida Schulten 1891 - 1917
10 Alida Catharina Maria Schulten 1892 - 1894
10 Hubertus Johannes Cornelus Schulten 1893 -
Married Martha Maria Christina Draaisma 1899 -
10 Alida Wilhelmina Maria Schulten 1895 - 1918
10 Elisabeth Johanna Maria Schulten 1896 -
Married Henricus Franciscus Maria van Hal 1896 -
10 Bernardus Theodorus Bartholomeus Schulten 1897 - 1900
10 Thomas Hendricus Antonius Schulten 1898 -
Married Anna Bijdebeek 1896 -
10 Cornelis Antonius Johannes Schulten 1899 -
Married Johanna Rotscheid 1903 -
10 Maria Louise Petronella Schulten 1900 -
Married Leonardus Franciscus Dominicus van Kan 1902 -
10 Elisabeth Nicolette Maria Schulten 1902 - 1907
10 Adriana Johanna Maria Schulten 1903 -
10 Johannes Antonius Bernardus Schulten 1904 -
10 Johanna Wilhelmina Maria Schulten 1905 -
Married Cornelis Nicolaas de Bruin 1903 -
10 Adrianna Bernardina Maria Schulten 1907 - 1907
10 Adrianus Bernardus Gerardus Schulten 1907 - 1907
10 Henriette Engelina Maria Schulten 1909 - 1911
9 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1864 - 1934
Married Catharina Pieternella Zimmerman 1866 - 1934
10 Pieter Bernardus Johannes Schulten 1891 - 1896
10 Adrianus Cornelis Schulten 1893 -
Married Maria Catharina Antonia Meeuwsen 1892 -
9 Georgius Franciscus Schulten 1865 -
Married Wilhelmina Jacoba Maria van Straelen 1867 -
10 Philippus Bernardus Schulten 1894 -
Married Wilhelmina van 'T Wout 1893 -
10 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1896 - 1900
10 Paulina Dijmpna Maria Schulten 1898 - 1898
10 Paulina Dijmphna Maria Schulten 1900 - 1907
10 Cornelis Schulten 1902 -
Married Elizabeth Maria Berkhof 1902 -
9 Adrianus Bernardus Schulten 1867 - 1873
9 Franciscus Joannes Aloysius Schulten 1868 -
Married Catharina Hermina Maasen 1857 - 1915
9 Leonardus Theodorus Schulten 1869 -
Married Maria Henderica Nederpelt (nicknamed Lazarom) 1866 -
10 Adrianus Bernardus Cornelis Schulten 1899 -
Married Cornelia Tjitske Burgers 1922 -
10 Alida Catharina Maria Schulten 1900 -
10 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1902 -
Married Barbara Maria Francina van Hout 1900 -
10 Catharina Adriana Maria Schulten 1903 -
Married Hendricus Gijsbertus Schweinsberg 1908 -
10 Gerardus Hendrikus Theodorus Schulten 1904 -
Married Gerardina Johanna van Gerwen 1904 -
10 Theodorus Thomas Antonius Schulten 1906 -
10 Maria Wilhelmina Jacoba Schulten 1909 -
Married Jacobus Antonius Marie Meeuwsen 1905 - 1941
10 Daughter Schulten 1911 - 1911
9 Engelina Isabella Schulten 1871 - 1930
Married Hendrikus Johannes Meijer 1864 - 1936
9 Elizabeth Maria Schulten 1872 - 1942
Married Thomas Franciscus van der Staaij 1862 - 1919
9 Adrianus Bernardus Schulten 1875 - 1875
8 Johan Theodoor Schulten 1844 - 1875
Married Louisa Petronella Bierhuisen 1842 - 1932
9 Franciscus Schulten 1864 -
Married Maria Henrietta Meijer 1863 - 1929
10 Leonardus Johannes Jozsef Schulten 1889 -
Married Pieternella Paulina Murk 1892 -
10 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1891 -
10 Louisa Petronella Schulten 1895 - 1895
10 Cornelia Maria Louisa Schulten 1899 - 1899
10 Mathilda Cornelia Maria Schulten 1900 -
Married Cornelis Arnie Vis 1901 -
9 [1] Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1866 - 1937
Married Maria Theresia Josepha Albertina van Horsigh 1868 - 1896
10 Louisa Petronella Maria Schulten 1896 - 1919
Nun of the order of Religieuze Recollectinen Penitenten van de Derde Orde van der H Franciscus van Assisie van Etten (County of Noord-Brabant) by the name Soeur Marie Theresia.
*2nd Wife of [1] Johannes Theodorus Schulten:
Married Marie Petronella Alice van Beek 1869 - 1933
10 Geertruida Adriana Maria Schulten 1903 - 1903
10 Adrianus Johannes Marie Schulten 1904 -
Married Helena Francisca van der Arend 1911 -
10 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1906 -
Married Anna Maria Theresia van der Kroft 1907 -
9 Johannes Leonardus Schulten 1867 - 1867
9 Joanna Hendrina Sophia Schulten 1869 -
Married Pieter Boudens 1858 - 1929
9 Joannes Bernardus Schulten 1871 - 1941
Married Maria Petronella Rabeling 1883 -
10 Johan Theodoor Josephus Schulten 1911 -
Married Dimphna Petronella Jozefina Smeele 1910 -
10 Maria Johanna Louisa Schulten 1912 -
Married Bernardus Maria Wensing 1910 -
10 Henricus Johannes Anthonius Schulten 1914 -
10 Louisa Petronella Maria Schulten 1916 -
10 Theodora Maria Petronella Schulten 1919 -
9 Cornelis Petrus Schulten 1872 - 1873
9 Elizabeth Anna Maria Schulten 1874 - 1874
9 Elizabeth Anna Maria Schulten 1875 - 1877
8 [2] Johannes Schulten 1846 - 1935
Married Maria Franciska Smits 1847 - 1870
*2nd Wife of [2] Johannes Schulten:
Married Maria Cornelia van Miert 1845 - 1899
8 Izabella Schulten 1855 - 1880
Married Theodorus Jacobus Godelijn 1838 - 1893
Carolina Schulten 1855 - 1881
*2nd Wife of [3] Johan Theodoor Schulten:
Married Maria van Schyndel 1818 - Aft. 1877
7 Hermann Johann Schulten 1811 -
7 Margaretha Adelheid Schulten 1814 -
Descendants of Adrianus Bernardus Schulten
1 Adrianus Bernardus Schulten 1841 - 1902
Married Alida Blanc 1839 - 1875
2 Cornelis Schulten 1863 -
Married Johanna Jacoba Maria van Rooij 1865 -
3 Cornelia Adriana Alida Schulten 1891 - 1917
3 Alida Catharina Maria Schulten 1892 - 1894
3 Hubertus Johannes Cornelus Schulten 1893 -
Married Martha Maria Christina Draaisma 1899 -
4 Hubertus Schulten 1927 -
3 Alida Wilhelmina Maria Schulten 1895 - 1918
3 Elisabeth Johanna Maria Schulten 1896 -
Married Henricus Franciscus Maria van Hal 1896 -
3 Bernardus Theodorus Bartholomeus Schulten 1897 - 1900
3 Thomas Hendricus Antonius Schulten 1898 -
Married Anna Bijdebeek 1896 -
4 Anna Antonia Schulten 1920 -
3 Cornelis Antonius Johannes Schulten 1899 -
Married Johanna Rotscheid 1903 -
4 Johanna Schulten 1929 -
4 Hubertina Cornelia Schulten 1935 -
3 Maria Louise Petronella Schulten 1900 -
Married Leonardus Franciscus Dominicus van Kan 1902 -
3 Elisabeth Nicolette Maria Schulten 1902 - 1907
3 Adriana Johanna Maria Schulten 1903 -
3 Johannes Antonius Bernardus Schulten 1904 -
3 Johanna Wilhelmina Maria Schulten 1905 -
Married Cornelis Nicolaas de Bruin 1903 -
3 Adrianna Bernardina Maria Schulten 1907 - 1907
3 Adrianus Bernardus Gerardus Schulten 1907 - 1907
3 Henriette Engelina Maria Schulten 1909 - 1911
2 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1864 - 1934
Married Catharina Pieternella Zimmerman 1866 - 1934
3 Pieter Bernardus Johannes Schulten 1891 - 1896
3 Adrianus Cornelis Schulten 1893 -
Married Maria Catharina Antonia Meeuwsen 1892 -
4 Catharina Johanna Maria Schulten 1917 - 1993
Married Jan Willem Hofstra 1907 - 1991
4 Pieternella Jeanette Maria Paschalis Schulten 1920 -
Married Adrianus Cornelis Maria Sanders 1908 -
4 Helena Wilhelmina Maria Schulten 1921 - 1922
4 Wilhelmina Helena Maria Schulten 1923 -
Married Eldert Jan de Jong 1916 - 1991
5 Elisabeth Antonia Maria (Els) de Jong 1947 -
Married George Edward Winston Peel 1941 - 1988
6 Lorna Elizabeth Peel 1972 -
6 Denis Edward Peel 1975 -
5 Michelle 1949 -
5 Patty 1951 -
Married Leon von Burg
5 Wilma 1963 -
Married Piet Swagerman
6 Rene Swagerman 1983 -
4 [1] Johannes Theodorus Adrianis Maria Schulten 1927 -
Married Hendrika Christine van der Lee 1923 -
*2nd Wife of [1] Johannes Theodorus Adrianis Maria Schulten:
+Digna Christina Maria Beyersberger 1937 -
4 Antonius Johannes Maria Schulten 1928 -
Married Maria Catharina Theresia Kuiterbrouwer 1930 -
5 Stephanus Joseph Willibrordes Schulten 1958 - 1984
5 Lidwina Jacoba Maria Schulten 1959 -
5 Vincentius Walterus Jozef Schulten 1960 -
Married Coline Schuitemaker 1962 -
5 Paulina Catharina Maria Schulten 1964 -
4 Adrianus Wilhelmus Jacobus Maria Schulten 1929 -
Married Margaretha Laurentia Clausman 1928 -
5 Cornelia Maria Petronella Everada Schulten 1959 -
5 Adrianus Petrus Maria Schulten 1961 -
Married Jacoba Cornelia Maria Nouws 1964 -
6 Emily Schulten 1992 -
6 Lars Schulten 1993 - 1993
6 Luuk Schulten 1995 -
5 Maria Petronella Gerarda Schulten 1962 -
5 Petrus Schulten 1963 - 1963
5 Laurentia Margaretha Maria Schulten 1964 -
Married Cornelis Jacobus Maria de Bruijn 1964 -
6 Tim Petrus Adrianus de Bruijn 1994 -
5 Irene Patricia Maria Schulten 1966 -
5 Robert Willibrordus Maria Schulten 1968 -
Married Yvonne de Wijs 1963 -
5 Willibrordus Alexander Maria Schulten 1970 -
4 Wilhelmus Ignatius Maria Schulten 1935 -
Married Johanna Maria Magdalena Jasperse 1941 -
5 Engelbert Adrianus Joseph Maria Schulten 1964 -
5 Paulus Wilhelmus Johannes Maria Schulten 1965 -
5 Eric Adrianus Wilhelmus Maria Schulten 1969 -
2 Georgius Franciscus Schulten 1865 -
Married Wilhelmina Jacoba Maria van Straelen 1867 -
3 Philippus Bernardus Schulten 1894 -
Married Wilhelmina van 'T Wout 1893 -
4 Wilhelmina Jacoba Maria Schulten 1922 -
4 Cornelia Maria Schulten 1924 -
4 Georgina Francisca Maria Schulten 1927 -
4 Frederika Hendrika Schulten 1931 -
3 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1896 - 1900
3 Paulina Dijmpna Maria Schulten 1898 - 1898
3 Paulina Dijmphna Maria Schulten 1900 - 1907
3 Cornelis Schulten 1902 -
Married Elizabeth Maria Berkhof 1902 -
4 Georgius Johannes Cornelis Schulten 1929 -
4 Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Schulten 1933 -
4 Cornelis Maria Schulten 1933 -
4 Gerardus Gemma Maria Schulten 1936 -
4 Johanna Gemma Maria Schulten 1939 -
4 Wilhelmina Gemma Maria Schulten 1939 -
4 Paulus Gerardus Gemma Maria Schulten 1943 -
2 Adrianus Bernardus Schulten 1867 - 1873
2 Franciscus Joannes Aloysius Schulten 1868 -
Married Catharina Hermina Maasen 1857 - 1915
2 Leonardus Theodorus Schulten 1869 -
Married Maria Henderica Nederpelt (nicknamed Lazarom) 1866 -
3 Adrianus Bernardus Cornelis Schulten 1899 -
Married Cornelia Tjitske Burgers 1922 -
3 Alida Catharina Maria Schulten 1900 -
3 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1902 -
Married Barbara Maria Francina van Hout 1900 -
4 Joanna Theodora Francina Schulten 1927 -
3 Catharina Adriana Maria Schulten 1903 -
Married Hendricus Gijsbertus Schweinsberg 1908 -
3 Gerardus Hendrikus Theodorus Schulten 1904 -
Married Gerardina Johanna van Gerwen 1904 -
4 Leonardus Theodorus Schulten 1928 -
4 Adrianus Norbertus Schulten 1932 -
4 Maria Catharina Gerardina Schulten 1936 -
4 Petronella Catharina Schulten 1939 -
3 Theodorus Thomas Antonius Schulten 1906 -
3 Maria Wilhelmina Jacoba Schulten 1909 -
Married Jacobus Antonius Marie Meeuwsen 1905 - 1941
3 Daughter Schulten 1911 - 1911
2 Engelina Isabella Schulten 1871 - 1930
Married Hendrikus Johannes Meijer 1864 - 1936
2 Elizabeth Maria Schulten 1872 - 1942
Married Thomas Franciscus van der Staaij 1862 - 1919
2 Adrianus Bernardus Schulten 1875 - 1875
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From their German ancestors
Compiled from authentic records by
J. Th. J. Schulten
And updated to 1 July 1943
Further updated to May 1997 by
Lorna Elizabeth Peel
Translated by
Elisabeth A. M. Peel - de Jong
Cradle - Land and the German Ancestors
The cradle-land of the family, like so many Dutch-Catholic middle-class families, is in the former Earldom of Lingen. This former Earldom is situated in the North West of Germany on the equal latitude of our own (Dutch) county of Overijsel, between the Overijsel east border and Lingen's west border is the short distance of approximately twenty kilometres. The most northerly point of Lingen is situated at the same latitude as Gramsbergen, the furthest south the same latitude as Enschede. With the exception of a very small area in the extreme north-west, the entire Earldom is situated to the east of the River Eems, approximately between the tributaries Hase and A. It is subdivided into a westerly situated Neder-Lingen (Lower Lingen) and a smaller, more easterly situated Opper-Lingen (Higher Lingen), together approximately the same size, like half the county of Utrecht. In Neder-Lingen, situated on the Eems, is the old capital of Lingen. A former establishment town with presently over 11,000 inhabitants, in type similar to the east-Dutch towns of Oldenzaal and Aalten of Borculo.
The Schulten family originate from Neder-Lingen. Neder-Lingen is mostly flat land, partly covered by forestry and over the centuries formed mostly by heather and sand-drifts. At present it is almost completely cultivated. The traveller in Neder-Lingen will realise very soon that it is a very prosperous area that reminds us of our own Achterhoek of Overijsel.
However, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries it was very poor, like most of Westfalen, like the counties of Drente and Twente and like a large area of our generalisation. Like in Twente and Achterhoek, the standard of living was quite poor. It was prevalent, like in our own Twente and Achterhoek, that welfare was backward.
Like in many German states, the lands were mostly owned by the king, the "father" of the land. The inhabitants were indebted to this "father", apart from kindness, high taxes and many slavery duties. Like so many German miniature states, Lingen was ruled by selfish civil servants of a king living abroad, whose interests in the land did not concern him as long as the taxes increased.
About 1550, Neder-Lingen contained apart from the town, nine villages or parishes. In the vicinity of Suttrup-Under-Thuine, one of these villages, in 1604, lived the oldest forefather known to date, Herman Schulten. Thuine is situated approximately twelve kilometres to the east of the capital Lingen. The parish of the village of Thuine contained in those times, apart from the village of Thuine, where the church was, also the hamlets of Brumsel, Messingen, Sutterper of Suttrup (now Suttrup) and Loe or Loo (now Lohe). Suttrup is situated approximately five kilometres to the south east of Thuine. Both Thuine and Suttrup are very old, the parish of Thuine was mentioned in the year 800 AD, in the time of Karel den Grooten (Charles the Great). The present church was built in 1522. All the ancestors mentioned in the family tree were born in this parish of Thuine and were christened in this church.
As mentioned above, the oldest forefather lived in Suttrup in 1604. In a statistic book "Lagerbuch der Grafschaft Lingen vom 1550" there is no mention of the name Schulten, so the family of Schulten must have settled in Suttrup between 1550 and 1604.
Regarding where the family lived before is a mystery. According to the afore-mentioned book, in Thuine itself in 1550, lived a Herman Schulte and in the parish of Lohe, a Johan Schulte. Lohe is situated only one kilometre from Suttrup and it is tempting to conclude that the Schultens of Suttrup are descended from the afore-mentioned. We need to beware not to take conclusions too quickly because turning the pages of the Largerbuch we soon discover the name Schulten in those years in the Earldom were spread out far and wide. Every parish had one or more families of the name of Schulten. There is no certainty to conclude from where the Schultens came to Suttrup. However, it is very likely that the Schultens did not originate from outside the parish of Thuine of Suttrup, because in those days farming communities rarely moved from one parish to another.
According to our documented recorded derivation, Suttrup can claim the oldest rights. Herman Schulten, who lived there in 1604, was a small tenant of the Lord of Lingen. His business was nothing too grand. Almost the entire population were farmers who had to work very hard to make a living out of the poor soil. They grew rye, linseed and their cattle/livestock consisted of some pigs, goats, sheep and hens. The majority of the population were responsible towards the Lord eg. the duty to ask permission of the Lord for legalities, the duty to assist the Lord, like helping with the haymaking and the harvest.
The economic situation in the Earldom was very bad. In the beginning of the nineteenth century, about fifteen per cent of the inhabitants needed to seek work outside the Earldom, like in the rich Holland of old.
Also the children and grandchildren of Herman Schulten lived under similar circumstances. We know that especially in the seventeenth century in the catholic Earldom, there raged a fierce religious persecution, we can imagine what difficult lives these people had.
The available space here leaves us no further description of the situation of the situation in the cradle-land in earlier centuries. See:
L.J. Rogers: "The Earldom of Lingen as part of the Dutch Mission." (L.J. Rogier: "Het Graafscap Lingen als deel van de Hollandse Zending.") In archive Aartsbisdom Utrecht, part LXIV, page 113 and following.
J.A Worp: "History of the Earldom of Lingen." (J.A. Worp: "Uit de geschiedems van het graaf schap Lingen."
In Historische avonden, 2de bundel. "Historic Evenings", Part Two, pages 81 and following.
S.D Van Veen: "The Reformation in the earldom of Lingen." (S.D. Van Veen: "De Reformatie in het graafschap Lingen."
"Historic studies and schetches." Page one and following. ("Historische studien en schetsen.")
Another short note about the family name. The name Schulten is part of a group of professional names; these are names derived from civil service ranks, professions, industries and crafts. In this case the sheriff. The sheriff was the representative of the Lord in the village and had jurisdiction. The word jurisdicture in the broadest sense included legislation and rule like jurisdiction. In West Germany and Drente, the sheriff was called Schulte. In the counties of Overijsel and Gelderland,he was called Scholte, in Brabant called Scholtis and in mid and south Germany was called Schultheiss. The family names, Schulte or Schulten, Scholte or Scholten, Schouten and Schultheiss all have the same meaning. May we now conclude that the family name was derived from a forefather who was once a sheriff? However, since the family already had a name before 1600, it could be concluded that the name originated from another forefather who was a tenant of a Schulte or Schout and therefore named after his farmstead, which in this case was a "Schultehof", (hof meaning garden). Especially in Saksische parts (and Lingen is part of this), it was from old the custom to derive the family name from the name of the estate.
To conclude, some remarks about the cradle itself. The oldest statistics were taken from legal documents from the state archive in Osnabruck Staatsarchiv at Osnabruck). Furthermore, the church records of the parish of Thuine were consulted. The marriage registers began in 1685, the baptismal records in 1738 and the burial registers from 1738-1752 and further from 1815.
For the ancestors born in the Netherlands, the registers from the registration service were used of the parishes concerned and the time period before 1 March, 1811, (the introduction of the registration service in the northerly part of the country) (the Netherlands), the church records. Before 1811 we had to rely on the church registers.
Until the last mentioned period, the manner of writing the name and Christian names have been taken from the Christening and marriage registers and, failing this, from registration documents. The places and dates of marriages after 1811 were taken from civil marriage registers.
Descendants of Herman Schulten
1 Herman Schulten Abt. 1580 - Aft.1620
A small tenant and responsible towards the Lord of Lingen, whom in that period was Archduke Albertus of Austria and Isabella. He was mentioned in the 'Landesvermessungsprotokolle von Thuinen von 1604 bis 1619' (a German Registry Book). According to this register, he farmed two parcels of land, 170 and 220 roods square.
2 Hermen Schulten Abt. 1620 - Aft. 1690
A small tenant. According to a legal document of 10 April 1677, he exchanged a parcel of land of 45 roods square with his brother-in-law, Vogel Hinrich, from Brumsel. He married Miss Hinrich
3 Jan (Johann) Schulten Abt. 1660 - Aft. 1734
Small tenant farmer and responsible to the Lord of Lingen, until 1702 this was stadholder Willem III and later the King of Prussia). On the 10 January 1690 it appears that he took a legal settlement to take over the farm from his elderly father, also costs and taxes and to clothe and provide for him as his elderly father was unable to look after himself. While Henrick Everts took this settlement upon himself in the name of his elderly mother to give the future bridegroom of his sister Haaske the dowry of ten fl2.50 pieces on the wedding day. Married Haaske Everts
4 Griete Schulten Abt. 1695 -
Married Berend Winkel
4 Johann Schulten Abt. 1700 -
Married Adelheid Pelle
5 Johannes Bernhard Schulten 1738 -
Married Maria Reulemann
6 Marina Schulten 1761 -
6 Johann Schulten 1763 -
6 Hermann Johann Schulten 1765 -
6 Gerhard Bernhard Schulten 1768 - Bef. 1770
6 Gerhard Bernhard Schulten 1770 - 1833
Married Euphemia Maria Frenser 1774 - 1825
7 Bernard Heinrich Schulten 1802 -
7 Johann Gerhard Schulten 1804 -
7 Gesina Maria Schulten 1805 -
7 [3] Johan Theodoor Schulten 1808 -
Married Isabella Boom 1813 - 1865
8 Maria Schulten 1837 - 1877
Married Johannes Ludgerus Bierhuijzen 1829 - 1888
8 Marianna Schulten 1838 - 1914
Married Antonius van Schyndel 1833 - 1913
8 Adrianus Bernardus Schulten 1841 - 1902
Manufacturer and shoeshop owner - also see descendants of below. Married Alida Blanc 1839-1875
9 Cornelis Schulten 1863 -
Married Johanna Jacoba Maria van Rooij 1865 -
10 Cornelia Adriana Alida Schulten 1891 - 1917
10 Alida Catharina Maria Schulten 1892 - 1894
10 Hubertus Johannes Cornelus Schulten 1893 -
Married Martha Maria Christina Draaisma 1899 -
10 Alida Wilhelmina Maria Schulten 1895 - 1918
10 Elisabeth Johanna Maria Schulten 1896 -
Married Henricus Franciscus Maria van Hal 1896 -
10 Bernardus Theodorus Bartholomeus Schulten 1897 - 1900
10 Thomas Hendricus Antonius Schulten 1898 -
Married Anna Bijdebeek 1896 -
10 Cornelis Antonius Johannes Schulten 1899 -
Married Johanna Rotscheid 1903 -
10 Maria Louise Petronella Schulten 1900 -
Married Leonardus Franciscus Dominicus van Kan 1902 -
10 Elisabeth Nicolette Maria Schulten 1902 - 1907
10 Adriana Johanna Maria Schulten 1903 -
10 Johannes Antonius Bernardus Schulten 1904 -
10 Johanna Wilhelmina Maria Schulten 1905 -
Married Cornelis Nicolaas de Bruin 1903 -
10 Adrianna Bernardina Maria Schulten 1907 - 1907
10 Adrianus Bernardus Gerardus Schulten 1907 - 1907
10 Henriette Engelina Maria Schulten 1909 - 1911
9 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1864 - 1934
Married Catharina Pieternella Zimmerman 1866 - 1934
10 Pieter Bernardus Johannes Schulten 1891 - 1896
10 Adrianus Cornelis Schulten 1893 -
Married Maria Catharina Antonia Meeuwsen 1892 -
9 Georgius Franciscus Schulten 1865 -
Married Wilhelmina Jacoba Maria van Straelen 1867 -
10 Philippus Bernardus Schulten 1894 -
Married Wilhelmina van 'T Wout 1893 -
10 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1896 - 1900
10 Paulina Dijmpna Maria Schulten 1898 - 1898
10 Paulina Dijmphna Maria Schulten 1900 - 1907
10 Cornelis Schulten 1902 -
Married Elizabeth Maria Berkhof 1902 -
9 Adrianus Bernardus Schulten 1867 - 1873
9 Franciscus Joannes Aloysius Schulten 1868 -
Married Catharina Hermina Maasen 1857 - 1915
9 Leonardus Theodorus Schulten 1869 -
Married Maria Henderica Nederpelt (nicknamed Lazarom) 1866 -
10 Adrianus Bernardus Cornelis Schulten 1899 -
Married Cornelia Tjitske Burgers 1922 -
10 Alida Catharina Maria Schulten 1900 -
10 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1902 -
Married Barbara Maria Francina van Hout 1900 -
10 Catharina Adriana Maria Schulten 1903 -
Married Hendricus Gijsbertus Schweinsberg 1908 -
10 Gerardus Hendrikus Theodorus Schulten 1904 -
Married Gerardina Johanna van Gerwen 1904 -
10 Theodorus Thomas Antonius Schulten 1906 -
10 Maria Wilhelmina Jacoba Schulten 1909 -
Married Jacobus Antonius Marie Meeuwsen 1905 - 1941
10 Daughter Schulten 1911 - 1911
9 Engelina Isabella Schulten 1871 - 1930
Married Hendrikus Johannes Meijer 1864 - 1936
9 Elizabeth Maria Schulten 1872 - 1942
Married Thomas Franciscus van der Staaij 1862 - 1919
9 Adrianus Bernardus Schulten 1875 - 1875
8 Johan Theodoor Schulten 1844 - 1875
Married Louisa Petronella Bierhuisen 1842 - 1932
9 Franciscus Schulten 1864 -
Married Maria Henrietta Meijer 1863 - 1929
10 Leonardus Johannes Jozsef Schulten 1889 -
Married Pieternella Paulina Murk 1892 -
10 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1891 -
10 Louisa Petronella Schulten 1895 - 1895
10 Cornelia Maria Louisa Schulten 1899 - 1899
10 Mathilda Cornelia Maria Schulten 1900 -
Married Cornelis Arnie Vis 1901 -
9 [1] Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1866 - 1937
Married Maria Theresia Josepha Albertina van Horsigh 1868 - 1896
10 Louisa Petronella Maria Schulten 1896 - 1919
Nun of the order of Religieuze Recollectinen Penitenten van de Derde Orde van der H Franciscus van Assisie van Etten (County of Noord-Brabant) by the name Soeur Marie Theresia.
*2nd Wife of [1] Johannes Theodorus Schulten:
Married Marie Petronella Alice van Beek 1869 - 1933
10 Geertruida Adriana Maria Schulten 1903 - 1903
10 Adrianus Johannes Marie Schulten 1904 -
Married Helena Francisca van der Arend 1911 -
10 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1906 -
Married Anna Maria Theresia van der Kroft 1907 -
9 Johannes Leonardus Schulten 1867 - 1867
9 Joanna Hendrina Sophia Schulten 1869 -
Married Pieter Boudens 1858 - 1929
9 Joannes Bernardus Schulten 1871 - 1941
Married Maria Petronella Rabeling 1883 -
10 Johan Theodoor Josephus Schulten 1911 -
Married Dimphna Petronella Jozefina Smeele 1910 -
10 Maria Johanna Louisa Schulten 1912 -
Married Bernardus Maria Wensing 1910 -
10 Henricus Johannes Anthonius Schulten 1914 -
10 Louisa Petronella Maria Schulten 1916 -
10 Theodora Maria Petronella Schulten 1919 -
9 Cornelis Petrus Schulten 1872 - 1873
9 Elizabeth Anna Maria Schulten 1874 - 1874
9 Elizabeth Anna Maria Schulten 1875 - 1877
8 [2] Johannes Schulten 1846 - 1935
Married Maria Franciska Smits 1847 - 1870
*2nd Wife of [2] Johannes Schulten:
Married Maria Cornelia van Miert 1845 - 1899
8 Izabella Schulten 1855 - 1880
Married Theodorus Jacobus Godelijn 1838 - 1893
Carolina Schulten 1855 - 1881
*2nd Wife of [3] Johan Theodoor Schulten:
Married Maria van Schyndel 1818 - Aft. 1877
7 Hermann Johann Schulten 1811 -
7 Margaretha Adelheid Schulten 1814 -
Descendants of Adrianus Bernardus Schulten
1 Adrianus Bernardus Schulten 1841 - 1902
Married Alida Blanc 1839 - 1875
2 Cornelis Schulten 1863 -
Married Johanna Jacoba Maria van Rooij 1865 -
3 Cornelia Adriana Alida Schulten 1891 - 1917
3 Alida Catharina Maria Schulten 1892 - 1894
3 Hubertus Johannes Cornelus Schulten 1893 -
Married Martha Maria Christina Draaisma 1899 -
4 Hubertus Schulten 1927 -
3 Alida Wilhelmina Maria Schulten 1895 - 1918
3 Elisabeth Johanna Maria Schulten 1896 -
Married Henricus Franciscus Maria van Hal 1896 -
3 Bernardus Theodorus Bartholomeus Schulten 1897 - 1900
3 Thomas Hendricus Antonius Schulten 1898 -
Married Anna Bijdebeek 1896 -
4 Anna Antonia Schulten 1920 -
3 Cornelis Antonius Johannes Schulten 1899 -
Married Johanna Rotscheid 1903 -
4 Johanna Schulten 1929 -
4 Hubertina Cornelia Schulten 1935 -
3 Maria Louise Petronella Schulten 1900 -
Married Leonardus Franciscus Dominicus van Kan 1902 -
3 Elisabeth Nicolette Maria Schulten 1902 - 1907
3 Adriana Johanna Maria Schulten 1903 -
3 Johannes Antonius Bernardus Schulten 1904 -
3 Johanna Wilhelmina Maria Schulten 1905 -
Married Cornelis Nicolaas de Bruin 1903 -
3 Adrianna Bernardina Maria Schulten 1907 - 1907
3 Adrianus Bernardus Gerardus Schulten 1907 - 1907
3 Henriette Engelina Maria Schulten 1909 - 1911
2 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1864 - 1934
Married Catharina Pieternella Zimmerman 1866 - 1934
3 Pieter Bernardus Johannes Schulten 1891 - 1896
3 Adrianus Cornelis Schulten 1893 -
Married Maria Catharina Antonia Meeuwsen 1892 -
4 Catharina Johanna Maria Schulten 1917 - 1993
Married Jan Willem Hofstra 1907 - 1991
4 Pieternella Jeanette Maria Paschalis Schulten 1920 -
Married Adrianus Cornelis Maria Sanders 1908 -
4 Helena Wilhelmina Maria Schulten 1921 - 1922
4 Wilhelmina Helena Maria Schulten 1923 -
Married Eldert Jan de Jong 1916 - 1991
5 Elisabeth Antonia Maria (Els) de Jong 1947 -
Married George Edward Winston Peel 1941 - 1988
6 Lorna Elizabeth Peel 1972 -
6 Denis Edward Peel 1975 -
5 Michelle 1949 -
5 Patty 1951 -
Married Leon von Burg
5 Wilma 1963 -
Married Piet Swagerman
6 Rene Swagerman 1983 -
4 [1] Johannes Theodorus Adrianis Maria Schulten 1927 -
Married Hendrika Christine van der Lee 1923 -
*2nd Wife of [1] Johannes Theodorus Adrianis Maria Schulten:
+Digna Christina Maria Beyersberger 1937 -
4 Antonius Johannes Maria Schulten 1928 -
Married Maria Catharina Theresia Kuiterbrouwer 1930 -
5 Stephanus Joseph Willibrordes Schulten 1958 - 1984
5 Lidwina Jacoba Maria Schulten 1959 -
5 Vincentius Walterus Jozef Schulten 1960 -
Married Coline Schuitemaker 1962 -
5 Paulina Catharina Maria Schulten 1964 -
4 Adrianus Wilhelmus Jacobus Maria Schulten 1929 -
Married Margaretha Laurentia Clausman 1928 -
5 Cornelia Maria Petronella Everada Schulten 1959 -
5 Adrianus Petrus Maria Schulten 1961 -
Married Jacoba Cornelia Maria Nouws 1964 -
6 Emily Schulten 1992 -
6 Lars Schulten 1993 - 1993
6 Luuk Schulten 1995 -
5 Maria Petronella Gerarda Schulten 1962 -
5 Petrus Schulten 1963 - 1963
5 Laurentia Margaretha Maria Schulten 1964 -
Married Cornelis Jacobus Maria de Bruijn 1964 -
6 Tim Petrus Adrianus de Bruijn 1994 -
5 Irene Patricia Maria Schulten 1966 -
5 Robert Willibrordus Maria Schulten 1968 -
Married Yvonne de Wijs 1963 -
5 Willibrordus Alexander Maria Schulten 1970 -
4 Wilhelmus Ignatius Maria Schulten 1935 -
Married Johanna Maria Magdalena Jasperse 1941 -
5 Engelbert Adrianus Joseph Maria Schulten 1964 -
5 Paulus Wilhelmus Johannes Maria Schulten 1965 -
5 Eric Adrianus Wilhelmus Maria Schulten 1969 -
2 Georgius Franciscus Schulten 1865 -
Married Wilhelmina Jacoba Maria van Straelen 1867 -
3 Philippus Bernardus Schulten 1894 -
Married Wilhelmina van 'T Wout 1893 -
4 Wilhelmina Jacoba Maria Schulten 1922 -
4 Cornelia Maria Schulten 1924 -
4 Georgina Francisca Maria Schulten 1927 -
4 Frederika Hendrika Schulten 1931 -
3 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1896 - 1900
3 Paulina Dijmpna Maria Schulten 1898 - 1898
3 Paulina Dijmphna Maria Schulten 1900 - 1907
3 Cornelis Schulten 1902 -
Married Elizabeth Maria Berkhof 1902 -
4 Georgius Johannes Cornelis Schulten 1929 -
4 Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Schulten 1933 -
4 Cornelis Maria Schulten 1933 -
4 Gerardus Gemma Maria Schulten 1936 -
4 Johanna Gemma Maria Schulten 1939 -
4 Wilhelmina Gemma Maria Schulten 1939 -
4 Paulus Gerardus Gemma Maria Schulten 1943 -
2 Adrianus Bernardus Schulten 1867 - 1873
2 Franciscus Joannes Aloysius Schulten 1868 -
Married Catharina Hermina Maasen 1857 - 1915
2 Leonardus Theodorus Schulten 1869 -
Married Maria Henderica Nederpelt (nicknamed Lazarom) 1866 -
3 Adrianus Bernardus Cornelis Schulten 1899 -
Married Cornelia Tjitske Burgers 1922 -
3 Alida Catharina Maria Schulten 1900 -
3 Johannes Theodorus Schulten 1902 -
Married Barbara Maria Francina van Hout 1900 -
4 Joanna Theodora Francina Schulten 1927 -
3 Catharina Adriana Maria Schulten 1903 -
Married Hendricus Gijsbertus Schweinsberg 1908 -
3 Gerardus Hendrikus Theodorus Schulten 1904 -
Married Gerardina Johanna van Gerwen 1904 -
4 Leonardus Theodorus Schulten 1928 -
4 Adrianus Norbertus Schulten 1932 -
4 Maria Catharina Gerardina Schulten 1936 -
4 Petronella Catharina Schulten 1939 -
3 Theodorus Thomas Antonius Schulten 1906 -
3 Maria Wilhelmina Jacoba Schulten 1909 -
Married Jacobus Antonius Marie Meeuwsen 1905 - 1941
3 Daughter Schulten 1911 - 1911
2 Engelina Isabella Schulten 1871 - 1930
Married Hendrikus Johannes Meijer 1864 - 1936
2 Elizabeth Maria Schulten 1872 - 1942
Married Thomas Franciscus van der Staaij 1862 - 1919
2 Adrianus Bernardus Schulten 1875 - 1875
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