Draft:Halbertsma

Halbertsma coat of arms

Halbertsma is a Frisian patrician family that originates from Dokkum's surrounding area. The family, since the 16th century, consists, amongst others, of academics, industrialists, medical doctors, public administrators and preachers.

The family is mainly known for the role the Halbertsma brothers, minister Joost, Dr med Eeltje and Tjalling, played in the development of Frisian literature, (written) language and culture in the first half of the 19th century. Their collected literary work, Rimen & Teltsjes, belongs to the standard literature of Fryslân. Dr Eeltje's poem, the Alde Friezen, was established as the Frisian national anthem. Joost Halbertsma's Lexicon Frisicum served as the outline for the first Frisian dictionary. He also donated his extensive collection of cultural-historical objects to the province of Friesland, which served as the basis for the present-day Fries Museum. As part of his literary and scientific research and work he maintained a vast network and lively correspondence with prominent Dutch literary figures, such as Willem Bilderdijk, and with European greats, like the Danish linguist Rasmus Rask, the English poet Robert Southey, and the German linguist and fairytale-collector Jacob Grimm. Moreover, he was invited to join learned historical and linguistic societies in Leiden, Copenhagen, Berlin, Athens en Halle-Wittenberg. Joost's commitment to preserving and developing the Frisian identity led to his inclusion in the Canon of Friesland. Also, the highest award for historical and scientific work related to Fryslân, the Dr Joast Halbertsmapriis, is named after him. In Grou, at the birthplace of the Halbertsma brothers, one can find the Halbertsmahûs, whose facade features the busts of Eeltje and Joost.[1]

Buste of dr. med. Eeltje Halbertsma as found on the facade of the Halbertsmahûs in Grou.

Buste of Ds. Joost Halbertsma as found on the facade of the Halbertsmahûs in Grou.

The descendants of the fourth brother, Binnert Halbertsma (1795-1847), played an important role in Grou and its surrounding area with the 'Halbertsma's Fabrieken voor Houtbewerking' until the end of the 20th century.[2] A similarly important role was played by the descendants of Tjalling Halbertsma (1792-1852) with the successful dairy and butter and cheese wholesale business 'Normandia' in Sneek. Tjalling's descendants were part of the city's notables and mostly based themselves on the Kleinzand; here Johannes Halbertsma (1888-1958) and Herre Halbertsma (1920-1998) founded the Fries Scheepvaart Museum.

The current generations remain, as per family tradition, active in academia, medicine and business as well as public administration. The family is listed in volumes 5, 12, 15, 40 and 71 of the genealogical reference work Nederland's Patriciaat (hereafter NP).

History

The proven family lineage starts with the wealthy textile merchant Buwe Hiddes (c. 1570-1625) from Ee, Friesland. He owned land and houses in the area. His son, Hidde Buwes (c. 1610-1666), also became a successful textile merchant and settled in Kollum; he too owned land and houses in the area. Hidde Buwes married in 1634 with Wytske Sipckes Halbetsma (1614-c.1665). Their son, Dr Scipio Halbetsma (1644-1700), in accordance with old Frisian custom, adopted his mother's surname. He was a lawyer at the Court of Friesland and substitute secretary of Westdongeradeel. The 'r' in the family name was added during the lifetime of his grandson, Joost.

Wytske Halbetsma descended from a well known 16th century family. The Halbetsma family inhabited the Halbetsma State, the Halbetsma house and the Halbetsmazate, and owned land in and around Kollum. Wytske was the daughter of Scipio (Sipcke) Halbetsma (died before 1622), secretary of Westdongeradeel,[3] and great-granddaughter of judge and guesthouse guardian Hed Halbetsma (ca. 1500-after 1556). Her sister, Antje Sipckes Halbetsma (1611-1666), was a mayor's wife.

Genealogy

Earliest generations

• Buwe Hiddes (ca. 1570-1625) textile merchant and owner of land and houses in Ee, Tibma, Anjum and Engwierum.
  • Hidde Buwes (1610-1666) textile merchant and owner of land and houses in Ee, Engwierum, Oldwolde, Augustinusga, Kollumerpomp and Kollum. Married Wytske Sypckes Halbetsma (1614-ca. 1665), great-granddaughter of judge Hed Halbetsma (ca. 1500-after 1552).
    • Dr. Scipio Halbetsma (1644-1700), became doctor of both laws at the University of Franeker, attorney at the Court of Friesland, deputy-secretary of Westdongeradeel, procurator fiscal in Dokkum and elder in Ternaard. He married Catharina Rinia Stinstra, daughter of Joost Rinia, member of the vroedschap and mayor of Dokkum.
      • Minister Justus Halbetsma (1674-1742), pastor at Vledder.
      • Theodorus Halbertsma (1679-1742), deputy-secretary of Westdongeradeel.
        • Minister Scipio Halbetsma (1709-1779), pastor in Arum and Holwerd.
          • Dr. med. Theodorus Halbetsma (1741-1779), obtained a doctorate in medicine at the University of Franeker, physician, member of the vroedschap and mayor of Dokkum. Married in 1764 to Dieuke Visscher (c. 1740-1803), daughter of Dr Frans Canter Visscher, council in vroedschap Deventer, and granddaughter of Jacobus Canter Visscher.
            • Mr. Cornelis Halbetsma (1768-1833), secretary of Ferwerderadeel and attorney in Leiden. He married Johanna Jacoba de Joncheere, whose family is listed in NP 5, 39 en 41.

De Brothers Halbertsma and their descendants

Joost Halbertsma and his descendants

Portrait of minister Joost Hiddes Halbertsma

• Joost Hiddes Halbertsma (1789-1869), Mennonite minister in Bolsward and in Deventer, man of letters, known for the first Frisian dictionary 'Lexicon Frisicum' and the literary work Rimen & Teltsjes. He obtained an honorary doctorate in letters from Leiden University and was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion (hereafter K.D.L.). He was married to Johanna Iskjen Hoekema (1794-1847).
  • Dr. Petrus Halbertsma (1817-1852), rector Instituut van Kinsbergen (Latin School) at Elburg.
  • Prof. Dr. Hidde Halbertsma (1820-1865), professor of anatomy and physiology at Leiden. Married Jacoba Sophia Hamaker (1827-1888), whose family is listed in NP 8.

    

    Portrait of prof. Tjalling Justus Halbertsma

  • Prof. Dr. Tjalling Justus Halbertsma (1829-1894), professor of Greek language and literature at the University of Groningen (1877-1894). Married to Hendrika Catharina Merens (1844-1899), her family is listed in NP 6 and 55.

Portrait of Tjalling Halbertsma

Tjalling Halbertsma and his descendants

• Tjalling Halbertsma (1792-1852), member of the Provincial States of Friesland, writer, man of letters and international dairy merchant.

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    Portrait of Prof. Dr. Tjalling Halbertsma (1841-1898).

    Dr. Klaas Halbertsma (1815-1879), physician in Sneek.
    • Prof. Dr. Tjalling Halbertsma (1841-1898), K.D.L., professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Groningen (1866) and at Utrecht (1867-1883). He married Johanna Helena Elizabeth van der Mandere (1849-1886) in 1883, whose old Flemish family is listed in NP 7.
      • Mr. Steven Nicolaas Boudewijn Halbertsma (1884-1965), R.N.L., vice-president of the Hague Court of Appeal, member of the Special Council of Cassation. Married to Jkvr. Jenny Louise Quarles van Ufford.
    • Dr. Stephanus Justus Halbertsma (1844-1925), Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau (hereafter O.O.N.), medical director of the Krankzinnigengesticht in Rotterdam (1880-1890), member of the municipal council and alderman of Rotterdam. Married to Theodora Jacoba van Vollenhoven, whose family is listed in NP 15, 16 and 53.
    • Ing. Hidde Petrus Nicolaas Halbertsma (1853-1929), engineer, architect and director of municipal water, gas and electricity facilities in Wiesbaden, member of Utrecht city council.
      • Prof. Dr. Ing. Nicolaas Adolf Halbertsma (1889-1966), O.O.N., physicist, honorary senator of the Technische Hochschule in Karlsruhe, head of the technical propaganda department of Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken in Eindhoven, professor of lighting technology in Utrecht. Married to Jacoba Hermina Blom, whose family is listed in NP 9 and 15.
        • Mr Hylke Gerald Halbertsma (1918-2008), O.O.N., economist, president and director of several bodies within the United Nations.
  • Johannes Halbertsma (1827-1884), merchant in the dairy industry, founder and co-owner of the firm Johannes Halbertsma, member of the town council and chairman of the Chamber of Commerce in Sneek. He married Hylkia Kingma (1826-1875) in 1850, whose family is listed in NP 87. He remarried in 1877 to Maria Franscina Huijsman (1829-1914), whose family is listed in NP 4, 58 and 90.
    • Tjalling Halbertsma (1853-1906), composer, assistant resident in Yogyakarta and resident of Banjoemas.
    • Hylke Halbertsma (1857-1932), dairy wholesaler, co-founder and director of the firm Johannes Halbertsma and of the factory La Normandie in Sneek. Married to Maria Francisca Margaretha Helena Strootman, whose family is listed in NP 9.
      • Johannes Halbertsma (1888-1958), director N.V. Johannes Halbertsma's Zuivelindustrie, co-founder and chairman of the Friesch Scheepvaart Museum in Sneek.
      • Dr Tjalling Halbertsma (1891-1956), director of a medical facility and lecturer in paediatrics in Leiden. Married Helena Albertina Waller, whose family is listed in NP 1, 23, 45 and 78 NP.
        • Mr Tjalling Menso Halbertsma (1929-2014), O.O.N., director of the Algemene Friesche Levensverzekering-Maatschappij, deputy judge in Leeuwarden, graphologist. He married Marijke Wiardi Beckman, whose family is listed in NP 5.
      • Hylke Halbertsma (1895-1972), co-owner of the firm Tiedeman & Van Kerchem and the firm van Heekeren & Co in Batavia, musician. Married to Sara van Lennep, sister of resistance heroine Mies Boissevain-van Lennep, and scion of the Van Lennep family.
        • Niels Friso Halbertsma (1929), former chief curator Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, director World Wildlife Fund Netherlands, filmmaker and recipient of the Golden Ark.
          • Dr Tjalling Hidde Friso Halbertsma (1969), lawyer, anthropologist, author.
    • Herrius Halbertsma (1864-1920), merchant, sea trader, co-founder and member firm La Normandie, later director of Johannes Halbertsma's Dairy Industry.
      • Johannes Herrius Halbertsma (1894-1979), regent Old Burger Weeshuis, director of dairy factory N.V. Normandia in Sneek.
        • Dr. Herrius (Herre) Halbertsma (1920-1998), O.O.N., archaeologist, publicist, deputy director Rijksdienst Oudheidkundig Bodemonderzoek, curator of the Oudheidkamer in Bolsward, founder and curator of Friesch Scheepvaart Museum in Sneek and recipient of the Dr. Joast Halbertsmapriis.
          • Dr. Maria Elisabeth (Marlite) Halbertsma (1947), K.D.L., professor of Historical Aspects of Art and Culture at Erasmus University Rotterdam (until 2012), and recipient of the Ad Fontes medal and the Wolfert van Borselen medal.
          • Drs. Ruurd Binnert Halbertsma (1958), associate professor of archaeology at Leiden University (2010-2018), curator at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden and author.

Binnert Halbertsma and his descendants

• Binnert Hiddes Halbertsma (1795-1847), merchant, member Provincial Chamber of Commerce Friesland.
  • Hidde Binnerts Halbertsma (1830-1895), international timber merchant, member firm H. Halbertsma Bzn, and founder of a steam factory for boxes and tub wood in Grou.
    • Pieter Goslik Halbertsma (1860-1925), member of the firm H. Halbertsma Bzn, director N.V. Halbertsma's Fabrieken voor Houtbewerking, member of the municipal council of Idaarderadeel and member of the Provincial States of Friesland.
      • Hidde Binnert Halbertsma (1888-1971), O.O.N., director of N.V. Halbertsma's Fabrieken.

Eeltje Halbertsma and his descendants

• Dr. Eeltje Halbertsma (1797-1858), physician, man of letters, poet and author, (a.o. of the Frisian national anthem, De Alde Friezen).

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    Statue of honour for Dr Eeltje Halbertsma in Grou.

    Dr Hidde Halbertsma (1830-1869), physician in Grou.
    • Dr Eeltje Halbertsma (1857-1935), Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, physician, major-general, chief of medicine of the Army Service.

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