DEBOO References

This Section of our Newsletter will be updated as new references are found.

1.  Published Literature

While there are several books and many journal articles on a great variety of topics in print with DEBOO as author, there was no known published literature ABOUT DEBOO until recently.  The "De Boo Delft" story published in 1976 is the best known reference. Alan Bullwinkle's report on the 1997 Workshop referenced below, and the papers sorting 17th C immigrantion at Thorney (DeBoo 2002) and a name distribution survery in North America (DeBoo 2003), are the only known published journal reports at this time.

Other good authentic references are located in archives and records offices around the world. These are usually in the form of church records (ie, birth, baptism, marriage, death) or business/property transactions such as deeds. Some of these have been compiled or abstracted, usually by dedicated individuals as members of genealogical/historical societies, and published in journals. It takes a truly dedicated researcher, with good knowledge of research sources and procedure to locate DEBOO here. But, where found, these citations can be of very great value.

Further, there are several sources which may, surprisingly, often include reference to the name or to individuals. A few examples  follow herewith:

• Aiton, G. 1979. The story of Sussex and vicinity. Kings County Hist. Soc. [New Brunswick], 3rd Reprint, 145 pp. (Reference to Isaac DeBoo, p. 122)
• Bevis, T. 1983. Strangers in the Fens. Westrydale Press, ISBN 0 901680 20 6, 24 pp. (reference to du Bo)
• Bullwinkle, A.  1998.  A gathering of DEBOOs at Thorney.  Cambs. FHS Journal,  February issue, pp. 164-165.
• Compendium of American Genealogy. 1937. Publisher? Vol. VI, p. 404. (ref. to Hendrick (DeBoog) DeBow of Amsterdam who came to New Amsterdam (New York) ca. 1649 - one of the first namesakes to reside in North America?)
• Day, E., and M. Long. 1990. Portrait of Yaxley. Daylong Publ., Yaxley/ Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, U.K., ISBN 0 9515875 0 1, 67 pp. (picture of the Jacob Deboo home taken in 1912)
• de Boo, A. L.  1976. De Boo Delft 1876-1976.  A. de Boo Bestuursmaatschappij B.V., Rotterdamseweg 274, Delft, Netherlands, 48 pp.  [A history of the well-known Dutch building materials company, amply illustrated, with photos of the founder, Leendert de Boo (1824-1904) and other members of the family]
• DeBoo, R.F. 2002. Origins of the Strangers in the Fens near Thorney. J. Cambs. Fam. Hist. Soc. 13 (5): 189-198.
• DeBoo, R.F. 2003. DEBOO in North America. Flemish American Heritage XXI (1): 15-16.
  
• Debrabandere, F. 1995 Etymological dictionary of the surnames in Belgium, Credit Communal de Belgique, Brussels, 2 vols, (reference for de Bo from de Bode)
• Encyclopedie van de Vlaamse Beweging (Encyclopedia of the Flemish Movement) - publisher ? 1973. Vol I, Lannoo, Tielt (reference to the linguist and writer L. L. de Bo - 1826-1885)
• Goldenberg, S. 1984. The Thomson Empire. Methuen, Toronto, ISBN 0 458 98210 5, 260 pp. (reference to the Richard De Boo publishing company)

2.  Unpublished References

Several individuals have successfully completed genealogical projects or portions of their family history work, particularly for their own satisfaction or for limited distribution. The examples which follow are not readily available. However, copies of some may be available on loan; a few have been distributed stratigically to libraries and societies:

• DeBoo, J. S. 1996. Reflections of my past, unpublished, 152 pp. (Photo album with pedigree chart for John S. DeBoo of Albuquerque, New Mexico, born 1948, to Samuel DeBoo of Cambridgeshire, England, born 1796; please refer to author's e.mail address on the Homepage.)
• Deboo, M. 1989. Stamboom de Boo. (A de Boo family tree. 10-generation wall chart in the form of a family tree, dating from Henricus de Boo, born ca. 1636 at Wielsbeke, Flanders. Key reference for many Flemish and U.S. families.)
• DeBoo, R. F. 1992. Special times. Unpublished manuscript, 132 pp. (A memoir of a Canadian in search of English and Flemish roots; please refer to author's e.mail address on the Homepage.)
• DeBoo, R. F. 1994. More special times. Unpublished manuscript, 226 pp. (Part II of the search for European roots; please refer to author's e.mail address on the Homepage.)
• DeBoo, V.F.  1994.  Collection of Australian DeBoo family information. 42 pp. [Individual genealogical sheets, some incomplete, for members attending the 1994 Reunion of the descendants of Frederick Ebenezer and Charlotte Elizabeth Jane DeBoo at Adelaide, 6 November 1994]
• Deboo, Y. 1985. Story of the Deboo Family. Unpublished report, 168 pp. (An account of Flemish and American families dating from the ancestor Petrus Deboo, 1723; an important reference for several US families particularly.)
• van Zoest, A. 1997.   Genealogie van een familie de Boo.  Unpublished report,  39 pp.  (A systematic listing for a Dutch de Boo family; the descendants of Swaantje Jans de Boo of Brielle; from 1551, with possible linkage to circa 1416; a fine reference.)

• de Boo, Arjen home.wanadoo.nl/adeboo
• DeBoo, Dave: http://www.startext.net/homes/deboodj/index.htm
• De Boo, Doug: http://www.webspan.net/~dougdb
• DeBoo, John S.: http://www.angelfire.com/nm/jsdeboo/index.html

• http://www.members.xoom.com/GSFA - Genealogical Society of Flemish Americans site
• http://www.teldir.com - Good for phonebooks; Belgian Infobel especially good for Deboo
• http://www.whitepages.com   - A good place to visit when searching for DEBOO worldwide

5. Good Reading

Several books might be considered essential reading for the enthusiastic person interested in ancestors, their times, their migrations. The few books listed below are of special significance for individuals living in North America who wish to know more about ancestral routes from the Low Countries or from England. Most of these books should be available at, or on loan via, local libraries:

• Barrett, W.H., and E. Porter (Ed.). 1963. Tales from the Fens. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 203 pp.
• Blyth, D. 1998. Flemish cities explored. Pallas Athene, London, 3rd Ed., ISBN 1-873429-56-8, 319 pp.
• Darby, H. C. 1956. The draining of the Fens. 2nd Ed., Cambridge Univ. Press, 314 pp.
• Day, A. 1999.  Fuel from the Fens.  A portrait of the fenland turf industry in Cambridgeshire.  S.B. Publications, 19 Grove Rd., Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 1TP, U.K., ISBN 1 85770 190 9, 74 pp.
• Geyl, P. 2001. History of the Dutch-speaking peoples 1555-1648. Phoenix Press, London, ISBN 1-84212-225-8, 589 pp.
• Holmes, R.  1992.  Fatal Avenue - A traveller's history of northern France and Flanders, 1346-1945.  Pimlico, London, ISBN 0 7126 5835 1, 376 pp.
• Innis, H. 1986. East Anglia. Hodder and Stoughton, London, ISBN 0 340 50671 7, 287 pp.
• Jaenen, C.J. 1991.  The Belgians in Canada.  Cdn. Hist. Assn., Booklet No. 20,   ISBN 0 88798 130 5, 24 pp.
• Kann, R. A. A history of the Hapsburg Empire.  Univ. Cal. Press, Berkeley, ISBN 0 520 02408 7, 646 pp.
• Kossmann-Putto, J. A., and E. H. Kossman. 1993. The Low Countries & history of Northern and Southern Netherlands. Flemish-Netherlands Foundation, Stichting Ons Erfdeel VZW, Murissonstraat 260, 8931 Rekkem, Flanders, Belgium, 64 pp.
• Lucassen, L., and B. de Vries. 2001. The rise and fall of a West European textile-worker migration system: Leiden, 1586-1700. Revue du Nord, Hors surie, Collection Hist. No. 15: 23-42 (text in English).
• Moen, W.J.  1887-88. The Walloons and their church at Norwich: Their history and registers 1565-1832. Vol. 1 Huguenot Soc. of London, Lymington, 386 pp
• Murray, J. 1985. Flanders and England - A cultural bridge. Fonds Mercator, Antwerp, 401 pp.
• Nicholas, D.  1992.  Medieval Flanders.  Longman, New York, ISBN 0 582 01679 7 CSD, 463 pp.
• Parker, G. 1990. Spain and the Netherlands. Fontana Press, London, 288 pp.
• Peet, H. (Ed.). 1903. Register of baptisms of the French (sic) Protestant refugees settled at Thorney, Cambridgeshire, 1654-1727 (transcription). Aberdeen Univ. Press, 138 pp.
• Peters, J. 1985. A family from Flanders. Collins, London, ISBN 0 00 217346 8, 219 pp.
• Rothrock, G. A. 1979. The Huguenots: A biography of a minority. Nelson-Hall, 201 pp.
• Van der Zee, H., and B. 1978. A sweet and alien land - the story of Dutch New York, Viking, New York, ISBN 0-670-68628-x, 560 pp.
• Verhulst, A., and G. Bublot.  1980.  Agriculture in Belgium - Yesterday and Today.  Belg. Min. Agric., Mercatorfonds/Cultura D/1980/0110/4, 126 pp.
• Wedgewood, C.V. 1944. William the silent. Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc., New York, (reprint), 256 pp.
• Weiss, C. 1854. History of the French Protestant refugees. William Blackwood and Sons, London, 595 pp.
• Wentworth-Day, J. 1973. A history of the Fens. E.P. Publishing, Wakefield, ISBN 0854096019, 272 pp.
• Wilson, F.M. 1959. They came as Strangers. Hamish Hamilton, London, 266 pp.

• For persons interested in information about and travel to the Fens area of East Anglia (eastern England) and to Flanders (the northwestern provinces of Belgium), write to:

The Fens Tourism Group, Ayscoughfee Hall, Churchgate, Spalding, Lincolnshire UK PE11 2RA

Toerisme Vlaanderen, Grassmarkt 61, 1000 Brussel, Belgie

• For viewing maps of DEBO and DEBOO in Belgium visit the GEONOME Website. Until a later map is completed, select the 1996 version: http://www.metaphor.be/geonome/cgi-bin/geonome.pl
• And to find your way around the globe, try Microsoft's Encarta 97 World Atlas. Can you find the BOO villages, towns and geographical features in Indonesia, Africa, New Guinea.....?

• de Boo, J., P. Juffermans, J. Meerman, and H. Odink.  1977.  Van slavernij naar bevrijding.  Pegasus, Amsterdam, ISBN 90 6143 1492, 177 pp. (A book critical of the South African apartheid system and banned by the government of the day.  Now available in the libraries of South Africa.)

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