Compareerden als vooren, juncto dr. Bicker, Geraert de Cambry
van Antwerpen, hoedecramer, oud 27 jaren, wiens ouders
consent ooc is geblecken, wonende in den Papebrughsteech,
ende Sara Wessels, oud 21 jaren, geassisteert met Niclaes
Vlossel ende Maeyken Woutersdochter, hare moeder, wonende als vooren.
1618- Marriage Amsterdam
This is the marriage of Gerrit de Cambraij and Sara Wissels.
It's difficult to upload a file from these archives,(they don't save as png, jpg or jpeg) so below is the link which will (hopefully) lead to the page featuring all the documents concerning Sara Wissels.
It's her marriage from 13 June 1618 that I'm interested in (last entry on right hand side page).
With many thanks for any transcription/translation of this entry.
best wishes
Anne
https://archief.amsterdam/indexen/persons?ss=%7B%22q%22:%22sara%20wisse…
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Dat is geweldig- goed gedaan Geert! So glad the link worked for you to find the right page.
I see the word 'hoedecramer', again! The same profession his son Johan Gerrits de Cambraij followed when he married Marie Kittensteyn in Amsterdam.
It's just interesting why someone who was 27 years old needed the consent of his parents? Clearly Sara is younger at 21 yrs so did need her mother's consent.
many thanks as always Geert.
very best wishes
Anne
Dear Anne,
A betrothed couple required parental consent for men under 25 and women under 20, as was legally required everywhere in the Low Countries. However, in the case of the Amsterdam municipal authorities, it was common use to ask everyone below 30 to show parental consent, either in written form or by the presence of the parents when they registered for their marriage banns. Although not strictly required, the absence of such parental consent could lead to an investigation by the magistrates into the background of the betrothed.
Anne
zei op maandag 2 februari 2026 - 12:54