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Jan Gies lives in Amsterdam for almost his entire life

Jan Gies lived almost his entire life in Amsterdam.

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Dec. 12, 1907 - Jan. 26, 1993

52.373058 N 4.892596 E

Amsterdam

During his life, Jan Gies lived at the following addresses in Amsterdam:

  • Rustenburgerstraat 191-I: from birth until 12 December 1907 (this address was renumbered 303 in April 1906).
  • Rustenburgerstraat 299hs: from 12 December 1907 to 10 September 1914.
  • Van Ostadestraat 69 I: from 10 September 1914 to 31 May 1917.
  • Hogeweg 38, Watergraafsmeer: from 31 May 1917 (Watergraafsmeer was still an independent municipality at the time).

He returned to Amsterdam on 15 May 1919.

The marriage of Jan Gies's parents was dissolved by divorce on 2 January 1925. According to the population records, he continued to live with his father, except for the short period in Eindhoven.

  • Eikenweg 20 I: from 15 May 1919 to 6 April 1927.
  • Eindhoven: 6 April 1927 to 24 October 1927 (alone). No further details are available.
  • Eikenweg 20 I: from 24 October 1927 to 18 December 1928. [1]

On 13 December 1928, Jan Gies married M.M.G. Netten.

  • Stuyvesantstraat 55 III: Jan Gies was registered here from 18 December 1928 to 21 July 1931.
  • Maasstraat 10: Jan Gies was registered on the 3rd floor from 21 July 1931 until 4 September 1931. After that he was registered on the 2nd floor, until 7 January 1936.
  • Noorder Amstellaan 149 III: Jan Gies was registered here from 7 January 1936 to 14 January 1936.[2] His wife was still registered here until 28 April 1937.[3]
  • Amsteldijk 11 bovenhuis: Jan Gies was registered here from 14 January 1936 to 12 December 1938..[2] This house stands on the corner of Amsteldijk and Govert Flinckstraat. It was the boarding house of the Amende family. There is a photo of the kitchen of this boarding house, with J. Bunjes-Amende, her mother L. Amende-Zaaiman, an unknown woman and the dog Thor.[4] When problems arose with the owner on Amsteldijk, the Amende family moved. All the residents, including Jan, moved with them.[5]
  • Rijnstraat 238 III: Jan Gies was registered here from 22 December 1938 to 4 December 1940.[6]
  • Hunzestraat 25hs: Jan Gies was registered at this address from 4 December 1940 until 1 June 1946.[6] He actually left here much earlier. During much of 1942, Dien Gendering was also registered at the house. He lived here with Mrs Stoppelman-van der Reis. According to Miep's memoirs, she and Jan initially lived there unmarried.[7] According to Miep's personal record, she was registered at this address from her wedding day.
  • Hunzestraat 120hs: Jan Gies was registered here from 1 June 1946 to 21 November 1946.[8] This was the home of Jan's sister Fenna. He actually lived here much earlier.
  • Jekerstraat 65 II: Jan Gies was registered here from 21 November 1946 to 24 June 1953.[6] This was the home of Ab Cauvern, where Otto Frank also lived. Because the house was too large for a family with one child, he and Miep had to move when Otto Frank left for Switzerland.
  • Woestduinstraat 86 I: Jan Gies was registered here from 24 June 1953 until his death on 26 January 1993. Jan Gies applied for an occupancy permit for the house on 5 November 1952. This was issued on 18 May 1953.[9] The lease took effect on 1 August 1953. The rent was NLG 34.15 per month.[9]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Stadsarchief Amsterdam (SAA), Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Gezinskaarten (toegangsnummer 5422): Gezinskaart C. Gies.
  2. a, b SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Gezinskaarten (toegangsnummer. 5422): Gezinskaart J.A. Gies.
  3. ^ SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Gezinskaarten (toegangsnummer. 5422): Gezinskaart M.M.G. Netten.
  4. ^ Foto privébezit familie Bunjes. Op de Beeldbank van het Stadsarchief staat onder nummer 010003018328 een foto van het pand van voor 1951. In het pand was ook het Hoogheemraadschap Amstelland gevestigd. Algemeen Adresboek der stad Amsterdam 1938-'39, deel I, p. 68.
  5. ^ Anne Frank Stichting (AFS), Getuigenarchief, Bunjes: Interview Joke Bunjes, 28 mei 2009.
  6. a, b, c Zie noot 2 en; SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart J.A. Gies.
  7. ^ Miep Gies & Alison Leslie Gold, Herinneringen aan Anne Frank. Het verhaal van Miep Gies, de steun en toeverlaat van de familie Frank in het Achterhuis, Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 1987, p. 60.
  8. ^ SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart J.A. Gies.
  9. a, b AFS, Anne Frank Collectie, reg. code A_Gies_I_007: Huurcontract en woonvergunning Jan en Miep Gies van het pand Woestduinstraat 86/1 in Amsterdam (kopie).