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Willy Lucie van Steenvelt

Willy van Steenvelt was a niece of Jan Gies.

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  • Willy Lucie van Steenvelt
  • Born on: July 27, 1917
  • Born in: Amsterdam, Nederland
  • Died on: Dec. 19, 2006
  • Died in: Breda, Nederland

Willy van Steenvelt, 6 mei 1944

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Status onduidelijk

Willy Lucie van Steenvelt was the daughter of Rosina Steenvelt - Gies, the sister of Jan Gies. Her engagement to Victor Bernhard was celebrated on 6 May 1944. Miep and Jan Gies went to the party. Anne Frank wrote in her diary that they ate, drank and smoked a lot there.[1] A scrapbook of the party contains photos and names of the guests, as well as a list of presents. Jan and Miep Gies gave a crystal vase.[2] The wedding took place on 16 May 1947.[3]

Source personal data [4] Addresses: Amstelveenseweg 334 II, Amsterdam.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Anne Frank, Diary Version A, 8 May 1944, in: The Collected Works, transl. from the Dutch by Susan Massotty, London [etc.]: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2019. Anne refers to Willy as her cousin.
  2. ^ Privécollectie M. den Drijver - Bernhard: verlovingsalbum Victor Bernhard en Lucie van Steenvelt, 6 mei 1944
  3. a, b Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart R. Gies.
  4. ^ SAA, Dienst Bevolkingsregister, Archiefkaarten (toegangsnummer 30238): Archiefkaart J.H.A. van Steenvelt; E-mail M. den Drijver-Bernhard aan Teresien da Silva, 18 januari 2010.