The family coat of arms
R.M. Verniers's ex libris from the 1970s, and the new drawing by Piet Bultsma-Vos, side by side.
Maison VerniersHistory
A Flemish-rooted name, a coat of arms with three beans
History
History
The family name
The origin and spelling of the name Verniers through the centuries, examined through a few hypotheses.
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Timeline
From the first persecution to the early nineteenth century — the lives of Laurens and Abraham Verniers, and what came after.
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Family property
Land, houses, businesses and inventories — what the family owned over the centuries.
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Occupations
From cloth merchant to surgeon, from almanac writer to land surveyor — the family's occupational pattern through the centuries.