Attached
is an essay written by a Mr. Adrien Mansvelt,
resident Vancouver Consul General of the Netherlands in the early
1970's.
This is the version that has been accepted by everyone involved (i.e.
governments, media, families and historians) only because there is
no other explanation to the origins of George Vancouvers' family.
Throughout the entire 2nd part of this article you
will notice that such terms as accepted,
possible and assumed
are used again and again.
I find it difficult to believe this story due only to the fact that
these words are used again and again throughout.
The
statement that the van Coeverden family is the oldest in the Netherlands
is an exaggeration in itself. There is no proof of this what so ever,
certainly I am not saying that this family didn't have lands and titles
(there is absolute proof of this) but in no way will I believe that
this family is the original "family of the Netherlands.
The
over indulged story begins at the top of the second part, whereas
the author is making assumptions based on no hard physical proof
Read
the Essay
The
numerous inconsistencies in this Essay are, to say the least, troubling
and confusing for the reader. To base a theory on assumptions is not
only foolish but wrong, the Crest at the beginning of the essay is
stated to be the Crest of the city of Coevorden, when in fact the
crest looks nothing like it at all as seen on the Coevorden
City Web Page.
The
following is a pamphlet put out for public interest at the World
Exposition in Vancouver,
Canada in 1986.
It is based wholly on the above article and
thus has cemented the theories of Mr. Mansveld into true historical
fact. Unfortunately without DNA analysis these theories will
most likely remain as the concrete proof of the Vancouver blood line.
Read
the Pamphlet
Invited
as guests of honor, by the City of Vancouver, were direct descendants
of a sibling of Captain Vancouver. I have been in contact with
George Vancouvers' great, great, great, grand nephew (Mr. David Bundy),
who steadfastly refuses to believe that Captain Vancouver may actually
have descended from a family of farmers, builders and merchants rather
than of noble lineage as Mansvelds' theory portrays.
View
the Family Tree (as
theorized by Mr. Mansveld)
The name starts as "van Borculo" it last
two generations like that and then suddenly changes to the name of
the female line of the family "van Coeverden"
NOTE:
In western civilization it is almost always a fact that the male
name carries and the female name is dropped, that is however not
always true in the modern world but 700 years ago it was almost
a certainty.
Either
way it carries on in the van Coeverden name. The third entry of the
tree lists a "Reinolt van Borculo (a.k.a. Reinolt van Coeverden)"
he marries an unknown (N.N.) and the last name continues as van Coeverden.
Two generations later... another Reinolt van Coeverden marries yet
another nameless individual (N.N.)
(isn't that odd for grandfather and grandson {both having identical
names} to both marry a person without any name recognition (N.N.)??.and
no other info). Does the possibility then exist that this is an error
in the records and that the same generation is entered twice?
They
carry on the lineage through the centuries to the fifteenth generation
under Reint Wolter van Coeverden, who marries and moves to England
this couple creates the sixteenth generation of Lucas Hendrik van
Coeverden (a.k.a. Luke Henry Vancouver) he in turn fathered John Jasper
Vancouver and the rest is history.
An
over view of the Accepted Explanation
The name starts as "van Borculo" it lasts
two generations like that and then suddenly changes to the name of
the female line of the family "van Coeverden"
this name actually originated from two generations back
The
masculine name is lost for no reason at all !!!
The lineage carries on through the centuries to the fifteenth generation
under Reint Wolter van Coeverden (a count),
who marries and moves to England this couple creates the sixteenth
generation of Lucas Hendrik van Coeverden (a.k.a. Luke Henry Vancouver).
(a regular English Subject!!!???) What
happened to the titles????
WHY
THIS DRASTIC CHANGE IN THE LAST NAME???
van
Borculo to Coeverden both said to be historically Noble lineages,
but changed from van Borculo (the masculine name) to Coeverden (the
feminine name)
Coeverden
to Vancouver, six major changes in one generation all to make it English??,
then why not simply Vancoeverden or Vancoever??
External
Link: Municipality
of Coevorden
(No where on the City of Coevorden Site does it mention the relation
to arguably their most famous son, leaving me to wonder if they even
believe the common theory of his Name.)
Coe
Vorden: Dutch words meaning place where Cows cross -
English Translation: Cow Fjord or Cow Ford
possible
connection but the spelling is wrong, the last name in question
is Coeverden not Coevorden
Six changes to
the name over one generation
Coevorden
van Coeverden
Vancouver
Coevorden
- van Coeverden
- Vancoeverden - Vancouverden
- Vancouverden
van
Coeverden to Vancouver shows us six major changes the addition of
the word "van" (simply means from
in dutch), capitalization of the "v" and the removal of
the space between words but then also the loss of the "e"
and replacement with a "u" and the loss of the "den"
at the end of the name.
Why
did these major changes occur??, these are all questions that my father
and I have been asking ourselves for years.
I
know what it feels like to come to an anglo nation my last name "van
Kaauwen" is constantly changed to "Vankaauwen" but
that's two small changes the capitalization of the "v" and
the removal of the space between words"
People
are usually proud of their family history so what would make this
person change their name so drastically, especially when there were
noble titles bestowed on his family that might be lost because
of the name change. It does not line up!
OUR
EXPLANATION