Adriaan van Daalen

Abt 1773 - 1858  (~ 85 years)

• Name	Adriaan van Daalen  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Born	Abt 1773	Monnikendam, The Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	6 Jun 1773	The Calvinist Church, Monnikendam, The Netherlands
  Residence	6 Sep 1832	Langestraat, Alkmaar, North Holland, The Netherlands   [1]
  Biography	Addrian, a member of the Dutch Navy, achieved the rank of Schout-bij-Nacht (literally meaning Watch-at-Night) or Rear Admiral. In 1828 he was named "ridders van den Nederlandschen Leeuw" which means "knight of the Dutch Lion" for saving his ship and crew in a terrible storm. Tradition says that Adriaan fought for Napoleon during his occupation (1795-1813). This has not been verified but would make sense since Adriaan was 22 at the time of the occupation. It is not likely that he would not enlist until he was 40 when the occupation ended. From newspaper accounts we see that Adriaan was promoted to Captain Lieut. in 1814, a year after the Netherlands became independent. In 1822 his ship de Arend arrived in Rio de Janero. His fame came in January of 1827 when he was captain of the 74 gun ship the Waterloo (launched in 1824). He and his crew of 250 were taking 670 troops to Java to quell an uprising. The similar ship Wassenaar was also making the trip. Shortly after leaving port the ships were hit by a terrible winter storm. The Waterloo lost all three masts and its rudder. Using their anchor, they were able to avoid being washed ashore. The Wassenaar was not so lucky. Their anchor line broke and the ship was smashed on the rocks. Most of those aboard were saved. The Waterloo was repaired in England and four months later left for Java with the troops. In 1828 when the Waterloo returned, Adriaan was named ridders van den Nederlandschen Leeuw" which means "knight of the Dutch Lion" for saving the ship and those aboard. While this is not an military honor, it is the second highest honor that a military man can achieve. Again from newspaper accounts we see that in 1832 he was captain of the 44 gun Algiers. Someone else was captain of the Waterloo. In 1838 he was promoted to Schout-bij-Nacht or Rear Admiral.
  Died	2 Jun 1858	Langestraat wijk A, no. 553, Alkmaar, The Netherlands   [1, 6]
  Person ID	I1566	Our Family
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Frans van Daalen,   bur. 29 Mar 1788, Monnikendam, The Netherlands
  Mother	Margrietje Roos,   bur. 14 Jun 1805, Monnikendam, The Netherlands
  Marriage Banns	12 Jul 1760	Monnikendam, The Netherlands
  	Frans (who was underage) was assisted by his father, Adriaan van Daalen and she was assisted by her mother Lobberigje Bruijn, the widow of Cornelis Roos.
  Married	27 Jul 1760	The Calvinist Church, Monnikendam, The Netherlands   [6]
  Family ID	F538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helena den Berger,   b. Abt 1776, Texel, The Netherlands ,   d. 15 Oct 1834, Alkmaar, The Netherlands  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Adriaan Frans van Daalen,   b. 2 Aug 1810, Alkmaar, Noord Holland, The Netherlands ,   d. 11 Mar 1877, Willemstad, Curaçao  (Age 66 years)   2. Henriecus Jacobus van Daalen,   b. Abt 1815, Alkmaar, The Netherlands   3. Anna Margaretha van Daalen,   b. Jul 1818,   d. 15 Aug 1818, Alkmaar, The Netherlands  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1773 - Monnikendam, The Netherlands Baptism - 6 Jun 1773 - The Calvinist Church, Monnikendam, The Netherlands Residence - 6 Sep 1832 - Langestraat, Alkmaar, North Holland, The Netherlands  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Rear Admiral Adriaan van Daalen

  
  

  Histories		van Daalen Family Album
  		Rear Admiral Adriaan van Daalen Newspaper accounts and other items mostly about saving his 74 gun ship of the line the Waterloo in 1827. He was named "ridders van den Nederlandschen Leeuw" which means "knight of the Dutch Lion", the highest civilian honor he could receive. It was a civilian honor because he was not in battle.

  
  

• Sources

  [S183] van Daalen, Adriaan permission, . [S193] van Daalen, Adriaan Frans death certificate, . [S199] van Daalen Netherlands Records. (Baptism and death records, there are no records of how many children he and Helena had) [S401] van Daalen, Admiral - newspapers. Most came from http://kranten.kb.nl/index/index/state/load. [S402] van Daalen, Adriaan - Waterloo and Wassenaar. These websites included: http://www.familiaal.org/waterloo/schip.htm http://www.familiaal.org/waterloo/reis.htm and http://www.dutchfleet.net/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=7626 [S199] van Daalen Netherlands Records. [S399] Death Certificate - Genlias.com. Adriaan van Daalen - Death 2 Jun 1858 - Alkmaar