Grollé Family
Who were our ancestors, where did they live and what did they go through? Read their stories and follow the lines in the family tree.
Recent stories
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Fréderique (Fred) Baptist
My maternal grandmother. Born on 11 April 1905 in Gunungsitoli on the small island of Nias, off the west coast of Sumatra. Her father served there in the KNIL.
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Henri Paul (Han) van der Palm
My maternal grandfather. His life spans almost the entire twentieth century. Born on 29 November 1899 in Padang, Sumatra, he lived through the last growth spurt of the Dutch East Indies, and then the Japanese occupation.
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Henri van der Palm
My mother's paternal grandfather. Born on 23 February 1871 in Padang, Sumatra. He became a soldier in the KNIL and rose to colonel.
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Roelof Cornelis van der Palm
My grandfather's grandfather, and the Van der Palm who left for the Indies. He worked as an engineer for the public waterworks in Padang, Cheribon, Bantam, Banjoemas, and back in Padang.
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Hubert Grollé
Where our family originally came from was unclear. Given the acute accent, French origins seemed likely, and it was assumed we descend from fleeing Huguenots.
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Tomas Gregorius Grollé
The first Grollé to be born in Dordrecht, in the Netherlands, and whose line to our generations is beyond dispute. According to the baptismal register he was born on 5 March 1711.