Christiaan Weerman

Christiaan was born on March 2nd, 1855 in gaasterland (sondel).¹   Christiaan's father was Pieter Christaans Weerman and his mother was Liesbeth (Lijsbeth) Hendriks Doorenspleet.  His paternal grandparents were Christian Ludowich Wermann and Akke Tjeerds van der Dijk; his maternal grandparents were Hendrik Stoffels Doorenspleet and Klaaske Annekes Schots. He had two brothers and six sisters, named Hendrik, willem Pieters, Akke (Pieters), Antje, Hendrikjen, Klaaske, Jeltje and Jantjen.  He was the fifth oldest of the nine children. He had a half-brother named Willem (pieters).