Welcome to the van Wessel family resource website. We've kept it simple and clean, I'm sure you came here for a reason ...

What's this website about?

Well it is largely about sharing information about the van Wessel family. So if your surname is van Wessel you may well find something of interest here. Because the name van Wessel is so unique we can almost guarantee that sooner or later you will find a link to an existing tree. Genealogical research is time consuming and can also be very expensive. Many people are not willing to share this information, but with this website we hope to encourage sharing of information so that we can all benefit from what others have already done and try to get this puzzle together.

Where do I go?

If you're new to this site we suggest to read the short introduction which will give you some general facts about the bits we know. After that you can explore the site using the menu on the left-hand site which is self-explanatory. If you have been here before you may wish to read what's new or go straight to our latest version of the genealogical database. Other areas of interest are the diretories, the hamlet of Wessel, the coats of arms and the curious snippets in tangents. Also look out for questions and loose-ends (coming soon!)

How can I help?

We are always keen to receive feedback from you. If you have any information about the van Wessel family in the Netherlands or abroad, please feel free to drop us a line . We will give credit to researchers for all information published on this website (and a link to your wesbsite if you so wish).

Happy browsing ... Cornelis van Wessel (webmaster)