Leonardus Franciscus Maria van de Pas (28 October 1942 ‒ 17 August 2016), known as Leo van de Pas, was a Dutch and Australian historian and genealogist.[1][2]
Pas was born on 28 October 1942 in De Bilt, Netherlands to Wilhelmus Martinus (Willem) van de Pas (1901–1960) and Johanna Jacoba Cox (1909–1987).[3] His father was a religious author and Pas grew up in a particularly religious household. After his father's death in 1960, he served in various religious and clerical positions, as well as undertaking his national service in New Guinea (1962). To explore a new life abroad, he immigrated to Australia in 1968, where he took a position as an administrative assistant to the Dutch-Australian author G. M. Glaskin in Perth, Western Australia. He later became a naturalized Australian citizen. As an additional source of income, he also worked for Ansett Airlines until his early retirement in 1994, which enabled him to devote more of his time to his abiding interest in genealogy. After Glaskin's death in 2000, he moved from Perth to Canberra to be closer to van de Pas family members.[citation needed]
Genealogyedit
Once settled in Australia, Pas wrote, co-authored and contributed to numerous genealogy books and, later on, web articles. He wrote the forewords to other books. His knowledge of genealogy and international reputation enabled him to review and revise the draft work of Princess Michael of Kent,[4] and Michel Roger Lafosse, the self-styled Prince Michael James Alexander Stewart, 7th Count of Albany. He also joined the internet newsgroup "soc.genealogy.medieval" (Gen. Med.) where he interacted with like-minded researchers and helped newcomers from his extensive home library.[2][5]
Pas's interest in genealogy was matched by his early involvement in computer genealogy. He commissioned a bespoke DOS data entry program from Gary Louth, which turbo-charged his data entry rates. Collaborations with Colin and Rosie Bevan enabled him to extend his electronic holdings. A later collaboration with Brigitte Gastel Lloyd enabled him to start moving his data onto the World Wide Web. Later, in 2003, his collaboration with Ian Fettes enabled him to develop and launch Genealogics, a substantial online reference website and database for medieval and other genealogy.[6][7][8] This website is based on TNG software.
Death and legacyedit
On 17 August 2016, Pas died in Canberra, Australia following a short convalescence.[2][5][9][10]
While he never did establish an ancestral link between his own family history and any notable medieval family, he assisted numerous other people in achieving such connections. His Genealogics website continues to be one of the few free online reference databases covering the medieval and other periods, and is nowadays administered by Ian Fettes and Leslie Mahler. His correspondence with actress Audrey Hepburn provided first-hand public clarification of her early family history.[11]
On 25 October 1988, he was invited by the Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke to have lunch with the visiting Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and her husband Prince Claus.[12]
Selected bibliographyedit
Booksedit
L.F.M. van de Pas (1971). Monarchs and their families in the golden era of the western European dynasties : a genealogical collection. Cottesloe. OCLC 55706204. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
L.F.M. van de Pas (1973). Vroege vaderen des vaderlands afstammende van prins Willem I, de Zwijger, genaamd vader des vaderlands [Early Fathers of the Fatherland descending from Prince William I, the Silent, called Father of the Fatherland] (in Dutch). Zeist. OCLC 67038568. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
L.F.M. van de Pas (1975). H.R.H. Charles, Prince of Wales, his ancestors over seven generations. Cottesloe. OCLC 220481855. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
L.F.M. van de Pas (1976). Charles I, King of England and Scotland : his ancestors over seven generations. Cottesloe. OCLC 20517804. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
L.F.M. van de Pas (1976). Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales : his ancestors over six generations. Cottesloe. OCLC 21912638. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
L.F.M. van de Pas (1988). An introduction to ancestors of Diana, Princess of Wales. Mosman Park. OCLC 43943339. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
L.F.M. van de Pas (1996). Introduction to the House of Londonderry. Mosman Park. OCLC 312402653. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
Leo van de Pas (1996). Introduction to descendants of Sir Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet (1587-1666). Mosman Park. OCLC 866770398. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
L.F.M. van de Pas (1997). Introduction to Ancestors of The Hon. Katharine Fraser, the Hon. Alice Ramsay, and the Hon. Elizabeth Ramsay. Mosman Park. OCLC 74811538. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
Leo van de Pas (1998). Ancestor list of Prince William of Wales. Mosman Park. OCLC 796839767. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
Leo van de Pas (1999). Crommelin: an introduction to descendants of a Huguenot family. Mosman Park. OCLC 796841089. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
Leo van de Pas (1999). Royal ancestor: an introduction to eight generations of descendants of King Edward III. Mosman Park. OCLC 45133531. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
Brigitte Gastel Lloyd & Leo van de Pas (1998). Father of Europe: Introduction to descendants of William "The Silent", Prince of Orange, 1533-1584. L. F. M. Van De Pas. ASIN B004AX9UV8. OCLC 866770326. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
Leo van de Pas (2000). Introduction to ancestors of Georgiana McCrae. Mosman Park. OCLC 866770256. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
Leo van de Pas (2000). Ancestors (of Valery Giscard d'Estaing). Mosman Park. OCLC 796839769. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
Leo van de Pas (2000). A small introduction to ancestors of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Mosman Park. OCLC 796839770. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
Leo van de Pas (2000). Alba: an Introduction to the Dukes of Alba De Tormes. ASIN B004AX6QGA. OCLC 45157408. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
Leo van de Pas (2004). "Plantagenet Country: Ancestors of Elizabeth of York 1465-1503 Genealogies, portraits and brief biographies". Brigitte Gastel Lloyd. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Leo van de Pas (2005). Sinners and Saints: A Biographical Introduction to the Ancestors of HRH Princess Michael of Kent. ISBN978-0646450070. OCLC 224418513. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
Ian Fettes & Leo van de Pas (2007). Plantagenet cousins: selected descendants of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou in Australia, America, Africa, Europe and Asia. ISBN9780646470184. OCLC 166313431. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
Leo van de Pas (2011). "Portraits of Ancestors". OCLC 741501604. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
Contributed booksedit
William Addams Reitwiesner (2006). "The ancestry of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
Contributed website articlesedit
Brigitte Gastel Lloyd (2004). "Father of Europe: Introduction to descendants of William "The Silent", Prince of Orange, 1533-1584 (summary website)". Retrieved 21 May 2020.
1. Leonardus Franciscus Maria van de Pas (1942-2016)
24. Leonardus Cox (1822-86)
12. Gerardus Cox (1845-1913)
25. Maria Catharina Leijten (1813-92)
6. Leonardus Cox (1881-1966)
26. Wilhelmus Poppeliers (1816-89)
13. Johanna Maria Poppellers (1853-1909)
27. Francijna Antonis (1820-57)
3. Johanna Jacoba Cox (1909-87)
28. Johannes van Dooren (1800-76)
14. Franciscus can Dooren (1843-1909)
29. Magdalena Bruynaerts (ABT1799-1846)
7. Anna Maria van Dooren (1880-1958)
30. Johannes de Natris (1807-57)
15. Wilhelmina de Natris (1850-1921)
31. Jacoba Verspeek (1815-1901)
See alsoedit
Wikidata Property 1819
Referencesedit
^"Leo van de Pas (autobiography and biography at Genealogics)". 24 November 1996. Retrieved 30 April 2020. [self-published source]
^ abcIan Fettes (2016). "Vale: Leo van de Pas". soc.genealogy.medieval. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^ abLeo van de Pas (2016). "Ancestors of Leo van de Pas (at Genealogics)". Retrieved 12 June 2020. [self-published source]
^Genealogical collection of L.F.M. Van de Pas. Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Utah. 1982–89. OCLC 866812058. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ ab"Several personal tributes on news of Leo's death". soc.genealogy.medieval. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^Brigitte Gastel Lloyd. "Direct access to Royal and Nobility Genealogy Databases". Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^"Hypestat website review of Genealogics.org". 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^Andrew Millard (14 August 2010). "Probability of descending from Edward III". Durham University. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^Marlene A. Eilers Koenig (18 August 2016). "Royal Musings (Leo van de Pas)". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^"Genealogy Cruncher - Leo van de Pas". 23 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^Audrey Hepburn (2 January 1990). "Letter from Audrey Hepburn to Leo van de Pas". Retrieved 1 May 2020. 2 Jan 1990. Dear Mr van de Pas, Thankyou for sending me my 'family tree' - fascinating - how kind of you to go to so much effort for us. Just for your information - my name was never Edda van Heemstra - it was a name _assumed_ in school - my mother thought it wiser during the German Occupation as mine sounded too English. I was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston until my father added Hepburn-Ruston after the last of the Hepburns died on his grandmother's side. Again many thanks and best wishes, Audrey Hepburn[self-published source]
leonardus, franciscus, maria, october, 1942, august, 2016, known, dutch, australian, historian, genealogist, front, genealogical, collectionborn, 1942, october, 1942de, bilt, netherlandsdied17, august, 2016, 2016, aged, canberra, australiaoccupationgenealogist. Leonardus Franciscus Maria van de Pas 28 October 1942 17 August 2016 known as Leo van de Pas was a Dutch and Australian historian and genealogist 1 2 Leo van de PasPas in front of his genealogical collectionBorn 1942 10 28 28 October 1942De Bilt NetherlandsDied17 August 2016 2016 08 17 aged 73 Canberra AustraliaOccupationGenealogistNotable workwww wbr genealogics wbr org websiteParentsWillem van de PasJohanna Jacoba Cox Contents 1 Early life 2 Genealogy 3 Genealogics 4 Death and legacy 5 Selected bibliography 5 1 Books 5 2 Contributed books 5 3 Contributed website articles 6 Ancestors 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEarly life editPas was born on 28 October 1942 in De Bilt Netherlands to Wilhelmus Martinus Willem van de Pas 1901 1960 and Johanna Jacoba Cox 1909 1987 3 His father was a religious author and Pas grew up in a particularly religious household After his father s death in 1960 he served in various religious and clerical positions as well as undertaking his national service in New Guinea 1962 To explore a new life abroad he immigrated to Australia in 1968 where he took a position as an administrative assistant to the Dutch Australian author G M Glaskin in Perth Western Australia He later became a naturalized Australian citizen As an additional source of income he also worked for Ansett Airlines until his early retirement in 1994 which enabled him to devote more of his time to his abiding interest in genealogy After Glaskin s death in 2000 he moved from Perth to Canberra to be closer to van de Pas family members citation needed Genealogy editOnce settled in Australia Pas wrote co authored and contributed to numerous genealogy books and later on web articles He wrote the forewords to other books His knowledge of genealogy and international reputation enabled him to review and revise the draft work of Princess Michael of Kent 4 and Michel Roger Lafosse the self styled Prince Michael James Alexander Stewart 7th Count of Albany He also joined the internet newsgroup soc genealogy medieval Gen Med where he interacted with like minded researchers and helped newcomers from his extensive home library 2 5 Genealogics editGenealogicsType of siteGenealogical reference websiteAvailable inEnglishCreated byLeo van de PasIan FettesEditorIan FettesLeslie MahlerURLwww wbr genealogics wbr orgCommercialFree to useRegistrationNot requiredLaunched2003Current statusOnlineWritten inTNG Pas s interest in genealogy was matched by his early involvement in computer genealogy He commissioned a bespoke DOS data entry program from Gary Louth which turbo charged his data entry rates Collaborations with Colin and Rosie Bevan enabled him to extend his electronic holdings A later collaboration with Brigitte Gastel Lloyd enabled him to start moving his data onto the World Wide Web Later in 2003 his collaboration with Ian Fettes enabled him to develop and launch Genealogics a substantial online reference website and database for medieval and other genealogy 6 7 8 This website is based on TNG software Death and legacy editOn 17 August 2016 Pas died in Canberra Australia following a short convalescence 2 5 9 10 While he never did establish an ancestral link between his own family history and any notable medieval family he assisted numerous other people in achieving such connections His Genealogics website continues to be one of the few free online reference databases covering the medieval and other periods and is nowadays administered by Ian Fettes and Leslie Mahler His correspondence with actress Audrey Hepburn provided first hand public clarification of her early family history 11 On 25 October 1988 he was invited by the Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke to have lunch with the visiting Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and her husband Prince Claus 12 Selected bibliography editBooks edit L F M van de Pas 1971 Monarchs and their families in the golden era of the western European dynasties a genealogical collection Cottesloe OCLC 55706204 Retrieved 7 June 2020 L F M van de Pas 1973 Vroege vaderen des vaderlands afstammende van prins Willem I de Zwijger genaamd vader des vaderlands Early Fathers of the Fatherland descending from Prince William I the Silent called Father of the Fatherland in Dutch Zeist OCLC 67038568 Retrieved 7 June 2020 L F M van de Pas 1975 H R H Charles Prince of Wales his ancestors over seven generations Cottesloe OCLC 220481855 Retrieved 7 June 2020 L F M van de Pas 1976 Charles I King of England and Scotland his ancestors over seven generations Cottesloe OCLC 20517804 Retrieved 7 June 2020 L F M van de Pas 1976 Frederick Lewis Prince of Wales his ancestors over six generations Cottesloe OCLC 21912638 Retrieved 7 June 2020 L F M van de Pas 1988 An introduction to ancestors of Diana Princess of Wales Mosman Park OCLC 43943339 Retrieved 7 June 2020 L F M van de Pas 1996 Introduction to the House of Londonderry Mosman Park OCLC 312402653 Retrieved 7 June 2020 Leo van de Pas 1996 Introduction to descendants of Sir Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet 1587 1666 Mosman Park OCLC 866770398 Retrieved 30 May 2020 L F M van de Pas 1997 Introduction to Ancestors of The Hon Katharine Fraser the Hon Alice Ramsay and the Hon Elizabeth Ramsay Mosman Park OCLC 74811538 Retrieved 7 June 2020 Leo van de Pas 1998 Ancestor list of Prince William of Wales Mosman Park OCLC 796839767 Retrieved 30 May 2020 Leo van de Pas 1999 Crommelin an introduction to descendants of a Huguenot family Mosman Park OCLC 796841089 Retrieved 30 May 2020 Leo van de Pas 1999 Royal ancestor an introduction to eight generations of descendants of King Edward III Mosman Park OCLC 45133531 Retrieved 30 May 2020 Brigitte Gastel Lloyd amp Leo van de Pas 1998 Father of Europe Introduction to descendants of William The Silent Prince of Orange 1533 1584 L F M Van De Pas ASIN B004AX9UV8 OCLC 866770326 Retrieved 12 May 2020 Leo van de Pas 2000 Introduction to ancestors of Georgiana McCrae Mosman Park OCLC 866770256 Retrieved 30 May 2020 Leo van de Pas 2000 Ancestors of Valery Giscard d Estaing Mosman Park OCLC 796839769 Retrieved 30 May 2020 Leo van de Pas 2000 A small introduction to ancestors of Prince Charles Edward Stuart Mosman Park OCLC 796839770 Retrieved 30 May 2020 Leo van de Pas 2000 Alba an Introduction to the Dukes of Alba De Tormes ASIN B004AX6QGA OCLC 45157408 Retrieved 12 May 2020 Leo van de Pas 2004 Plantagenet Country Ancestors of Elizabeth of York 1465 1503 Genealogies portraits and brief biographies Brigitte Gastel Lloyd Retrieved 21 May 2020 Leo van de Pas 2005 Sinners and Saints A Biographical Introduction to the Ancestors of HRH Princess Michael of Kent ISBN 978 0646450070 OCLC 224418513 Retrieved 12 May 2020 Ian Fettes amp Leo van de Pas 2007 Plantagenet cousins selected descendants of Geoffrey V Count of Anjou in Australia America Africa Europe and Asia ISBN 9780646470184 OCLC 166313431 Retrieved 12 May 2020 Leo van de Pas 2011 Portraits of Ancestors OCLC 741501604 Retrieved 12 May 2020 Contributed books edit William Addams Reitwiesner 2006 The ancestry of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Retrieved 26 May 2020 Contributed website articles edit Brigitte Gastel Lloyd 2004 Father of Europe Introduction to descendants of William The Silent Prince of Orange 1533 1584 summary website Retrieved 21 May 2020 Ancestors editAncestors of Leo van de Pas 3 16 Jan Francis van de Pas 1812 61 8 Wihelmus van de Pas 1840 1878 17 Maria Catharina Peeters 1802 77 4 Peter Josephus van de Pas 1873 1901 18 Petrus Joseph van de As ABT1806 65 9 Catharina van de As 1846 89 19 Cornelia Verreck 1812 66 2 Wilhelmus Martinus van de Pas 1901 60 20 Martinus van den Boomen 1800 59 10 Martinus van den Boomen 1843 1919 21 Anna Maria de Louw ABT1807 82 5 Maria Catharina van den Boomen 1870 1945 22 Wilhelmus Hegge 1796 1865 11 Petronella Hegge 1843 1893 23 Maria Catharina Houtappels ABT1809 67 1 Leonardus Franciscus Maria van de Pas 1942 2016 24 Leonardus Cox 1822 86 12 Gerardus Cox 1845 1913 25 Maria Catharina Leijten 1813 92 6 Leonardus Cox 1881 1966 26 Wilhelmus Poppeliers 1816 89 13 Johanna Maria Poppellers 1853 1909 27 Francijna Antonis 1820 57 3 Johanna Jacoba Cox 1909 87 28 Johannes van Dooren 1800 76 14 Franciscus can Dooren 1843 1909 29 Magdalena Bruynaerts ABT1799 1846 7 Anna Maria van Dooren 1880 1958 30 Johannes de Natris 1807 57 15 Wilhelmina de Natris 1850 1921 31 Jacoba Verspeek 1815 1901 See also editWikidata Property 1819References edit Leo van de Pas autobiography and biography at Genealogics 24 November 1996 Retrieved 30 April 2020 self published source a b c Ian Fettes 2016 Vale Leo van de Pas soc genealogy medieval Retrieved 12 May 2020 a b Leo van de Pas 2016 Ancestors of Leo van de Pas at Genealogics Retrieved 12 June 2020 self published source Genealogical collection of L F M Van de Pas Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City Utah 1982 89 OCLC 866812058 Retrieved 30 May 2020 a b Several personal tributes on news of Leo s death soc genealogy medieval 23 September 2016 Retrieved 21 May 2020 Brigitte Gastel Lloyd Direct access to Royal and Nobility Genealogy Databases Retrieved 21 May 2020 Hypestat website review of Genealogics org 21 May 2020 Retrieved 21 May 2020 Andrew Millard 14 August 2010 Probability of descending from Edward III Durham University Retrieved 12 May 2020 Marlene A Eilers Koenig 18 August 2016 Royal Musings Leo van de Pas Retrieved 30 April 2020 Genealogy Cruncher Leo van de Pas 23 September 2016 Retrieved 21 May 2020 Audrey Hepburn 2 January 1990 Letter from Audrey Hepburn to Leo van de Pas Retrieved 1 May 2020 2 Jan 1990 Dear Mr van de Pas Thankyou for sending me my family tree fascinating how kind of you to go to so much effort for us Just for your information my name was never Edda van Heemstra it was a name assumed in school my mother thought it wiser during the German Occupation as mine sounded too English I was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston until my father added Hepburn Ruston after the last of the Hepburns died on his grandmother s side Again many thanks and best wishes Audrey Hepburn self published source Bob Hawke 25 October 1988 Lunch Invitation for Leo van de Pas Retrieved 30 April 2020 self published source External links editwww wbr genealogics wbr org Genealogics website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leo van de Pas amp oldid 1190239113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
