Van Gogh Family At Etten

Who were the members of the Van Gogh family?

The old rectory,
drawn by Vincent
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Vincents father, Theo Van Gogh, was born in 1822 and became a clergyman. He grew up at Breda in the south of the Netherlands. His wife, Anna Carbentus was three years older. At the time the Van Gogh family moved to Etten, clergyman Van Gogh was 53 years old. His oldest sons Vincent and Theo were working by then, at the Goupil Art trade company; his daughters Anna and Lies have left the parents' home too and are working in Tiel (in the middle of the Netherlands) and in England respectlively. Just the youngsters son Cor (only 8 years old) and daughter Willemien (13 years) are still living with their parents. The Van Gogh family lived the old rectory (built in 1659) near the church at the Roosendaalseweg. They lived there quietly and peacefully, near the centre of Etten, but also in a natural environment of the woods and the moor. On the 22th of october 1875 the Van Gogh family was registered as residents of Etten en Leur.

Ds. Theo van Gogh,
Vincents father
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Anna Cerbentus,
Vincents mother
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Willemien,
Vincents sister
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