Rudolf Backer Dirks and Barbara Mary Elvy

Married 23-Jul-1953

Rudolf Backer Dirks and Barbara Elvy married in Rotterdam.

Husband:   Rudolf Backer Dirks

Born: 29-Jul-1920
Died: 7-Mar-2011
Father: Jacobus Johannes Backer Dirks
Mother: Adolphine Marie Amalie Mahn

Occupation: Director bij Unilever
Rudolf was born in Rotterdam.


Wife:   Barbara Mary Elvy

Born: 28-Jun-1927
Died: 23-Jan-2009
Father: Charles Dennis Elvy
Mother: Lily Victoria Grimwood
Other Spouses: Willem Pieter Jettinghoff

Occupation: Housewife and mother (the best).
Barbara Elvy was born at 60 Mansfield Road, Walthamstow.  From earliest childhood, she was an adventurous and daring girl.  In her early 20's Barbara travelled to the Netherlands where she met and married her first husband Wim Jettinghoff, who sadly died of cancer only weeks later.  Later she married her second husband, my father, Rudolf Backer Dirks.  Together they lived and raised their four children  in Denmark, South Africa, France and then Germany before retiring in Spain.   This is our wonderful Mum!


Male  Child 1:   Charles Dennis Backer Dirks

Born: 7-Oct-1954
Spouse: Petra Ingeborg Stietzel
Children: Nicola Victoria Backer Dirks, Tobias Charles Felix Backer Dirks, Oliver Benjamin Backer Dirks

Occupation: Businessman
 


Male  Child 2:   Jan Dam Julius Backer Dirks

Born: 3-May-1957
Spouse: Melanie Jane Thomas
Children: Michael Nathaniel Backer Dirks

Occupation: Software Designer
I am the author of this website!


Female  Child 3:   Marianne Ida Sarah Backer Dirks

Born: 13-Jul-1958
Spouse: Leonard Joseph England
Children: Laura Amalie Backer Dirks England, Claire Elisabeth Backer Dirks England

Occupation: Housewife
 


Female  Child 4:   Elisabeth Barbara Backer Dirks

Born: 31-Dec-1962
Spouse: Peter Otto Schultz
Children: Lisa Maya Backer Dirks, Maurice Peter Backer Dirks

Occupation: Employed by an Institute in Hamburg, responsible for Advertising and maintaining Internet sites.
 


Family Picture Album

bdpic10 family photograph taken in July 2000 on the occasion of Pap's 80 birthday.