Rokus Huisman was born in Sliedrecht, South Holland, on 28 June 1927. He was the son of J. Huisman, a pastry baker who lived at 4 C.M. van Reesstraat in Sliedrecht.
On 22 July 1950, Rokus departed from Schiphol Airport aboard a KLM flight bound for Australia. The aircraft seating plan records him in seat C5. Four days later, on 26 July 1950, he arrived in Sydney.
After emigrating, Rokus lived for a time at 7 Pearson Street, Williamstown, Victoria.
According to a death notice published in the Australian newspaper The Age, Rokus Huisman died on 11 June 1991. The notice appeared on 13 June 1991.
This article was prepared with the assistance of Kees van der Sluijs and Fred Stuij of the Sliedrecht Historical Society.
For genealogical information and research, see Fred Stuij’s website: Alblasserwaard Genealogy.
