My name is Nick Cardinaal and I am the Webmaster of this site.

My branch of the family has its roots in Zaandam (NL) and goes back to 1470. My ancestors were active in the timber trade using windmills to saw the wood. They were also shipbuilders of various types of ship. A number of the family members also ran shipping firms sending expeditions for whale fishing around Greenland and  to the Cape Davis Straits.

The children shown in the foto are our 6 grandchildren.

If you have any comments or feedback about this site, please click here to contact me. If your name shows up in my heritage and you do not wish it to appear please let me know and I will remove it.
Our family tree is posted online on this site! There are 32981 names in our family site. The earliest event is the birth of Erik Bloodaxe (Blodøkse) Haraldson, King of Norway & Northumbria (885). The most recent event is the death of Lillian May Davies, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Halland (Mar 10 2013).
The site was last updated on May 22 2013, and it currently has 44 registered member(s). If you wish to become a member too, please click here.  

Enjoy!