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Mordechai VAZ DIAS, birth 4 Mar 1820 Amsterdam, Nederland, died 14 Dec 1886 Den Haag, Nederland, son of Salomon de Aron VAZ DIAS and Rebecca NUNES DEL CANHO
Also reporter of the 'Nederlandsche (Haagsch) Correpsondence Bureau'.

Married 20 Apr 1842 The Hague, Zh, Holland to:
Caroline DAVIDSON, birth 23 Dec 1819 Den Haag, Nederland, died 13 Dec 1898 Den Haag, Nederland
1) Ester Rebecca VAZ DIAS, birth 20 Jun 1843, died 1 Jan 1921
Married 10 Apr 1867 Den Haag, Nederland to:
Andre SALMON, died 1901
2) Ribca VAZ DIAS, birth 14 Jul 1844, died 6 Mar 1917 Den Haag, Nederland
Married 12 May 1881 to:
Joseph van PRAAG
3) Flora VAZ DIAS, birth 23 Dec 1845, died 6 Sep 1925 Den Haag, Nederland
Married 15 Aug 1888 Den Haag, Nederland to:
Mozes Henriques PIMENTEL
Mozes is the grandson of Rachel vaz Dias and M.H. Pimentel.
4) Salomon (Maurits) VAZ DIAS, birth 23 Mar 1847 Den Haag, Holland, died 2 Mar 1932 Den Haag, Holland
Occupation: Doctor in Literature and Journalism.
to:
Magdalena NELEK, birth 21 Oct 1847 Den Haag, Holland, died 10 Oct 1932 The Hague
5) Rosalie S. VAZ DIAS, birth 1 Apr 1848 S Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Netherlands, died 3 Nov 1924 Den Haag, Nederland
ROSALIA SARA VAS-DIAS; Female; Birth: 01 APR 1848 S Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Netherlands; Father: MORDECHAI VAS-DIAS; Mother: CAROLINA DAVIDSON; Batch Number: 7531502 Sheet: 19 Source Call No.: 0884679 Type: Film

Married ± 1870 Of S' Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Netherlands to:
RICARDO
6) Ezechiel VAZ DIAS, birth 30 Jul 1849
7) Arnold VAZ DIAS, birth 2 Jul 1850 Den Haag, Nederland, died 11 Apr 1900 Den Haag, Nederland to:
Eveline Cornelia PERES (PERS), birth 26 Feb 1855, died 5 Nov 1937
8) Jacob VAZ DIAS, birth 12 Aug 1851, died 5 Feb 1932
9) Catherina VAZ DIAS, birth 27 Sep 1852, died 15 Feb 1932
10) Samuel VAS DIAS, birth 6 Feb 1854 Den Haag, Nederland, died 1 Sep 1918 Den Haag, Nederland
Journalist for the 'Nederlansche (Haagsch) Correspondence Bureau'.
He was made a knight of the order of the house of Orange Nassau.

Married 6 Apr 1884 to:
Maria Johanna Petronella van GUNST, birth 12 Jul 1859 Den Haag, Nederland, died 25 May 1930 Den Haag, Nederland
11) Jozef VAS DIAS, birth 29 Aug 1855, died 4 Mar 1928, buried 7 Mar 1928 Beth Haim
Joost Vas Dias tells the story that his grandfather, Jozef, spelled his name with an S instead of a Z. It is also true of Andre and Henry, Samual's sons. His father used to say that the Vaz Dias's living in The Hage changed it to distinguish th emselves from the those living in Amsterdam. In those days people in The Hague considered themselves a cut above anybody else in the netherlands. He supposes that his great grandfather changed the name.

Jozef was very clever at devicing puzzles, which he published from his printing plant. People called him Joop and his nickname was 'Puzzel Joop'.

Proprietor of 'Vas Dias & Hoogezand' in Amsterdam.

Occupation: Lithographer / Printer

Married 21 Dec 1884 Amsterdam, Nederland to:
Sara RODRIGUES PEREIRA, birth 6 Aug 1858, died 14 Dec 1940 Amsterdam, Nederland, buried 17 Dec 1940 Beth Haim, daughter of Abraham de Aon de Jacob RODRIGUES PEREIRA and Hana VIGEVANO
12) Mariana VAZ DIAS, birth 6 Mar 1857, died 1 May 1890
13) Sophia VAZ DIAS, birth 26 Aug 1858, died 23 Apr 1859, buried 26 Apr 1859 Den Haag, Nederland
14) Nathan VAS DIAS, birth 4 Jan 1865 Den Haag, Holland, died 27 Jan 1931 Den Haag, Holland
Nathan was owner of 'Correspndentie Bureau v. Dagbladen'. He was knighted in the order of Orange Nassau.

Occupation: Journalist

Married 4 Apr 1894 to:
Anna WOLF, birth 2 Jun 1868, died 25 Jan 1940
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