Records of Willem Oord on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Willem Oord and the Oord Genealogy

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Some Famous People called Willem Oord

Willem van der Oord

Willem Johan van der Oord (27 September 1919 – 5 September 1985) was a Dutch hydraulic engineer. He was involved in setting up the Mekong Committee and served as its Executive agent from December 1969 until June 1980. He also worked for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

Van der Oord was born in Haarlemmermeer in September 1919. He was elected a correspondent of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1969. He died in September 1985 at the age of 65.

Source: Willem van der Oord, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Oord

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

Oard Oerth Ohrt Oort Orahood Ord Orde Ordiway Ordo Ordway Orehead Oret Orht Orihood Orred Orrett Orrhood Orrihud Orritt Ort Orta Orteau Orteu Orth Orto Ortt Oward