A "Gulf Farmhouse" used to stand here with the formar address
"Sandelerhorsten 3", 26441 Jever, until it was demolished 1974.

On August 9 1721, the first ancestor "Zioke Janssen" to carry the Westerhout name was
born and christened here, in Horsten, Kirchspiel (Parish) Sandel. Being the oldest brother
and the inheritance rule being "the youngest child inherits the farm", Zioke saw no future
within the area and took his matters in his own hands. He left the area 1741 to join the
Dutch VOC where his name slightly changed to "Sjouke Jansz: Westerhout".

The "Westerhout" family name still exists 10 Generations later!
One can find Westerhout family members all over the world, mainly in Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, United Kingdom and Germany. Prior to "Sjouke Jansz: Westerhout", 4 generations lived in the Jeverland, todays Friesland, Germany.