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The
armorial bearings were
designed by H.K.
Nagtegaal from Delft, a
leading heraldic artist
and genealogist from the
Netherlands and were
assumed in 2006.
The
arms are partially
canting: A "Laar" (from
the Latin word "Hlaeri")
means an "open spot in a
forest" while "akkers"
is Dutch for
agricultural fields. The
key refers to the
profession of the
great-grandfather of the
armiger, Lodewijk J.M.
Laarakkers, b.
Hertogenbosch 28 October
1874, prison warden,
house master of the
Correctional Facility of
Scheveningen (The
Hague), decorated with
the gold medal of the
Order of Oranje Nassau
(23 Oct. 1939), d.
Wassenaar 12 October
1953.
Lodewijk
was married at
Hertogenbosch, on 15
November 1902, to Anna
Elisabeth Jadot,
b.Hertogenbosch 5 August
1867, d. The Hague 30
August 1937.
The
oldest known ancestor of
the armiger is Jacobus
Jacobsz. op de Laeracker
(literally in English
"on the Laeracker") who
lived in 17th century
and was a farmer on the
Laarakker at Haps. The
Laarakker was the
property of the monastry
of Sint Agatha in Cuijk
but was leased by the
family. He married,
(Cuijk 1 November 1681
and Haps (Roman
Catholic) 15 November
1681) Judith Peters
Bloemers, who died at
Haps on the 10th of May
1717.
An
older coat of arms, from
the 14th century, is
known. This is a seal
which was used by
Hendrick Dircksz
Laarakker, who was a
"schepen" (an alderman)
of Cuijk and Haps.
However, it has not been
possible to prove that
the current Laarakkers
family descents from
this person.
The
armiger was born in The
Hague, is a practicing
Roman Catholic and is a
member of the
Nederlandse
Genealogische Vereniging
and the Centraal Bureau
voor Genealogie. He has
published a book about
his family history
called "Ons
Voorgeslacht.
Stamreeksen Laarakkers,
Van Zwet en De Groot,".
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