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A Dutchman from Tholen in Zeeland narturalised in England in 1626. Worked extensively on the drainage of the Fens and on the River Don.
| 1626 | River Don | He consentrated the waters of the river into a single channel and washland running into the River Aire. |
| 1633 | River Don | He started work on the Dutch River which, by providing a direct route to the Ouse, was to reduce the waters of the Don that were flowing into the Aire and thus prevent flooding. |
| 1634 | Old Bedford River | He was employed by a company lead by Francis, Earl of Bedford to drain a large area of land now known as the Bedford Level. The work included the Bedford River and nine other major drains. |
| 1637 | Old Bedford River | His task was declared complete by the Commission of Sewers. |
| April 1638 | River Derwent (Derbyshire) | Charles I wrote to Derby corporation asking for him to be accomodated as "with his partners, has undertaken a work very acceptable to the King about the lead works at Wirksworth, and to make the river of Derwent to be navigable till it fall into the Trent". |
| 1649 | River Great Ouse | He started drainage works that included the cutting of the New Bedford or Hundred Foot river parallel to the Old Bedford River. |
| 1649 | Middle Level - Forty Foot River | He cut this river from Ramsey to the Old Bedford River at Weches Dam. |
| 1649 | Middle Level - Sixteen Foot River | He started cutting this river fromWell Creek to the Forty Foot river to drain the area around Chatteris. |
| 1649 | River Nene | He completed works on the outfall and improved Morton Leam. |
| 1652 | River Great Ouse | He completed drainage works that included the cutting of the New Bedford or Hundred Foot river parallel to the Old Bedford River. |
Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.