Thanks for the tip. Ijsberg is simply a street in Woensdrecht (oddly enough, it's not too far from where I'm currently living). I notice that there is a large piece of land at the end of it, which might've been a farm, which lent it's name to the street.

It doesn't seem very promising, but I will ...

Well, it's not a short answer (but I'll keep it as short as I can).

The earliest (Dutch) documents containing the names of my ancestors (two brothers), list them as:
Joost Pieterse van Isberg
Burgert Peterse van Isberg

They travelled from Texel (Netherlands) to South Africa in 1686, as ...

Wow, thanks for all the replies. The excerpt from the book above is more comprehensive than I dared hope.

My ancestors do not appear in there, though. Am I right in saying that they might've still used the toponym Isberg, even if they only worked on the farm (and didn't live there).

(Just ...

Good evening,

I am looking for someone who has access to either (or both) of the following books:

1. Kolltveit, Olav,Odda, Ullensvang og Kindsarvik i gamal og ny tid, Odda : Utgjevar: Odda, Ullensvang og Kinsarvik Bygdeboknemnd

(It's a bit confusing: I'm not sure if this is one book, or a ...