Could someone please tell me where this couple are originally from? They were married in Amsterdam 16 October 1738.

.His name is Jurriaan Voorwerk and her name is Anna Geertruij Erdtsick. I can't read his place of origin at all but apparently she is from Embrik (wherever that is) Many thanks in advance and Happy New Year to all. 

The marriage registration states that Jurriaan is from Kleij and that she is from Embrik.

There is also a marriage of a (brother?) Jan Voorwerk who is also from Kleij. So I think Kleij is probably right.

Both names are probably written phonetically.

I will try to check a list which contains many wrongly written place names.

Embrik sounds very much  like Emmerich

Kleij could be Kleef/Cleve.  I could not find in the list of wrongly spelled place names. The nearest short name in the list is Kleijs which is actually Klais in Germany, but I would not yet make that the same as Kleij

Thank you for your help which is much appreciated. 

Hi Kitty

On the website geni.com I find this Jurriaan Voorwerk (also Vorwerk) with birthplace Kleij in Germany.

They give his birthplace as: 

Kleij, Lütgendortmund, Arnsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 

Link: https://www.geni.com/people/Jurriaan-Voorwerk/6000000071412098843 

Link to Kley on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kley,+Dortmund,+Germany/@51.4880156,7.3531893,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x47b918d0986061bf:0x2627f2824e7a49f1!8m2!3d51.4868452!4d7.3615817

Thank you so much for your help. Looks like Embrik will remain a mystery. I'm thinking along the lines of Germany as well but who knows? I appreciate your help and many thanks.

Hi Kitty

Embrik is the one that is most clear 

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Sorry I didn't confirm my first remark, but Embrik is indeed Emmerich a town now part of Germany and in old times once part of the Netherlands.

Emmerich is situated just over the border with Germany and is situated along the Rhine.

Link to Emmerich on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/46446+Emmerich,+Germany/@51.8552469,6.1064295,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x47c777fd5d21e34f:0x427f28131547460!8m2!3d51.8395929!4d6.2517303

Thank you so very much! Another problem solved. Ha. Cheers! Kitty

I read the marriage registrations as Jurriaan and Jan Voorwerk both being from Fleij, not Kleij, which is the present Fleien (Sleeswijk-Holstein) according to this list. For Jan this is especially clear, compare the F in Fluweeleburgwal in the same registration here.

I checked the reference to Fluwelenburgwal and I agree with Peter, it should be read as Fleij

Yes, you are so right. I never noticed it before until you mentioned it. Good detective work! Thank you so much.