The death certificate of my 2nd great-grandmother, Johanna Petronella Brandenburg (1857-1891), registered on 5 September 1891 in Rotterdam: On the 4th of this month [September 1891], in the afternoon at one o’clock, passed Johanna Petronella Brandenburg, at the...
The tour of BMD records of my great-grandparents ends with the birth certificate of Johanna Petronella Moerman, number 15 in my ahnentafel: On 12 May 1875 appeared for the registrar: Cornelia Visser, 43, midwife. She declared that on the 11th of same month, at 6 am,...
Last week we looked at the birth certificate of Hendrikus Franciscus Coppens. Today we look at the marriage certificate of him and Johanna Petronella Moerman. Like the birth certificate, I found it on FamilySearch.org. Click to enlarge. A summary: On 28 October 1896...
A few days ago I mentioned that seven of my great-grandparents were protestant, while only one was catholic. Hendrikus Franciscus Coppens was catholic, his wife Johanna Petronella Moerman was protestant (Dutch Reformed). As far as I know the Coppens-Moerman marriage...
It’s Sunday morning, and everyone except me is still asleep. Time for Randy’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge. The challenge this week: 1) Pick one of your four great-grandparents – if possible, the one with the most descendants. 2) Create a...
