Catharina Martha Tops

1883–1960 (Age 77)
Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands

The Life of Catharina Martha

When Catharina Martha Tops was born on 30 March 1883, in Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands, her father, Petrus Johannes Tops, was 32 and her mother, Catharina Martha van Roo Ossewaarde, was 31. She married Hendrik Jacob Brinkhuis on 12 August 1909, in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 19 May 1960, in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

Catharina Martha Tops
1883–1960
Hendrik Jacob Brinkhuis
1886–1953
Marriage: 12 August 1909
Johannes Petrus Brinkhuis
1910–

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
12 August 1909
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
children

(1)

  • Johannes Petrus Brinkhuis

    Male1910–Male

Parents & Siblings

  • Petrus Johannes Tops

    Male1850–1916Male

  • Catharina Martha van Roo Ossewaarde

    Female1852–1938Female

siblings

(7)

  • Jacobus Cornelis Loduvicus Tops

    Male1878–1966Male

  • Johannes Hendrikus Tops

    Male1879–1880Male

  • Petrus Johannes Tops

    Male1881–1882Male

  • Johanna Elisabeth Tops

    Female1881–1885Female

  • Catharina Martha Tops

    Female1883–1960Female

+2 More Children

World Events (8)

1890

Age 7

Death by suicide of van Gogh.
1890 · Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Separates from the Netherlands

Age 7

Luxembourg had gained their independence in 1867, but they were still under the possession of the kings of the Netherlands until William III died and the grand duchy passed to the House of Nassau-Weilburg.
1904 · Weerdinge Couple Found in Bog

Age 21

Two skeletons were found next to each other in Drenthe, Netherlands. The skeletons were dated back to between 160 BC and 220 AD. One of the skeletons was thought to be a female and the other a male so scientists called them the Weerdinge couple or Mr. and Mrs. Veenstra. It was determined that both skeletons were men and the name was changed to Weerdinge Men.

Name Meaning

English (Devon): unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Catharina Martha Tops, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Population Registers"
  • Catharina Martha Tops, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
  • Katharina Marta Tops in entry for Johannes Petrus Brinkhuis and Elisabeth Konings, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"

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