Gerrit van Middelkoop

Male8 January 1894–11 February 1960

Brief Life History of Gerrit

When Gerrit van Middelkoop was born on 8 January 1894, in Langerak, South Holland, Netherlands, his father, Gerrit van Middelkoop, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Maat, was 21. He died on 11 February 1960, in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Gerrit van Middelkoop
1871–1955
Elizabeth Maat
1872–1940
Gerrit van Middelkoop
1894–1960
Cornelis van Middelkoop
1895–1896
Cornelis van Middelkoop
1897–1897
Aantje van Middelkoop
1898–
Hilligje van Middelkoop
1900–1902
Huibert van Middelkoop
1903–1903

Sources (2)

  • Akte - Het Utrechts Archief
  • Akte - Nationaal Archief

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Siblings (6)

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World Events (8)

1899 · Hague Peace Convention

Age 5

The Hague Peace Convention was a series conferences that produced treaties and declarations. The convention took place in Hague, Netherlands. The conferences were among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in secular international law.

1904 · Weerdinge Couple Found in Bog

Age 10

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.

1914 · WWI and the Netherlands

Age 20

During WWI, the Netherlands declared that they were neutral and stayed so during the war.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

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

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