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Tjitte Klaas Thomas van Wijk

Male 1877 - 1906  (29 years)


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  • Name Tjitte Klaas Thomas van Wijk  [1
    Born 22 Feb 1877  Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Geboorteakte Haskerland-Aangiftedatum 24 feb 1877, akte 35-Tjitte van Wijk, geboren 22 feb 1877-Zoon van Klaas van Wijk en Trijntje Borduin Wonende te Joure-Opm.: Kind erkend bij huwelijk ouders d.d. 23 september 1877
    Tjitte van Wijk - Birth
    Tjitte van Wijk - Birth
    The red text in the margin notes that the birth was legitimized when the parents married later in the year.
    Gender Male 
    Arrival 1888  [1
    Emigration 12 May 1888  Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bevolking Menaldumadeel Tjitte van Wijk geb: 22 februari 1877 Gekomen van Berlikum Vertrokken naar Noord Amerika Michigan State Grand Rapids, 12 mei 1886 [actually 1888] 
    Residence 1900  Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 25 Apr 1906  Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I31  Terug in de Tijd
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 

    Father Klaas Tjittes van Wijk VanWyk,   b. 3 Nov 1854, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1940, Altadena, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Trijntje Geerts Borduin,   b. 27 Apr 1855, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1935, Altadena, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 23 Sep 1877  Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • Huwelijksakte Haskerland-Man: Klaas van Wijk, 22, geboren Joure-Ouders: Tjitte Jannes van Wijk en Tjitske Klazes de Jong-Vrouw : Trijntje Borduin, 22, geboren Joure-Ouders: Geert Sytzes Borduin en Lolkje Postuma-23 september 1877, akte 31
    Klaas van Wijk-Tirjntje Borduin Marriage
    Klaas van Wijk-Tirjntje Borduin Marriage
    Red note in margin of second page notes that the marriage legitimizes the prior birth of their son Tjitte.
    Family ID F170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Tjitske Jessie Schriemer,   b. 28 May 1877, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1916, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 21 Apr 1897  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Marriage of Tjitte Van Wyk and Thitscke Schriemer
    Marriage of Tjitte Van Wyk and Thitscke Schriemer
    Record Number 10986; license date 21 Apr 1897; GROOM: Tjitte Van Wyk, 20, white, residing Grand Rapids, born Netherlands, occupation Painting, parents Klaas Van Wyk and Tryntje Borduin, no prior marriages; BRIDE: Tjitscke Schriemer, 19, white, residing Grand Rapids, born Netherlands, occupation Domestic, parents Wieben Schriemer and ?Jeltje? Riemersma, no prior marriages; married 21 Apr 1897 at Grand Rapids by Sipka Scoensma, Clergyman; witnesses Wieben Schriemer and Klaas Van Wyk [fathers of the couple] both of Grand Rapids
    Children 
     1. Claud Van Wyk,   b. Apr 1898, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Clarence Van Wyk,   b. 15 Apr 1898, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1964, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)  [natural]
     3. Julia Van Wyk,   b. 26 May 1900, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1919, Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)  [natural]
     4. Kathryn Van Wyk,   b. 31 Mar 1902, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1986, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [natural]
     5. Wilhelmina Van Wyk,   b. Apr 1904, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1904, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - Bevolking Menaldumadeel Tjitte van Wijk geb: 22 februari 1877 Gekomen van Berlikum Vertrokken naar Noord Amerika Michigan State Grand Rapids, 12 mei 1886 [actually 1888] - 12 May 1888 - Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Apr 1897 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Apr 1906 - Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Tjitte van Wijk - Birth
    Tjitte van Wijk - Birth
    The red text in the margin notes that the birth was legitimized when the parents married later in the year.
    Marriage of Tjitte Van Wyk and Thitscke Schriemer
    Marriage of Tjitte Van Wyk and Thitscke Schriemer
    Record Number 10986; license date 21 Apr 1897; GROOM: Tjitte Van Wyk, 20, white, residing Grand Rapids, born Netherlands, occupation Painting, parents Klaas Van Wyk and Tryntje Borduin, no prior marriages; BRIDE: Tjitscke Schriemer, 19, white, residing Grand Rapids, born Netherlands, occupation Domestic, parents Wieben Schriemer and ?Jeltje? Riemersma, no prior marriages; married 21 Apr 1897 at Grand Rapids by Sipka Scoensma, Clergyman; witnesses Wieben Schriemer and Klaas Van Wyk [fathers of the couple] both of Grand Rapids

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_723; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 82.
      Birth date: Feb 1877
      Birth place: Netherlands
      Marriage date: 1897
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan
      Arrival date: 1888
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=24961094&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_723; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 82.


    2. [S1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_722; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 55.
      Birth date: Apr 1855
      Birth place: Netherlands
      Marriage date: 1876
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan
      Arrival date: 1888
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=64522429&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_722; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 55.


    3. [S1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_722; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 55.
      Birth date: Nov 1854
      Birth place: Netherlands
      Marriage date: 1876
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan
      Arrival date: 1888
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=64522428&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_722; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 55.


    4. [S1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_723; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 82.
      Birth date: May 1877
      Birth place: Netherlands
      Marriage date: 1897
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=24961095&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_723; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 82.