| Josephus Theodorus
Roosen (b 1874) |
| parents: |
Peterus Theodorus
Roosen
& Geertruida Paulina Philippina Mulder |
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| born: |
15 September 1874 | Amsterdam, North Holland, NL[1] |
| married: |
9 May 1906 | Amsterdam, North Holland, NL[5] |
| Aafje Tulp |
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| born: |
24 September 1876 | Grootebroek, North Holland, NL[7,5] |
| Children: |
one unamed child
died at
birth |
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| Biography |
When
Joseph
Theodorus was born
in 1874, his family was living at Bloemstraat 181 in the
colourful
Jordaan district of Amsterdam[1].  From Josephus Theodorus Roosen birth certificate Sometime before 1879, the family had moved to Bloemstraat 86 and were still living there in 1881[2,3]. |
 Bloemstraat 181, Amsterdam
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 Bloemstraat 86, Amsterdam |
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In 1901, Josephus
Theodorus was
working as a Shopkeeper in Amsterdam[4].
This shop
may have been in the Spuistraat[6].
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Marriage
|
Aafje Tulp was
born in 1876 in
Grootebroek a small town on the north-west side of the Ijsselmeer, near
Enkhuizen at 2.00am in the morning of the 24th September 1876.
 From Aafje Tulp's birth certificate |
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 Grootebroek, North Holland |
 Josephus Theodorus Roosen |
 Aafje Tulp
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Joseph and Aafja
were married
in Amsterdam in 1906[5]. Joseph was 31
years old and
Aafje was 29 years of age. Joseph stated his occupation as Shopkeeper.
Joseph’s
two younger brothers, Wilhelmus
Johannes Theodorus
Wilhelmus Carolus were witnesses. Another
witness was Joseph’s brother-in-law, Jacobus
Johannes
Lambertus Rault.
Aafje’s
parents were Jac
Pieterzoon Tulp and Aafje Ooterman (deceased). Jac was living in
Grootebroek and was unemployed.
On 11 November 1907, Joseph registered the death of his unnamed child who was stillborn. They never had any more children. |
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From Joseph Theodorus and Aafje's mariage certificate
 |
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During the World
War of
1914-18, Joseph may have operated a butcher shop located the De
Clercqstraat in Amsterdam. He may have also been playing on the black
market since it is believed that he became quite wealthy during this
time[6].
In 1915 he is noted in the Amsterdam Telephone Book as Cigar Seller located at Da Costakade 28[14]. In 1919, Joseph
was noted on
the Names of Electors for the city of Amsterdam. His address was stated
as Da Costakade 28. This address is also shown on his Gezinskaart (inhabitant's card)[7]. He may have owned this house and operated a cigar
shop from the ground floor.
It is believed
that he owned
several houses in Amsterdam and rented them[10]. Aafje was always concious of their wealth and openly flaunted it to other members of the Roosen family[6].
|
 Da Costakade
28
(one back from the corner) |
Later
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According to
Joseph’s Amsterdam
Gezinskaart (inhabitant's card), he and Aafje moved from Amsterdam to
live in Hilversum in September 1924[7]. When
Michiel Jansz wrote
to his brother-in-law, Jacobus Antonius Wilhelmus Maria Roosen (b1913),
in November 1945, he mentioned that Joseph and Aafje were still living
in Hilversum[9]. It is likely this is where they
died.
 Hilversum lyes to the southeast of Amsterdam  From Josephus Theodorus' Amsterdam Gezinskaart  Aafje Tulp |
| References |
| 1 |
Josephus Theodorus Roosen birth certificate |
| 2 |
Wilhelmus Johannes Roosen birth certificate |
| 3 |
Theodorus Wilhelmus Carolus Roosen birth certificate |
| 4 |
Wilhemus Johannes Roosen & Antonette Johanna Post marriage certificate |
| 5 |
Josephus Theodorus Roosen & Aafje Tulp marriage certificate |
| 6 |
Theodorus Maria Roosen – personal communication, Oct 2003, Mar 2009 |
| 7 |
Josephus Theodorus Roosen Amsterdam Gezinskaart |
| 8 |
Registration of death of unnamed child, 1907. |
| 9 |
Letter from Michiel Jansz to Jacobus AWM Roosen 16 Nov 1945 |
| 10 |
Afra Hoedemaker (nee Jansz) – personal communication, Oct 2003 |
| 11 |
Amsterdam street map sections – Wegener Falkplan BV |
| 12 |
Grootebroek
location map
- Mapquest |
| 13 |
Hilversum
location map -
Mapquest |
| 14 |
Naamlijst voor den Telefoondienst January 1915 http://www.geneaknowhow.net/script/dewit/tel1915/index.htm |