Johannes Tamesse (bef. 1683 - 1729)

Born before 26 Dec 1683 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Ancestors

Died 1729 after age 45 in Moskou, Russia

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Biography

Johannes Tamesse was baptized on December 26, 1683 at the Zuiderkerk at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland. He is the son of Paulus Tamesse and Catharina Schouten. Witnesses at the baptism were Jasper van Leeuven and Lysbeth de Quint.^[1][2]

Johannes was married to Geertruide Seijen, daughter of Pieter Seijen and Geertruijd Block. Note: I haven't been able to find a marriage registration yet, but there are several notarial deeds stating that Johannes and Geertruijde were a married couple. ^[3][4][5]

Son Ivan Ivanovich Tames.

His son Ivan (John) Ivanovich Tamesz was born on 13 October 1708 in Moscow and died on 16 April 1779 in Moscow (he was 70 at the time). His father sent him to England at the age of 10 or 11 to learn the textile trade. He spent more than 10 years in (mainly) England and (shorter) in the Netherlands at different offices, hence he later liked to call himself John in non-Russian correspondence.

Jan Tames and his wife Geertruij Seijje were witnesses at the baptism of Tomas van der Veur on November 3, 1715 in Rotterdam. ^[6]

Johannes (Jan) Thamesz and his wife Geertrui Seijen were witnesses at marriage of on Jan van de Veur and Johanna de Quack.

Notes

Johannes (Jan, Jean, Ivan) left for Russia with his youngest brother Poulus, (Paulus,Paul) Tamesse Tamesz, (not necessarily at the same time), who then settled as a copper etcher in St. Petersburg. In 1707, by order of Emperor Peter the Great, the first Russian industrial textile factory was established in Moscow. It was just outside the German Quarter (Nemetskaya Sloboda).But the state-owned company turned out to be very inefficient, so Peter decided to privatize it (sound familiar?). In 1718 he gave the company to the Dutchman Jean (Ivan) Tamesz, on the condition that he set up a larger company with Russian stakeholders. For example, Peter ensured the transfer of technical knowledge from the Dutch. At that time, the Dutch were known for their technological advancements in the manufacture of textiles and paper. In 1720 Jean Tamesz opened a textile factory in Ivanovo, imported modern looms from Holland together with Dutch masters. Ivanovo later became the center of the textile industry of the Soviet Union. In 1721, Peter the great commissioned Jan (Jean, Ivan) Tamesz the construction of a textile factory in Yaroslavl as well. Peter the great also instructs Yaroslavl merchant Maxim Zatrapeznov and his sons to join the company under director Tamesz. So much for free enterprise... Still a good idea, because a son, Ivan Zatrapezov, had studied the art of linen making in the Netherlands. In 1722, the companions founded the largest combined textile factory in Russia, the "Yaroslavl factory of Tamesz and Zatrapeznov". Tamesz leaves the company in 1725 and returns to his factory in Moscow.

Jan Tamesz, together with his local business partner Ivan Zatrapeznov, has created a beautiful garden in Yaroslavl in 1723 to decorate their joint textile factory. The garden was similar to the garden in the Het Loo Palace park, but a little bigger, a huge investment.

The Dutch garden served three main functions:

1. Reception of distinguished guests. Tamesz and Zatrapeznov hoped that royal persons and dignitaries from St. Petersburg would visit the textile factory. Like the Dutch summer garden in St. Petersburg, the Yaroslavl Bolshaya Manufactury's regular garden was designed to receive guests of honor and hold meetings. The garden was beautiful and very large with an octaedric pavilion in the middle. The pavilion had a dome and a spire. Each side of the pavilion was in the perspective of a corresponding path. Such pavilions were ideal for receiving guests, just as Peter the Great did when he visited the Dutch estate of Petersburg on the Vecht near Nederhorst. The pavilion was also a perfect place to negotiate a contract.
2. Just like in the Netherlands, the garden was probably also a laboratory for plants from which pigments could be extracted for the dyeing of fabrics and threads.
3. Family recreation. Because that was the central philosophy of a Dutch "pleasure garden", pleasure garden. Roaming in luster, children behind each other on paths and around fountains and sculptures.^[7]

At the beginning of 1726 Jan Tamesz applied for Russian nationality, which was granted on 28 February 1726.

Johannes (Jan) Tamesz was addressed in Russian as Ivan Pavlovitch (Paulus) Tames, with a patronymic referring to his father Paulus. He passed away in the year 1729 in Moskou, Russia, he was 45 years old.

See also : Source for leads: Jan Tamesz textile manufacturer in Russia.

With special thanks to fellow researcher: Pavel Kouzmine, Dutch Embassy in Moscow.

Sources

1. ↑ DTB Dopen 1683, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland. Akte DTB 97, p.180 (1683-12-26), Stadsarchief Amsterdam accessed via WieWasWie Permalink, view via OpenArch
2. ↑ "Netherlands, Noord-Holland Province, Church Records, 1523-1948," images, FamilySearch Baptism Johannes Tamesse 26-12-1683, Nederlands Hervormde Amsterdam Dopen 1662-1692 image 416 of 603; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague).
3. ↑ Stadsarchief Amsterdam Bronvermelding Notariële archieven, archiefnummer 5075, inventarisnummer 9410 Gemeente: Amsterdam Periode: 1746 vermelding als echtpaar bladzijde 29
4. ↑ Stadsarchief Amsterdam Notariële archieven, archiefnummer 5075, inventarisnummer 11514C, aktenummer 182885 Gemeente: Amsterdam Periode: 1750 vermelding als echtpaar bladzijde 221
5. ↑ Stadsarchief Amsterdam Notariële archieven, archiefnummer 5075, inventarisnummer 8297, aktenummer 326431 Gemeente: Amsterdam Periode: 1720-1721 Vermelding als echtpaar bladzijde 36
6. ↑ Stadsarchief Rotterdam Baptism Tomas van der Veur 03-11-1715 Toegangsnummer: 1-02 Doopregisters, Trouwregisters, Begraafregisters Rotterdam (DTB) Inventarisnummer: 22
7. ↑ Dutch Culture with Russia engraving of the Dutch garden in the Yaroslavl Bolshaya Manufactury