Tilemanus Theijs (abt. 1795 - 1868)

Tieleman Theijs is geboren in Noord-Brabant in 1795

Biography

Tieleman was born on or just before 2 May 1795 as child of Dirk Thijs and Helena Thijs - Vermeulen. He was baptized on 2 May 1795 in the Roman Catholic church of Heeze.^[1]

On 22 January 1820 he married Joanna Verbeek. The marriage took place in Heeze.^[2] Among their children was:

• Wilhelmus Thijs (1838-1915)

Tieleman was a farmer.^[2][3]

His wife Joanna passed away in 1850, leaving Tieleman a widower.^[4] Tieleman passed away on 5 July 1868 in Heeze at the age of 73.^[3]

Research Notes

• Tieleman was baptized on 2 May 1795.^[1] In these times children were baptized as soon after birth as possible, to prevent that the child would die unbaptized (and could not go to heaven). Hence Tieleman would have been born on 2 May 1795 or in the days before.
• The following name variants are used for Tieleman:
  • Tilemanus Theijs on his baptism registration (Latin).^[1]
  • Tieleman Theijs on his marriage and death certificates (Dutch).^[3][2]
  • Tieleman Thijs on the birth certificate of his child Wilhelmus (Dutch).^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Rooms-katholieke Parochie Heeze, "Doopregistratie Tilemanus Theijs," Doop-, trouw- en begraafboek Heeze, 2 May 1795, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Gemeente Heeze, "Huwelijksakte Tieleman Theijs en Joanna Verbeek," Burgerlijke Stand Heeze, 22 January 1820, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Gemeente Heeze, "Overlijdensakte Tieleman Theijs," Burgerlijke Stand Heeze, 5 July 1868, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven
4. ↑ Gemeente Heeze, "Overlijdensakte Joanna Verbeek," Burgerlijke Stand Heeze, 2 October 1850, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven
5. ↑ Gemeente Heeze, "Geboorteakte Wilhelmus Thijs," Burgerlijke Stand Heeze, 19 March 1838, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven