Gerhardus Warnerus ten Bruggencate1

M, #10144, * 1873, + 12 Feb 1913
FatherLambert ten Bruggencate1 * 29 Jun 1846, + 17 Feb 1878
MotherHendrika Adolphina Immink1 * 1846, + 18 May 1895
     Gerhardus Warnerus ten Bruggencate was born in 1873.2 He (1) married Adriana Johanna Grimmelius on 8 Aug 1900 in Weesperkarspel.2,3 (Divorced on 3 Jul 1905 in Amsterdam)2 The divorce was registered on 2 Mar 1906 in the Civil Register of Amsterdam. Adriana was the plaintiff, on account of extramarital affairs.4 He (2) married Christine.5 He died on 12 Feb 1913 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.6

Other information:
Gerhardus Warnerus ten Bruggencate was a student teacher at "Ruimzicht and Lukas Stichting" in Stad Doetinchem7He was an accountant (1899, 1905) and a cigartrader (1901).8,1,3 He is probably the G. Bruggencate, who arrived in May 1906 on the SS Carthaginian in Halifax.9
     Gerhardus sent a postcard from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, to the principal of the school in Enter. The card was postmarked 3 Aug 1908.
In the magazine 'De Prins' of 22 Jul 1911 was a photo, where G.W. ten Bruggencate and F. Hassink are standing in front of their tent in Prince Albert. They were amployed by the Prince Albert Lumber Co.10
     In 1917 Christine Szopko applied for letters of administration to probate her late husband Gerhard Van Bruggencate's estate.5 According to the probate the value of his land at Steep Creek, Saskatchewan, (section 1, NE quarter, township 49, range 23, meridian W2) was $800. He had applied for the landgrant in 1911.5,11
     An article about the murder was published in the Morning Leader (Regina, Saskatchewan) on 13 Feb 1913.12

     An article about the murder trial was published in the Edmonton Capital on 10 Jul 1913.13

For a short blogpost, see link.

Name variants: Charles Bruggencate (in death certificate and articles about the murder).6 Gerhard Van Bruggencate (in probate).5 Gerard (Charles) Bruggencate (in coroner's report).5 Gerhardus Warnerus ten Bruggencate was the brother of Trina Johanna ten Bruggencate.1

Citations

  1. [S2] BS. Driebergen Huwelijken : 1899 #17. Willem Pothoven en Trina Johanna ten Bruggencate, 10 Aug 1899.
  2. [S2] BS. Weesperkarspel Huwelijken : 1900 #13. Gerhardus Warnerus ten Bruggecate en Adriana Johanna Grimmelius, 8 Aug 1900.
  3. [S68] Ten Bruggencate, Various Documents, Aankondiging van echtscheiding, 3 Jul 1905, Amsterdam. Centraal Bureau voor Genealogy.
  4. [S679] BS. Amsterdam Marriages, 1906 : Reg. 1, pg. 12, #28. Index and/or images online at https://familysearch.org/
  5. [S687] Prob. Bruggencate 1917-46.
  6. [S92] SK, Canada, Vital Records, Charles Bruggncote, 12 Feb 1913, Prince Albert; Saskatchewan, Canada : 1913 #317. Index and/or images online at http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx
  7. [S134] Drs. R.J.H. Haaksma, 2003-2008.
  8. [S2] BS. Enschede Huwelijken : 1901 # 209. Hendrik Jan ten Bruggencate en Anna Gezina Scheele, 20 Nov 1901.
  9. [S502] Manifest Carthaginian, G. Bruggencafe, May 1906; FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2QSZ-729> : accessed 07 Jul 2014). Online at http://ancestry.com
  10. [S143] Jan Krijff, 2012, 2020.
  11. [S700] Western Land Grants (1870-1930), Homestead Application in Estate File Gerhard Van Bruggencate, 1919, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada., online: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/western-land-grants/001007-119.01-e.php?sisn_id_nbr=272332
  12. [S714] Regina SK Morning Leader, Murder Charles Bruggencate, 13 Feb 1913, pg. 6, col. 6.
  13. [S715] Edmonton, AB Capital, Trial murderers of Charles Bruggencate, 10 July 1913 (Last Edition), pg. 2, col. 3 (Item Ar00236).