Marike van der Raadt

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sam van der Raadt
2. Jimi van der Raadt

Other Events:

• Name: Ron

Johannes married Anna Maria Antoinetta Cobelens. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Ans

Other Events:

• Name: Carl
• Name: Cees

Notes:

Emigrated to Canada by plane on July 1, 1953. In the Henderson's Moose Jaw directory - 1956 Carl is registered on 173 Coteau Sr. East in Moose Jaw in 1956, employed at Robin Hood Flour. The family returned to Holland in March 1958 on the ship called The Seven Seas.

Died:
Overlijdensadvertenties: Haarlems Dagblad 31-12-2001

Overleden

C.P.A.L. van der Raadt
78 jaar
wed./wednr. van Lia Beijer

04-11-1923
Roosendaal
27-12-2001
Heemstede

Cornelis married Cecilia Elisabeth Geertruida Beijer on 4 Aug 1947 in Parochiekerk van de Sint-Agnes, Beeklaan, Den Haag. Cecilia was born on 22 Jun 1926 in den Haag, Zuid-Holland; died on 15 Jul 2000 in Heemstede, Holland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Lia

Other Events:

• Name: Jan
• Name: John

Notes:

When he got married in 1918 Johannes is registered as a smith. Moved from Noordwijkerhout to Roosendal on May 17th 1921 and to the Hague on Feb 1 1924. When he moved the Hague he had started selling bicycles (rijwielhandelaar).

On 1939-03-10 John registered the bicycle brand RABUR from the van der Raadt/van den Burg bicycle factory in the Hague. During the war he would smuggle messages to the reistance in the frames.

They had a house on 321 Laan van Meerdervoort, with a large apartment above the bicycle factory. "John had built a secret wall behind the furnace. There was a nazi across the street, who the boys would shoot at with bb guns, uncle Louie smoothed out the drama. The family also had to put up nazi officers." As told by daughter Ann.

After the war Holland was very poor. The business was ruined because of the confiscation of the merchandise. He thought he had to start all over again. After visiting his daughter Maria in Canada in 1948, they liked it very much, and he decided to start over in Canada instead. In Nov 1951 John and Elisabeth boarded the "Leythia" and left for Canada.

The Rabur bicycle factory and dealership was run by his son Peter for six months after the emigration. Times were very rough after the war. In May of 1952 the company was advertised in Elsevier Weekblad: "For takeover offered in the west of the country wholesaler in bicycles, bicycle parts and accessories, with excellent own brand: also large and well-maintained residential house available."

Was bought up by Empo (bicycle factory) in Vorden.

The Henderson's Moose Jaw directory - 1956 John is registered on 126 Winston Street (Churchill Park) in Moose Jaw.

Johannes married Elisabeth Huberta van den Burg on 7 May 1918 in Noordwijkerhout, Zuid-Holland. Elisabeth (daughter of Cornelis van den Burg and Maria Anna Brama) was born on 12 Nov 1895 in Noordwijkerhout, Zuid-Holland; died on 25 Nov 1986 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Rosedale Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Getuigen: Christiaan Theodorus van der Raad, broeder des bruidegom out vier en dertig jaren, smid, wonende te Noordwijkerhout. Leonardus Adrianus van den Burg, broeder der bruid, oud vijf en twintig jaren, poelier, wonende te Noordwijkerhout.