Nicolaas Gerhardus Scheepers (Cornelis)
Nicolaas was born on April 7th, 1868 and his baptism took place on May 24th, 1868 in
Utrecht. Nicolaas' father was
Nicolaas Gerhardus Scheepers (Cornelis) and his mother was
Helena Claudina Erasmus. His paternal grandparents were
Frederik Coenraad Scheepers and
Catharina Petronella Landman. He had four brothers and seven sisters, named
Frederik,
Petrus,
Lucas,
Gideon,
Gesina,
Catharina,
Talitha,
Susanna,
Johannes,
Anna and
Helena.