Petrus Rasmus Scheepers
Petrus was born on December 30th, 1865 and his baptism took place on January 28th, 1866 in
Utrecht. Petrus' 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,
Nicolaas,
Lucas,
Gideon,
Gesina,
Catharina,
Talitha,
Susanna,
Johannes,
Anna and
Helena.