DEDICATED TO A VERY SPECIAL FRIEND OF MINE AT MOJOKERTO AND THE HEREUNDER MENTIONED FAMILIES KNAAP/WIDJAJA/LANDEGENT.

I COULD NOT HAVE WRITTEN AND DONE MY RESEARCH WITHOUT THE HELP OF THIS SPECIAL FRIEND OF MINE AND I AM GRATEFUL.

THE OLD CEMETERY AT SEMAMPIR KEDIRI, which is now called:

TAMAN PEMAKAMAN UMUM.

(Please do not mix up this cemetery with the former other European one and which does not exists anymore.)

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019:

THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION DUE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FAMILY KNAAP/WIDJAJA-OEI/LANDEGENT WHICH IS UNDER RESEARCH

Semampir area which was once the place of my parents, but they are not buried here.

Many graves of the Europeans had been renovated as much as possible and remained on this place and some had been removed to Gunung Klotok Graveyards and many more are lost forever.

Previously I have already done some research which can be seen at the page: Semampir Kediri

Some common info:

A journey by train called DHOHO... from Mojokerto via Kertosono to Kediri and v.v. 

29 sept 2017 Train station Kediri 's at 10 to 6 pm Kediri, the place to be....the place where I was born.... The place where my father met his fate/destiny and his grave is no more. My holy grounds fertilized by the Gunung Kelud. I am a son of the ancient city of the Empire of Kediri.

Almost the same view as it was in 1989. Mind the clock ! Reversed coloured and mind the signboard. Visitor's chairs are renewed and the ceilings had been painted in reverse too. New tiles on the floor.... The station had been well removated. My compliments to the Townhall of Kediri.

Waiting at KERTOSONO station till the train/loc is prepared for the rest of the journey. The station is a bit abandoned...Friday evening 29 sept 2017 at one minute past seven.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, my dearest friend ever. Because you made your voyage and made some moments of Kediri for me.... I am granted these pictures for free and therefore my copyright is added to the pictures.

A picture of the scene at location; in eternal peace all religions are together and bow their heads for the Lord/God/Allah.

FAMILY KNAAP.

Picture here under:

MARIA EVELINE LOUISETTE KNAAP.  She indeed was mentioned in the almanacs. However, the text on her grave differs.

According the almanac the correct name was EVELINE LOUISETTE KNAAP and correct date of birth was 5th Aug 1907 and born in Batavia/Jakarta.

At her birth date on 5-8-1907 there was only one person living in Batavia called REINIER KNAAP; Born Tegal 25-2-1878 and he died Soerabaja 12 Sept 1917 and married Louise Margaretha Meijer at 11 May 1898 at Soerabaya. He is buried in one grave number B2017 Peneleh, together with: Rosette Caroline Priester-Knaap (1840-1890) and R.F.R. Knaap (1838-1891)

Rosette Caroline Knaap was  a daughter of Carel Hendrik Knaap and Catharine Sophia Elias and she maried Lodewijk Reaal Priester. According the grave at Peneleh, Rosette was born 13 aug 1840. According the archives of Delft,  Rosetta was born 3 aug 1841. The engraver could had made a mistake....

Additional information received 9 jan 2019 from the grandson Richie Widjaja (Huang Liqi) of Maria Eveline Louisette Knaap, who lives in Australia. My deepest gratitude to Richie for I am granted to place a copy of the death certificate of the Cityhal of Kediri and it confirms her parents' name and date of passing away. According the certificate, it is clear that the Dutch Register Almanac differs also in the names, besides the dates:

Mother's name: Louise Margaretha ---> Louissette Margareta

Daughter's name: Grave: Maria additional.

Date of birth: 5th Aug 1907 according almanacs. (RA1908). According certificate: Age 77 years in 1982, so date of birth is 1905 and not 1907

According the certificate Maria Eveline Louisette Knaap was married to Mr. Oei An Djien and this married couple had 8 children.(.. dan meninggalkan anak delapan orang telah dewasa...). As this number differs from the statement of grandson Richie, this could mean that one child died prior to the mother's death.?

Additional information from grandson Richie Widjaja:

" Eveline married twice in her life: First to J.A.G Gleichman then to a Chinese man named Oei An Djien (who was buried next to Eveline at Semampir).

Picture above additional information from editor about Gleichmann:

Son Harold Edward Gleichmann was her child out of her marriage to J.A.G. Gleichmann and he remarried in 1951 Mrs. JASMI. (Vrije Pers 30-1-1951 Period 20-27 January 1951). Harold was born 6 july 1931 at Kediri (Indische Crt 7-7-1931). J.A.G. Gleichmann was registered 14 juli 1938 at Soerabaya address: Derxdwarsstraat IV/232...(De Derxdwarsstraten waren zijstraten van de Derxstraat en deze lagen in de buurt Pacarkeling.) Indische Crt 9 may 1925: Married J.A.G. Gleichmann en E.L. Knaap te Soerabaja.

Picture under: With gratitude to Nathallia Fidrawati

Family members Landegent.

Information: Richie Widjaja.

Pearl Rose Oei (Evelyn's daughter with Mr. Oei) married Eduard (Edvard) Landegent. Hereunder additional information about Eduard:

Additional 22 Oct 2019: Picture of Leonie Glogoor. motherof Eduard Landegent above.

End of addition 22 Oct 2019.

Graves of  M. Landegent-van der Wijst en H. Landegent.

• Weduwe F.L.C. Landegent - geboren M.M. van der Wijst - employee SF ADIWERNA te TEGAL en in 1927 woonachtig in KEDIRI.
• Geboren Batavia MARGARETHA MARIA VAN DER WIJST 31 maart 1893.
• F.L.C. LANDEGENT werkzaam bij de Post te Solo o.a. in 1894. In 1898 eervol ontslag.
• Gehuwd F.L.C. LANDEGENT 20-3-1898 met JENNY SMITH te Surabaya. Tijdens verloving was hij te Kediri en zij te Surabaya.

HENRY ARTHUR LANDEGENT (*1-12-1871 Solo) and LEONIE GLIGOOR (*23-3-1878 Surabaya), 

Leonie Gligoor descends from KOUTHOOFD and FLORUS.

Their son Freddy Landegent imprisonment Japanese war.

A link to the travelblog of Family de Meijer.

Kerkhof Semampir : 
Sommige namen op scheefgezakte kruizen hebben voor Pa een vaag bekende klank: Landegent Gligoor, Wouterbeek, Van Duinen, Kraus. 

Kerkhof Semampir extract of before mentioned link:
Al op weg naar Blitar herinneren wij dat wij ook nog het oude kerkhof willen bezoeken. Op dat kerkhof zijn de ouders van Opa de Meijer en de na tien dagen overleden oudste broer van Pa - George - begraven.
Sommige namen op scheefgezakte kruizen hebben voor Pa een vaag bekende klank: Landegent Gligoor, Wouterbeek, Van Duinen, Kraus.

Additional infor editor regarding the above extract of the travelblog of Mr. de Meijer.-----> RA1913/16: Marriage Pieter Hendrik Voogd and Theodora Wilhelmina de Meijer at Kediri 29 nov 1911.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION DUE TO NEWLY RECEIVED INFORMATION.

May they all rest in eternal peace.