Vrederechter, kantonrechter
Joseph Gerard van der Schaaf was born on 3 March 1798 in Utrecht, the son of Jacobus Hendrik van der Schaaf and Magdalena Noijon. On 27 March 1836, he married Johanna Hendrina van der Sluis in Hattem.
He served as a District Judge (kantonrechter) in Aalten from 1838 to 1855. Previously, he was a Justice of the Peace (vrederechter) in Aalten, from which position he was honourably discharged.
Joseph Gerard van der Schaaf died on 21 October 1877 in Velp.
