1826–1894
Profile
- Forenames
- John Bernard William
- Surname
- Maitland
- Born
- Vorden, 7 May 1826
- Died
- Aalten, 11 October 1894
- Occupation / role
- Civil-law notary, Deputy district judge, Member of the Provincial Council
- 7 May 1826
Born
VordenOpen Archieven
- from 28 October 1862
- 11 October 1894
Died
AaltenFind a Grave
Family
Partner(s)
Bernarda Aleida Schepers
1832 · from 28 October 1862
Sources
- De Graafschapbode, 26 april 1884 (Delpher)
- De Graafschapbode, 30 juli 1892 (Delpher)
- De Tijd, 25 mei 1877 (Delpher)
- ECAL
- Nederlandsche Staatscourant, 18 december 1859 (Delpher)
- Nederlandsche Staatscourant, 18 februari 1860 (Delpher)
- Nederlandsche Staatscourant, 21 juli 1882 (Delpher)
- Wiewaswie.nl
- Findagrave – Community Memorial
- Open Archieven – Record
- Open Archieven – Population register, inv. no. 1509
- Open Archieven – Population register, inv. no. 1508
- Open Archieven – Population register, inv. no. 1511
- Open Archieven – Population register, inv. no. 1512
- Open Archieven – Population register, inv. no. 1054
John Bernard William Maitland (1826–1894) was, among other roles, a notary in Dinxperlo and, from 1882 to 1894, in Aalten. In addition, he served as a deputy cantonal court judge and was a member of the Provincial States of Gelderland.
John Bernard William Maitland was born on 7 May 1826 in Vorden, the son of retired captain John Maitland and Catharina Willemina Mellink. On 28 October 1862, he married Bernarda Aleida Schepers in Dinxperlo. This marriage produced three sons and a daughter, all born in Dinxperlo.
All three sons passed away at a young age, also in Dinxperlo; one died after just 15 days (Bernard), while the other two reached the ages of only 8 (John) and 17 (Dirk). Only their daughter, Catharina Antoinette Bernarda, reached adulthood, married and had children of her own.
Profession and residence
On 16 December 1859, Maitland was appointed notary in Dinxperlo by Royal Decree. Up to that point, he had been working as a candidate notary (kandidaat-notaris) in Vorden. Two months later, on 16 February 1860, he was additionally appointed deputy cantonal court judge in Aalten. He held this position until the Aalten cantonal court was abolished in 1877.
On 18 July 1882, Maitland was appointed notary in Aalten, succeeding notary B.A. Roelvink, who had died earlier that year. Maitland, his wife and daughter moved into the late Roelvink’s house on Gasthuisstraat, now Haartsestraat. Around 1886, they moved to a substantial house on Landstraat, now number 41.
Public and civic roles
Alongside his professional work, Maitland was also active in civic life. In Dinxperlo, for example, he served as director of the Aurora choral society. From 1877 to 1885, he was a member of the Provincial Council of Gelderland for the Aalten constituency.
In 1892, Maitland invited ‘a number of residents’ of Aalten to the sociëteit to discuss the establishment of a local tourist association. The plan included taking photographs of “the most beautiful spots” and producing walking maps. We have, however, found no evidence that this was actually carried out.
Passing
John Bernard William Maitland passed away on 11 October 1894 in Aalten. He was buried at the Old Cemetery on Varsseveldsestraatweg.
He was succeeded by P. Losecaat Vermeer, who had until then been a candidate notary in Nijmegen.
