Hartog Schaap was a son of Hijman Hartog Schaap and Sara van de Beek. He was born in Hilversum on 30 January 1861 and started his working life as a butcher. On 17 March 1903, he married Johanna Gobas in Oldenzaal, a daughter of Arie Gobas and Judik Marcus who was born there on 21 October 1879. After the marriage, Hartog and Johanna lived in Hilversum, where their son Hijman Arie was born on 15 Dec…
