Hendrik Vaupell was admitted to an asylum for the insane in Zutphen on 12 May 1865. Earlier, he had been living in Deventer. By judgement of the Zutphen District Court of February 15, 1871, Hendrik Vaupell was placed under guardianship for insanity.The guardianship had been requested by his brother-in-law Willem Gelderblom. At that time, Hendrik was still residing in the asylum in Zutphen.
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| Zutphense Courant (newspaper), 21-2-1871 |
Hendrik Vaupell was born on 26 December 1840 around 23:30 in Zaltbommel as son of Hendrik Vaupell (1783-1847) and his German wife Aleida Catharina Lubeleij (†1851). She originated in Neuenhaus, just across the border in Germany.
