Salomon Abraham Bloemhof, born 20 August 1863 in Maassluis, was a son of Abraham Bloemhof (1834-1925) and Cato Reeder (1827-1888). At the age of 24, he married 11 January 1888 in Amsterdam the 34-year servant maid from Amsterdam, Roosje Ossendrijver, a daughter of Moses Jonas Ossendrijver and Judic Benedictus Bak. The couple had five children, namely Mozes in 1888, Cato in 1890, Judith in 1892, Reintje in 1897 and a stillborn child.
Roosje Ossendrijver however passed away in Amsterdam 25 August 1909, after which Salomon Abraham married again on 12 January 1911 in Amsterdam Anna Vleeskruijer, born 18 February 1872 as daughter of Leendert Wolf Vleeskruijer and Judic Klerk. From this 2nd marriage, again two daughters were born: Judic in Amsterdam on 14 November 1912 and Johanna, who was born 10 January 1914 in Borgerhout.
Salomon Abraham Bloemhof was a diamond worker by profession. After his 2nd wedding, he left with his wife Anna and daughter Judic for Borgerhout in Belgium, where they lived in the Zendelingenstraat 46, where also Johanna was born. On 12 October 1914 they returned to Amsterdam, and came living in the Rapenburgerstraat 14 2nd floor.
On 6 February 1928 they moved to Nieuwe Amstelstraat 213 2nd floor and on 26 May 1931 they moved over to Hofmeijerstraat 23 2nd floor in Amsterdam-East. This became also their last known address in Amsterdam, from where Abraham Salomon Bloemhof and his wife Anna Vleeskruijer were taken to Westerbork on 6 September 1942. Already the next day, on 7 September 1942 they were put on transport to Auschwitz where on arrival there on 10 Sepemger 1942, they were immediately killed.
Sources among others: City Archive of Amsterdam, family registration card and archive card of Salomon Abraham Bloemhof; website wiewaswie.nl; the file cabinet of the Jewish Council, registration cards of Salomon Abraham Bloemhof and Anna Bloemhof-Vleeskruijer additions from Jos Maissan and other visitors of the website.