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• Adrianus Johannes WINDEN,VAN, Hof van Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1927)
• Anne Bijl, Sneek, Friesland, Nederland († 1861)
• Arend van Maurik, Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1861)
• marinus westdorp, Oud tonge († 1935)
• Anna Bijl, Sneek, Friesland, Nederland († 1861)
• Anna Maria Elizabeth Lina, Venlo
• Anna Maria Goossens, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aafke HOFMAN, Ezinge,Groningen,Netherlands († 1938)
• Anna Geertruida POPIJUS, Odijk
• aaltje van der WAAL, zuid beijerland († 1861)

• Adriana Verwaal (74), Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
• Adriaan de Bruijn (49), Hontenisse
• Anna Elisabetha Kempkens (1), Montfort
• Aagtje Govertsdr VAN AMEIJDEN (78), Pella, Marion, Iowa
• Anna Catharina de Bruijn (62), Steenbergen
• Aaltje Jans Tiggelaar (70), Midwolda
• Abraham Adrianus de Graaff (0), Leiden
• Aalke Hilverts Huiting (83), Onstwedde, Groningen, Netherlands
• Anna Maria Pagie (5), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
• Andreas Cornelis Adrianus Poots (0), Oude Tonge

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1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Dirk
12. Adrianus
13. Arie
14. Klaas
15. Hendrikus
16. Albert

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Trijntje
13. Neeltje
14. Antje
15. Elizabeth
16. Mary

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
• From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
• The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
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The temperature on September 1, 1861 was about 16.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%.