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Personal data James Alfred Duke 

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Household of James Alfred Duke

He had a relationship with Janet Gardner.


Child(ren):

  1. Rene Duke  1897-1986

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Alfred Duke

John Duke
1834-1920

James Alfred Duke
1866-1940


Janet Gardner
1877-1967

Rene Duke
1897-1986

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    Historical events

    • The temperature on January 19, 1866 was about 9.1 °C. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
      • April 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
      • June 2 » The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after.
      • June 7 » One thousand eight hundred Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after looting and plundering the Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg areas of Canada East.
      • August 23 » Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
      • December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.
    • The temperature on June 19, 1940 was between 12.0 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
      • June 10 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.
      • June 14 » The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
      • August 15 » An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiserElli at Tinos harbor during peacetime, marking the most serious Italian provocation prior to the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in October.
      • October 14 » World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.
      • October 21 » The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
      • November 24 » World War II: The First Slovak Republic becomes a signatory to the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
    

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    • 1941 » C. V. Hartman, Swiss botanist and anthropologist (b. 1862)
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    Michael William Andersen, "Andersen Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/andersen-family-tree/P7049.php : accessed May 3, 2025), "James Alfred Duke (1866-1940)".