Broersma Family Tree » Djurre Falkena (± 1894-????)
Personal data Djurre Falkena
Source 1- He was born about 1894 in Pingjum, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Netherlands.Source 1
- A child of Feike Falkena and Jacoba Agema
- This information was last updated on December 29, 2017.
Household of Djurre Falkena
He is married to Geertje Hiemstra.
Huwelijksregister 1917
Source: BS Huwelijk
Registration type: Huwelijksakte
Date: 09-05-1917
Remarks: Huwelijk ontbonden bij vonnis van de arrondissementsrechtbank te Leeuwarden d.d. 12 maart 1942; ingeschreven d.d. 21 oktober 1942
Father of the groom: Feike Falkena
Mother of the groom: Jacoba Agema
Groom: Djurre Falkena 23 jaar of age, born in Pingjum
Bride: Geertje Hiemstra 22 jaar of age, born in Pingjum
Father of the bride: Sikke Hiemstra
Mother of the bride: Reintje Tiemstra
Acknowledgements
Huwelijksregister 1917,
Archive number 30-42,
Burgerlijke Stand Wonseradeel - Tresoar,
inventory number 2064,
Deed number 29
Municipality: Wonseradeel
Period: 1917
They got married on May 9, 1917 at Wonseradeel, Friesland, Netherlands.Source 1
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Historical events
Day of marriage May 9, 1917
- The temperature on May 9, 1917 was between 5.3 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 13.2 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
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