Carter-Aaron tree » Matilda Jane Willis (1918-2002)
Personal data Matilda Jane Willis
- She was born on July 24, 1918 in Stepney (RD), London.
- She was baptized on August 18, 1918 in St. Peter, Wapping Lane, Wapping, London.
- (Electoral Roll) in the year 2002 in 1 Deer Park Ave, Teignmouth, Devon, TQ14 9HB.
- She died in the year 2002 in Teignbridge (RD), Devon, she was 83 years old.
- A child of William John Willis and Jane Sawyer
Household of Matilda Jane Willis
She is married to Frank E. Best.
They got married in the year 1940 at Stepney (RD), London, she was 21 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday July 24, 1918
- The temperature on July 24, 1918 was between 12.4 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- February 6 » British women over the age of 30 who meet minimum property qualifications, get the right to vote when Representation of the People Act 1918 is passed by Parliament.
- February 21 » The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.
- July 4 » Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).
- August 21 » World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.
- October 1 » Sayid Abdullah becomes the last Khan of Khiva.
- December 14 » Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne.
Christening day August 18, 1918
- The temperature on August 18, 1918 was between 14.6 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- January 4 » The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russia, Sweden, Germany and France.
- March 25 » The Belarusian People's Republic is established.
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of the Lys: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders.
- November 4 » World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.
- November 11 » World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne.
- November 21 » The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
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Dave Aaron, "Carter-Aaron tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/carter-aaron-tree/I2189.php : accessed December 18, 2025), "Matilda Jane Willis (1918-2002)".