Carter-Aaron tree » Archibald Meikle Dryden (1868-1955)
Personal data Archibald Meikle Dryden
Source 1- He was born on July 31, 1868 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- (Electoral Roll) in the year 1896 in Pahīatua, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
Commission agent
- (Electoral Roll) in the year 1893 in Dannevirke, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
Bushman
- He died on June 10, 1955 in Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, he was 86 years old.
- He is buried in Liverpool Cemetery and Crematorium, 207 Moore St, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
- A child of George Dryden and Margaret Meikle
Household of Archibald Meikle Dryden
(1) He is married to Elizabeth Jane Hagen.
They got married in the year 1890 at New Zealand, he was 21 years old.
Child(ren):
- George Henry Dryden 1891-????
- Frances Hazel Dryden 1892-????
- Myra Olive Dryden 1895-????
(2) He is married to Kathleen M. H. Swords.
They got married in the year 1900 at Rylstone, New South Wales, Australi, he was 31 years old.
Child(ren):
- Reginald A. Dryden 1901-
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Sources
- New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1901
Archibald Meikle Dryden & Elizabeth Jane Hagen<br>Marriage: 1890<br>Groom: Archibald Meikle Dryden<br>Bride: Elizabeth Jane Hagen<br>Registration #: 2650
Marriages have been officially recorded in New Zealand since 1854, and were originally under the jurisdiction of the Colonial Secretary. The records in this collection are provided by the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs.
Historical events
Birthday July 31, 1868
- The temperature on July 31, 1868 was about 20.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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).
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
- March 1 » The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia.
- May 30 » Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after a proclamation by John A. Logan, head of the Grand Army of the Republic (a veterans group).
- June 23 » Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer".
- July 25 » The Wyoming Territory is established.
- September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
Day of death June 10, 1955
- The temperature on June 10, 1955 was between 4.4 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
- January 7 » Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
- July 9 » The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.
- October 26 » After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares that it will never join a military alliance.
- October 26 » Ngô Đình Diệm declares himself Premier of South Vietnam.
- October 29 » The Soviet battleshipNovorossiysk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.
- December 1 » American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to that city's bus boycott.
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