Clarke Family Tree » George Watson Penman (1826-1904)
Personal data George Watson Penman
Source 1- He was born on December 31, 1826 in Houghton le Spring, Durham Co, England.
- He died on May 23, 1904 in Novato, Marin Co, Ca, he was 77 years old.
- A child of John Penman and Mary Harrison
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Birthday December 31, 1826
- The temperature on December 31, 1826 was about 9.0 °C. There was 572 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: . Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1826: Source: Wikipedia
- January 30 » The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.
- February 11 » University College London is founded as University of London.
- June 21 » Maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle of Vergas.
- September 11 » Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.
- December 24 » The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy begins that night, wrapping up the following morning.
- December 25 » The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy concludes after beginning the previous evening.
Day of death May 23, 1904
- The temperature on May 23, 1904 was between 5.9 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
- January 8 » The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
- February 8 » Aceh War: Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch military campaign to capture Gayo Highland, Alas Highland, and Batak Highland in Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, which ends with genocide to Acehnese and Bataks people.
- February 8 » Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
- February 9 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
- June 15 » A fire aboard the steamboat SSGeneral Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
- June 28 » The SSNorge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking.
Same birth/death day
- 1815 » George Meade, American general and engineer († 1872)
- 1830 » Alexander Smith, Scottish poet and critic († 1867)
- 1830 » Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian ruler († 1895)
- 1833 » Hugh Nelson Scottish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Queensland († 1906)
- 1834 » Queen Kapiolani of Hawaii († 1899)
- 1838 » Émile Loubet, French lawyer and politician, 7th President of France († 1929)
- 1893 » Anton von Schmerling, Austrian politician (b. 1805)
- 1895 » Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1798)
- 1906 » Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian director, playwright, and poet (b. 1828)
- 1908 » François Coppée, French poet and author (b. 1842)
- 1920 » Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1856)
- 1921 » August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (b. 1872)
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Stephen Clarke, "Clarke Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/clarke-family-tree/I392494376175.php : accessed May 3, 2025), "George Watson Penman (1826-1904)".
Stephen Clarke, "Clarke Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/clarke-family-tree/I392494376175.php : accessed May 3, 2025), "George Watson Penman (1826-1904)".