Clarke Family Tree » Mary (Polly) Kingston (1872-1935)

Personal data Mary (Polly) Kingston 

  • She was born on January 9, 1872 in Friesland Lane, Shenstone, Staffordshire, England.
  • She died on August 25, 1935 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia, she was 63 years old.
  • She is buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Queensland, Australia.

Household of Mary (Polly) Kingston

She is married to Henry (Harry) Thorne.

They got married on September 4, 1890 at Residence of Joseph Kingston, Gavin Street, North Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, she was 18 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday January 9, 1872

  • The temperature on January 9, 1872 was about 0.4 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
    • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
    • April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
    • September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
    • November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
    • December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

Day of death August 25, 1935

  • The temperature on August 25, 1935 was between 14.9 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
    • January 7 » Benito Mussolini and French Foreign minister Pierre Laval sign the Franco-Italian Agreement.
    • February 12 » USSMacon, one of the two largest helium-filled airships ever created, crashes into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California and sinks.
    • April 8 » The Works Progress Administration is formed when the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 becomes law.
    • June 25 » Colombia–Soviet Union relations are established.
    • July 16 » The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
    • July 20 » Switzerland: A Royal Dutch Airlines plane en route from Milan to Frankfurt crashes into a Swiss mountain, killing thirteen.


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