Dreyer Tree » Maria Johanna van Staden (1853-1939)

Personal data Maria Johanna van Staden 

  • She was born in the year 1853.
  • She died on April 16, 1939 in 33 Forth ave Melville Johannesburg, she was 86 years old.
    Oorzaak: Rheumatoid arthritis severe
  • She is buried in Johannesburh.

Household of Maria Johanna van Staden

She is married to Petrus Adriaan Dreyer.

They got married on July 12, 1869 at Fraserburg, Cape South Africa, she was 16 years old.


Child(ren):

  3. Daniel David Dreyer  1873-1940 
  8. Dina Johanna Dreyer  1883-????
  9. Frans Albertus Dreyer  1885-1945 
  11. Wynand Jacobus Dreyer  1892-1955 
  14. David Daniel Dreyer  1895-1961

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Historical events

Day of marriage July 12, 1869

  • The temperature on July 12, 1869 was about 28.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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 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 1869: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 24 » The last of Titokowaru's forces surrendered to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising.
    • April 6 » Celluloid is patented.
    • July 25 » The Japanese daimyōs begin returning their land holdings to the emperor as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 17, 1869).
    • October 16 » Girton College, Cambridge is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women.
    • October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
    • November 11 » The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.

Day of death April 16, 1939

  • The temperature on April 16, 1939 was between 8.8 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • June 1 » First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft.
    • September 3 » World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.
    • September 9 » World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland.
    • November 30 » Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.
    • December 2 » New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.
    • December 27 » Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.


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Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Van Staden


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