Dreyer Tree » Gwendoline Iris Jones (1907-1996)

Personal data Gwendoline Iris Jones 


Household of Gwendoline Iris Jones

She is married to Marthinus Versfeld Dreyer.

They got married.

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Gwendoline Iris Jones?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).

The data shown has no sources.

Historical events

Birthday August 23, 1907

  • The temperature on August 23, 1907 was between 9.2 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
    • November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
    • December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
    • December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.
    • December 19 » Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.
    • December 21 » The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.

Day of death May 14, 1996

  • The temperature on May 14, 1996 was between 8.0 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1996: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
    • February 6 » Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
    • February 24 » Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force.
    • July 18 » Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1200 soldiers.
    • August 29 » Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard.
    • November 5 » Bill Clinton is reelected President of the United States.
    • November 25 » An ice storm strikes the central U.S., killing 26 people. A powerful windstorm affects Florida and winds gust over 90mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1905 » Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor († 1951)
  • 1905 » Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist († 1982)
  • 1906 » Zoltan Sarosy, Hungarian-Canadian chess master († 2017)
  • 1908 » Hannah Frank, Scottish sculptor and illustrator († 2008)
  • 1909 » Syd Buller, English cricketer and umpire († 1970)
  • 1910 » Lonny Frey, American baseball player and soldier († 2009)

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Jones

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Jones.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Jones.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Jones.

The Dreyer Tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I13270.php : accessed February 4, 2026), "Gwendoline Iris Jones (1907-1996)".