Dreyer Tree » Alfred Spencer Hall (1864-1931)
Personal data Alfred Spencer Hall
- He was born on March 8, 1864 in Salt River, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.
- He died on March 2, 1931 in Cotherhams cottage Landsdouwn, Wynberg South Africa, he was 66 years old.
Oorzaak: mitral dysf. angina pect.
- He is buried in Plumstead, Cape Province, South Africa.
- A child of William Hall and Sarah Ashworth
Household of Alfred Spencer Hall
He is married to Helen Mary Dreyer.
They got married on May 17, 1894 at George, Western Cape, South Africa, Cape, he was 30 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday March 8, 1864
- The temperature on March 8, 1864 was about 7.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 17 » American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.
- May 21 » Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning.
- June 10 » American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.
- November 15 » American Civil War: Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins Sherman's March to the Sea.
- November 29 » American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.
- December 10 » American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union Army troops reach the outer Confederate defenses of Savannah, Georgia.
Day of marriage May 17, 1894
- The temperature on May 17, 1894 was about 23.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 12 » Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into the Cafe Terminus in Paris, killing one person and wounding 20.
- May 11 » Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
- July 4 » The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
- August 22 » Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.
- September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
- November 17 » H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.
Day of death March 2, 1931
- The temperature on March 2, 1931 was between -4.9 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- January 21 » Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
- February 20 » The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
- March 5 » The British Raj: Gandhi–Irwin Pact is signed.
- March 14 » Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.
- March 19 » Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
- March 25 » The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
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The Dreyer Tree publication was prepared by Hendrik Dreyer.
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I17402.php : accessed January 31, 2026), "Alfred Spencer Hall (1864-1931)".
Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I17402.php : accessed January 31, 2026), "Alfred Spencer Hall (1864-1931)".