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Personal data Magaretha "Grieta" Jacoba (Magaretha, "Grieta" Jacoba) Laing 


Household of Magaretha "Grieta" Jacoba (Magaretha, "Grieta" Jacoba) Laing

She is married to Henry Edward Holloway.

They got married on March 31, 1862 at Darling, Kaap, she was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. George James Holloway  1867-1945 

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  • The temperature on August 12, 1840 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: half bewolkt winderig regen. 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 1840: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.
    • May 6 » The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    • May 22 » The penal transportation of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.
    • June 20 » Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph.
    • July 23 » The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
    • October 7 » Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands.
  • The temperature on March 31, 1862 was about 11.8 °C. The air pressure was 6.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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 March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • 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 1862: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 19 » American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs: The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.
    • February 10 » American Civil War: A Union naval flotilla destroys the bulk of the Confederate Mosquito Fleet in the Battle of Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River in North Carolina.
    • February 16 » American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
    • March 9 » American Civil War: USSMonitor and CSSVirginia fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.
    • April 25 » American Civil War: Forces under U.S. Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
    • June 9 » American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson concludes his successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic; his tactics during the campaign are now studied by militaries around the world.
  • The temperature on March 9, 1907 was between -0.7 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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.
    • February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
    • June 14 » The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
    • August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
    • August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
    • September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
    • December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.


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