Genealogy Westermann (Vestermann, Vestermand) 1665 – 2006 » Ir. Carel Jacob Westermann (1872-1961)

Personal data Ir. Carel Jacob Westermann 


Household of Ir. Carel Jacob Westermann

He is married to Wilhelmine Auguste Gossmann.

They got married on December 9, 1897 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Carel Jacob Westermann  1900-1984 

The couple were divorced from August 23, 1922 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.


Notes about Ir. Carel Jacob Westermann

Studie te Hannover (Dipl. Ing. W.I.) Werktuigbouw en Scheepsbouw.
Fabrikant te Zaandam waar hij een ijzergieterij bezit. In de crisisjaren verkoopt hij al zijn bezittingen en vertrekt naar Nederlands-Indië. Zijn familie blijft achter in Nederland. Hij keert vóór de tweede wereldoorlog terug naar Nederland. Ingenieur bij de Wester Suikerraffinaderij te Amsterdam.

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Historical events

  • The temperature on April 10, 1872 was about 11.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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.
    • February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
    • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
    • March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
    • May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
    • November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
  • The temperature on December 9, 1897 was about 2.6 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 31 » Czechoslav Trade Union Association is founded in Prague.
    • April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
    • May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
    • August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
    • August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
    • November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
  • The temperature on March 5, 1961 was between -1.1 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
    • January 17 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex" as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending.
    • January 25 » In Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference.
    • January 26 » John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be the first woman Physician to the President.
    • April 23 » Algiers putsch by French generals.
    • May 4 » American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South.
    • September 1 » The Eritrean War of Independence officially begins with the shooting of Ethiopian police by Hamid Idris Awate.


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Tine Hoffmann & Berndt Westermann (contact R.Westermann), "Genealogy Westermann (Vestermann, Vestermand) 1665 – 2006", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/genealogie-westermann/I46.php : accessed January 31, 2026), "Ir. Carel Jacob Westermann (1872-1961)".