Gezinsreconstructies Steenwijk » Willem Scholten (1871-1940)

Personal data Willem Scholten 


Household of Willem Scholten

He is married to Jantina Hermina Gezina Wassens.

They got married on October 4, 1901 at Steenwijk, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Arend Scholten  1902- 
  2. Grietje Scholten  1903-1904
  5. (Not public)


Notes about Willem Scholten


Willem hoefde niet te dienen bij de Nationale Militie vanwege broederdienst.

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Birthday September 23, 1871

  • The temperature on September 23, 1871 was about 14.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 18 » Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
    • April 1 » The 3rd Duke of Buckingham opened the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
    • May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
    • June 16 » The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
    • July 20 » British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
    • December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.

Day of marriage October 4, 1901

  • The temperature on October 4, 1901 was between 8.3 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (15%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
    • May 3 » The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida.
    • June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
    • July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
    • September 7 » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
    • December 3 » In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits".

Day of death May 28, 1940

  • The temperature on May 28, 1940 was between 8.2 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. 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, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • May 20 » The Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.
    • June 15 » World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
    • July 6 » Story Bridge, a major landmark in Brisbane, as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened.
    • July 10 » World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
    • July 19 » World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
    • November 12 » World War II: Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrives in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet Union joining the Axis Powers.


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