Meurs of Tilburg, Noord Brabant, Netherlands » John Diffey (1818-1890)

Personal data John Diffey 


Household of John Diffey

He has/had a relationship with Ellen Paine.


Child(ren):

  1. Harriet Hope Diffey  1849-1924 
  2. Rosanna Hope Diffey  1849-1899 
  3. Seth Diffey  1843-1901 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Diffey

John Diffey
1818-1890


Ellen Paine
1815-1892

Harriet Hope Diffey
1849-1924
Rosanna Hope Diffey
1849-1899
Seth Diffey
1843-1901

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Historical events

Birthday January 5, 1818

  • The temperature on January 5, 1818 was about -0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
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    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 1818: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 2 » The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded by a group of six engineers; Thomas Telford would later become its first president.
    • March 16 » In the Second Battle of Cancha Rayada, Spanish forces defeated Chileans under José de San Martín.
    • April 16 » The United States Senate ratifies the Rush–Bagot Treaty, limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
    • September 7 » Carl III of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.
    • December 3 » Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.
    • December 24 » The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.

Day of death April 6, 1890

  • The temperature on April 6, 1890 was about 14.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • July 27 » Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.
    • August 7 » Anna Månsdotter became the last woman to be executed in Sweden for the 1889 Yngsjö murder.
    • September 25 » The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
    • October 11 » In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
    • November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
    • November 29 » The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.


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