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Personal data Douwe van Swigchem 

  • He was born on October 21, 1843 in Leeuwarden Friesland.
    Kind: Douwe van Swigchem
    Geboortedatum: zaterdag 21 oktober 1843
    Moeder: Jacoba Slaaf
    Vader: Jan Wilhelm van Swigchem
    Datum: zaterdag 21 oktober 1843
    Gebeurtenisplaats:
    Leeuwarden
    Beroep vader: schoenmaker
  • Profession: metselaar.
  • He died on March 30, 1939 in Ede Gelderland, he was 95 years old.
  • A child of Jan Wilhelm van Swigchem and Jacoba Slaaf
  • This information was last updated on May 21, 2016.

Household of Douwe van Swigchem

He is married to Janke Algra.

They got married on October 10, 1874 at Leeuwarden, he was 30 years old.

Bruidegom: Douwe van Swigchem
Bruid: Janke Algra
Datum: zaterdag 10 oktober 1874
Gebeurtenisplaats:
Leeuwarden
Documenttype:
BS Huwelijk

Name:Douwe Van Swigchem
Birth Date:1843
Age:30
Spouse's Name:Janke Algra
Spouse's Birth Date:1848
Spouse's Age:26
Event Date:10 Oct 1874
Event Place:Burgerlijke Stand,Leeuwarden,Friesland,Netherlands
Father's Name:Jan Wilhelm Van Swigchem
Mother's Name:Jacoba Slaaf
Spouse's Father's Name:Pieter Alles Algra
Spouse's Mother's Name:Maaike Barendsma
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M90199-4 , System Origin: Netherlands-ODM , GS Film number: 257234

Child(ren):

  1. Jan Willem Swigchem  1875-????
  2. Jacoba van Swigchem  1876-1959

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    Historical events

    Birthday October 21, 1843

    • The temperature on October 21, 1843 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: half bewolkt regen . 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 1843: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • February 25 » Lord George Paulet occupies the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain in the Paulet Affair (1843).
      • June 17 » The Wairau Affray, the first serious clash of arms between Māori and British settlers in the New Zealand Wars, takes place.
      • July 19 » Brunel's steamship the SSGreat Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
      • September 21 » John Williams Wilson takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the Chilean government.
      • October 1 » The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London, UK.
      • October 30 » Fuerte Bulnes, the first Chilean settlement in the strait of Magellan, is founded.

    Day of marriage October 10, 1874

    • The temperature on October 10, 1874 was about 16.4 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 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).
    • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
    • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
      • March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
      • July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
      • July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
      • August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
      • December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.

    Day of death March 30, 1939

    • The temperature on March 30, 1939 was between -1.3 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • 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 year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
      • March 23 » The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in Spišská Nová Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the Slovak–Hungarian War.
      • May 21 » The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
      • August 31 » Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
      • September 1 » World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
      • September 4 » World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.
      • October 14 » World War II: The German submarineU-47 sinks the British battleship HMSRoyal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland.
    

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