Family tree Corbey » Jan van Nijf (1838-1903)
Personal data Jan van Nijf
- He was born on June 27, 1838 in Groningen.
- Profession: weversknecht (1864),wever, boekdrukkersknecht (1871).
- He died on July 12, 1903 in Groningen, he was 65 years old.
- A child of Berend van Nijf and Grietje Alberts
- This information was last updated on September 20, 2021.
Household of Jan van Nijf
(1) He is married to Neesien van der Werff.
They got married on November 13, 1864 at Groningen, he was 26 years old.
Child(ren):
- Reinder van Nijf 1864-????
- Grietje van Nijf 1867-????
(2) He is married to Janna Wieringa.
They got married on June 11, 1871 at Groningen, he was 32 years old.
Child(ren):
- Gerhardus van Nijf 1874-????
- Grietje van Nijf 1876-1880
- Hendrika Johanna van Nijf 1878-????
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Birthday June 27, 1838
- The temperature on June 27, 1838 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 1838: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
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Day of marriage June 11, 1871
- The temperature on June 11, 1871 was about 17.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. 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
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Day of death July 12, 1903
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- 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
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