Family tree Diverse » Willem Roelofs (1852-1927)
Personal data Willem Roelofs
- He was born on June 6, 1852 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Occupations:
- starting 1876 werkman.
- starting 1908 scharenslijper.
- He died on May 15, 1927 in Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 74 years old.
- Death registration.Source 1
- This information was last updated on February 13, 2020.
Household of Willem Roelofs
(1) He is married to Johanna Elisabeth Hodde.
They got married on February 23, 1876 at Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- Johanna Elisabeth Roelofs 1878-1896
- Elisabeth Roelofs 1883-1885
- Wilhelmina Roelofs 1885-1885
- Hendrik Roelofs 1891-1893
- Arie Roelofs 1893-1894
(2) He is married to Wilhelmina van Vliet.
They got married on November 18, 1908 at Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 56 years old.Source 3
(3) He is married to Catharina Hendrina van Heekesen.
They got married on November 8, 1916 at Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 64 years old.Source 4
Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Roelofs
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Catharina Hendrina van Heekesen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sources
https://archief.amsterdam/indexen/deeds/49e7c838-3c88-4932-bb09-6fee416351ed?person=98533462-e839-56a3-e053-b784100ade19
https://www.openarch.nl/nha:39250d66-cba9-44bf-bd5d-bd38a2e89a66
https://www.openarch.nl/nha:e8b1e95f-51e3-49d8-a592-23a39517703b
https://www.openarch.nl/nha:026980b3-e4b9-401e-979c-6203596d7e6a
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Historical events
Birthday June 6, 1852
- The temperature on June 6, 1852 was about 21.6 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 46%. 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 Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1852: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- March 1 » Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
- July 3 » Congress establishes the United States' 2nd mint in San Francisco.
- August 3 » Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event.
- August 20 » Steamboat Atlantic sank on Lake Erie after a collision, with the loss of at least 150 lives.
- August 21 » Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
- September 11 » Outbreak of Revolution of September 11 resulting in the State of Buenos Aires declaring independence as a Republic.
Day of marriage November 8, 1916
- The temperature on November 8, 1916 was between 5.4 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
- January 10 » World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
- April 20 » The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
- June 4 » World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia.
- September 17 » World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.
- October 16 » Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States.
Day of death May 15, 1927
- The temperature on May 15, 1927 was between 7.6 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
- March 11 » In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
- April 12 » Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.
- April 27 » Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created.
- May 4 » The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated.
- September 5 » The first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles, produced by Walt Disney, is released by Universal Pictures.
- December 3 » Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released.
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