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Personal data Cornelis Smeekens 

  • He was born on August 3, 1849 in Gilze en Rijen.
  • He died on March 14, 1936 in Tilburg, he was 86 years old.
    Overlijdensakte Cornelis Smeekens Tilburg
    Gemeente Tilburg
    Brontype boek
    Registernaam Overlijdensregister 1936
    Code TLB_O_1936
    Periode register 1936
    Aktenummer 210

    Overledene Cornelis Smeekens
    Geboorteplaats Gilze en Rijen
    Plaats overlijden Tilburg
    Datum overlijden 14-03-1936
    Geslacht m
    Leeftijd 86 jaar

    Relatie Johanna Maria Wijnands

    Vader Pieter Smeekens

    Moeder Johanna Quirijnen
  • A child of Peter Smeekens and Joanna Quirijnen
  • This information was last updated on June 9, 2012.

Household of Cornelis Smeekens

He is married to Johanna Maria Wijnands.

They got married on August 19, 1875 at Tilburg, he was 26 years old.

Huwelijksakte Cornelis Smeekens 19-08-1875 Tilburg
Gemeente Tilburg
Brontype boek
Archiefnummer 16
Archiefnaam Ambtenaar van de burgerlijke stand te Tilburg 1811-1957
Bronnaam huwelijksregisters
Registernaam Huwelijksregister 1875
Code TB_H_1875
Periode register 1875
Aktenummer 137
Plaats Tilburg
Datum 19-08-1875

Bruidegom Cornelis Smeekens
Geboorteplaats Gilze en Rijen
Geboortedatum 03-08-1849
Leeftijd 26 jaar

Bruid Johanna Maria Wijnands
Geboorteplaats Tilburg
Geboortedatum 09-10-1850
Leeftijd 24 jaar

Vader bruidegom Pieter Smeekens

Moeder bruidegom Johanna Quirijnen

Vader bruid Adrianus Wijnands

Moeder bruid Geertruij Pruijzers

Child(ren):

  1. Maria Josephina Smeekens  ± 1876-????
  7. Petrus Josephus Smeekens  ± 1883-????

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Birthday August 3, 1849

  • The temperature on August 3, 1849 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. 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).
  • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • 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 1849: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 13 » Second Anglo-Sikh War – Battle of Chillianwala: British forces retreat from the Sikhs.
    • January 22 » Second Anglo-Sikh War: The Siege of Multan ends after nine months when the last Sikh defenders of Multan, Punjab, surrender.
    • February 9 » The new Roman Republic is declared.
    • April 13 » Lajos Kossuth presents the Hungarian Declaration of Independence in a closed session of the National Assembly.
    • May 22 » Future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is issued a patent for an invention to lift boats, making him the only U.S. president to ever hold a patent.
    • June 5 » Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy by the signing of a new constitution.

Day of marriage August 19, 1875

  • The temperature on August 19, 1875 was about 16.9 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 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 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
    • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
    • June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
    • September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
    • October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
    • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

Day of death March 14, 1936

  • The temperature on March 14, 1936 was between 0.5 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
    • June 26 » Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
    • June 28 » The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
    • July 6 » A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61m) into the River Irwell.
    • September 9 » The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRPAfonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutinied against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declared their solidarity with the Spanish Republic.
    • October 1 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia dissolves itself, handing control of Catalan defence militias over to the Generalitat.
    • December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.


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