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Personal data Petrus Hendrikus Johannes "Piet" Tra 


Household of Petrus Hendrikus Johannes "Piet" Tra

He is married to Johanna Maria Petronella van Boxtel.

They got married on May 26, 1913 at Goirle, he was 25 years old.

Piet Tra ging op zijn 16de )net als zijn vader'werken bij de firma van Besouw textielfabriek in Goirle. In de avonduren volgende hij cursussen weven en electriciteit. Piet trouwde met Jans van Boxtel die ook bij van Besouw werkte. Op zijn trouwdag was hij daar meesterknecht. In 1920 werd hij chef/machinist bij de Regenboog in Tilburg en verhuisde toen ook naar de Bredaseweg in Tilburg.Teriu in Goirle gingen zij in 1925 in de Kalverstraat wonen Piet heeft toen enkele jaen bij de `N.V. Goirlese Jutespinnerij` gewerkt, toen eigendom van burgemeester Rens. Begin jaren dertig volgde de liquidatie van deze spinnerij en Piet stond op straat. Hij heeft toen gedurende bijna een jaar electriciteit aangelegd in vele huizen, maar ging daarna werken bij de firma van Puyenbroek, ook een textielfebriek en wel tot zijn 69ste levensjaar.
Net als zijn vader was Piet een man van de muziek en zeer muzikaal. Op 10/jarige leeftijd was hij al aspirant/lid van de fanfare `Oefening en Uitspanning`. In 1920 secretaris/penningmeester en onder/directeur. Vader Frans stierf in 1927 en zoon Pîet werd met algemene stemmen benoemd tot nieuwe directeur In 1958 werd hij benoemd tot ere/directeur van deze harmonie.
ook op cultureel gebied heeft Piet veel betekend voor Goirle. In 1967 kreeg hij de ere/medaille van de gemeente Goirle. Hij zat in het bestuur van de Gioirlese muziekschool en was lid van de Gioirlese culturele raad vanaf de oprichting tot 1968.
Piet was ook bij andere muzikgezelschappen actief, hij waws instructeur harmoenie `Vogelenzang` in tilburg en instructeur en directeur van de Rielse fanfare `Muziek en Vriendschap`
Hij was bestuurslid van de Goirlese KAB en penningmeester van het Bondsgebouw.
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Bron: Burgerlijke stand - Huwelijk, Archieflocatie Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum
Algemeen: Toegangnr: 550.068, Inventarisnr: 1285, Gemeente: Goirle, Soort akte: huwelijk, Aktenummer: 12, Datum: 26-05-1913
Bruidegom Petrus Hendrikus Johannes Tra, Geboorteplaats: Goirle
Bruid Johanna Maria Petronella van Boxtel, Geboorteplaats: Goirle
Vader bruidegom Franciscus Tra, Moeder bruidegom Anna Maria van Puijenbroek
Vader bruid Johannes van Boxtel, Moeder bruid Maria Elisabeth Spapens

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Birthday February 28, 1888

  • The temperature on February 28, 1888 was about -5.5 °C. The air pressure was 28 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • 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 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
    • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
    • June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
    • September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
    • September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
    • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.

Day of marriage May 26, 1913

  • The temperature on May 26, 1913 was between 10.4 °C and 25.4 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • March 18 » King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.
    • July 12 » Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
    • November 9 » The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.
    • December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.
    • December 17 » A spur of the Shaker Heights streetcar line opens, the first line of the eventual Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit system.
    • December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.

Day of death June 20, 1969

  • The temperature on June 20, 1969 was between 7.5 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
    • April 28 » Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.
    • July 16 » Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
    • September 1 » A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power.
    • November 24 » Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to land on the Moon.
    • December 4 » Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.
    • December 24 » Nigerian troops capture Umuahia, the Biafran capital.


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