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Personal data Johannes Theodorus "Jan" Witters 


Household of Johannes Theodorus "Jan" Witters

He is married to Wilhelmina Maria van Hees.

They got married on July 29, 1893 at Goirle, he was 30 years old.

Op 29 juli 1893 trouwt in Goirle Mina van Hees met Johannes Theodorus Witters. Jan, 30 jaar oud en van beroep (hoe kan het ook anders) wever. Beiden zijn
inwoners van Goirle, Francis is bij het huwelijk aanwezig en geeft zijn toestemming. De huwelijksakte geeft nog aan dat de moeder van de bruid en de vader van de bruidegom
zijn overleden. Er wordt niet gemeld dat de moeder van de bruidegom, Coletta Kin, aanwezig is bij het passeren van de akte.

De getuigen bij het huwelijk zijn voor de bruidegom: Gregorius Theodorus Witters, 24 jaar oud en van beroep wever, broer van de
bruidegom, en Adrianus Cornelis van de Ven, 26 jaar oud en van beroep timmerman, zwager van de bruidegom.

de getuigen voor de bruid zijn: Jan Baptist van Diessen, 54 jaar oud en van beroep brievengaarder, oom van de
bruid, en Adrianus Jacobus Koolen, 35 jaar oud en van beroep wever, neef van de bruid.

Bruid en bruidegom en de eerste drie getuigen verklaren dat de 4e getuige wegens ongeleerdheid niet kan schrijven.

Child(ren):

  8. Martha Witters  1905-1905

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Birthday May 20, 1863

  • The temperature on May 20, 1863 was about 7.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 10 » The Metropolitan Railway, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between Paddington and Farringdon, marking the beginning of the London Underground.
    • January 26 » American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker.
    • May 27 » American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson.
    • June 14 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.
    • June 14 » Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.
    • November 25 » American Civil War: Battle of Missionary Ridge: At Missionary Ridge in Tennessee, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant break the Siege of Chattanooga by routing Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg.

Day of marriage July 29, 1893

  • The temperature on July 29, 1893 was about 18.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 21 » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
    • March 1 » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
    • July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
    • November 1 » The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
    • November 28 » Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election.

Day of death March 29, 1944

  • The temperature on March 29, 1944 was between -0.3 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • February 29 » World War II: The Admiralty Islands are invaded in Operation Brewer led by American General Douglas MacArthur.
    • April 22 » The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater.
    • June 10 » World War II: Six hundred forty-two men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France.
    • June 13 » World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.
    • June 22 » World War II: Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre.
    • October 25 » Second World War: The final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to win the war climaxes at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.


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