Eijsermans family tree » Rochus Westra (1868-1946)

Personal data Rochus Westra 


Household of Rochus Westra

He is married to Aaltje Dijkstra.

They got married


Child(ren):

  1. Jetske Westra  1896-1924
  2. Antje Westra  1897-????
  3. Durk Westra  1899-1969 
  5. Sietske Westra  1904-1962
  6. Jelle Westra  1905-1986
  7. Sijke Westra  1908-1966

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Rochus Westra

Rochus Westra
1868-1946


Aaltje Dijkstra
1867-1947

Jetske Westra
1896-1924
Antje Westra
1897-????
Durk Westra
1899-1969
Kornelis Westra
1901-????
Sietske Westra
1904-1962
Jelle Westra
1905-1986
Sijke Westra
1908-1966

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Birthday February 22, 1868

  • The temperature on February 22, 1868 was about 7.7 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • 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 year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Boshin War: The Battle of Toba–Fushimi begins, between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions; it will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
    • March 8 » Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
    • May 16 » The United States Senate fails to convict President Andrew Johnson by one vote.
    • July 25 » The Wyoming Territory is established.
    • August 18 » French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
    • December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.

Day of death July 10, 1946

  • The temperature on July 10, 1946 was between 9.0 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • April 17 » The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
    • May 5 » The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo with twenty-eight Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
    • May 21 » Physicist Louis Slotin is fatally irradiated in a criticality incident during an experiment with the demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
    • May 25 » The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir.
    • June 5 » A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people.
    • August 7 » The government of the Soviet Union presented a note to its Turkish counterparts which refuted the latter's sovereignty over the Turkish Straits, thus beginning the Turkish Straits crisis.


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