Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Philippus Johannes de WITT (1844-1909)

Personal data Philippus Johannes de WITT 

Source 1Source 2
  • He was born in the year 1844 in Philippolis.Source 2
  • He died on August 17, 1909 in Carnavon, he was 65 years old.Source 2
  • This information was last updated on September 2, 2010.

Household of Philippus Johannes de WITT

He is married to Margaretha Wilhelmina HOFMEYR.

They got married on October 1, 1900 at Fraserburg, he was 56 years old.Source 2

Die egpaar het 2 kindersSource 2

Child(ren):


Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Philippus Johannes de WITT?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!

Ancestors (and descendant) of Philippus Johannes de WITT

Philippus Johannes de WITT
1844-1909

1900

Margaretha Wilhelmina HOFMEYR
1872-1944

Maria Wilhelmina Tromp de WITT
1903-1982
Dirk Johannes de WITT
1905-1911

With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


Visualize another relationship

Sources

  1. (Not public)
  2. (Not public)

Historical events

Day of marriage October 1, 1900

  • The temperature on October 1, 1900 was about 14.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 14 » British forces begin the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
    • February 27 » Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
    • February 27 » The British Labour Party is founded.
    • May 26 » Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
    • September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
    • October 25 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.

Day of death August 17, 1909

  • The temperature on August 17, 1909 was between 14.7 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 6.2 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • February 22 » The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USSConnecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
    • June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
    • August 30 » Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.
    • September 23 » The novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra (The Phantom of the Opera), by Gaston Leroux, is published as a serialization in Le Gaulois.
    • October 26 » An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.
    • December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname De WITT

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname De WITT.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about De WITT.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching De WITT.

The Family tree Eric Esterhuizen publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Gert Esterhuizen, "Family tree Eric Esterhuizen", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-eric-esterhuizen/I10818.php : accessed March 14, 2026), "Philippus Johannes de WITT (1844-1909)".