Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Richard Clair GWILT (1882-1961)

Personal data Richard Clair GWILT 


Household of Richard Clair GWILT

He is married to Christina Johanna SAAIMAN.

They got married on August 22, 1904 at Wolmaransstad, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  3. Susan GWILT  1908-1973 
  5. Lizzie GWILT  1912-1957


Notes about Richard Clair GWILT

Cause of death: Suicide. Shot himself in the orchard at his daughter's farm "London".
Came to South Africa during the ABW, remained behind and married in RSA.
He was a farmer and in 1941 the farm "Brakvallei" No. 19, Wolmaransstad was granted to him.
Birth: September Quarter 1882 Ref: 6A 571
Marriage: Banns published 7, 14 and 21st August 1904

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    Historical events

    Birthday May 29, 1882

    • The temperature on May 29, 1882 was about 18.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • March 2 » Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor.
      • March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
      • April 3 » American Old West: Robert Ford kills Jesse James.
      • June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
      • June 28 » The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
      • September 30 » Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.

    Day of marriage August 22, 1904

    • The temperature on August 22, 1904 was between 7.9 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
      • February 8 » Aceh War: Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch military campaign to capture Gayo Highland, Alas Highland, and Batak Highland in Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, which ends with genocide to Acehnese and Bataks people.
      • February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
      • May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
      • May 15 » Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
      • August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
      • December 6 » Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable.

    Day of death November 30, 1961

    • The temperature on November 30, 1961 was between 6.8 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 19.9 mm of rain during 12.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
      • April 9 » The Pacific Electric Railway in Los Angeles, once the largest electric railway in the world, ends operations.
      • May 5 » Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight.
      • May 14 » Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle.
      • August 21 » American country music singer Patsy Cline returns to record producer Owen Bradley's studio in Nashville, Tennessee to record her vocals to Willie Nelson's "Crazy", which would become her signature song.
      • August 21 » Motown releases what would be its first #1 hit (in America), "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes.
      • November 29 » Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission: Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico.
    

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