Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » William (Willie) Henry HOFMEYR (1862-1929)

Personal data William (Willie) Henry HOFMEYR 

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Household of William (Willie) Henry HOFMEYR

(1) He is married to Christoffelina Elizabeth Roelofse.

They got married on December 4, 1883, he was 21 years old.Source 2

Die egpaar het 5 kindersSource 2

Child(ren):

  4. (Seun) HOFMEYR  1888-1888


(2) He is married to Elizabeth Anna Wilhelmina de Jager.

They got married on April 9, 1893 at Riversdal, he was 30 years old.Source 2

Die egpaar het 9 kindersSource 2

Child(ren):

  6. (Seun) HOFMEYR  1902-1902
  7. Gysbert Jozua HOFMEYR  1904-1982 

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    Historical events

    Birthday October 9, 1862

    • The temperature on October 9, 1862 was about 17.2 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
    • 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 1862: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • March 7 » American Civil War: Union forces engage Confederate troops at the Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas.
      • July 1 » Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, second daughter of Queen Victoria, marries Prince Louis of Hesse, the future Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse.
      • August 19 » American Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
      • September 18 » The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day.
      • December 13 » American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose Burnside.
      • December 26 » Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USSRed Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship.

    Day of marriage April 9, 1893

    • The temperature on April 9, 1893 was about 7.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 6 » The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
      • January 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
      • January 13 » U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USSBoston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.
      • March 1 » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
      • August 15 » Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
      • 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.

    Day of death November 21, 1929

    • The temperature on November 21, 1929 was between 0.6 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (34%). 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
      • May 1 » The 7.2 Mw  Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
      • June 7 » The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence.
      • July 24 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928, by most leading world powers).
      • August 11 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
      • October 7 » Photius II becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
      • October 29 » The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of '29 or "Black Tuesday", ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.
    

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