Family tree Houtjes » Dirkje Wensink (1881-1959)

Personal data Dirkje Wensink 


Household of Dirkje Wensink

She is married to Harmen Stijf.

They got married on September 13, 1901 at Oldebroek, she was 20 years old.

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Dirkje Wensink?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


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).

The data shown has no sources.

Historical events

Birthday April 17, 1881

  • The temperature on April 17, 1881 was about 13.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 27 » First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place.
    • May 10 » Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.
    • May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
    • June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
    • June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
    • July 1 » General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect.

Day of death January 2, 1959

  • The temperature on January 2, 1959 was between 1.0 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 22.3 mm of rain during 10.6 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • February 6 » At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.
    • April 8 » A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
    • June 9 » The USSGeorge Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
    • August 7 » Explorer program: Explorer 6 launches from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
    • September 12 » Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.
    • October 30 » Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Wensink

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

The Family tree Houtjes publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Johan Houtjes, "Family tree Houtjes", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-houtjes/I5467.php : accessed June 19, 2024), "Dirkje Wensink (1881-1959)".