Family tree Karsten » Douwe Willemsma (1885-1963)

Personal data Douwe Willemsma 


Household of Douwe Willemsma

He is married to Itske van der Linde.

They got married on December 1, 1910 at Gemeente Utingeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Douwe Willemsma?
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 September 30, 1885

  • The temperature on September 30, 1885 was about 13.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
    • March 3 » The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
    • July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
    • November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
    • November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
    • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

Day of death June 2, 1963

  • The temperature on June 2, 1963 was between 8.5 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 15.0 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
    • April 10 » One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USSThresher sinks at sea.
    • May 19 » The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail.
    • July 24 » The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.
    • October 4 » Hurricane Flora kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti.
    • November 22 » U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald, who also kills Dallas Police officer J. D. Tippit after fleeing the scene. U.S Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States afterwards.
    • December 31 » The Central African Federation officially collapses, subsequently becoming Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Willemsma


The Family tree Karsten publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
G. de Jong, "Family tree Karsten", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-karsten/I1818.php : accessed February 7, 2026), "Douwe Willemsma (1885-1963)".