Family tree Meiling » Harmen van Beek (1902-1945)

Personal data Harmen van Beek 

  • He was born on February 28, 1902 in Nijkerk, Gelderland, The Netherlands.
    KindHarmen van Beek
    GeslachtMan
    VaderHarmen van Beek
    Beroep-veldarbeider
    Leeftijd37
    MoederAntje van den Bosch
    Beroepzonder beroep
    GebeurtenisGeboorte
    Datum28-02-1902
    GebeurtenisplaatsNijkerk
    DocumenttypeBS Geboorte
    ErfgoedinstellingGelders Archief
    Plaats instellingArnhem
    CollectiegebiedGelderland
    Archief0207
    Registratienummer3566.07
    Aktenummer56
    Registratiedatum01-03-1902
    AkteplaatsNijkerk
    CollectieBurgerlijke stand Gelderland, dubbelen
    BoekNijkerk, Geboorteregister
  • He died on January 31, 1945 in Neuengamme, Hamburg, Germany, he was 42 years old.
    OverledeneHarmen van Beek
    Beroepmeubelmaker
    GeboorteplaatsNijkerk
    GeslachtMan
    Leeftijd42 Jaar
    VaderHarmen van Beek
    Beroepgeen beroep vermeld
    MoederAntje van den Bosch
    Beroepgeen beroep vermeld
    (ex-)partnerRika Schaftenaar
    (ex-)partnerAkke Hoekstra
    GebeurtenisOverlijden
    Datum31-01-1945
    GebeurtenisplaatsNeuengamme (Duitsland)
    DocumenttypeBS Overlijden
    ErfgoedinstellingGelders Archief
    Plaats instellingArnhem
    CollectiegebiedGelderland
    Archief0207A
    Registratienummer33728
    Aktenummer240
    Registratiedatum29-12-1945
    AkteplaatsPutten
    CollectiePutten, Overlijdensregister
    BoekPutten, Overlijdensregister
    OpmerkingOverleden in andere gemeente
  • This information was last updated on April 10, 2023.

Household of Harmen van Beek

(1) He is married to Rika Schaftenaar.

They got married on May 10, 1929 at Putten, Gelderland, The Netherlands, he was 27 years old.

BruidegomHarmen van Beek
Beroepmeubelmaker
GeboorteplaatsNijkerk
Leeftijd27
BruidRika Schaftenaar
Beroepzonder beroep
GeboorteplaatsPutten
Leeftijd25
Vader van de bruidegomHarmen van Beek
Beroeparbeider
Moeder van de bruidegomAntje van den Bosch
Beroepzonder beroep
Vader van de bruidWouter Schaftenaar
Beroepzonder beroep
Moeder van de bruidEvertje Soet
Beroepzonder beroep
GebeurtenisHuwelijk
Datum10-05-1929
GebeurtenisplaatsPutten
DocumenttypeBS Huwelijk
ErfgoedinstellingGelders Archief
Plaats instellingArnhem
CollectiegebiedGelderland
Archief0207A
Registratienummer12522.07
Aktenummer15
Registratiedatum10-05-1929
AkteplaatsPutten
CollectiePutten, Huwelijksregister
BoekPutten, Huwelijksregister

(2) He is married to (Not public).

They got married on August 9, 1940 at Putten, Gelderland, The Netherlands, he was 38 years old.

BruidegomHarmen van Beek
Beroepmeubelmaker
GeboorteplaatsNijkerk
Leeftijd38
BruidAkke Hoekstra
Beroepzonder beroep
GeboorteplaatsDantumadeel
Leeftijd29
Vader van de bruidegomHarmen van Beek
Beroepgeen beroep vermeld
Moeder van de bruidegomAntje van den Bosch
Beroepzonder beroep
Vader van de bruidMeindert Hoekstra
Beroepgeen beroep vermeld
Moeder van de bruidJetske van der Land
Beroepzonder beroep
GebeurtenisHuwelijk
Datum09-08-1940
GebeurtenisplaatsPutten
DocumenttypeBS Huwelijk
ErfgoedinstellingGelders Archief
Plaats instellingArnhem
CollectiegebiedGelderland
Archief0207A
Registratienummer13397.08
Aktenummer28
Registratiedatum09-08-1940
AkteplaatsPutten
CollectiePutten, Huwelijksregister
BoekPutten, Huwelijksregister


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Historical events

Birthday February 28, 1902

  • The temperature on February 28, 1902 was between 4.5 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (17%). 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 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
    • March 6 » Real Madrid CF is founded.
    • March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
    • April 14 » James Cash Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
    • April 18 » The 7.5 Mw  Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800–2,000.
    • April 20 » Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.

Day of death January 31, 1945

  • The temperature on January 31, 1945 was between 1.5 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • January 16 » Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker.
    • January 28 » World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road.
    • March 19 » World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USSFranklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the US under her own power.
    • April 7 » World War II: The battleship Yamato, one of the two largest ever constructed, is sunk by American aircraft during Operation Ten-Go.
    • August 6 » World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning.
    • September 11 » World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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