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Personal data Willem Meijers 


Household of Willem Meijers

He is married to Petronella Peters.

They got married on January 3, 1883 at Groesbeek, he was 21 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Johan Meijers  1883-1919 
  2. Willemina Meijers  1885-????
  4. Mechtilda Meijers  1889-1970
  5. Antoon Meijers  1892-1893
  6. Antoon Meijers  1893-????
  7. Willem Meijers  1895-1900
  8. Theodorus Meijers  1897-1898
  9. Petronella Meijers  1899-1899
  10. Willem Meijers  1900-1923
  11. Petronella Meijers  1901-1906
  12. Dina Meijers  1904-1906

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Sources

  1. Burgerlijke stand - Geboorte. Archieflocactie: Gelders Archief te Arnhem. Akteplaats: Groesbeek. Archief: 207. Inventarisnummer: 4535, 28 mei 1861. Aktenummer: 57.
  2. Burgerlijke stand - Overlijden. Archieflocactie: Gelders Archief te Arnhem. Akteplaats: Groesbeek. Archief: 207. Inventarisnummer: 4494, 1 november 1939. Aktenummer: 72.
  3. Burgerlijke stand - Geboorte. Archieflocactie: Gelders Archief Arnhem. Archief: 0207. Registratienummer: 4527. Aktenummer: 1.

Historical events

Birthday May 26, 1861

  • The temperature on May 26, 1861 was about 18.1 °C. The air pressure was 7.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • 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 year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
    • January 11 » American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the United States.
    • March 19 » The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand.
    • May 20 » American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate forces enter the state. Meanwhile, the State of North Carolina secedes from the Union.
    • July 21 » American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.
    • November 8 » American Civil War: The "Trent Affair": The USSSan Jacinto stops the British mail ship Trent and arrests two Confederate envoys, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the UK and US.

Day of marriage January 3, 1883

  • The temperature on January 3, 1883 was about 6.5 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
    • May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
    • August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
    • August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
    • September 8 » The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.
    • November 9 » The 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles, (later the Royal Winnipeg Rifles) of the Canadian Armed Forces is founded.

Day of death November 1, 1939

  • The temperature on November 1, 1939 was between -1.3 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • February 5 » Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain.
    • March 15 » Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day.
    • March 22 » Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.
    • August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
    • September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
    • October 14 » World War II: The German submarineU-47 sinks the British battleship HMSRoyal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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