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Household of Gerrit Jan Somsen

He is married to Hendrika Willemina Eenink.

They got married on October 26, 1894 at Ambt Doetinchem (Doetinchem), he was 23 years old.Source 3

Bruidegom
Gerrit Jan Somsen, 23 jaar oud, landbouwer van beroep

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Hendrika Willemina Eenink, 18 jaar oud, zonder beroep

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  1. Burgerlijke stand - Geboorte. Archieflocatie: Gelders Archief te Arnhem. Akteplaats: IJzerlo (Aalten). Archief: 207. Inventarisnummer: 6772, 22-09-1871. Aktenummer: 137.
  2. Burgerlijke stand - Overlijden. Archieflocactie: Gelders Archief te Arnhem. Akteplaats: Zelhem (Bronckhorst). Archief: 207. Inventarisnummer: 9799, 03-10-1942. Aktenummer: 55.
  3. Burgerlijke stand - Huwelijk. Archieflocactie: Gelders Archief te Arnhem. Akteplaats: Ambt Doetinchem (Doetinchem). Archief: 207. Inventarisnummer: 5621, 26-10-1894. Aktenummer: 30.

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Birthday September 21, 1871

  • The temperature on September 21, 1871 was about 8.4 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
    • March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
    • June 16 » The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
    • July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
    • September 20 » Bishop John Coleridge Patteson, first bishop of Melanesia, is martyred on Nukapu, now in the Solomon Islands.
    • October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.

Day of marriage October 26, 1894

  • The temperature on October 26, 1894 was about 11.0 °C. There was 9 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 21 » Norway formally adopts the Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.
    • May 11 » Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
    • June 24 » Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
    • August 1 » The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea.
    • August 25 » Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.
    • September 15 » First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats Qing dynasty China in the Battle of Pyongyang.

Day of death October 2, 1942

  • The temperature on October 2, 1942 was between 6.1 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • January 11 » World War II: Japanese forces attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan)
    • January 25 » World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom.
    • April 8 » World War II: Siege of Leningrad: Soviet forces open a much-needed railway link to Leningrad.
    • June 3 » World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island.
    • November 3 » World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 12.
    • November 10 » World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.


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