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Personal data Klaas Hofkamp 

  • He was born in the year 1844 in Vlagtwedde Groningen Nederland.
  • Profession: landbouwer.
  • He died on July 22, 1896 in Vlagtwedde Groningen Nederland, he was 52 years old.
  • A child of Jan Alberts Hofkamp and Albertje Klaassens Theis
  • This information was last updated on December 23, 2015.

Household of Klaas Hofkamp

(1) He is married to Aaltien Kruit.

They got married on May 9, 1874 at Borger, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Hofkamp  1875-1956


(2) He is married to Geessien Kruit.

They got married on July 13, 1878 at Vlagtwedde Groningen Nederland, he was 34 years old.

Event shared with Jan Teijgen (witness), Willem Hofkamp (witness), Jan Jans Bos (witness), Cornelius Karsien van Oosten (witness)

The couple were divorced from June 23, 1878 at Vlagtwedde Groningen Nederland.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Klaas Hofkamp

Albert Jans Hofkamp
1780-1869
Fennegien Hendriks Niemeijer
1786-1873

Klaas Hofkamp
1844-1896

(1) 1874

Aaltien Kruit
1844-1875

Jan Hofkamp
1875-1956
(2) 1878

Geessien Kruit
1852-1932


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Historical events

Day of marriage July 13, 1878

  • The temperature on July 13, 1878 was about 18.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
    • January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
    • March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
    • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
    • June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
    • July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.

Day of death July 22, 1896

  • The temperature on July 22, 1896 was about 22.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
    • September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
    • November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
    • November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
    • December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
    • December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.


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