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Personal data Gerrit Diks 

  • He was born on January 16, 1859 in Terwolde (gem.Voorst).
  • He died on January 5, 1914 in Twello (gem.Voorst), he was 54 years old.
    Documenttype: BS Overlijden Erfgoedinstelling: Gelders Archief Plaats instelling: Arnhem Collectiegebied: Gelderland Archief: 0207 Registratienummer: 8759 Aktenummer: 5 Registratiedatum: 05-01-1914 Akteplaats: Voorst
    Overledene: Gerrit Diks Beroep: gemeentewegwerker Leeftijd: 54 Jaar
    Vader: Hendrik Diks Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
    Moeder: Dina Derks Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
    Partner: Hendrika Johanna Lenselink
    Gebeurtenis: Overlijden Datum: 05-01-1914 Gebeurtenisplaats: Twello (Voorst)
  • A child of Hendrik Diks and Dina Derks
  • This information was last updated on October 24, 2020.

Household of Gerrit Diks

He is married to Hendrika Johanna Lenselink.

They got married on May 22, 1886 at Voorst, he was 27 years old.

Documenttype: BS Huwelijk Erfgoedinstelling: Gelders Archief Plaats instelling: Arnhem
Collectiegebied: Gelderland Archief: 0207 Registratienummer: 2868 Aktenummer: 28 Registratiedatum: 22-05-1886 Akteplaats: Voorst
Bruidegom: Gerrit Diks Beroep: Landbouwer Leeftijd: 27
Bruid: Hendrika Johanna Lenselink Beroep: zonder beroep Leeftijd: 22
Vader van de bruidegom: Hendrik Diks Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
Moeder van de bruidegom: Dina Derks Beroep: zonder beroep
Vader van de bruid: Arend Lenselink Beroep: daghuurder
Moeder van de bruid: Gerritjen Roelofs Beroep: daghuurster
Gebeurtenis: Huwelijk Datum: 22-05-1886 Gebeurtenisplaats: Voorst

Child(ren):

  1. Aaltjen Diks  1893-????

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Birthday January 16, 1859

  • The temperature on January 16, 1859 was about 1.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • April 25 » British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.
    • May 17 » Members of the Melbourne Football Club codified the first rules of Australian rules football.
    • June 4 » Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army.
    • June 24 » Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.
    • August 16 » The Grand Duchy of Tuscany formally deposes the exiled House of Lorraine.
    • October 22 » Spain declares war on Morocco.

Day of marriage May 22, 1886

  • The temperature on May 22, 1886 was about 20.2 °C. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. 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 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
    • April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
    • May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
    • June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
    • July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
    • November 27 » German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.

Day of death January 5, 1914

  • The temperature on January 5, 1914 was between 1.3 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 8.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • July 29 » The Cape Cod Canal opened.
    • August 5 » World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SSPfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
    • September 5 » World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.
    • September 16 » World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
    • September 22 » A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors.
    • November 15 » Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.

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