Pedigree Plomp » Carel Fredrik Wensma (1873-1954)

Personal data Carel Fredrik Wensma 

  • He was born on March 19, 1873 in Rotterdam.
  • Profession: handelaar in meubelen.
  • He died on April 4, 1954 in Den Haag, he was 81 years old.
  • This information was last updated on December 29, 2020.

Household of Carel Fredrik Wensma

(1) He is married to Johanna Francisca Alberdina Veenstra.

They got married on February 23, 1898 at Rotterdam, he was 24 years old.


(2) He is married to Johanna Dirkje Ridderhof.

They got married on November 24, 1909 at Concordia, AR, he was 36 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Cornelis Jan Wensma  1913-1971

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Carel Fredrik Wensma

Carel Fredrik Wensma
1873-1954

(1) 1898

Johanna Francisca Alberdina Veenstra
1872-1909

(2) 1909

Johanna Dirkje Ridderhof
1877-> 1928

Cornelis Jan Wensma
1913-1971

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Birthday March 19, 1873

  • The temperature on March 19, 1873 was about 3.3 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
    • May 23 » The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
    • August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
    • August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
    • August 23 » Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.
    • September 1 » Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.

Day of marriage November 24, 1909

  • The temperature on November 24, 1909 was between 0.2 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
    • February 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
    • February 20 » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
    • February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
    • March 23 » Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
    • October 16 » William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz hold the first summit between a U.S. and a Mexican president. They narrowly escape assassination.

Day of death April 4, 1954

  • The temperature on April 4, 1954 was between 4.5 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
    • February 15 » Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
    • February 28 » The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
    • March 13 » The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory lead to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
    • May 6 » Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
    • November 7 » In the US, Armistice Day becomes Veterans Day.
    • November 13 » Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.


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