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Personal data Alfred Martinus David Tjon A Kien 


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(1) He is married to Carmen Eliza Ramirez.

 

Hello Olga,
 
Thank you for sending me the newspaper.  When I get to Carmen Ramirez, I will be glad to send you all the photos I have of her.  I will be writing what I have been told mostly by Aunt Polly and Lilian Diehl.  I will welcome any additional information you have and will add it to the account.
 
I have seen the wedding rings of my grandparents (I don't have them with me).  They have engraved on the inside their initials and a date:  C. E. R. for Carmen Elisa Ramirez with the date May 19, 1915 in the larger ring.  A. M. D. T. for Alfred Martinus David Tjon Akien with the date May 19, 1915 in the smaller ring.
 
What I think happened is that perhaps they met in Paramaribo around 1910.  They started to live together, Uncle Willy was born in 1912, Aunt Aida was born in 1914, the divorce became final in 1914, they married in 1915, then Aunt Celia was born in 1916, Aunt Polly in 1918, and my mother Sonja in 1922.  I believe that in order for the legal status of the 2 older children be normalized, Opa (that is what we called Alfred) had to go through the legal procedure of a formal adoption because he and Carmen were not married when they were born.  I am not sure of this, but it is my theory.
 
It would be interesting to find out when Carmen went from Curacao to Suriname.  Also, I know that Olga was born in 1906, stayed with Carmen and grew up with her and Opa.  The other 2 older sisters (born in 1903 and 1905) - Elvia & Diana - I don't remember right now which was the older, but I have it written down somewhere - remained with their father, Mr. Meyer (??).  I am writing all this from memory.
 
Can you tell me on what page of the 6 you sent me is the divorce notice of Carmen?  I don't know any Dutch.
 
Thank you,
Michelle

They got married on May 19, 1915, he was 33 years old.


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(2) He is married to Gerhardina Theodora de la Mar.

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    Birthday February 15, 1882

    • The temperature on February 15, 1882 was about 9.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 23 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • May 6 » The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
      • June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
      • June 30 » Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
      • September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
      • September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
      • September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.

    Day of marriage May 19, 1915

    • The temperature on May 19, 1915 was between 9.2 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 1915: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
      • April 5 » Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
      • May 9 » World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
      • June 5 » Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage.
      • August 4 » World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915.
      • September 5 » The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins.
      • September 15 » The Empire Picture Theatre (now The New Empire Cinema), the oldest running cinema in mainland Australia, opens in Bowral, New South Wales.
    

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