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Personal data Willem Scheltens 


Household of Willem Scheltens

He is married to Martjen Siertsema.

They got married on June 10, 1887 at Delfzijl, he was 34 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Martje Scheltens  1889-1962
  2. Jakob Scheltens  1889-1895
  3. Bouke Scheltens  1891-1961
  4. Jacob Scheltens  1894-????
  5. Onno Scheltens  1894-1977
  6. Jacobina Scheltens  1895-????
  7. Zwaantje Scheltens  1897-1969
  8. Henderika Scheltens  1898-1977
  9. Jacob Scheltens  1900-1979 
  10. Willemina Scheltens  1902-1980


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    Historical events

    Birthday January 5, 1853

    • The temperature on January 5, 1853 was about 9.0 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      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).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
    • In the year 1853: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • January 4 » After having been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regains his freedom; his memoir Twelve Years a Slave later becomes a national bestseller.
      • April 16 » The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.
      • September 24 » Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France.
      • October 4 » The Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.
      • November 30 » Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.
      • December 31 » A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London, England.

    Day of marriage June 10, 1887

    • The temperature on June 10, 1887 was about 14.9 °C. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 1887: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
      • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
      • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
      • July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
      • September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
      • November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.

    Day of death April 16, 1923

    • The temperature on April 16, 1923 was between 1.4 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
      • January 9 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight.
      • February 15 » Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
      • June 9 » Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.
      • August 16 » The United Kingdom gives the name "Ross Dependency" to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand its administrator.
      • October 16 » The Walt Disney Company is founded.
      • November 11 » Adolf Hitler was arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch.
    

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    About the surname Scheltens


    The Family tree Scheltens publication was prepared by Henk Scheltens (contact is not possible).
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    Henk Scheltens, "Family tree Scheltens", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-scheltens/I4101.php : accessed January 20, 2026), "Willem Scheltens (1853-1923)".