Family tree M. Tolsma » Petrus Anthonie van der Merwe (1869-1961)

Personal data Petrus Anthonie van der Merwe 


Household of Petrus Anthonie van der Merwe

He is married to Agatha Gertruida Oosthuizen.

They got married on March 26, 1894 at Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Anna Susanna van der Merwe  1895-± 1968 


Notes about Petrus Anthonie van der Merwe

Source: FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org) - "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0   - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
accessed 10 Jun 2016), entry for Judith, person ID L7GF-3M9.

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Source: FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org) - "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0   - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
accessed 13 Jun 2016), entry for Baldwin III Count of Flanders, person ID 931J-ZPS.

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Source: FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org) - "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0   - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
accessed 22 Jun 2016), entry for Helen Frances Storm, person ID K4P1-4BR.

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Source: FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org) - "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0   - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
accessed 27 Jun 2016), entry for Petrus Anthonie van der Merwe, person ID KPSM-QRK.

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  1. FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org) - "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0   - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - accessed 27 Jun 2016), entry for Petrus Anthonie van der Merwe, person ID KPSM-QRK. FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org) - "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0   - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - accessed 27 Jun 2016), entry for Petrus Anthonie van der Merwe, person ID KPSM-QRK.

Historical events

Birthday August 15, 1869

  • The temperature on August 15, 1869 was about 17.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 5 » The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
    • April 28 » Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.
    • August 2 » Japan's Edo society class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms.
    • October 5 » The Hennepin Island tunnel collapses during construction, nearly destroying St. Anthony Falls.
    • October 16 » Girton College, Cambridge is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women.
    • October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".

Christening day September 12, 1869

  • The temperature on September 12, 1869 was about 12.8 °C. There was 9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 69 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 24 » The last of Titokowaru's forces surrendered to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising.
    • May 10 » The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah with the golden spike.
    • June 27 » The Republic of Ezo on the island of Hokkaido ends after being defeated by Japanese Imperial troops.
    • October 16 » Girton College, Cambridge is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women.
    • November 17 » In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
    • November 22 » In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched

Day of marriage March 26, 1894

  • The temperature on March 26, 1894 was about 8.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 7 » Thomas Edison makes a kinetoscopic film of someone sneezing. On the same day, his employee, William Kennedy Dickson, receives a patent for motion picture film.
    • July 4 » The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
    • July 22 » The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, but the 'official' victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving his 3hp petrol engined Peugeot.
    • August 25 » Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.
    • November 17 » H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.
    • November 21 » Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.

Day of death January 31, 1961

  • The temperature on January 31, 1961 was between 5.3 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (11%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
    • January 26 » John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be the first woman Physician to the President.
    • February 4 » The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin.
    • May 9 » FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow gives his Wasteland Speech.
    • May 24 » American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus.
    • June 16 » While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
    • August 25 » President Jânio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that culminates in a military coup in 1964.


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