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Personal data Wigert Kalff 


Household of Wigert Kalff

He is married to Sarah Boyle.

They got married on May 16, 1916 at New York, New York, Verenigde Staten, he was 32 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Alicia Jacoba Kalff  1917-1981 
  2. (Not public)
  3. Geraldine Kalff  1921-1985 


Notes about Wigert Kalff

binnengekomen op Ellis Island, schip de "Postdam" (Holland-America lijn). In ellisislandrecords.org als Higert geregistreerd

Werkte als schilder and ontmoette zijn vrouw tijdens een klus in New York.

Geboren om 15:00

Adressen:

2 Pomona Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ (1918-1978)

POTSDAM

The "Potsdam" was a 12,606 gross ton ship, built in 1899 by

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg for the Holland-America Line. Her

details were - length 550ft x beam 62ft, one funnel, two

masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was

accommodation for 282-1st, 210-2nd and 1,800-3rd class

passengers. Launched on 15/12/1899, she sailed from

Rotterdam on her maiden voyage to New York on 17/5/1900. In

1904 her funnel was lengthened by 23 ft to improve draught

and made this ship easily recognizable. She commenced her

last voyage from Rotterdam to New York on 24/4/1915, and

then went to the Swedish American Line and was renamed

"Stockholm". She left Gothenburg on her first voyage for

this company on 11/12/1915 and called at Kirkwall for

contraband inspection on her way to New York. In 1922 she

was reconditioned in Gothenburg, and her funnel reduced in

height. Commenced her last voyage from Gothenburg to Halifax

and New York on 29/9/1928 and in 1929 was converted to a

Norwegian whale factory ship and renamed "Solglimt". In 1941

she was captured in the Antarctic by the German Armed

Merchant Raider "Pinguin" and taken to Bordeaux. Later the

same year she was put under the German flag and renamed

"Sonderburg". On 29/6/1944 she was scuttled by the Germens

at Cherbourg, raised in 1947 and scrapped. [ North Atlantic

Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.3,p.912] [Posted to The

ShipsList by Ted Finch - 16 December 1997]

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wigert Kalff

Paulus Kalff
1813-1870
Antje Benger
1820-> 1888
Jacob Griek
????-
Jantje Bruin
????-
Jacoba Griek
1849-1927

Wigert Kalff
1883-1978

1916

Sarah Boyle
1881-1953

Alicia Jacoba Kalff
1917-1981
(Not public)
Geraldine Kalff
1921-1985

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    Birthday August 3, 1883

    • The temperature on August 3, 1883 was about 13.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
      • June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
      • August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
      • August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
      • August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
      • October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.

    Day of marriage May 16, 1916

    • The temperature on May 16, 1916 was between 7.7 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • March 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.–Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.
      • April 24 » Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.
      • June 29 » British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.
      • July 19 » World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.
      • August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
      • August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.

    Day of death October 26, 1978

    • The temperature on October 26, 1978 was between 4.7 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (8%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
      • January 18 » The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.
      • January 24 » Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
      • March 23 » The first UNIFIL troops arrived in Lebanon for peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line.
      • July 1 » The Northern Territory in Australia is granted self-government.
      • August 26 » Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
      • September 19 » The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
    

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