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Personal data Betske Westra 


Household of Betske Westra

She is married to Lolke Boorsma.

They got married on September 16, 1937 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 22 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Heine Boorsma  1938-2008

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Betske Westra

Roel Wietzes Westra
1847-1914
Betske Bokkes Visser
1854-1930
Femme Kempenaar
1861-1939
Jacobje Siegersma
1859-1908
Egbert Westra
1889-1942

Betske Westra
1915-2002

1937

Lolke Boorsma
1898-1974

Heine Boorsma
1938-2008

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Sources

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  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/253882/westra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1937, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday August 24, 1915

  • The temperature on August 24, 1915 was between 10.2 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 1915: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The 6.7 Mw  Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
    • March 20 » Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
    • April 25 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
    • May 27 » HMS Princess Irene exploded and sank off Sheerness, Kent with the loss of 352 lives.
    • June 9 » William Jennings Bryan resigns as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the sinking of the RMSLusitania.
    • July 25 » RFC Captain Lanoe Hawker becomes the first British pursuit aviator to earn the Victoria Cross.

Day of marriage September 16, 1937

  • The temperature on September 16, 1937 was between 10.6 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • February 16 » Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
    • June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
    • July 5 » Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
    • August 24 » Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.
    • August 28 » Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
    • December 12 » Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USSPanay on the Yangtze river in China.

Day of death December 23, 2002

  • The temperature on December 23, 2002 was between 1.8 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2002: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
    • May 6 » Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio-interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum.
    • May 7 » A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
    • May 23 » The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland.
    • June 29 » Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.
    • July 2 » Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
    • November 21 » NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.


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