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Personal data Tjeerd Westra 


Household of Tjeerd Westra

He is married to Hendriktje Veenstra.

They got married on May 20, 1911 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 25 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Roel Westra  1912-1997
  2. Aaldert Westra  1913-1944 
  3. Bokke Westra  1914-
  4. Stientje Westra  1916-1994
  5. Wietze Westra  1918-1919
  6. Wietze Westra  1919-2002
  7. Hantje Anne Westra  1921-1983
  8. Feike Westra  1923-2006
  9. Hendrik Westra  1924-2013
  10. (Not public)
  11. Pieter Westra  1928-2002

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1885, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1944, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/15669/westra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1911, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday July 30, 1885

  • The temperature on July 30, 1885 was about 15.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
    • January 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
    • February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
    • March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
    • September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
    • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

Day of marriage May 20, 1911

  • The temperature on May 20, 1911 was between 8.8 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 26 » Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
    • April 8 » Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.
    • April 29 » Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded.
    • May 15 » In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up.
    • July 1 » Germany despatches the gunship SMSPanther to Morocco, sparking the Agadir Crisis.
    • August 14 » United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death.

Day of death August 14, 1944

  • The temperature on August 14, 1944 was between 11.0 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (85%). 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • January 27 » World War II: The 900-day Siege of Leningrad is lifted.
    • June 4 » World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German submarine U-505: The first time a U.S. Navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th century.
    • June 20 » Continuation War: The Soviet Union demands an unconditional surrender from Finland during the beginning of partially successful Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive. The Finnish government refuses.
    • August 2 » ASNOM: Birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in North Macedonia.
    • September 4 » World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.
    • December 16 » World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest.


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