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Personal data Willem Westra 


Household of Willem Westra

He is married to Elisabeth Postma.

They got married on May 14, 1904 at Grijpskerk (Gr), he was 21 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Germ Westra  1904-1971
  2. Roel Westra  1905-1905
  3. Geertje Westra  1906-1986
  4. Roel Westra  1909-
  5. Jan Westra  1911-1974
  6. Janke Westra  1913-1993
  7. Sjouktje Westra  1915-1986
  8. (Not public)
  9. (Not public)
  10. Willem Westra  1921-1993

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Westra

Jan Pieters Westra
± 1808-????
Pieterke Hendriks Bos
1813-1891
Willem Reinders Noordhof
1802-1882
Maaike Hiddes Bos
1814-1895
Germ Westra
1842-1920

Willem Westra
1882-1968

1904

Elisabeth Postma
1884-1958

Germ Westra
1904-1971
Roel Westra
1905-1905
Geertje Westra
1906-1986
Roel Westra
1909-????
Jan Westra
1911-1974
Janke Westra
1913-1993
Sjouktje Westra
1915-1986
(Not public)
(Not public)
Willem Westra
1921-1993

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grijpskerk 1882
  2. Overlijdensregister Groningen 1968
  3. Huwelijksregister Grijpskerk 1904

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Historical events

Birthday June 8, 1882

  • The temperature on June 8, 1882 was about 13.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
    • June 30 » Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
    • July 11 » The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
    • September 30 » Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.
    • December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.
    • December 16 » Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.

Day of marriage May 14, 1904

  • The temperature on May 14, 1904 was between 9.5 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
    • May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
    • June 15 » A fire aboard the steamboat SSGeneral Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
    • July 21 » Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100mph (161km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.
    • August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
    • December 6 » Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable.

Day of death November 21, 1968

  • The temperature on November 21, 1968 was between 2.7 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
    • August 28 » The police rioted during the Democratic National Convention, beating up anti-war protesters, peaceful demonstrators, innocent bystanders, and members of the press.
    • September 11 » Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
    • October 22 » Apollo program: Apollo 7 safely splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth 163 times.
    • December 11 » The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, featuring the Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, the Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and the Dirty Mac with Yoko Ono, is filmed in Wembley, London.
    • December 16 » Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.


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