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Personal data Elske Westra 


Household of Elske Westra

She is married to Hendrik Poortinga.

They got married on October 13, 1904 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Renze Poortinga  1905-1993
  2. Hendrik Poortinga  1905-2004
  3. Sijke Poortinga  1906-1980
  4. Trijntje Poortinga  1908-1999
  5. Pier Poortinga  1909-1991
  6. Fokje Poortinga  1913-1996
  7. Anne Poortinga  1914-1991
  8. Wytze Poortinga  1916-1990
  9. Saakje Poortinga  1917-1988
  12. Anna Poortinga  1919-2002
  13. Gerben Poortinga  1921-2003

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1881, Dantumadeel
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/584865/westra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1904, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday April 16, 1881

  • The temperature on April 16, 1881 was about 12.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 27 » First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place.
    • April 11 » Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
    • April 28 » Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
    • May 10 » Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.
    • May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
    • November 3 » The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins in Chile.

Day of marriage October 13, 1904

  • The temperature on October 13, 1904 was between 3.0 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (82%). 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 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.
    • January 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
    • January 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
    • April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
    • May 15 » Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
    • August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.

Day of death July 8, 1970

  • The temperature on July 8, 1970 was between 17.0 °C and 28.2 °C and averaged 22.3 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1970: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
    • February 18 » The Chicago Seven are found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
    • April 13 » An oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon.
    • July 21 » After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
    • September 7 » Bill Shoemaker beats Johnny Longden's record to become the winningest jockey in horse racing history at Del Mar racetrack
    • September 7 » Fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan.
    • September 8 » Trans International Airlines Flight 863 crashes during takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, killing all 11 aboard.


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