Family tree Weening » Sjoerd Zijlstra (1870-1926)

Personal data Sjoerd Zijlstra 


Household of Sjoerd Zijlstra

He is married to Doedtje Jans Tjoelker.

They got married on May 18, 1895 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Eeke Zijlstra  1899-1971
  2. Jilles Zijlstra  1903-1972
  3. Jacoba Zijlstra  1907-1996
  4. Tjiske Zijlstra  1908-1985
  6. Gerk Zijlstra  1912-1913
  7. Gerk Zijlstra  1915-1989

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1870, Westdongeradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1926, Smallingerland
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/272559/zijlstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1895, Oostdongeradeel

Historical events

Birthday August 25, 1870

  • The temperature on August 25, 1870 was about 16.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
    • February 28 » The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire.
    • June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
    • July 15 » Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
    • August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
    • November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.

Day of marriage May 18, 1895

  • The temperature on May 18, 1895 was about 7.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 15 » Heian Shrine is founded.
    • April 17 » The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
    • April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
    • June 28 » The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis’s claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."
    • October 8 » Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
    • November 5 » George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.

Day of death July 6, 1926

  • The temperature on July 6, 1926 was between 12.5 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
    • May 25 » Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris.
    • June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
    • August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
    • September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
    • November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.


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