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Personal data Mark Zijlstra 


Household of Mark Zijlstra

He is married to Geertje Veenstra.

They got married on May 20, 1897 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 35 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Antje Zijlstra  1900-1982
  2. Ytje Zijlstra  1901-1997
  3. Ynskje Zijlstra  1904-1905
  4. Ynskje Zijlstra  1905-1992
  5. Trijntje Zijlstra  1912-1940
  6. Hendrik Zijlstra  1914-1978

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1861, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1937, Achtkarspelen
  3. Huwelijksregister 1897, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday October 4, 1861

  • The temperature on October 4, 1861 was about 12.2 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 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)
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 4 » American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
    • May 6 » American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union.
    • October 17 » Aborigines kill Nineteen Europeans in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre.
    • November 7 » The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.
    • November 21 » American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.
    • December 26 » American Civil War: The Trent Affair: Confederate diplomatic envoys James Murray Mason and John Slidell are freed by the United States government, thus heading off a possible war between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Day of marriage May 20, 1897

  • The temperature on May 20, 1897 was about 18.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
    • May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
    • July 2 » British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
    • July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
    • August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
    • December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.

Day of death March 11, 1937

  • The temperature on March 11, 1937 was between -0.8 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 7.6 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
    • March 2 » The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry.
    • April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.
    • May 6 » Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
    • July 7 » The Marco Polo Bridge Incident provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War.
    • December 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing (Nanking).
    • December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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