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Personal data Geertje Melles van der Wal 


Household of Geertje Melles van der Wal

She is married to Wieger Johannes Iedema.

They got married on May 12, 1888 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Froukje Iedema  1890-1925 
  2. Melle Iedema  1899-1969

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1861, Tietjerksteradee
  2. Overlijdensregister 1938, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1888, Tietjerksteradeel

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Historical events

Birthday August 9, 1861

  • The temperature on August 9, 1861 was about 17.6 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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.
    • January 10 » American Civil War: Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union.
    • January 11 » American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the United States.
    • May 20 » American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate forces enter the state. Meanwhile, the State of North Carolina secedes from the Union.
    • June 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought.
    • August 6 » Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
    • October 25 » The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.

Day of marriage May 12, 1888

  • The temperature on May 12, 1888 was about 11.0 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. 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 Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 15 » Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
    • April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
    • May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
    • June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
    • September 4 » George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
    • October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).

Day of death February 19, 1938

  • The temperature on February 19, 1938 was between -2.2 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • February 4 » Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
    • March 18 » Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
    • March 27 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
    • July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
    • July 31 » Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis.
    • November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.


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