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Personal data Wietske van der Land 


Household of Wietske van der Land

She is married to Jan Merkus.

They got married on May 14, 1887 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 20 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Jakob Merkus  1888-1973
  2. Eelkje Merkus  1890-1985 
  3. Sjoukje Merkus  1891-1977 
  4. Akke Merkus  1893-1974 
  5. Jentje Merkus  1896-1987
  6. Jitske Merkus  1900-1900
  7. Ritske Merkus  1901-1977
  8. Ebbe Merkus  1909-1997 

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1867, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1956, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl
  4. Huwelijksregister 1887, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday April 15, 1867

  • The temperature on April 15, 1867 was about 12.1 °C. The air pressure was 26 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act.
    • May 3 » The Hudson's Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island.
    • July 17 » Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S. that is affiliated with a university.
    • August 28 » The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll.
    • September 28 » Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796.
    • November 3 » Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana and fail to end the Pope's Temporal power in Rome (it would be achieved three years later).

Day of marriage May 14, 1887

  • The temperature on May 14, 1887 was about 14.1 °C. The air pressure was 70 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. 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 year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
    • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
    • May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
    • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
    • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
    • July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.

Day of death March 13, 1956

  • The temperature on March 13, 1956 was between -4.0 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (81%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
    • February 20 » The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.
    • February 25 » In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin.
    • March 23 » Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. This date is now celebrated as Republic Day in Pakistan.
    • April 3 » Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
    • May 1 » A doctor in Japan reports an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.
    • May 24 » The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.


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