Family tree Weening » Willem van der Wey (1889-1975)
Personal data Willem van der Wey
- He was born on May 8, 1889 in Rottevalle, gem. Smallingerland (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: arbeider.
- He died on April 10, 1975 in Opende, gem. Grootegast (Gr), he was 85 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Opende, gem. Grootegast (Gr).
- A child of Reinder Willems van der Wey and Trijntje Halbes Ypenga
- This information was last updated on March 27, 2023.
Household of Willem van der Wey
He is married to IJtje Drijfhout.
They got married on November 3, 1917 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 28 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Reinder van der Wey 1918-1944
- Bartje van der Wey 1920-1992
- Sjabbe van der Weij 1922-1995
- Aafke van der Wey ± 1934-1934
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1889, Smallingerland
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/1994986/weij_van_der
Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1917
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Birthday May 8, 1889
- The temperature on May 8, 1889 was about 20.8 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
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Day of marriage November 3, 1917
- The temperature on November 3, 1917 was between 6.3 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
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- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
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Day of death April 10, 1975
- The temperature on April 10, 1975 was between -1.2 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
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- In the year 1975: Source: Wikipedia
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