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Personal data Antje Merkus 


Household of Antje Merkus

She is married to Dirk Elderhuis.

They got married on May 17, 1902 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 23 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Grietje Elderhuis  1902-1992
  2. Beitske Elderhuis  1905-1976
  3. Gerlof Elderhuis  1911-1985

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1878, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1941, Achtkarspelen
  3. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/253650/merkus
  4. Huwelijksregister 1902, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday December 21, 1878

  • The temperature on December 21, 1878 was about -0.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
    • February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
    • March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
    • September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
    • October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
    • October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.

Day of marriage May 17, 1902

  • The temperature on May 17, 1902 was between 6.9 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (32%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • February 27 » Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
    • March 6 » Real Madrid CF is founded.
    • April 14 » James Cash Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
    • August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    • August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
    • October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.

Day of death December 19, 1941

  • The temperature on December 19, 1941 was between 2.9 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • January 22 » World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
    • May 9 » World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages.
    • September 27 » The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
    • September 29 » World War II: German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre.
    • December 23 » World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.
    • December 25 » Admiral Émile Muselier seizes the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which become the first part of France to be liberated by the Free French Forces.


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