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Personal data Sjoukje Merkus 

  • She was born on August 24, 1891 in Westergeest, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
  • Profession: dienstmeid.
  • She died on April 27, 1977 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 85 years old.Source 2
  • She is buried in Westergeest, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland.
  • A child of Jan Merkus and Wietske van der Land
  • This information was last updated on June 17, 2019.

Household of Sjoukje Merkus

She is married to Eerde Nauta.

They got married on May 23, 1914 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 22 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Abe Nauta  1915-2006
  2. Ynskje Nauta  1921-2001

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Sjoukje Merkus

Jacob Jans Merkus
1835-1896
Sjoukje Wybes van der Schaaf
1835-1865
Jentje Sierks van der Land
1822-1873
Eelkje Ebes Kloosterman
1838-1923
Jan Merkus
1861-1949

Sjoukje Merkus
1891-1977

1914

Eerde Nauta
1890-1980

Abe Nauta
1915-2006
Ynskje Nauta
1921-2001

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1891, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/446819/merkus
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Historical events

Birthday August 24, 1891

  • The temperature on August 24, 1891 was about 17.9 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
    • March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
    • April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
    • May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
    • July 26 » France annexes Tahiti.
    • August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.

Day of marriage May 23, 1914

  • The temperature on May 23, 1914 was between 11.1 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • April 9 » Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval/air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico.
    • May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
    • July 23 » Austria-Hungary issues a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia accepts all but one of those demands and Austria declares war on July 28.
    • August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
    • August 29 » World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne.
    • November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.

Day of death April 27, 1977

  • The temperature on April 27, 1977 was between 2.8 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1977: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
    • January 24 » The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy.
    • July 11 » Martin Luther King, Jr. is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
    • August 26 » The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec
    • September 13 » General Motors introduces Diesel engine, with Oldsmobile Diesel engine, in the Delta 88, Oldsmobile 98, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser models amongst others.
    • November 19 » TAP Portugal Flight 425 crashes in the Madeira Islands, killing 131.
    • December 13 » Air Indiana Flight 216 crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support staff, and boosters of the team.


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