Family tree Weening » Hielke Merkus (1896-1979)
Personal data Hielke Merkus
- He was born on July 6, 1896 in Drogeham, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: arbeider.
- He died on December 25, 1979 in -, he was 83 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Kootstertille, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Jelle Merkus and Gerritje van der Wal
- This information was last updated on July 29, 2024.
Household of Hielke Merkus
He is married to Jitske Koster.
They got married on May 6, 1922 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 25 years old.Source 3
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Child(ren):
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- Kornelis Merkus 1923-1978
- Atze Merkus 1924-2014
- Jacob Merkus 1926-2016
- Jan Merkus 1927-2006
- Lieuwkje Merkus 1929-2006
- Roel Merkus 1930-1994
- Gerrit Merkus 1932-2012
- Hinke Merkus 1934-2020
- Ynze Merkus 1935-2015
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1896, Achtkarspelen
http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/298333/merkus
Huwelijksregister 1922, Achtkarspelen
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Birthday July 6, 1896
- The temperature on July 6, 1896 was about 18.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
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Day of marriage May 6, 1922
- The temperature on May 6, 1922 was between 5.2 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
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- November 4 » In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
Day of death December 25, 1979
- The temperature on December 25, 1979 was between -0.1 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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- In the year 1979: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
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