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Personal data Rinse Merkus 


Household of Rinse Merkus

(1) He is married to Hylkje van der Veer.

They got married on May 18, 1899 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Dirkje Merkus  1900-1969
  2. Eelkje Merkus  1901-1974
  3. Joukje Merkus  1902-1984
  4. Ymke Merkus  1904-1986
  5. Berend Merkus  1906-
  6. Jan Merkus  1908-1983
  7. Grietje Merkus  1910-1910
  8. Johannes Merkus  1911-1979
  9. Grietje Merkus  1913-1997


(2) He is married to Rinskje Tol.

They got married on May 8, 1926 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 52 years old.Source 5

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Rinse Merkus

Jan Harmens Merkus
1810-1882
Grietje Jacobs Meyer
1813-1865
Rinze Johannes Huizenga
1811-1877
Grietje Jans Kamstra
1811-1903

Rinse Merkus
1874-1949

(1) 1899

Hylkje van der Veer
1875-1925

Dirkje Merkus
1900-1969
Eelkje Merkus
1901-1974
Joukje Merkus
1902-1984
Ymke Merkus
1904-1986
Berend Merkus
1906-????
Jan Merkus
1908-1983
Grietje Merkus
1910-1910
Johannes Merkus
1911-1979
Grietje Merkus
1913-1997
(2) 1926

Rinskje Tol
1874-1941


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1874, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1949, Achtkarspelen
  3. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/278101/merkus
  4. Huwelijksregister 1926, Dantumadeel
  5. Huwelijksregister 1826, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday February 3, 1874

  • The temperature on February 3, 1874 was about 2.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
    • May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
    • May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
    • July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
    • August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
    • November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.

Day of marriage May 8, 1926

  • The temperature on May 8, 1926 was between 0.2 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
    • April 6 » Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
    • July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
    • August 6 » In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
    • October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
    • November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.

Day of death March 9, 1949

  • The temperature on March 9, 1949 was between -5.9 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
    • January 15 » Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
    • May 4 » The entire Torino football team (except for two players who did not take the trip: Sauro Tomà, due to an injury and Renato Gandolfi, because of coach request) is killed in a plane crash.
    • June 8 » Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson are named in an FBI report as Communist Party members.
    • August 22 » The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
    • September 21 » The People's Republic of China is proclaimed.
    • November 18 » The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria.


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