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Personal data Johannes Merkus 


Household of Johannes Merkus

He is married to Leentje van der Schaaf.

They got married on August 18, 1904 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 22 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Janke Merkus  1904-1992
  2. Ymke Merkus  1905-1956
  3. Eelkje Merkus  1907-1921
  4. Hiltje Merkus  1908-1992

The couple were divorced from April 1, 1915 at Leeuwarden (Fr).

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Johannes Merkus

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

Johannes Merkus
1882-????

1904

Leentje van der Schaaf
1886-1979

Janke Merkus
1904-1992
Ymke Merkus
1905-1956
Eelkje Merkus
1907-1921
Hiltje Merkus
1908-1992

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1882, Dantumadeel
  2. Huwelijksregister 1904, Dantumadeel

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Historical events

Birthday March 22, 1882

  • The temperature on March 22, 1882 was about 0.2 °C. There was 9 mm of rain. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 2 » Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor.
    • April 3 » American Old West: Robert Ford kills Jesse James.
    • April 25 » French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry.
    • August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
    • September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
    • December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.

Day of marriage August 18, 1904

  • The temperature on August 18, 1904 was between 8.3 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
    • February 7 » A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
    • February 22 » The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
    • April 5 » The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
    • June 16 » Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
    • August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.


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