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Personal data Eelkje Zijlstra 


Household of Eelkje Zijlstra

She is married to Jacob Steringa.

They got married on May 30, 1903 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 24 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jarig Steringa  1904-1975
  2. Nieske Steringa  1906-1993
  3. Harm Steringa  1913-1979
  4. Anna Steringa  1914-1987

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Eelkje Zijlstra

Gauke Harmens Zijlstra
1821-1878
Eelkje Klazes van der Wal
1824-1868
Yte Katsma
1830-1918
Antje Kobus de Vries
1820-1891

Eelkje Zijlstra
1879-1953

1903

Jacob Steringa
1872-1938

Jarig Steringa
1904-1975
Nieske Steringa
1906-1993
Harm Steringa
1913-1979
Anna Steringa
1914-1987

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1879, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1953, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. Huwelijksregister 1903, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday February 10, 1879

  • The temperature on February 10, 1879 was about 10.9 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 11 » The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
    • January 13 » In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.
    • April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
    • May 21 » War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique.
    • July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
    • September 3 » Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.

Day of marriage May 30, 1903

  • The temperature on May 30, 1903 was between 13.5 °C and 28.4 °C and averaged 21.3 °C. There was 15.0 hours of sunshine (92%). 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 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
    • July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
    • November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
    • November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
    • December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
    • December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.

Day of death August 24, 1953

  • The temperature on August 24, 1953 was between 13.9 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 25.1 mm of rain during 10.3 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
    • May 4 » Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.
    • July 26 » Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War.
    • August 10 » First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam.
    • August 19 » Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
    • December 9 » Red Scare: General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company.
    • December 24 » Tangiwai disaster: In New Zealand's North Island, at Tangiwai, a railway bridge is damaged by a lahar and collapses beneath a passenger train, killing 151 people.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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