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Personal data Willem Okkes Kerkstra 


Household of Willem Okkes Kerkstra

He is married to Jantje Hoekstra.

They got married on May 15, 1875 at Ulrum (Gr), he was 27 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Johannes Kerkstra  1878-1934

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Okkes Kerkstra

Jan Riewerts Kerkstra
± 1782-1859
Antje Jans Hoekstra
1785-1851
Willemke Jannes de Haan
1802-1858
Antje de Haan
1824-1871

Willem Okkes Kerkstra
1847-1932

1875

Jantje Hoekstra
1849-1886

Johannes Kerkstra
1878-1934

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1847, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister Ulrum 1932
  3. Huwelijksregister Ulrum 1875

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Historical events

Birthday November 18, 1847

  • The temperature on November 18, 1847 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1847: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican–American War in California.
    • February 23 » Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista: In Mexico, American troops under future president General Zachary Taylor defeat Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
    • February 28 » The Battle of the Sacramento River during the Mexican–American War is a decisive victory for the United States leading to the capture of Chihuahua.
    • October 9 » Slavery in the British and French Caribbean: Slavery is abolished in Saint Barthélemy.
    • November 4 » Sir James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.
    • December 5 » Jefferson Davis is elected to the U.S. Senate.

Day of marriage May 15, 1875

  • The temperature on May 15, 1875 was about 13.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 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 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
    • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
    • May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
    • July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
    • August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
    • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

Day of death July 16, 1932

  • The temperature on July 16, 1932 was between 12.5 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 6.7 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
    • March 1 » Charles Lindbergh's son is kidnapped.
    • April 5 » Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
    • May 28 » In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer.
    • July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
    • September 5 » The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
    • September 10 » The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally-owned IND, is opened.


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