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Personal data Gerhardus Brongersma 


Household of Gerhardus Brongersma

He is married to Clara van der Werff.

They got married on May 17, 1900 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Trijntje Brongersma  1901-1958
  2. Wybren Brongersma  1902-1994

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerhardus Brongersma

Gerhardus Brongersma
1875-1918

1900

Clara van der Werff
1875-1936

Trijntje Brongersma
1901-1958
Wybren Brongersma
1902-1994
Simon Brongersma
1907-????
Aukje Brongersma
1913-????

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1875, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1918, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. Huwelijksregister 1900, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday April 24, 1875

  • There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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.
    • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
    • February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
    • April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
    • September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
    • September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
    • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

Day of marriage May 17, 1900

  • The temperature on May 17, 1900 was about 13.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 16 » The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
    • March 13 » British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War.
    • March 18 » AFC Ajax Amsterdam, The Netherlands's biggest and most successful football club, was founded.
    • March 24 » Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
    • May 17 » Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking.
    • August 16 » The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.

Day of death December 16, 1918

  • The temperature on December 16, 1918 was between 4.5 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Beginning of the Finnish Civil War.
    • January 31 » A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.
    • February 1 » Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar.
    • May 14 » Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
    • July 9 » In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history.
    • August 8 » World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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