Family tree Weening » Wolter Douwes Veenstra (1883-1964)

Personal data Wolter Douwes Veenstra 


Household of Wolter Douwes Veenstra

He is married to Antje Venema.

They got married on May 11, 1907 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Janke Veenstra  1909-2007

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wolter Douwes Veenstra

Sjoerd Douwes Veenstra
1821-1875
Antje Klazes de Jong
1823-1907
Jantje Ridzerts de Vries
1812-1886

Wolter Douwes Veenstra
1883-1964

1907

Antje Venema
1884-1960

Janke Veenstra
1909-2007

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1883, Tietjerksteradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1964, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1907, Tietjerksteradeel

Historical events

Birthday September 5, 1883

  • The temperature on September 5, 1883 was about 15.9 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
    • August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
    • August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
    • October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
    • October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
    • November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.

Day of marriage May 11, 1907

  • The temperature on May 11, 1907 was between 10.7 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
    • September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
    • September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
    • September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
    • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
    • November 16 » Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.

Day of death June 9, 1964

  • The temperature on June 9, 1964 was between 10.6 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia.
    • January 13 » Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, resulting in 100 deaths.
    • April 7 » A bulldozer kills Rev. Bruce W. Klunder, a civil rights activist, during a school segregation protest in Cleveland, Ohio, sparking a riot.
    • April 26 » Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania.
    • August 4 » Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USSMaddox and USSTurner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
    • September 4 » Scotland's Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens.


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Source: Wikipedia

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