Family tree Weening » Knelske Aalfs (1859-1943)

Personal data Knelske Aalfs 

  • She was born on September 15, 1859 in Zuidwolde, gem. Bedum, Groningen, Nederland.Source 1
  • Profession: boerin.
  • She died on August 13, 1943 in Oostwold, gem. Leek, Groningen, Nederland, she was 83 years old.Source 2
  • This information was last updated on March 18, 2025.

Household of Knelske Aalfs

(1) She is married to Thies Bolhuis.

They got married on October 23, 1886 at Leek (Gr), she was 27 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Tietje Bolhuis  1887-1970 


(2) She is married to Bouke Renkema.

They got married on May 7, 1898 at Leek (Gr), she was 38 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Knelske Aalfs

Knelske Aalfs
1859-1943

(1) 1886

Thies Bolhuis
1854-1897

Tietje Bolhuis
1887-1970
(2) 1898

Bouke Renkema
1870-1956

Bentje Renkema
1903-????

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Bedum 1859
  2. Overlijdensregister Leek 1943
  3. Huwelijksregister Leek 1886
  4. Huwelijksregister Leek 1898

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Historical events

Birthday September 15, 1859

  • The temperature on September 15, 1859 was about 8.7 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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).
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 14 » Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.
    • April 25 » British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.
    • May 4 » The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking Devon and Cornwall in England.
    • June 4 » Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army.
    • August 3 » The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
    • December 2 » Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

Day of marriage May 7, 1898

  • The temperature on May 7, 1898 was about 8.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 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 1898: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
    • March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
    • April 22 » Spanish–American War: The USSNashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
    • April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
    • June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
    • June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.

Day of death August 13, 1943

  • The temperature on August 13, 1943 was between 11.3 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • January 14 » World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.
    • February 2 » World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end when Soviet troops accept the surrender of the last organized German troops in the city.
    • July 19 » World War II: Rome is heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties.
    • July 23 » The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England.
    • August 31 » USSHarmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.
    • October 17 » Nazi Holocaust in Poland: Sobibór extermination camp is closed.


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