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Personal data Douwe Westra 


Household of Douwe Westra

He is married to Grietje Koudenburg.

They got married on October 1, 1905 at Dokkum (Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Bote Westra  1905-1975

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Douwe Westra

Anne Jans Westra
1812-1850
Gerritje Hanzes de Haan
1807-????
Hans Westra
1839-1915

Douwe Westra
1881-1941

1905

Grietje Koudenburg
1878-1938

Bote Westra
1905-1975

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1881, Dokkum
  2. Overlijdensregister 1941, Dokkum
  3. Huwelijksregister 1905, Dokkum

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Historical events

Birthday June 28, 1881

  • The temperature on June 28, 1881 was about 15.7 °C. There was 1 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 89%. 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 year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
    • April 11 » Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
    • July 1 » The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.
    • July 23 » The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.
    • November 7 » Mapuche rebels attack the Chilean settlement of Nueva Imperial, as defenders fled to the hills and the settlement was effectively destroyed.
    • December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

Day of marriage October 1, 1905

  • The temperature on October 1, 1905 was between 7.6 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 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 1905: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • January 26 » The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan weighing 3,106.75 carats (0.621350kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
    • May 5 » The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder.
    • August 13 » Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden.
    • September 1 » Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
    • September 8 » The 7.2 Mw  Calabria earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 557 and 2,500 people.
    • November 25 » Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.

Day of death February 3, 1941

  • The temperature on February 3, 1941 was between -5.2 °C and -3.3 °C and averaged -4.3 °C. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • February 25 » The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews.
    • June 14 » June deportation: the first major wave of Soviet mass deportations and murder of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, begins.
    • June 27 » World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.
    • October 22 » World War II: French resistance member Guy Môquet and 29 other hostages are executed by the Germans in retaliation for the death of a German officer.
    • October 31 » World War II: The destroyer USSReuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.
    • December 5 » World War II: Great Britain declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania.


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