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Personal data Jan Jans Westra 


Household of Jan Jans Westra

He is married to Leentje Eintes van der Zee.

They got married on November 24, 1883 at Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Sytske Westra  1889-???? 

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1857, Oostdongeradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1940, Westdongeradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1883, Westdongeradeel

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Historical events

Birthday February 22, 1857

  • The temperature on February 22, 1857 was about 7.2 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    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 Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1857: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 24 » The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.
    • March 6 » The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case.
    • April 18 » "The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
    • August 24 » The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
    • October 24 » Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in England.
    • November 16 » Second relief of Lucknow: Twenty-four Victoria Crosses are awarded, the most in a single day.

Day of marriage November 24, 1883

  • The temperature on November 24, 1883 was about 6.9 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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.
    • May 20 » Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.
    • May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
    • August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
    • September 8 » The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.
    • October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
    • December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.

Day of death November 20, 1940

  • The temperature on November 20, 1940 was between 2.7 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • June 17 » World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces.
    • June 23 » Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
    • August 15 » An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiserElli at Tinos harbor during peacetime, marking the most serious Italian provocation prior to the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in October.
    • October 7 » World War II: The McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.
    • November 10 » The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more.
    • December 9 » World War II: Operation Compass: British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attack Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt.


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