Family tree Weening » Thomas Zijlstra (1862-1924)

Personal data Thomas Zijlstra 


Household of Thomas Zijlstra

He is married to Trijntje Veenstra.

They got married on October 20, 1906 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 44 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Froukje Zijlstra  1910-1996

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Thomas Zijlstra

Thomas Zijlstra
1862-1924

1906

Trijntje Veenstra
1885-1946

Froukje Zijlstra
1910-1996

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1862, Hennaarderadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1924, Oostdongeradeel
  3. https://graftombe.nl/names/info/378886/zijlstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1906, Oostdongeradeel

Historical events

Birthday May 20, 1862

  • The temperature on May 20, 1862 was about 22.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 5 » Moldavia and Wallachia formally unite to create the Romanian United Principalities.
    • February 6 » American Civil War: Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the Union its first victory of the war, capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee in the Battle of Fort Henry.
    • March 13 » The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves was passed by the United States Congress, effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.
    • April 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.
    • June 4 » American Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee.
    • August 5 » American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.

Day of marriage October 20, 1906

  • The temperature on October 20, 1906 was between 3.7 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • February 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
    • April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
    • April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
    • September 30 » The Royal Galician Academy, the Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, starts working in La Coruña, Spain.
    • October 16 » The Wilhelm Voigt fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.
    • December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.

Day of death October 16, 1924

  • The temperature on October 16, 1924 was between 6.3 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
    • March 16 » In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.
    • March 25 » On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.
    • May 8 » The Klaipėda Convention is signed formally incorporating Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania.
    • July 24 » Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
    • November 23 » Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside of our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.
    • December 1 » The National Hockey League's first United States-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, played their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.


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