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Personal data Roelfke Wiersum 

  • She was born on February 29, 1860 in Noordwolde, gem. Bedum, Groningen, Nederland.Source 1
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  • Profession: landbouwerse.
  • She died on January 10, 1940 in Noordwolde, gem. Bedum, Groningen, Nederland, she was 79 years old.Source 2
  • This information was last updated on June 14, 2025.

Household of Roelfke Wiersum

She is married to Hindrik Bus.

They got married on November 19, 1883 at Bedum (Gr), she was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Eisse Bus  1884-1945

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Roelfke Wiersum

Roelfke Wiersum
1860-1940

1883

Hindrik Bus
1856-1931

Eisse Bus
1884-1945

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Bedum 1860
  2. Overlijdensregister Bedum 1940
  3. Huwelijksregister Bedum 1883

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Historical events

Birthday February 29, 1860

  • The temperature on February 29, 1860 was about 3.0 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 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).
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • March 28 » First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
    • April 6 » The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
    • May 5 » Giuseppe Garibaldi sets sail from Genoa, leading the expedition of the Thousand to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and giving birth to the Kingdom of Italy.
    • June 23 » The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
    • September 20 » The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.
    • December 20 » South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.

Day of marriage November 19, 1883

  • The temperature on November 19, 1883 was about 6.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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.
    • January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
    • March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
    • July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
    • August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
    • August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
    • October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.

Day of death January 10, 1940

  • The temperature on January 10, 1940 was between -11.5 °C and -3.4 °C and averaged -8.4 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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.
    • May 10 » World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland.
    • June 3 » World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris.
    • June 16 » A Communist government is installed in Lithuania.
    • August 20 » In Mexico City, exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day.
    • September 19 » World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance movement.
    • November 13 » Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released, on the first night of a roadshow at New York's Broadway Theatre.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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