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Personal data Willem Jannes Zijlstra 


Household of Willem Jannes Zijlstra

(1) He is married to Trijntje Jelles Hofstra.

They got married on March 6, 1845 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 32 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):



(2) He is married to Henke Folkerts Postma.

They got married on June 6, 1863 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 50 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Renske Zijlstra  1865-1945 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Jannes Zijlstra

Pope Alberts
± 1755-< 1811
Eelkjen Jannes
± 1754-1830
Willem Lubberts Boersma
1753-1829
Jitske Hylkes
± 1752-1814

Willem Jannes Zijlstra
1813-1881

(1) 1845

Trijntje Jelles Hofstra
1811-1862

Rinske Willems Zijlstra
1845-1858
(2) 1863

Henke Folkerts Postma
1841-1930

Renske Zijlstra
1865-1945

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1813 Buitenpost, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1881, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. Huwelijksregister 1845, Kollumerland c.a.
  4. Huwelijksregister 1863, Kollumerland c.a.

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Birthday February 27, 1813

  • The temperature on February 27, 1813 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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).
  • In the year 1813: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 28 » Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom.
    • May 24 » South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator").
    • June 21 » Peninsular War: Wellington defeats Joseph Bonaparte at the Battle of Vitoria.
    • August 10 » Instituto Nacional, is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera. It is Chile's oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit, which means "Work conquers all things".
    • October 8 » The Treaty of Ried is signed between Bavaria and Austria.
    • December 30 » War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.

Day of marriage June 6, 1863

  • The temperature on June 6, 1863 was about 13.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • May 21 » American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in preparation for the coming siege.
    • July 1 » Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) in Suriname, marking the abolition of slavery by the Netherlands.
    • July 3 » American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.
    • July 4 » American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg: Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to U.S. forces under Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege. One hundred fifty miles up the Mississippi River, a Confederate army is repulsed at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas.
    • September 7 » American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore captures Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a 7-week siege.
    • October 3 » The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

Day of death December 11, 1881

  • The temperature on December 11, 1881 was about 1.9 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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.
    • February 24 » China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
    • April 14 » The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight is fought in El Paso, Texas.
    • June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
    • June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
    • July 23 » The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.
    • August 27 » The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.


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