Family tree Weening » Gerrit Jans Bijker (1851-1931)
Personal data Gerrit Jans Bijker
- He was born on January 8, 1851 in Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Occupations:
- dagloner.
- wegwerker.
- He died on November 7, 1931 in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 80 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 3
- A child of Jan Jans Bijker and Geertje Atzes Merkus
- This information was last updated on July 13, 2024.
Household of Gerrit Jans Bijker
(1) He is married to Trijntje Dates Loonstra.
They got married on June 12, 1879 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 28 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Elizabeth Bijker 1879-1880
- Elisabeth Bijker 1882-1922
- Geertje Bijker 1885-1918
- Jan Bijker 1888-1952
- Date Bijker 1892-1981
(2) He is married to Grietje Huizenga.
They got married on February 7, 1895 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 44 years old.Source 5
Child(ren):
- Sytze Bijker 1898-1981
- Atze Bijker 1902-1963
- Eelkje Bijker 1904-1999
- Ale Bijker 1909-1991
- Anna Bijker 1912-2010
- Hiltje Bijker 1915-1990
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1851, Achtkarspelen
Overlijdensregister 1931, Achtkarspelen
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/254350/bijker
Huwelijksregister 1879, Kollumerland c.a.
Huwelijksregister 1895, Achtkarspelen
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Birthday January 8, 1851
- The temperature on January 8, 1851 was about 7.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1851: Source: Wikipedia
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Day of marriage February 7, 1895
- The temperature on February 7, 1895 was about -12.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
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Day of death November 7, 1931
- The temperature on November 7, 1931 was between 4.4 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
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- In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
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