Family tree Weening » Gertje van der Merk (1871-1935)

Personal data Gertje van der Merk 


Household of Gertje van der Merk

She is married to Douwe Faber.

They got married on May 30, 1903 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 31 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Faber  1906-1998 
  2. Klaas Faber  1912-1980

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1871, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1935, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/238421/merk_van_der
  4. Huwelijksregister 1903, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday October 28, 1871

  • The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
    • March 27 » The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
    • July 29 » The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
    • August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
    • December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.
    • December 26 » Thespis, the first Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration, debuts. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years and the score has been lost.

Day of marriage May 30, 1903

  • The temperature on May 30, 1903 was between 13.5 °C and 28.4 °C and averaged 21.3 °C. There was 15.0 hours of sunshine (92%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
    • April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
    • May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
    • August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
    • August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
    • October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.

Day of death January 25, 1935

  • The temperature on January 25, 1935 was between 2.2 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 9.7 mm of rain during 7.5 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
    • May 31 » A 7.7 Mw  earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000.
    • June 10 » Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932.
    • June 12 » A ceasefire is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War.
    • September 15 » Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.
    • September 30 » The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated.
    • December 18 » The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.


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