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Personal data Eelkje Westra 


Household of Eelkje Westra

She is married to Thomas Kooi.

They got married on May 9, 1896 at Smallingerland (Fr), she was 21 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Aafke Kooi  1897-1963
  2. Popke Kooi  1900-1959

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Eelkje Westra

Gerlof Hantjes Westra
1792-1851
Ytje Sjoerds Heidema
1797-1859
Lubbert Ybeles Vaatstra
1812-1873
Ankje Louws Sikkema
1819-1889

Eelkje Westra
1874-1948

1896

Thomas Kooi
1869-1938

Aafke Kooi
1897-1963
Popke Kooi
1900-1959

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1871-1874, Utingeradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1948, Leeuwarden
  3. Huwelijksregister 1896, Smallingerland

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Historical events

Birthday September 1, 1874

  • The temperature on September 1, 1874 was about 20.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
    • February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
    • March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
    • July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
    • July 31 » Dr. Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.
    • October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.

Day of marriage May 9, 1896

  • The temperature on May 9, 1896 was about 15.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
    • February 1 » La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
    • June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
    • July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
    • September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
    • September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Day of death January 28, 1948

  • The temperature on January 28, 1948 was between 2.7 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
    • January 29 » The Pakistan Socialist Party is founded in Karachi.
    • June 17 » United Airlines Flight 624, a Douglas DC-6, crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board.
    • August 3 » Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
    • September 5 » In France, Robert Schuman becomes President of the Council while being Foreign minister; as such, he is the negotiator of the major treaties of the end of World War II.
    • September 17 » The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union.
    • December 22 » Sjafruddin Prawiranegara established the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia, PDRI) in West Sumatra.


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