Family tree Weening » Grietje van der Wal (1879-1952)

Personal data Grietje van der Wal 


Household of Grietje van der Wal

She is married to Marten Postma.

They got married on November 25, 1911 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 32 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Trijntje Postma  1912-1998
  2. Antje Postma  1913-1992
  3. Johannes Postma  1916-1986
  4. Jacob Postma  1920-1992

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1879, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1952, Dantumadeel
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/2228202/wal_van_der
  4. Huwelijksregister 1911, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday April 8, 1879

  • The temperature on April 8, 1879 was about 14.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 22 » The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
    • February 8 » Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
    • March 11 » Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
    • April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
    • July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
    • December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

Day of marriage November 25, 1911

  • The temperature on November 25, 1911 was between -2.3 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • May 19 » Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
    • June 22 » George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    • July 7 » The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues.
    • August 1 » Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
    • August 14 » United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death.
    • November 3 » Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.

Day of death August 30, 1952

  • The temperature on August 30, 1952 was between 12.3 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • May 2 » A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg.
    • July 7 » The ocean liner SSUnited States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
    • July 26 » King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
    • September 12 » Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
    • September 19 » The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
    • October 8 » The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Van der Wal


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