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Personal data Hiltje Wybrens Westra 


Household of Hiltje Wybrens Westra

She is married to Sjoek Brantsma.

They got married on May 8, 1901 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 26 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Hiltje Wybrens Westra

Jacob Eelkes Westra
1795-1854
Sytske Wybrens van der Meulen
± 1795-1868
Fedde Joukes Haagsma
1793-1862
Folkje Jans Broersma
1797-1847

Hiltje Wybrens Westra
1874-1942

1901

Sjoek Brantsma
1871-1955


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1874, Tietjerksteradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1942, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1901, Tietjerksteradeel

Historical events

Birthday October 26, 1874

  • The temperature on October 26, 1874 was about 13.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 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 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
    • July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
    • November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
    • December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.

Day of marriage May 8, 1901

  • The temperature on May 8, 1901 was between 3.3 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (39%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
    • June 17 » The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
    • September 17 » Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
    • September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
    • October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
    • October 29 » In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.

Day of death February 28, 1942

  • The temperature on February 28, 1942 was between -8.7 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged -1.0 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • January 31 » World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore.
    • February 22 » World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable.
    • February 27 » World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an Allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies.
    • February 28 » The heavy cruiser USSHouston is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed, along with HMASPerth which lost 375 men.
    • May 31 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.
    • November 30 » World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Japanese destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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