Family tree Weening » Gosse Tilstra (1889-1959)
Personal data Gosse Tilstra
- He was born on June 18, 1889 in Oudega, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
- He died on May 25, 1959 in Rotterdam (ZH), he was 69 years old.Source 2
- A child of Andries Gosses Tilstra and Sietske Jelles Wagenaar
- This information was last updated on August 8, 2019.
Household of Gosse Tilstra
He is married to Elizabeth Groeneveld.
They got married on April 11, 1917 at Almkerk (NB), he was 27 years old.Source 2
Timeline Gosse Tilstra
This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info.
Symbols used: 
grandparents
parents
brothers/sisters
children
grandparents
parents
brothers/sisters
children
Ancestors (and descendant) of Gosse Tilstra
Gosse Tilstra | ||||||||||||||||||
1917 | ||||||||||||||||||
Elizabeth Groeneveld | ||||||||||||||||||
Sources
Matches in other publications
This person also appears in the publication:
View all- Kwartierstaat Hendrikje Spoelstra
- Nakomelingen boerderijen Schoneveld in Overijssel, one author has confirmed this is the same person
Historical events
Birthday June 18, 1889
- The temperature on June 18, 1889 was about 16.2 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
- February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
- March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
- May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
- June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
- September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
Day of marriage April 11, 1917
- The temperature on April 11, 1917 was between -5.5 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
- June 11 » King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
- June 13 » World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
- November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
- December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
Day of death May 25, 1959
- The temperature on May 25, 1959 was between 9.3 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (79%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
- January 4 » Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
- February 9 » The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.
- April 8 » The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
- June 9 » The USSGeorge Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
- November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.
- November 20 » The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.
Same birth/death day
- 1882 » Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian compositor and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Bulgaria († 1949)
- 1884 » Édouard Daladier, French captain and politician, Prime Minister of France († 1970)
- 1886 » Alexander Wetmore, American ornithologist and paleontologist († 1978)
- 1886 » George Mallory, English lieutenant and mountaineer († 1924)
- 1887 » Tancrède Labbé, Canadian businessman and politician († 1956)
- 1896 » Blanche Sweet, American actress († 1986)
- 1948 » Witold Pilecki, Polish officer and Resistance leader (b. 1901)
- 1951 » Paula von Preradović, Croatian poet and author (b. 1887)
- 1954 » Robert Capa, Hungarian photographer and journalist (b. 1913)
- 1957 » Leo Goodwin, American swimmer, diver, and water polo player (b. 1883)
- 1968 » Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (b. 1881)
- 1970 » Tom Patey, Scottish mountaineer and author (b. 1932)
About the surname Tilstra
- View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Tilstra.
- Check the information Open Archives has about Tilstra.
- Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Tilstra.
The Family tree Weening publication was prepared by Hans Weening.
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Hans Weening, "Family tree Weening", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-weening/I60305.php : accessed October 14, 2026), "Gosse Tilstra (1889-1959)".
Hans Weening, "Family tree Weening", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-weening/I60305.php : accessed October 14, 2026), "Gosse Tilstra (1889-1959)".