Family tree Weening » Durk Postma (1885-1947)

Personal data Durk Postma 


Household of Durk Postma

(1) He is married to Elizabeth Westra.

They got married on October 7, 1911 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Geert Postma  1912-
  2. Uilke Postma  1914-1979


(2) He is married to Aafke Monsma.

They got married on January 20, 1934 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 48 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Hilkje Monsma  1924-2017

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Durk Postma

Pieter Nannings Postma
1812-1884
Tiemkje Geerts Laanstra
1815-1873
Jan Jans de Jong
1798-1880
Regina Hendriks Broersma
1809-1886

Durk Postma
1885-1947

(1) 1911

Elizabeth Westra
1890-1926

Geert Postma
1912-????
Uilke Postma
1914-1979
(2) 1934

Aafke Monsma
1905-1982

Hilkje Monsma
1924-2017

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1885, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1947, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. Huwelijksregister 1911, Kollumerland c.a.
  4. Huwelijksregister 1934, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday January 21, 1885

  • The temperature on January 21, 1885 was about -3.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
    • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
    • March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
    • May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
    • July 1 » The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
    • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

Day of marriage January 20, 1934

  • The temperature on January 20, 1934 was between 0.5 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
    • May 23 » The Auto-Lite strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo", a five-day melée between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers.
    • July 20 » Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven.
    • August 19 » The German referendum of 1934 approves Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.
    • September 8 » Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SSMorro Castle kills 137 people.
    • September 18 » The Soviet Union is admitted to the League of Nations.
    • September 21 » A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing more than three thousand people.

Day of death March 25, 1947

  • The temperature on March 25, 1947 was between 0.4 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • July 11 » The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France.
    • August 2 » A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998.
    • September 15 » Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kantō region in Japan killing 1,077.
    • October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
    • November 25 » Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.
    • December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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