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Personal data Elizabeth Westra 


Household of Elizabeth Westra

She is married to Durk Postma.

They got married on October 7, 1911 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 21 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

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

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Elizabeth Westra

Zweitse Uilkes Westra
1833-1869
Lyske Haikes Mellema
1837-1910
Jasper Thijses Kuitert
1836-1892
Aaltje Jacobs Vijwerda
1840-1921
Uilke Westra
1866-1945

Elizabeth Westra
1890-1926

1911

Durk Postma
1885-1947

Geert Postma
1912-????
Uilke Postma
1914-1979

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1890, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1926, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. Huwelijksregister 1911, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday September 29, 1890

  • The temperature on September 29, 1890 was about 15.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
    • July 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
    • July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
    • August 7 » Anna Månsdotter became the last woman to be executed in Sweden for the 1889 Yngsjö murder.
    • October 12 » Uddevalla Suffrage Association is formed.
    • December 22 » Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.

Day of marriage October 7, 1911

  • The temperature on October 7, 1911 was between 5.8 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 14.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
    • April 8 » Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.
    • September 7 » French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.
    • September 29 » Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
    • November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.
    • December 27 » "Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

Day of death March 30, 1926

  • The temperature on March 30, 1926 was between 0.2 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • April 6 » Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
    • May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
    • May 28 » The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
    • June 14 » Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
    • June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
    • August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.


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