Family tree Weening » Elizabeth Westra (1890-1926)

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.

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.
    • January 25 » Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
    • March 20 » Prime Minister of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck is dismissed by Emperor Wilhelm II.
    • July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
    • July 27 » Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.
    • November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
    • 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.
    • January 3 » A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
    • January 26 » Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
    • March 29 » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
    • May 31 » The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
    • June 28 » The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt.
    • December 14 » Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.

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.
    • March 16 » History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
    • April 24 » The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
    • June 14 » Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
    • June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
    • August 6 » Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
    • September 25 » The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.


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