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Personal data Jan Obes Westra 


Household of Jan Obes Westra

He is married to Henderika Roorda.

They got married on April 25, 1885 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Obe Westra  1886-1956
  2. Albert Westra  1888-1963
  3. Doetje Westra  1890-1964
  4. Ate Westra  1893-1918
  5. Aaltje Westra  1895-????
  6. Froukje Westra  1896-1959
  7. Jantina Westra  1899-1962
  8. Antje Westra  1904-
  9. Saakje Westra  1906-

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Obes Westra

Jan Obes Westra
1858-1939

1885

Henderika Roorda
1865-1946

Obe Westra
1886-1956
Albert Westra
1888-1963
Doetje Westra
1890-1964
Ate Westra
1893-1918
Aaltje Westra
1895-????
Froukje Westra
1896-1959
Jantina Westra
1899-1962
Antje Westra
1904-????
Saakje Westra
1906-????

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1858, Franekeradeel
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  3. Huwelijksregister 1885, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday August 15, 1858

  • The temperature on August 15, 1858 was about 18.6 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • In the year 1858: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • May 15 » Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
    • July 1 » Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society of London.
    • July 29 » United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
    • August 11 » The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren.
    • August 16 » U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.
    • September 10 » George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora.

Day of marriage April 25, 1885

  • The temperature on April 25, 1885 was about 14.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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.
    • January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
    • January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
    • February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
    • March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
    • May 12 » North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.
    • July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.

Day of death December 5, 1939

  • The temperature on December 5, 1939 was between 0.5 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. The average windspeed was 4 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • March 14 » Slovakia declares independence under German pressure.
    • May 14 » Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
    • August 25 » The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power.
    • November 23 » World War II: HMSRawalpindi is sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
    • December 4 » World War II: HMSNelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.
    • December 13 » World War II: Battle of the River Plate: Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMSExeter, HMSAjax and HMSAchilles.


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