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Personal data Willem Kornelis Hiemstra 


Household of Willem Kornelis Hiemstra

(1) He is married to Antje de Vries.

They got married on June 2, 1870 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 30 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Pieter Hiemstra  1872-1938 
  2. Geertje Hiemstra  1873-1933 


(2) He is married to Tjitske de Jong.

They got married on September 8, 1883 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 43 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Willem Hiemstra  1900-1990

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Kornelis Hiemstra

Sjouke Hoekes Hiemstra
1769-1837
Antje Wytzes
1774-1848
Willem Harmens Zwolstra
1769-1833
Tietje Wierds Wierdema
± 1782-1826

Willem Kornelis Hiemstra
1839-1905

(1) 1870

Antje de Vries
1845-1882

Pieter Hiemstra
1872-1938
Geertje Hiemstra
1873-1933
(2) 1883

Tjitske de Jong
1864-1940

Willem Hiemstra
1900-1990

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1839, Tietjerksteradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister Stedum 1905
  3. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1870
  4. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1883

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Historical events

Birthday October 11, 1839

  • The temperature on October 11, 1839 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken regen dampig. 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 year 1839: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • January 6 » The Night of the Big Wind, the most damaging storm in 300 years, sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin.
    • January 9 » The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process.
    • June 17 » In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace are established as a result.
    • June 22 » Cherokee leaders Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot are assassinated for signing the Treaty of New Echota, which had resulted in the Trail of Tears.
    • September 9 » John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph.
    • November 17 » Oberto, Giuseppe Verdi's first opera, opens at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy.

Day of marriage September 8, 1883

  • The temperature on September 8, 1883 was about 12.7 °C. There was 8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
    • March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
    • May 20 » Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.
    • June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
    • August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
    • October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.

Day of death April 20, 1905

  • The temperature on April 20, 1905 was between 0.9 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • May 15 » Las Vegas is founded when 110 acres (0.45km), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off.
    • June 7 » Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year.
    • September 1 » Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
    • September 11 » The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
    • October 16 » The Partition of Bengal in India takes place.
    • November 12 » Norway holds a referendum resulting in popular approval of the Storting's decision to authorise the government to make the offer of the throne of the newly independent country.


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