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Personal data Wobbe Jans Westra 


Household of Wobbe Jans Westra

(1) He is married to Grietje Riemersma.

They got married on May 26, 1883 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 29 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Pietje Westra  1884-1949 
  2. Taeke Westra  1887-1960 
  3. Hylke Westra  1890-1969
  4. Tjerk Westra  1893-1968
  5. Wieger Westra  1894-1986 
  6. Sara Westra  1901-1988
  7. Folkert Westra  1902-1966


(2) He is married to Akke Jacobs Starkenburg.

They got married on April 24, 1920 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 66 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wobbe Jans Westra

Hylke Jans Westra
1800-1872
Sara Hendriks Dijkstra
± 1796-1883
Wobbe Berends Reitsma
1797-1875
Lysbert Jans van de Lune
1799-1882

Wobbe Jans Westra
1854-1932

(1) 1883

Grietje Riemersma
1860-1918

Pietje Westra
1884-1949
Taeke Westra
1887-1960
Hylke Westra
1890-1969
Tjerk Westra
1893-1968
Wieger Westra
1894-1986
Sara Westra
1901-1988
Folkert Westra
1902-1966
(2) 1920

Akke Jacobs Starkenburg
1855-1930


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1854, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1932, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. Huwelijksregister 1883, Kollumerland c.a.
  4. Huwelijksregister 1920, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday February 1, 1854

  • The temperature on February 1, 1854 was about 6.8 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    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).
  • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1854: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 23 » The official independence of the Orange Free State is declared.
    • June 10 » The United States Naval Academy graduates its first class of students.
    • October 6 » In England the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead leads to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.
    • December 3 » Battle of the Eureka Stockade: More than 20 gold miners at Ballarat, Victoria, are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.
    • December 8 » In his Apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived free of Original Sin.
    • December 18 » The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada abolishes the seigneurial system.

Day of marriage April 24, 1920

  • The temperature on April 24, 1920 was between 1.3 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 16 » Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University.
    • March 14 » In the second of the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, about 80% of the population in Zone II votes to remain part of Weimar Germany.
    • May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
    • May 29 » The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth which occurred 29 May 1920, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in Britain during the 20th century.
    • June 15 » Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
    • August 19 » The Tambov Rebellion breaks out, in response to the Bolshevik policy of Prodrazvyorstka.

Day of death November 21, 1932

  • The temperature on November 21, 1932 was between 0.5 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
    • January 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins the defense of Harbin.
    • May 4 » In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
    • May 28 » In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer.
    • July 20 » In the Preußenschlag, German President Hindenburg places Prussia directly under the rule of the national government.
    • October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
    • December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.


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