Family tree Willard » Jan Gerritsen (1914-1945)

Personal data Jan Gerritsen 

  • He was born on November 22, 1914 in Beverwijk.
  • Birth registration.Source 1
  • Profession: Slager, Straatmuzikant, Werkman.
  • Resident:
    • Achterom 71, Hilversum.
      11-02-1944
    • Rigelstraat 18, Hilversum.
      31-3-1937
    • Ruiterweg 13, Hilversum.
      30-05-1940
    • Ruiterweg 17, Hilversum.
      07-11-1940
    • Schoolstraat 3, Hilversum.
      13-05-1940
  • He died on March 28, 1945 in Amersfoort, he was 30 years old.
    Overleden in het Concentratiekamp Amersfoort
  • Death registration.Source 2
  • A child of Frederik Gerritsen and Antje Meijer
  • This information was last updated on November 20, 2024.

Household of Jan Gerritsen

He is married to Wilhelmina Hendrika Willard.

They got married on August 4, 1937 at Hilversum, he was 22 years old.Source 3


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Sources

  1. Geboorteakte nr. 173
  2. Overlijdensakte 1945, nr. 370, blad 63
  3. Huwelijksakte nr. 344.

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Historical events

  • The temperature on November 22, 1914 was between -4.8 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • April 21 » Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
    • June 23 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
    • August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
    • August 4 » In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
    • October 19 » First World War: The First Battle of Ypres begins.
    • November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.
  • The temperature on August 4, 1937 was between 6.0 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • January 20 » Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President; it is the first time a Presidential Inauguration takes place on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms.
    • May 6 » Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
    • June 14 » U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.
    • July 7 » The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine.
    • September 5 » Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege.
    • November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
  • The temperature on March 28, 1945 was between 1.9 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.9 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • April 9 » Execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, anti-Nazi dissident and spy, by the Nazi regime.
    • April 26 » World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army are liberated in Baguio and they fight against the Japanese forces under General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
    • April 29 » World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor; Hitler and Braun both commit suicide the following day.
    • May 11 » World War II: Off the coast of Okinawa, the aircraft carrier USSBunker Hill is hit by two kamikazes.
    • May 23 » World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British forces.
    • August 11 » Poles in Kraków engage in a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five.


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Wim Willard een Larinees, "Family tree Willard", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-willard/I2329.php : accessed February 3, 2026), "Jan Gerritsen (1914-1945)".