Family tree Klavers » Berend Zijlstra (± 1887-????)

Personal data Berend Zijlstra 

  • He was born about 1887 in Oude-Pekela, Groningen, Nederland.
  • This information was last updated on March 10, 2025.

Household of Berend Zijlstra

He is married to Elizabeth Boven.

They got married on May 20, 1911 at Oude-Pekela, Groningen, Nederland.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Hemmo Zijlstra  1913-1966


Notes about Berend Zijlstra

Beroep: 1911 arbeider; 1936 machinist.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Berend Zijlstra

Berend Zijlstra
± 1887-????

1911

Elizabeth Boven
± 1888-????

Hemmo Zijlstra
1913-1966

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Sources

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Historical events

Day of marriage May 20, 1911

  • The temperature on May 20, 1911 was between 8.8 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 5 » Kappa Alpha Psi, the world's third oldest and largest black fraternity, is founded at Indiana University.
    • April 8 » Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.
    • May 31 » The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
    • June 22 » Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.
    • July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
    • September 24 » His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.

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