Van Venrooij » Petrus Eijs (1859-1916)
Personal data Petrus Eijs
- He was born on October 23, 1859 in Rotterdam.
- He died on March 28, 1916 in Krommenie, he was 56 years old.
- A child of Dirk Eijs and Antje Tijsterman
Household of Petrus Eijs
He is married to Adamina van Venrooij.
They got married on June 3, 1885 at Rotterdam, he was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
- Hendrik Eijs 1888-1889
- Catharina Maria Eijs 1892-1895
Notes about Petrus Eijs
Piet overlijdt aan boord van een schuit liggende aan de ZuiderVaartdijk.
Dit zou de pakschuit "Wilhelmina" kunnen zijn.
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Historical events
Birthday October 23, 1859
- The temperature on October 23, 1859 was about 8.0 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 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 1859: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 19 » Daniel E. Sickles, a New York Congressman, is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity.
- April 25 » British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.
- June 15 » Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settlers.
- July 8 » King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
- August 16 » The Grand Duchy of Tuscany formally deposes the exiled House of Lorraine.
- November 24 » Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.
Day of marriage June 3, 1885
- The temperature on June 3, 1885 was about 22.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 42%. 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.
- March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
- March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
- March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
- May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
- June 9 » Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
- December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.
Day of death March 28, 1916
- The temperature on March 28, 1916 was between 3.8 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 10.5 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
- January 12 » Both Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircraft, receive the German Empire's highest military award, the Pour le Mérite as the first German aviators to earn it.
- April 8 » In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
- July 1 » World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
- July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
- August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
- September 15 » World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
Same birth/death day
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- 1863 » Mirko Breyer, Croatian writer, bibliographer, antiquarian, and one of the notable alleged and false victims of the Stara Gradiška concentration camp († 1946)
- 1865 » Neltje Blanchan, American historian and author († 1918)
- 1869 » John Heisman, American football player and coach († 1936)
- 1870 » Francis Kelley, Canadian-American bishop († 1948)
- 1873 » William D. Coolidge, American physicist and engineer († 1975)
- 1910 » Édouard Colonne, French violinist and conductor (b. 1838)
- 1917 » Albert Pinkham Ryder, American painter (b. 1847)
- 1923 » Charles Hubbard, American archer (b. 1849)
- 1927 » Joseph-Médard Émard, Canadian archbishop (b. 1853)
- 1929 » Katharine Lee Bates, American poet and songwriter (b. 1859)
- 1929 » Lomer Gouin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Quebec (b. 1861)
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The Van Venrooij publication was prepared by J. van Venrooij.
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J. van Venrooij, "Van Venrooij", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/van-venrooij/I78.php : accessed February 17, 2026), "Petrus Eijs (1859-1916)".
J. van Venrooij, "Van Venrooij", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/van-venrooij/I78.php : accessed February 17, 2026), "Petrus Eijs (1859-1916)".