Family tree Van Willigen » Gerrit van Woerkum (1892-1932)

Personal data Gerrit van Woerkum 


Household of Gerrit van Woerkum

He is married to Geertje van Vliet.

They got married on July 30, 1914 at Waardenburg, he was 22 years old.

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Gerrit van Woerkum?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Gerrit van Woerkum

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit van Woerkum


    Show complete ancestor table

    With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

    • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
    • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
    • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


    Visualize another relationship

    The data shown has no sources.

    Historical events

    Day of marriage July 30, 1914

    • The temperature on July 30, 1914 was between 11.6 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 20.0 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
      • August 9 » Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I.
      • August 27 » World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
      • August 28 » World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
      • September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
      • November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.

    Day of death September 7, 1932

    • The temperature on September 7, 1932 was between 10.5 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (45%). 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.
      • April 24 » Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
      • May 4 » In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
      • July 17 » Altona Bloody Sunday: A riot between the Nazi Party paramilitary forces, the SS and SA, and the German Communist Party ensues.
      • July 30 » Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
      • September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
      • December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
    

    Same birth/death day

    Source: Wikipedia


    About the surname Van Woerkum


    The Family tree Van Willigen publication was prepared by .contact the author
    When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
    Hans Pruckmuller, "Family tree Van Willigen", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/van-willigen-stamboom/I15645.php : accessed January 19, 2026), "Gerrit van Woerkum (1892-1932)".