Family tree Van Willigen » Karel van Wilgen (1857-1935)

Personal data Karel van Wilgen 

  • He was born on September 17, 1857 in Broek.
    Tegenwoordig bij het opmaken van de geboorteaangifte, Hermans Christiaan Edaun oud 38 jaar, kantoorbediende wonende te Gouda en Hendrik van den Berg oud 33 jaar, veldwachter van de Gemmente.
  • He died on June 22, 1935 in Gouda, he was 77 years old.
  • He is buried in Gouda.
    Zerk id-nummer 427555 Begraafplaatsnr.877 (Plaats)aanduiding IMG_5093.
  • A child of Pieter van Wilgen and Maria Frederica Nieuwland
  • This information was last updated on October 21, 2013.

Household of Karel van Wilgen

He is married to Dirkje van der Spelt.

They got married on May 7, 1879 at Gouda, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Dirk Johannes van Wilgen  ± 1880-1881
  2. Karel van Wilgen  1888-???? 
  3. Dirk van Willigen  1891-???? 
  4. Pieternella van Wilgen  ± 1894-1901
  5. Ditje van Wilgen  1896-????
  6. Simon van Wilgen  ± 1898-1899


Notes about Karel van Wilgen

Op geboorte akte van Wilgen, geb. op 17-09-1857 akte nr.45, dit is juist
maar op grafsteen staat geb. 17-09-1868 en dit is fout.

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  • The temperature on September 17, 1857 was about 18.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
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    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).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1857: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • March 29 » Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
    • April 18 » "The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
    • May 11 » Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British.
    • June 26 » The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London.
    • September 7 » Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers slaughter most members of peaceful, emigrant wagon train.
    • September 11 » The Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.
  • The temperature on May 7, 1879 was about 7.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
    • April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
    • May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
    • May 31 » Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.
    • October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
    • October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13​2 hours before burning out).
  • The temperature on June 22, 1935 was between 13.2 °C and 25.6 °C and averaged 20.2 °C. There was 14.2 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
    • February 13 » A jury in Flemington, New Jersey finds Bruno Hauptmann guilty of the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, the son of Charles Lindbergh.
    • April 23 » The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.
    • May 29 » First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane.
    • June 11 » Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
    • September 24 » Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights.
    • December 12 » Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.


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