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Personal data George BARNES 


Household of George BARNES

He is married to Helen / Nellie WATKINS (BARNES).

They got married on October 19, 1916 at Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan., he was 36 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Vera BARNES (BRIGGS)  1921-1997 


Notes about George BARNES

In 1923 George moved his young family to Canada. George, Nellie and daughters Lena and Vera (my mother) sailed on the ship "Minnedosa", from the Port of Liverpool, England -Port of Arrival was Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The family settled in Sydenham, Ontario, Canada. Their last daughter Doreen was born in Ontario. As far as I know none of them ever went back to England again, however my grandparents may have kept in touch with family members.

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Historical events

Birthday November 20, 1879

  • The temperature on November 20, 1879 was about -1.5 °C. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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.
    • February 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
    • 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.
    • July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
    • July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
    • December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

Day of marriage October 19, 1916

  • The temperature on October 19, 1916 was between 0.3 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
    • February 24 » The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.
    • March 16 » The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
    • September 27 » Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu.
    • November 7 » Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
    • November 30 » Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty.


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