Brief Life History of Sierk
When Sierk Claus was born on 9 March 1888, in Burum, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Johannes Claus, was 31 and his mother, Dieuwke van Dekken, was 23. He married Maaike Hummel on 15 January 1921, in Aduard, Groningen, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 21 November 1960, in his hometown, at the age of 72.
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- Sierk Claus in entry for Anne Claus and Bauktje Balk, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Sierk Claus, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Sierk Claus, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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World Events (8)
1890
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
1890 · Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Separates from the Netherlands
Luxembourg had gained their independence in 1867, but they were still under the possession of the kings of the Netherlands until William III died and the grand duchy passed to the House of Nassau-Weilburg.
1914 · WWI and the Netherlands
During WWI, the Netherlands declared that they were neutral and stayed so during the war.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Bodo, Heinz, Alfons, Eberhard, Erwin, Gerhard, Gunther, Helmut, Jochen, Kurt, Otto.
Flemish, Walloon, Dutch, and German: from a variant of the personal name Klaus , a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). This surname is also found in France (Alsace, Lorraine, and Nord). Compare Clouse .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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