- NAME
- Meinema, Matthew Stephen Peter
- BIRTHDATE
- 4-4-1996
- PLACE OF BIRTH
- Perth, Australia
- Meinema, Pieter sr. – 21-8-1909 – great-grandfather –
- Rietkerken, Elisabeth – 11-12-1906 – great-grandmother
- Meinema, Pieter jr. – 18-4-1941 – grandfather –
7-4-1955
Migration AU
Matthew’s grandfather Pieter (Peter) arrived with his parents and brother Christiaan in 1955
7-4-1955
Scheme
According to Matthew’s grandfathers personal file in the National Archives Australia, the family travelled under the Netherlands Government Agency Scheme
5-8-1957
Naturalization
In 1957 Matthew’s grandfather applied for naturalization as Peter Meinema. He was naturalized on 22-5-1958
1964
Marriage
In 1964 Matthew’s grandfather Peter married his grandmother Helena Meinema. Matthew’s father Stephen is one of their three sons
4-4-1996
Birthday
Matthew was born in 1996
2014
Education
From 2014-2017 Matthew studied physics at the University of Western Australia
2015
Education
In 2015-2016 Matthew studied in Seoul
1-2020
Migration NL
Matthew moved to study in the Netherlands before Brexit in 2020
“I discovered that my UK citizenship (from his mother’s side Jeanette) gave me access to less costly courses in astrophysics at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) so long as I was accepted before Brexit”