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Re: Vanderhoeft Family

eileenlewis126 — 2013-05-12 00:42:07Z

Hi Andrew,

I been doing some research on Roger Vanderhoeft lately, he an offshoot of the John Gillard Stapleton and Evelyn Elizabeth Snowden family.

Have a look at my site on My Hertiage:
http://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-30928272/gillard-...

There is a lot of information on Stapleton's (my family) and Snowden's here. Also a little bit on Roger Vanderhoeft family.

Regards

Tim Gillard-Stapleton

Vanderhoeft Family

andyr71 — 2013-05-05 13:57:12Z

I am looking into the family of Roger Vanderhoeft who lived in Brussels. He was married to an english women, Evelyn Snowden which is where my link comes from. He was involved in helping Allied soldiers escape back to the UK during WW2 and they had 2 children, Patrick Jean and Anne-Maire Evelyn who were both born in the early thirties. I would like to know if there are any family connections out there as I drawn a blank on any further information

Ancestry info in Brussels

deanterry62 — 2013-04-22 13:30:27Z

Visiting Brussels in June and wondered if there is anywhere in the city that would have info on my family.

Charles William Pearce Lane Belgium bigamy

Sarahlouisehughes1966 — 2013-04-11 09:20:49Z

Charles William Pearce Lane disappears from the UK Electoral rolls in Birmingham after 1935, and family folklore has it that he absconded and bigamoiusly married a Belgian girl.

I wonder if anyone has any record of this man in Belgium after 1935.
Bearing in mind he may have used any permutation of his names to escape detecton!

He was born illegitimately to Rose Pearce in 1894 in Birmingham. She died of TB soon after. He was brought up by Charles Lane (who we believe was actually his father), and Laura, alongside his four sisters, who all held him at arms length, for being a 'bad 'un'.

He was sent to Monmouthshire for four years for stealing, and at 17 was drafted from there to serve in WW1 in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, becoming a POW in Sennelager, Germany in WW1 by 1916.

He returns by 1919 to Birmingham, to marry Fanny Louisa WIlson, and having a son, William Lane. He regularly uses his mother's name (Pearce) as a middle name, in various official documents.

I am keen to trace Charles WIlliam Pearce Lane's movements after he disappeared, so I hope that he has turned up in someone's research in Belgium.

He is seen as a black sheep, but had a particularly rotten life which led to some desperate choices, and I would like to make sure he is acknowledged properly in our family and not hidden away as he has been thus far!

Hope you can help. Can supply further UK details if necessary.

lorraine at lolpayne dot co dot uk for correspondence please.

Re: looking for a professional genealogist in Brussels

bxlchris — 2013-04-08 14:12:12Z

I think the custom in Belgium was the same as in the UK, i.e. the marriage took place in the paish church of the parish where the bride's family lived. However then as now there were a lot of non-Belgians living here in the 19th century as Brussls was the administrative capital of the Habsburg Netherlands and then of the Bonapartist United Kingdom of the Netherlands. There were sizeable Protestant and Jewish minorities whose births deaths and marraiges would not have been recorded in the parish church registers. I think the first censuses were held in the late nineteenth century. Like in the UK the situation is harder to follow in the cities than in country villages where everyone was Catholic and didn't move far in their lifetimes. The situation is probably further complicated by the use of Latin in the parish registers.
Good luck with your research!

Re: looking for a professional genealogist in Brussels

davsuj — 2013-04-06 00:01:56Z

Thanks, Chris. That is very nice of you. Since posting, I have actually had some success with the digitized archives. I was able to find several ancestors, and am very happy about that. I was surprised however, to learn that most of the records have very little information regarding the person's origin - and marriage records do not list parents' names. So it is difficult to continue searching, especially given the number of parishes. In other words, I am stuck. However, I am not sure that I know all there is to know. Was there some custom in place in the 1600 - 1700s that determined in which parish an event was recorded? For example, in other European countries it was customary for the marriage to take place in the parish of the bride - was this also the case in Belgium? I have a marriage record from the 1690s - but cannot seem to find the births. I actually searched all indexes -nothing. I am willing to go page by page in the actual register, but there is no indication on the records as to which parish (i.e., the marriage records does not reveal the bride and groom's origins) - and that makes it very difficult. Any input would be much appreciated.

Re: looking for a professional genealogist in Brussels

bxlchris — 2013-04-05 13:37:19Z

Hi, The Belgian State Archives have just released the digitised version of their parish and state BMD records going back to 1831. I am just beginning to explore them but may be able to help you if you are looking for BMD records.
Best Regards...Chris.

Istas, John

jjune9 — 2013-03-21 21:24:23Z

I have information on the John Istas family in Kansas.

I am looking for addition information about him, especially when the migrated and from what part of Belgium. He left a family in Belgium, Omer, Alphonse Marie and Lise, when he migrated to the US. Omer migrated to the US and lived near Aurora, Kansas.

Thanks for any additional information.
June

Re: ISTAS, ALPHONSE-Brussells

jjune9 — 2013-03-21 21:10:17Z

Just saw your post.

Has someone been able to assist you in your search?

My grandmother was an Istas from Kansas. I might be able to help you.

June

Re: ISTAS, ALPHONSE-Brussells

jjune9 — 2013-03-21 21:06:25Z

This information sounds promising.
My grandmother was Alice Istas Ahrendes, Octave's sister. I knew most of grandma's brothers and sisters, as I lived in Aurora.

I am also looking for Belgium history for John Istas. John worked in the family brewing business in Belgium prior to migrating to the US. I have not been able to find anything on his arrival. It has to be between the year 1869, when Omer (Homer)was born and 1886 when Octave was born.

You can contact me at jjune9@yahoo.com
June Hebert

looking for a professional genealogist in Brussels

davsuj — 2013-03-04 07:01:37Z

Any recommendations for a professional researcher in Brussels? I am at a brick wall in a branch of the family tree that suggests a Belgian ancestor from Brussels (later family lived in Austria). I have no experience with research in Belgium, but have discovered that digitized records do not exist. I am therefore looking for a professional. Thanks in advance for any advice!

Louis Keeling Green marriage in Brussels

sawalmsley — 2013-02-16 14:51:22Z

I am trying to find details of Louis' marriage in Brussels on 16th March 1903. I do not know his wife's name or where in Brussels the ceremony took place. Can anybody help please?

Looking for dilger in Brussels areas

AKREJ — 2013-02-10 20:08:03Z

My grandmothers name was Henrietta Simone Thiels maiden name dilger. Her sister was Maria Theresa. Father was Louis and mother was alida. Was wondering if anybody had anymore info?

Jean Zicot ~1650 (Croatian mercenary named Cikot?)

brimartin10 — 2013-02-10 07:37:16Z

SUBJECT: Jean Zicot ~1650 (Croatian mercenary named Cikot?)

Jean Zicot is the first recorded Zicot I have ever found in Belgium.

Supposedly he was a Croatian mercenary who came in with Austrian or Spanish armies and stayed after being demobilized(or perhaps after deserting?)

Never found Zicot name in Croatia, but have found Cikot and variants.

Anyone have hard facts about our common unique Belgian ancestor?

kind regards, Brian

PS: These surnames are all for my ancestors who travelled in mid-1850s from Perwez(and Petit Rosierre) to Bay Settlement in Wisconsin: Martin, Duffeler, Josse, Zicot, deConninck

Re: ISTAS, ALPHONSE-Brussells

andy_m_pierson — 2013-01-30 18:07:29Z

I was in Brussels this summer and came across the town of Overijse on the south and east side. There I found a restaurant named Masion Istas or Huis Istas. On the old pictures it also has Joseph Istas as the owner. Also on the photos there shows the building to have been a tobacco shop and perhaps a saloon. They used to brew beer there from what the locals told me.

To make a long story longer,,,
My father-in-law was Leo Ernest Istas, his father was Octave S. Istas, his father was John Istas, born 1845 in Belgium.

Does anybody know who John Istas' father would be?

Thank you.

Request for help please

grenville1956 — 2012-11-12 12:49:25Z

I wonder if anyone can help me please. I am a Student at Swansea University in Wales and am looking for information about the Great Belzoni a circus strongman and early Egyptologist. His wife Sarah Belzoni was born about 1783 and may have moved to Brussels around 1827 after her husbands death. She seems to have stayed there until moving to Jersey where she died in 1870.

Can anyone tell me how to access the census for any details about her and also I am very keen to got hold of a copy of a card she filled in as an alien staying in Belgium.
Hope someone can help

Sarah Belzoni

grenville1956 — 2012-11-12 12:45:11Z

I wonder if anyone can help me please. I am a Student at Swansea University in Wales and am looking for information about the Great Belzoni, a circus strongman and early Egyptologist. His wife Sarah Belzoni was born about 1783 and may have moved to Brussels around 1827 after her husbands death. She seems to have stayed there until moving to Jersey where she died in 1870.

Can anyone tell me how to access the census for any details about her and also I am very keen to got hold of a copy of a card she filled in as an alien staying in Belgium.
Hope someone can help

Objet : Re: Pierre Joseph Paulin Fleurquin X Duroisin, Celine Julie Josephe 1800’s, Paris and Belgium.

sve92 — 2012-11-11 10:25:41Z

Bonjour,
J'ai trouvée l'acte de mariage de FLEURQUIN Leopold Paulin Emile à Paris 75018. En attachement, je peux vous trouver son acte de naissance si vous le souhaitez.
Je peux vous le traduire si besoin.
Bonne lecture
Bien cordialement.
Sylvie Van Eyck
sylvie.vaneyck@aliceadsl.fr

Re: Vastenacken Family

dfwilliams11 — 2012-11-11 10:17:27Z

Please stop contacting me - I do not require your help!

Re: Vastenacken Family

anthonybennett3840 — 2012-11-10 15:59:48Z

my father knew Lloyd George

Re: Vastenacken Family

johnny_driesen — 2012-11-10 10:47:27Z

Good Day,

I can help birthacte from Brussels,
mail my
johnnydriesen@hotmail.be

Re: VAN EYCK - VAN LEEUW - OPPELER

johnny_driesen — 2012-11-05 18:56:52Z

Recherche Brussels
Naissance certificat Brussel!

Mail
johnnydriesen@hotmail.be

Re: Vastenacken Family

johnny_driesen — 2012-10-28 06:43:08Z

Stamboom

Re: Vastenacken Family

dfwilliams11 — 2012-10-26 10:50:28Z

I think that I will pass, thank you.

Re: Vastenacken Family

johnny_driesen — 2012-10-25 19:16:08Z

Good Day,

50 euro, photo

Driesen

Re: Vastenacken Family

dfwilliams11 — 2012-10-25 10:22:25Z

What would be the cost?

Re: Vastenacken Family

johnny_driesen — 2012-10-25 06:34:35Z

Good day,

I can help and information Brussels
And i make pictures birth marriages enz.

johnnydriesen@hotmail.be

Re: Vastenacken Family

dfwilliams11 — 2012-10-17 15:34:17Z

Familysearch from Belgium

johnny_driesen — 2012-09-22 16:54:25Z

Familiesearch from Belgium

Photos birth mariage death

johnnydriesen@hotmail.be

Leunens and Hennaut

1_michellemaze — 2012-09-06 18:11:22Z

My grandmother was born Simone D. Leunens May 14, 1925 in Brussels and according to her obit her father was Fancois Leunens and mother was Maria Hennaut. I am looking for any information regarding her family line. I believe my granmother had a brother named Louis Leunens who I believe died Belgium. My grandmother married my grandfather (an american soldier) in 1945-1946 area in Belgium as well and my uncle was born there. Can anyone be able to point in a direction to find out more information?

Van Camp

vbrideau12 — 2012-08-10 17:04:33Z

Hello

I am trying to locate the birthplace and background information on Armand Louis Constantin Van Camp (Constant).
Born July 27, 1870 in Belgium - birthplace?

He immigrated to Montreal, Canada in 1903 and was listed as a painter although he profession was actually musician.

His wife Mary (Marie), born December 1860, immigrated to Canada 1908.

Any assistance would be most appreciated.

Thankyou
Valerie

Mertens

wendy800110 — 2012-08-01 17:14:51Z

I am looking for information on my family with the surname Mertens. My great grandfather was born in Schaffen (West Flanders?)in 1893, his name was Arthur Mertens. He moved to France where he met my great grandmother, Zea Bourla. They then moved to Brussells with my grandmother and great aunt. My great grandfather was a decorated war hero and owned a hardware store at 10 Eisenhower AVE. He had also been the president of a bank. I have some info on them but am looking for more. I also know that I still have family there and am curious to contact them. My grandparents and great grandparents came to America in the 1940s after the war.

Re: Finishing school in Brussels

ohmoch — 2012-07-08 12:45:20Z

My grandfather born 1897, Newcastle on Tyne also said to have attended a finishing school in Belgium - presumably between about 1912 (assuming he left UK school at 15?) and 1914 (when the Germans came) - unfortunatley no other details
Regards
Mark

Leunens and Hennaut

1_michellemaze — 2012-06-18 03:14:20Z

My grandmother was born Simone D. Leunenes May 14, 1925 in Brussells and according to her obit her father was Fancois Leunens and mother was Maria Hennaut. I am looking for any information regarding these Leunens and Hennauts. I believe my granmother had a brother named Louis Leunens who also died in Belgium. Any information regarding any of these people let me know. Much appreciated.

Re: Finishing school in Brussels

foggykiwiretiree1 — 2012-06-15 03:27:04Z

Hello - have just seen your reply. Can you tell me how you were able to trace the actual finishing school. And were you able to confirm your relatives attendance?

Re: Finishing school in Brussels

lbrooksuk — 2012-06-11 11:03:41Z

Hi, I was very interested to read your post - I am tracing my relatives, and found that my great grandmother went to a Finishing School in Avenue Louise in Brussels around the turn of the century. I do possess a photo of this too.

Van Niewenborgh

richbj — 2012-06-11 06:59:31Z

I am seeking information on Josephine Louise Theresa Van Niewenborgh. She married George William Richards in London on 4th Feb 1902 as a 20yrd old- born abt 1882. Father Constan was a Railway Engineer who was deceased at that time. She was born in Belgium not sure where. Was residing in Lewisham near London in 1911. I have no further details. Can anyone help me with additional infomation. Thanks John(Australia}
email: richbj1@bigpond.com(

Re: Pierre Joseph Paulin Fleurquin X Duroisin, Celine Julie Josephe 1800’s, Paris and Belgium.

laneerwin — 2012-05-27 00:51:18Z

Searching for family of Pierre Joseph Paulin FLEURQUIN b. ca. 1815, maybe Paris or Belgium and Celine Julie Josephe DUROISIN b. ca. 1817, Antoing, Belgium. Children Louis Paulin Victor, Paulin Henri, Leontine Ester Paulin and Leopold Paulin Emile born and lived in greater Paris area 1800’s.

Death

evadoerksen — 2012-04-15 04:35:26Z

how to obtain a Death certificate from Brussels, Belgium for Margaret Clement Weiland somewhere around 1880's

VAN EYCK - VAN LEEUW - OPPELER

sve92 — 2012-03-10 10:41:48Z

Bonjour,

Je suis à la recherche de l'acte de naissance de Jean-Baptiste VAN EYCK, je n'ai que son acte de Décès (le 08/10/1897) à Bruxelles en pièce jointe.

J'habite en France et n'est plus, à ma connaissance, de famille en Belgique.

Quelques informations utiles ci-dessous
Père de Jean-Baptiste VAN EYCK : ARNAUD VAN EYCK
Mère de Jean-Baptiste VAN EYCK : CATHERINE VAN LEEUW
Frère de Jean-Baptiste VAN EYCK : JEAN VAN EYCK (Peintre)
Conjointe de Jean-Baptiste VAN EYCK : CATHERINE OPPELER
Enfant de Jean-Baptiste VAN EYCK : PIERRE HENRY VAN EYCK

Si vous pouviez m'aider un peu ce serait fort aimable.

Bien amicalement.

Sylvie VAN EYCK, (Née VAN EYCK)

Elizabeth Catherine Ussher

bennett1642 — 2012-03-03 19:35:48Z

This lady died in Brussels on 23 Jan 1882 aged 77. I found this from The London Standard 28 Jan 1882. I would like to know where she is buried, and also where I might find her will. It is not listed in the English Wills & Probates register anywhere around that date. Has anyone any ideas?

Van Mechelen

laradave_1 — 2012-02-05 16:15:27Z

Van Mechelin – I am trying to trace my Belgium ancestors and I am having difficulty finding any info like census etc. I am looking for a Gustave Van Mechelen born about 1848 his father was called Francois who was a calico printer I do not know his mothers name. He had a sister called Ellean who had a lace shop in an arcade in Brussels. I am not sure if the family may have lived or worked at rue des Chartreux . Gustave moved to London I am not sure when but he had his first child in 1881 at this time he was a Hat Maker. I can trace his life then on in England but I no little about his earler life & family in Brussels.

Family Tree

barrie506 — 2011-12-16 13:38:15Z

Trying to trace a HENRI VAN ANDERLECHT

Thios Family in Brussels (also all Greeks)

djjohnengland — 2011-11-27 15:09:30Z

Anyone have any info on the Greeks living in Belgium?

FREDRICK DIEMARE

ericclark41 — 2011-10-15 17:25:03Z

IAM TRYING TO TRACE MY WIFES BIRTH FATHER HIS NAME WAS FREDRICK DIEMARE BORN ABT 1923 IN SCHAERBEEK BRUSSEL BELGIUM.MY WIFES NAME WAS MICHELINE ASTRID DIEMARE.MY WIFES MOTHERS NAME WAS WALTRAUD GERDA GERLACH ITS A LONG SHOT I KNOW BUT CAN ANYBODY HELP?
REGARDS ERICCLARK41

Re: Institut Commercial Funck de la ville de Bruxelles

vdbjepe — 2011-09-23 06:32:23Z

great,thanks
i have written in the meantime to la ville de brx and they are trying to find back my certificate.
so we were not in the same school but did the same good job i would say.

bye

Re: Institut Commercial Funck de la ville de Bruxelles

jeaninehardcastle50 — 2011-09-22 17:37:03Z

Hello,
The school was called Institut Commercial Funck and it was in the rue du Vautour, 69, 1000 Brussels but it does not exist anylonger. I believe you would have to contact the Institut Coremans. You could write to the Ville de Bruxelles and try to get a copy of your certificate as it was a state school. Good luck.

Re: Institut Commercial Funck de la ville de Bruxelles

vdbjepe — 2011-09-21 16:12:22Z

can someone tell me which the address was of this school.?
indeed did i attend evening courses(graduat) at the insitut commercial de bruxelles end 1979 beginning 1980 but i am not sure anymore the name was funck??

i need a copy of my certficate which i lost

many thanks for any help
B. regards

place Rouppe??

Re: Obtaining birth certificate of living individual born in Ixelles

miamclelland — 2011-09-18 12:41:41Z

Hi ju1516,
We were able to find a copy locally of the birth certificate I was looking for. I think the advice from vicemi1 (above) is quite good and you should try the embassy first if the person is alive. Kind regards, Mia
P.S.Thanks vicemi1 for the archives link - I just tried it and found excellent information!!

Re: Obtaining birth certificate of living individual born in Ixelles

vicemi1 — 2011-09-18 01:21:38Z

I would suggest that you contact the Belgian Embassy in Washington, D.C. They should be able to give you info on how to get a certificate for a living person.

If you are looking for deceased persons for your ancestry searches, you can go to the State Archives in Belium
http://arch.arch.be

Most of it is not in English, but you can probably find your way around by translating the website in www.babelfish.com