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The Van de Vyvere family

As far as I can tell, these are the cards of the family of Joseph Van de Vyvere (born in 1868 in Tielt) and Maria Kamiel Loontjens (1870 to 1912).

On February 20, 2020, Timo added this information: Joseph and Maria were married in 1891. Timo added more:
Joseph (born in Tielt, 7 December 1868) was the son of Constantin Vande Vyvere (Tielt, 13 February 1812 - Tielt, 8 February 1875) and Justina Destoop (Aarsele, 10 November 1828 - Tielt, 5 December 1890). Joseph had three sisters, of which two never married (Elisa and Irma). Marie, however, married Henri Loontjens in 1875, the brother of Marie Loontjens.
Until 1914, Joseph lived in Tielt as a merchant. First he moved to Roeselare and in 1919 to Dendermonde, where he became a banker.
(source: De Roede van Tielt, 1987, p. 86 - online at https://issuu.com/roedevantieltvzw/docs/jg_1987_klein)

Children of Joseph Van de Vyvere and Maria Kamiel Loontjens are:

sons:
- Robert was born in 1893
- Jan was born in 1894
- Gerard was born in 1895

daughters:
- Lucie born in 1896
- Marie Henriette lived from 1902 to 1930

Thank you Timo, for adding this information: Justine Lucie Irma Leonie Josephine Marie Van de Vyvere passed away in Tielt in 1958 (added 20 February 2020).



Jean/Jan and Jeanne lived at 74 Rue de Rotterdam, Antwerp. Thanks to volunteer Timo, Jean Baptiste H. J. Van de Vyvere worked as a "sous-chef de bureau" for the Ministery of Public Works.


In 1935, Lucie writes to (her niece?) Jeanine Van de Vyvere (born in November 19, 1925 in Anterpen/Anvers/Antwerp). One postcard is addressed to Jeanine as well as to Jean and Jeanne Van de Vyvere. It looks as if Luce writing to Jan (born June 24, 1894) and Jeanne (nee Guetens) Van de Vyvere.

Thanks to Timo who added this information:
'Verdier' is Jean Verdier, who became Archbishop of Paris in 1929. It seems like Luce attended his episcopal consecration by Pope Pius XI on 29 December 1929: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Verdier

Thank you, Timo, for the spelling of Gaston's last name: Droesbeque! You have shown a link to surviving Loontjens family! Gaston DROESBEQUE (1889 - 1953) married Julia LOONTJENS (1897 - 1959) and had children: Jacqueline and Nicole.

Jacqueline married Emile TYTGADT and had children Martine, Francois, Christian, and Claudine.

Nicole and Paul KLUYSKENS have children: Collette, Bernard, Guy, Philippe, and Marc



Questions and some answers:

Q: Is Jeanine still alive?
A: Thanks to Timo, no, Lucy passed in 1958. However, there is some evidence that Jeanine had a daughter.

Q: Was Lucie travelling by herself in pre-WW2 Europe?
A: Thank to Timo's help, we know that Lucie married and had children. She did travel with Ellen in 1929.

Q: Who is Mademoiselle (in 1924) Maria Van de Vyvere at (Cour des Princes in Bruges) and who is her Aunt "V.A."?

Q: Are there any live descendants of Jeanine Van de Vyvere or Lucie Loontyens?



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A Friday evening message to Monsieur et Madame Jean Van de Vyvere in Rotterdam. Posted in 1929 from Roma.

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