isn’t foundling English ? I didn’t know that, I used it because it’s sorter and easier to write then abandoned child.
Yes, it’s sad, I saw in the register that there were quite a lot in that time.
And you have found the baptism entry of Joanna Maria , good. There’s not much in I’m afraid, but there’s a bit more in the marriage suplements of her first wedding.
marriage Jacobus Vlaenders - Maria Joanna Van Vaeter 11 November 1812 Drogenbos
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01g2b/marriage suplements Vlaenders-Van Vaeter (image 166 and 167)
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01g2c/image 166
Extract from the proces verbal register concerning the registration of foundlings (enfants de la patrie) at the foundling hospital at Brussels
Register 82, folio 157v year 1790
n° 261. Jeanne Marie VanVaeter, 10 months old, found the 11th March 1790 at 7:30 pm near the canal at the door of Mr Wouvermans, bearing a card as noticeable mark containing : Jeanne Marie was baptized in the parochial church Sainte-Catherine and that she was 10 months old the 11th March 1790.
Certified true copy. The Director of the institution mentioned above.
marriage De Groef - Vanvaeter 25/11/1840 Ukkel
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01g2d/Today the 25th of the month November 1840 at 10 o’clock in the morning, before us Nicolaus VAN BREETWATER, alderman, authorized officer of the civil registration of the commune Ukkel, province of Brabant, have appeared in public session in our townhall : Jacobus DE GROEF, 41 years and 10 months old, day labourer, living and born in this commune on the 28th January 1799, adult son of the late Elisabeth DE GROEF, deceased at Brussels the 8th February 1812.
The future bridegroom declares in the presence of the four witnesses named hereafter, that his mother’s name is not Elisabeth DE GRAVE as listed on her deathcert but Elisabeth DE GRAEF, and he declares on oath that the place of death or last residence of his grandfather and grandmother is unknown to him.
And Joanna Maria VANVAETER, 50 years and 8 months old, day labourer, living in Ukkel, born in Brussels 12 March 1790, widow of Jacobus VLAENDERS, deceased at Ukkel 31 December 1818, adult daughter of unknow parents.
Which comparants asked us to proceed with the celebration of the marriage planned between them and of which the announcements were done before the main entrance of our town hall ; the first on the 15th of this month and the second on the 20th of the same month, both at 10 o’clock in the morning.
No impediment has been reported to us, doing justice to their request, we have, after the reading of all the above mentioned documents and of chapter six of the Civil Code titled the Marriage, asked the future bridegroom and future bride if they want to take each other for husband and for wife, each of them in turn answered affirmatively, we declared, in the name of the law, that Jacobus DE GROEF and Joanna Maria VANVAETER are united in marriage.
Of all of this we drawn up this cert in the presence of Jacobus VERHEVEN, 44 years old, slater, Josephus JACQUEMYNS, 30 years old, slaughterer, Joannes Baptista DANNEELS, 50 years old, farmer and Guilielmus KINDERMANS, 33 years old, bricklayer, all living in this commune and no relatives of the married couple. After the reading, the bridegroom and the first three witnesses have signed with us, the bride and the fourth witness have declared being unable to sign because of illiteracy.
marriage supplements (image 310, 311 and 312)
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