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Research in Other Countries => Europe => Topic started by: huey1 on Monday 24 October 11 23:11 BST (UK)
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Hi
Trying to establish if a Irish relative of mine Franklin Manderson Walker(flax dealer) lived or had a business in Courtrai,Belguim up until 1914 he also had a business in Rotterdam .He may have been there with his family including a son Jerome who was going to school in Ireland but had listead a home address 31 Boul Vandenpeereboom with the school ,would point me the dirrection of any records that would be available thx for any help
huey1
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Lots of background on this thread on ANTRIM board-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=536516.0
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Google books has a mention (from Country Life in 1917) of "Reilly and Walker, Courtrai and Rotterdam" in connection with a flax machine.
The 1916 obit of Lt JE Walker in the Times mentions that his father was Mr FM Walker of Reilly and Walker, Courtrai.
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place Sint-Pieters-Op-Den-Dijk (near Bruges)
birth certificate
date 16-03-1896
name of baby Maud Charlotte Khonoma Walker
father Thomas Nicholls Walker
mother Maud Helen Mary Hayes
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Sint-Pieters-Op-Den-Dijk
birth certificate
date 19-10-1897
name of baby Herbert Macpherson Walker
father Thomas Nicholls Walker
mother Maud Helen Mary Hayes
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place Oostende (Ostend, Belgium)
death certificate
date 18-07-1903
deceased: Hunter Arguhart Walker
age 46 jaar
address London GB
Kaaistraat 65
profession geneesheer (doctor in medicines)
date and place of death 17-07-1903 te Oostende
born in India
father Alexandre Walker , died in London
wife of the deceased: Ethel Marie Browne
London GB
all data from the Belgian Archives
http://arch.arch.be/
Not available in English.
I also found a Thomas Walker and baptism of two of his children in the 18th century. If you should be interested...
The general genealogical site I know for the Netherlands doesn't work at the moment.
And just a coincidence, Iwas born in Courtray and lived during childhood in the same street you mention for Jerome.
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Hi meermin
Thanks for the information but i dont think there is a connection to my Walker's but you never know.Do you know if the street still exist's and if there are any census records for that region that i could search.
thanks again
Huey1
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I did a few searches on www.genlias.nl (Dutch Genealogical Search), but got no results.
Sorry! :(
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Hi KGarrard
I notice you say (Dutch geneology) is Courtrai not in Belguim!!
huey1
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I found a road called Minister Vanden Peereboomlaan in Kortrijk (Courtai), Belgium on GoogleMaps- wonder of this is the same as "31 Boul Vandenpeereboom" but unfortunately I don't know enough about the area to be certain. Perhaps meermin or someone else will know.
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It's the same street allright. Boulevard Vandepeereboom was in my childhood "Vandepeereboomlaan". In the seventies town changed the name in Minister Vandepeereboomlaan, because at that time nobody knew anymore who Vandepeereboom was. He was a very important liberal minister of interior and originated from the region, more exactly, he was from Ieper (some 30km from Courtray (Flemish name KORTRIJK). Although I haven't been there for many many years I know the street still exists, for I saw on the internet a flat to let in the same street some months ago.
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Hi KGarrard
I notice you say (Dutch geneology) is Courtrai not in Belguim!!
huey1
Indeed it is!
But OP mentioned a business interest in Rotterdam?! ;D
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Hi
Thx everyone for your help
huey1