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Ancestor # 29

Marie Caroline Vermussche (1810-1885)

Marie Caroline Vermussche was born in Kaprijke, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium on 13 December 1810¹ and died there on 12 February 1885². She was the daughter of Engelbertus and Joanna Theresia (De Vos) Vermussche or Vermissche. She married on 17 November 1847³ Carolus Franciscus Dobbelaere, b. 18 December 1809 in Kaprijke and died. there on 21 April 1890.

I have found this family in the Population Registers for Kaprijke. In 1857⁴ the household consisted of Francis, 48, Marie Caroline, 47, Rosalie, 18, Marie Therese, 17, Seraphina, 15, Karel Louis, 13 and Bruno, 8. It is noted that on May 2, 1860 the family with the exception of Rosalie moved to Bassevelde. By 1867 the family was back in Kaprijke. The household in 1869⁵ consisted of Francis born 1806, married to Maria Vermussche; Maria born 1811 married to Francis; Charles, son of Francis born Jan 1843; Bruno, son of Francis born Mar 1849; Seraphina, daughter of Bruno born 1847 and married to Bruno Van Heysse; Bruno Van Heysse, born Feb 1839, farm worker and married to Seraphina Dobbelaere; children of Bruno and Seraphina, Marie Louise, Florentin, Julie, Charles Ludovinus, Julie Marie, Julius Bruno, Petrus, Julie Marie. This family liked the name Julie but none of their daughters with that name survived toddlerhood.

By 1880⁵ all of children had started households of their own. The household consisted of Francis and Maria until 1885 when it is noted that Maria died on February 12.

Child of Karel Francis and Maria Caroline (Vermussche) Dobbelaere:

1. Bruno Dobbelaere, b. 11 Mar 1849 and d. 16 Nov 1926, m. on 19 Apr 1876 Florence Cobert, b. 27 Mar 1847 in Eeklo, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium and d. 29 May 1929 in Kaprijke.

1 “Belgium, Oost Vlaanderen, Kaprijke, registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1796-1870”, digital images, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 18 Jul 2018, birth of Marie Caroline Vermussche, 1810, item 99, p. 96, film #4,774,507, citing Gerechtshof te Gent records.

2 “Belgium, Oost Vlaanderen, Kaprijke, registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1861-1923”, digital images, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Jul 2018), death of Marie Caroline Vermussche, 1885, film # 5,205,631, image 71..

3 “Belgium, Oost Vlaanderen, Kaprijke, registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1796-1870”, digital images, FamilySearch.org, Dobbelaere-Vermussche marriage, 1847, film #4,774,495, image 75.

4 “Belgium, Oost Vlaanderen, Kaprijke, Bevolkingregisters, 1847-1910”, digital images, FamilySearch.org, Francis Dobbelaere household, 1857-1860, film #1,783,927, Book 2, p. 131.

5 “Belgium, Oost Vlaanderen, Kaprijke, Bevolkingregisters, 1847-1910”, digital images, FamilySearch.org, Francis Dobbelaere household, 1867-1880, film #1,783,928, Book 2, p. 393.