The death record for Ivo Meerschman is located here: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33

MegStadtler

The death record for Ivo Meerschman is located here: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9P6M-9DKZ?i=522&wc=QZ9J-5K2%3A1009587101%2C1009505001&cc=2139860, record #18. Can anyone tell me where he was born? Thanks! Meg

Adrien Kintziger

The mayor is from Vijve st Elois= Sint Eloois Vijve

and Ivo is born in Vijve St Baafs=Sint Baafs Vijve, you can read it at the lower end of the page.

It belongs to Wielsbeke .

 

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Baafs-Vijve

 

Take care , Adrie

MegStadtler

Adrie, I can't find him in the indexes. I read his age at death to be 67, is this correct?

 

Meg

Adrien Kintziger

Yes, 67 is the age. Did you also check Sint Eloois Vijve?...it is possible that he was born in Sint Baafs Vijve, but was declared at the office in Sint Eloois Vijve. These towns are all shape-shifters, sometimes their borders or dependency's change over times.

 

Adrie

PeterDe Burghgraeve

His Birth record is here: https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=1&place=417896&endDate=1818&startDate=1818&rmsId=TH-195-847946-1-70&coverageItemIndex=1&imageIndex=480&singleView=true image 481, number 56, but not easy to read. The parents match fully with the parents reported in his death record.

Adrien Kintziger

So , St Baafs Vijve shows as Vijve St Baafs, Baafs is a very difficult read.

Thanks for the research Peter.

MegStadtler

Thank you both for your assistance. Meg

LegacyUser

Wow! This was a great find!