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Personal data Albert Jozef Ceulemans 

  • He was born on July 1, 1916 in Antwerpen.Source 1
    Tijdstip: 06:00
  • Birth registration on July 3, 1916.Source 1
    Josephus Ceulemans witnessed this.
  • Occupations:
    • from December 21, 1930 till February 13, 1946 zeeman.Source 2
      Aanmonstering aan boord van volgende schepen:
      KAMBOVE van 21/12/1930 tot 09/05/1931 als lichtmatroos ("novice")
      HENRI JASPAR van 29/05/1931 tot 09/04/1933 als aspirant ("cadet")
      MERCIER van 13/04/1933 tot 20/07/1933 als aspirant
      HENRI JASPAR van 24/08/1933 tot 09/09/1934 als aspirant
      HENRI JASPAR van 20/09/1934 tot 10/02/1935 als matroos
      JOSEPHINE CHARLOTTE van 16/02/1935 tot 06/08/1935 als matroos
      S.S.MACEDONIER gedurende 3 maanden (data onbekend) als matroos
      S.S.MACEDONIER van 04/01/1940 tot 16/01/1941 als matroos
      H.M.T.THYSVILLE van 20/01/1941 tot 02/04/1941 als kwartiermeester
      H.M.T.THYSVILLE van 03/04/1941 tot 20/02/1943 als 6°officier
      S.S.BELGIAN CAPTAIN van 22/03/1943 tot 22/01/1945 als 3°officier
      PRESIDENT CATTIER van 09/08/1945 tot 19/09/1945 als 1°officier
      PRESIDENT CATTIER van 20/09/1945 tot 13/02/1946 als 2°officier
      Legde op 09/03/1943 in Liverpool examen af als "second mate".
    • from February 24, 1946 till May 24, 1946 90 dagen Speciaal Betaald Verlof voor een vaartperiode van 3 jaar 11 maanden 3 dagen.Source 3
      ontving voor dit Speciaal Betaald Verlof in december 1947 de som van 17.465,60 BEF netto (18.545,60 - 6% Sociale Zekerheid)
    • from June 1946 till 1981 bediende.
      Stevedoring Company Gylsen, haven van Antwerpen
  • Facts:
    • (onderscheiding) from May 10, 1940 till May 8, 1945 Oorlogsdiensten ter zee.Source 4
      Stamboeknummer 7432, volgnummer 245
      Torpedering met s.s."Macedonier" op 12/12/1940
      Zee-ereteken 1940-1945
      Herinneringsmedaille 1940-1945
      Londen, 29/09/1943: vermelding in het Gulden Boek van het Zeewezen met volgende vermelding: "Hebben niet geaarzeld zich ter beschikking der Belgische Koopvaardij te stellen, na schipbreuk te hebben geleden in gevolge oorlogsfeit aan boord van een onder Nationale vlag varend schip".
    • (onderscheiding) on November 3, 1961 Verlening van "HET ERETEKEN VAN DE ARBEID van Eerste klasse".Source 5
    • (onderscheiding) on April 8, 1976 Verlening van de gouden medaille der Kroonorde.Source 6
    • (vermelding) from July 30, 1936 till March 30, 1937 Legerdienst, België.Source 7
      Stamnummer: 182.7201
      Bataillon 1° Cie DE PONTONNIERS
      heeft de opleiding genoten van Duikelaar
      met onbepaald verlof op 30/03/1937
      terug onder de wapens op 26/08/1939
      wederopgeroepen voor een legerkampperiode van 04/09/1939 tot 15/10/1939 (klasse van 1936). Aanmelden te Burcht, Antwerpen.
    • (vermelding) from 1940 till 1945 verblijfplaatsen.Source 8
      Aankomst in Engeland (U.K.) op 15/12/1940 (op 12/12/1940 werd hij met SS "Macedonia" getorpedeerd).
      Adres op 21/12/1940: 5, St.George Square, Liverpool. Verhuisd op 27/12/1940 naar 53, Stainburn Avenue, Liverpool. Verhuisd op 18/02/1943 naar 35, Daresfield, Road Childwall, Liverpool. Gaat op 18/03/1943 naar 32, Princes Avenue, Liverpool.
      Verklaring van politie in Mortsel dat A. Ceulemans zich op 18/09/1945 heeft aangeboden als teruggekeerd uit Engelend, waar hij verbleven heeft als zeeman. In het zeemansboekje staat nog een stempel van 07/07/1946.
      Persoonlijk adres (zonder datum): Marin Makenzie, 42, Old Dutch Road, Durban.
      Op 28/06/1944: hospitaal in Durban wegens ziekte.
  • Resident:
    • from July 1, 1916 till August 3, 1921: Coburgstraat 13, sectie 8, Antwerpen, België.Source 9
      De straatnaam werd na de oorlog 1914-18 gewijzigd in Ieperstraat
    • from August 8, 1921 till 1939: Pieter Reypenslei 37 (later 41), Mortsel, Antwerpen, België.Source 10
    • from 1939 till 1940: Klapdorp 22, Antwerpen, België.Source 11
    • from 1940 till 1946: Pieter Reypenslei 41, Mortsel, Antwerpen, België.Source 7
    • from August 6, 1946 till 1951: Van Leriusstraat 34, Antwerpen, België.
    • from August 1, 1951 till April 1976: Jos de Swertsstraat 42, Merksem, Antwerpen, België.
    • from April 1976 till December 19, 1996: de Roest d'Alkemadelaan 52
      2600 Berchem, Antwerpen, België.
  • He died on December 19, 1996 in Berchem, Antwerpen, he was 80 years old.Source 12
    Oorzaak: hartstilstand
    Tijdstip: 04:00
  • Death registration on December 19, 1996.Source 12
  • He is buried on December 23, 1996 in Berchem, Antwerpen.Source 13
  • A child of Josephus Ceulemans and Catharina Maria Dyck
  • This information was last updated on July 29, 2025.

Household of Albert Jozef Ceulemans

He is married to Renée Marie Brass.

They got married on July 9, 1946 at Mortsel, Antwerpen, he was 30 years old.Source 14

Het huwelijk werd afgekondigd op 23/06/1946. Getuigen: Guillaume Ceulemans, diamantbewerker, 35 jaar oud, broer van de echtgenoot, te Berchem gehuisvest, en Louis Grieten, haarkapper, 45 jaar oud, oom van de echtgenote, te Anderlecht gehuisvest.
In de marge wordt vermeld: "De akte houdende wijziging van het huwelijksvermogensstelsel van de echtgenoten, in nevenstaande akte vermeld, werd verleden voor notaris De Ferm te Merksem op 28/08/1980 en gehomologeerd bij vonnis van de Rechtbank van 1° Aanleg van Antwerpen op 07/04/1981. Mortsel 26/05/1981. Antwerpen 29/05/1981.
Opmerking: in de akte worden geen huwelijksvoorwaarden vermeld!!
Louis Guillaume Grieten witnessed this.
Willem Ceulemans witnessed this.

Child(ren):



Notes about Albert Jozef Ceulemans

Hij was zeeman ten langen omvaart van zijn 14 tot zijn 29 jaar.
Hij vertelde in een gesprek op 22/07/1994 dat hij in Liverpool (Engeland) een zoon had, genaamd Roger of Georges, geboren in 1943. Hij had ook een zoon (Andres?) in Durban (Zuid-Afrika), geboren voor 1945, en de moeder was apotheker.

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    Sources

    1. geboorteakte nr.1478/mf Felixarchief Antwerpen
    2. Briefwisseling en loonstaten
    3. Brief dd.18/12/947 van het Ministerie van Verkeerswezen - Pool der Belgische Zeelieden
    4. Briefwisseling
    5. getuigschrift van het Ministerie van Arbeid (Commissariaat-Generaal voor de bevordering van de arbeid)
    6. Brief dd.30/04/1976 van het Ministerie van Tewerkstelling en Arbeid
    7. Briefwisseling
    8. zeemansboekje, afgeleverd te Liverpool op 20/01/1941
    9. bevolkingsregisters 1910-1920 Antwerpen/mf Felixarchief
    10. Burgerlijke stand Mortsel en briefwisseling
    11. Briefwisseling belastingen
    12. overlijdensakte nr.224/Antwerpen
    13. doodsbrief
    14. Trouwboekje + Familysearch.org/Belgium, Antwerp, Burgerlijks Stand, 1931-1950: Mortsel/Huwelijkscertificaten 1946/Afbeeldinggroepsnummer 110972526/Afb.46 van 104/Akte nr.85

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    Birthday July 1, 1916

    • The temperature on July 1, 1916 was between 9.1 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • February 3 » The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
      • June 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
      • September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
      • September 11 » The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
      • November 5 » The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of 5th November of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
      • November 21 » Mines from SM U-73 sink the HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War.

    Day of marriage July 9, 1946

    • The temperature on July 9, 1946 was between 6.8 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
      • February 15 » ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
      • April 1 » The 8.6 Mw  Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
      • May 7 » Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded.
      • June 2 » Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.
      • July 22 » King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.
      • August 8 » First flight of the Convair B-36, the world's first mass-produced nuclear weapon delivery vehicle, the heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft, with the longest wingspan of any military aircraft, and the first bomber with intercontinental range.

    Day of death December 19, 1996

    • The temperature on December 19, 1996 was between 3.5 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 23.1 mm of rain during 18.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1996: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
      • January 27 » In a military coup, Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane.
      • February 15 » At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.
      • March 4 » A derailed train in Weyauwega, Wisconsin (USA) causes the emergency evacuation of 2,300 people for 16 days.
      • April 3 » Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is captured at his Montana cabin in the United States.
      • August 14 » Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is murdered by Turkish forces while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus.
      • September 24 » Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.

    Day of burial December 23, 1996

    • The average temperature on December 23, 1996 was -2.6 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (85%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1996: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
      • February 13 » The Nepalese Civil War is initiated in the Kingdom of Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre).
      • May 28 » U.S. President Bill Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal, and the Governor of Arkansas Jim Guy Tucker, are convicted of fraud.
      • July 3 » British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland.
      • August 6 » NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.
      • September 27 » The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory, who establish the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
      • November 23 » Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125.
    

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