Michael Joannes (Vandermeersch) van der Mescht (1788 - aft. 1866)

Born 18 Dec 1788 in Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Oostenrijkse Nederlanden

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel Elizabeth (van Wyk) van der Mescht — married 5 Dec 1819 in George, Cape Colony

Descendants

Died after 5 Feb 1866 after age 77 in Swanepoelspoort, District of Uitenhage, Cape Colony, South Africa

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Biography

Johan (Vandermeersch) van der Mescht heeft Belgische oorsprong.

Johan (Vandermeersch) van der Mescht is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Johan (Vandermeersch) van der Mescht is a Military Veteran.
Served in the French 3rd Battalion, 82nd Regiment of the Line 1807-1809
Served in the Napoleonic War, Spanish Campaign and defence of Martinique

Johan (Vandermeersch) van der Mescht is a Military Veteran.
Served in the British 1st Battalion, 10th Company, 60th Regiment 1810-1817
Served in the Cape Colony, 4th Xhosa War

Michael Joannes Vandermersch born on 16 December 1788 in Gent. In 1807 he was conscripted into the French Army. He served as fusilier in the 3rd Battalion of the 82nd Regiment of the line from 1807 - 1809. In 1808 his Regiment was sent to Spain. The battalion was part of the 1st Corps of observation of the Gironde, Army of Portugal, 1st Army of Spain.

His regiment formed part of the 3rd Division under General Travot's Brigades Graindorge et Fusier.

On the 5th of July 1808 he took part in the skirmish of Leiria. On the 30th of July 1808 he took part in the skirmish of Evora. On the 20th of August 1808 he took part in the battle of Vimeiro, where his battalion formed part of the 2nd Brigade under General Hugues Charlot.

The Division was disbanded in December 1809 and his regiment was sent to the Island of Martinique in the West Indies to protect the island and French naval base.

In 1809 British troops land on the island and all French soldiers are taken PoW. He is taken prisoner of war on the 25th of May 1809 and shipped to Plymouth, England on the ship Sampson.

On the 11th of March 1810 he is recruited into the British Army and allocated to the Kings German Legion, but attested into the 60th Regiment of Foot instead on a seven year contract. The Regiment is shipped to the Cape of Good Hope Colony in 1810 on the Invejane that lands in Port Elizabeth in 1810. The regiment was taken from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstown were it was garrisoned. The regiment took part is the 4th Xhosa War from 1811 - 1812.

After his contract with the British Army ended in 1817, he was granted a Colonial Pass to remain in the Colony.

Birth

1788-10-18

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} Space:60th_Regiment_of_Foot_1st_Battalion|1st Battalion]]^{[6] [7]}

Immigrasie

Colonial Pass ^[8]

1817-04-30

Huwelik

Date: 1819-12-05^[9]

NGK George

5 Dec ibi.

Johan Michiel van der Miss van Gent in Brabant geb. J.M. van der Olifantsrivier d. George met Rachel Elizabeth van Wijk van der Uith. J.D. woon als bove.

^{[10] [11]} / Johan Michiel van der Mescht ^[12]

Date: Johan was born in 1788

Place: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, [Austrian Netherlands] ^[12] Ghent, East Flanders, [Austrian Netherlands]

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Sources

1. ↑ Baptism He was baptised on 1788/12/18 in St Michiels Noord Kerk, Roman Catholic Church, Gent. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS17-YSDT-M FamilySearch]
2. ↑ The script in Latin indicates he was baptised "sub conditionem" Michaelem Joanhem van der Mersch. 'Sub conditione is a Latin term meaning “under the condition.” You may encounter the term in Roman-Catholic baptismal records in cases when the midwife performed an emergency baptism. If the child lived, the child would be baptized again by the priest, under the condition that he was able to receive the baptism". FamilySearch

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3. ↑

   82nd Infantry Regiment of the Line, French Army

   Michel Jean Vandermesch was conscripted into the French Army on

   1807/07/16

   Military - France

   Military Roll Number 2224

   LastName VANDERMESCH

   First Name Michael Jean

   Father's First Name Jean Martin

   Mother's First Name Marie Jeanne

   Mother's Last Name DACK

   Place of birth Gent

   Department of Birth Scheldt (Belgium)

   Date of Birth 1788

   Number/Source SHD/GR 21 YC 642

   Note 82nd Line Infantry :Regiment, 1st and 2nd Elite Battalions, 6 Prairial Year XIII :[May 26, 1805]-January 25, 1809 (registrations 1 to 2,672).

   Page 446

   Index number 529721

   The record indicates that he was a Fusilier.

   French Military Archives, ref SHDGR GR21 YC0462X 0446

   The Battalion was stationed on the Island of Martinique in 1809.

   He was taken prisoner of war on the 25th of May 1809 by British Forces.

   https://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/en/arkotheque/visionneuse/visionneuse.php?arko=YToxMDp7czoxMDoidHlwZV9mb25kcyI7czo3OiJhcmtvX2lyIjtzOjg6ImltZ190eXBlIjtzOjM6ImpwZyI7czo0OiJyZWYwIjtzOjM6IjY0MyI7czo0OiJyZWYxIjtpOjIzO3M6NDoicmVmMiI7czozOiI3MjEiO3M6NDoicmVmMyI7czowOiIiO3M6NDoicmVmNCI7czowOiIiO3M6MTI6ImltYWdlX2RlcGFydCI7czo3NjoiL1BBUkNPVVJTSU5ESVYvQ09OVFJPTEVUUk9VUEUvR1IyMVlDLzIxWUMwNjQyWC9TSERHUl9HUl8yMV9ZQ18wNjQyWF8wNDQ2LkpQRyI7czoxNjoidmlzaW9ubmV1c2VfaHRtbCI7YjoxO3M6MjE6InZpc2lvbm5ldXNlX2h0bWxfbW9kZSI7czo0OiJwcm9kIjt9#uielem_move=0,0&uielem_rotate=F&uielem_islocked=0&uielem_zoom=39 French Military Archives]

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4. ↑

   Name Jean Vandermersh

   Place Sampson Transports

   Event Type Military Service

   Event Date 1809

   Event Place England, United Kingdom

   Event Place (Original) England

   Series Number ADM 103/289

   Affiliate Publication Title Plymouth. French prisoners, 1809

   Affiliate Name The National Archives

   Prison Name Martinique Troops

   War Napoleonic Wars

   "Prisoners of War, 1715-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FWL-YVJC : 20 May 2022), Jean Vandermersh, 1809.

   Hein van der Mescht.

5. ↑

   Recruitment 60th Regiment of Foot.

   Prisoner at Plymouth recruited into the Kings German Legion on 1810/03/11, but transferred to the 60th Regiment of Foot.

   Name on Register Michael Vandermersh

   National Archives Kew, :Prisoners of War 1715-1945

   ADM103/125 & ADM103/289

   Name Michl Vandermersh

   Age 23

   Birth Year (Estimated) 1787

   Birthplace Gendt

   Event Type Draft Registration

   Event Date 19 Apr 1810

   Event Place Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

   Event Place (Original) Plymouth

   "Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC1-ZGRX : 11 September 2019), Michael Vandermersh, 1810.

   Hein van der Mescht.

6. ↑ Verwysing deur Louis Heyman 2020-02-23
7. ↑

   Michel van der Mersh was attested into the 60th Regiment of Foot, 1st Battallion on 1810/04/19. Kew Archives WO25/670.

   His attestation roll indicates the following, 23 years old, height 5'6".

   Born in Gent, Flaanders.

   Occupation Wheelmaker.

   Muster Rolls for the 60th :Regiment of Foot, 1st Battalion 1812-1815, lists Michiel Vandermess as a Private stationed in the Interior.

   Hein van der Mescht.

8. ↑ FamilySearch Verwysing deur Louis Heyman 2020-02-23
9. ↑ FamilySearch Verwysing deur Louis Heyman 2020-02-23
10. ↑

    Michiel van der Mess and Rachel van Wyk appears in the Beaufort West 1822

    Ward returns. Listed as Swartberg Ward, Klipfontein.

    Hein van der Mescht.

11. ↑ National Archives of South Africa: Cape archives
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Edited by Carel Marthinus van der Schyff 2017/02/19. Source: SOUTH AFRICAN GENEALOGIES Pretoria Human Science Research Council 1986 [Reprinted by Genealogical Institute of South Africa Stellenbosch
13. ↑

    Genealogie; Vandermersch, Heren van / Seigneurs de Carpentieringhe, Schoonvelde, Ghisbalde, Ter Beke, Dilsemont,Ten Bormen Elst, Nobelmeers, De Lysselbroek, Ten Heede, Ten Hooghen walle (of Duivelegoet),Ten Paradijs,Ter Vliet, Watermeulen & Lan­ghen Hessel, Wervik. Auteur: Rudy van Elslande.

    https://sites.google.com/view/genealogievandermersch/c-vandermersch-ca-cq

    CA 31541

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14. ↑ Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8YJH-3P3Z : 6 October 2020), Michl Vandermersh, ; United Kingdom, , TNA WO 25. The National Archives of England, Kew; FHL microfilm. Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC1-ZGRX : 11 September 2019), Michel Vandermersh, 1810. Hein van der Mescht.
15. ↑

    My gevolgtrekking opgrond van die onderste variante op die van "van der Me(e)rsch", een waarvan "van der Mest", die rede is vir die ewolusie van "van der Mersch", na "van der Mist" en uiteindelik "van der Mescht".

    My navorsing toon dat die uitspraak van die van, varieer van plek tot plek in Vlaandere en Frans-Vlaandere in Noord Frankryk ( Departement Nord).

    In het "Woordenboek van de familienamen in België & Noord-Frankrijk" kun je lezen:

    - Van der Meersch - Van der Meers(en) - Van der Mersch - Van der Mers(s)che - Van der Meers(s)che(n) - Van Meers(s)che - Vandremeersch - Van de(n) Meers(s)ch(e) - Van den Meersshe - Van den Mersch - Van de Meersshe - Van den Mersch - Van den Meersch - Van der Meir(s)ch - Van de(r) Meir(s)che - Van der Meirtsche - Van der Meesch - Van der Mesche - Van Meessche - Van der Messe(n) - Van der Misse(n) - Van der Meets - Van der Meys/Meijs - Van der Mest - Van der Miers - Van der Mies - Van der Miès(e) - Van der Miège - Miége - Vermeers - Verme(e)rsch - Vormers - Vermeerschen - Vermeerch - Vermeers(e)h - Vermeirs(ch) - Vermeirsche - Vermei(r)ssen - Vermeers(s)en - Verme(e)sen - Verme(e)s(ch) - Vermeys - Vermiesch - Vermès - Vermesse - Vermis(sen) - Me(e)rs Verpreide Plaatsnaam, ter/de Meers(ch): beemd, alluviaal land, vooral langs waterloop (J.LINDEMANS, Meersch. KCTD XIX (1945), 242-257). De vormen zonder r door ass. rs/s. - 1316: Gillis van der Mersch, Kortrijk (DEBR. 1971,62); - 1326: Jan van der Mersch - 1380: Danijn van der Meersch, Ieper (BEELE 389) - 1398: Jan van der Meersch, Rumbeke (DEBR. 1970, 304) - 1750 Emerentia Vermeers(ch)= Vermis, Aarsele (VlSt. 1973, 254). - Lit. Van der Me(e)rsch. De Leiegouw XXIII (1981), 457-459. Ik veronderstel dat de naam Vermeersch - Van der Meersch zeer oud is naar Zuid-Nederlandse begrippen. De naam komt duidelijk uit West-Vlaanderen, waarschijnlijk uit het Zuiden van de provincie. Volgens taalkundigen heeft het dialect er sedert eeuwen de minste veranderingen ondergaan. Iedereen spreekt er van "Vermis", enkele varianten worden ook zo geschreven (zie hoger). Indien deze uitspraak reeds eeuwen meegaat moet de naam Van der Meersch en zijn afgeleide Vermeersch dateren uit een periode toen men nog sprak van 'Meerschen' in plaats van 'Missen' of 'Misschen'.

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