When Julia Willems was born on 27 December 1860, in Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium, her father, Charles/Karel "Carlo" Livinus Willems, was 39 and her mother, Rosalia Sofia Expeels, was 32. She married Henricus De Waele on 9 October 1884, in Oostwinkel, East Flanders, Belgium. She died on 20 July 1942, in Oostwinkel, Lievegem, East Flanders, Belgium, at the age of 81.
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Germany invades. The Belgian army holds position behind Yser river until 1918.
Antwerp hosts the Summer Olympic Games.
Germany invades Belgium. The Belgian government evacuates to London. King Leopold surrenders to German forces.
Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic from Willem . The surname of Flemish and German origin is also common in the Walloon part of Belgium (especially in its German-speaking part).
English (Middlesex): variant of Williams .
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