Mrs Jan Baptist Van Impe (Rosalie Govaert), 30, from Bergstraat, Kerksken Belgium boarded the Titanic at Southampton with her husband Jean and daughter Catharina. They travelled as third class passengers, all three died in the sinking.
Notes
Michael Findlay (1994) lists her surname as Govaert, the (1998) revised list givres it as Govaerts. Govaert is the more common Belgian spelling.References and Sources
Michael Findlay Passenger List in John P. Eaton & Charles A. Haas Titanic: Triumph & Tragedy, 2nd ed. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 493 XMichael Findlay Revised Passenger List in Judith Geller Titanic: Women and Children First. Haynes. ISBN 1 85260 594 4
Newspaper Articles
New York Times (8 August 1913) Belgians Plan Titanic Suits
New York Times (13 September 1913) More Titanic Claims Filed
Belgian Consul Asks $46,250 for Lost Natives of His Country
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British and Irish newspapers online
Credits
Herman DeWulf, BelgiumMichael A. Findlay, USA
Georges Picavet, Belgium
Kassandra Picavet, Belgium
Homer Thiel, USA
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Encyclopedia Titanica (2016) Rosalie Paula Van Impe (ref: #1280, last updated: 4th February 2016, accessed 17th May 2024 20:07:34 PM)
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Titanic Passenger Summary
Name: Mrs Rosalie Paula Van Impe
(née Govaert)
Born: Thursday 25th August 1881 in
Nationality:
Belgian
Marital Status: Married to Jean Baptiste
Last Residence: in Kerksken, Belgium
Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 345773, £24 3s
Destination: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died in the Titanic disaster (15th April 1912)
Body Not Identified
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To begin with, I'm a huge fan of Dr. Jack & Rexella Van Impe's weekly program Jack Van Impe Ministries that can be seen on the TBN channel. Also because he's such an authority on the Bible, and Biblical Prophecies and all. Thanks to them, I now understand the Bible a lot more. While serfing the internet on another site, I accidently come across the names of their Van Impe Family: Jean Baptiste, a Farmer; his wife, Rosalie Paula; & their daughter, Catharina, whom also lost their lives aboard Titanic. So I decided to look them up here on this site, so that I could learn more about them. Ironically, since Rexella & Jack's JVIM's P.O.B. number is in Troy, Michigan...it didn't surprise me too much, when I learned their family also was headed for Detroit. Also, Jack is always saying, whenever he gets the chance, that he's from Belgium. I was wondering if you think that I (if they don't know already) should share with Rexella & Jack the information I found on their family, or...
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Hey Tammy, well, if you haven't yet, you should share the info with them, but they might not care a bit. Who knows. Laura
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