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Lagast (- Huys), Alphonse
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional
Details
Life dates
Reningelst, 1842 - ?, ?
Activity
1863 * - 1866 Bruxelles - Saint-Josse, Rue Godefroid de Bouillon, 123
Alphonse Julien, ° 20.6.1842. Arrived from Ghent, Rue de l'Agneau, 3 [operator for Roose ?] at Rue du Chemin de Fer, 22 on 30.4.1861; left for Rue Middeleer, 21 on 29.12.1863 and arrived at this address on 29.12.1863. Left for Rue des Ursulines, 26 on 29.2.1864, but the studio was still listed at this address in 1866. He was a witness at the wedding in Brussels of Jean Baptiste Durdik (see that name) on 6.1.1866. Subsequently recorded as a photographer resident in Brussels, Rue de Fer, 22 at the occasion of his wedding in Brussels on 27.1.1866 to Joséphine Bertine De Jonge (° Ostend, 18.4.1844; + Brussels - Saint-Gilles, 22.3.1868). The death certificate of his wife records him as a photographer domiciled in Brussels - Saint-Gilles, Chaussée de Forest, 26.
1872 ca Ostende, Rue Louise, 13b
Recorded as a photographer aged 30 resident in Ostend in February 1872, no street name indicated.
1875 - 1904 Ostende, Rue de Flandre, 3
Successor: Ketels Charles
Recorded as a photographer resident in Ostend at the occasion of his wedding to Esperantia Rosalia Huys (° Ostend, 6.3.1848; + Ostend, 28.12.1898) in Ostend on 16.1.1875. "Lagast-Huys, picture framer". Prints of Saint-Peter's Church after destruction by fire, 1896. "Patented suppliers to H.M. the Queen of Spain" [Mendel, 1904].
1878 - 1900 Roulers, Rue des Arts, 10
Branch studio. In the directory, no street name listed from 1878 until 1900. "Lagast & Cie" (no street), 1894-1895. "Lagast - Huys" with street name, 1900 ca.
1900 ca - 1914 Roulers, Rue de l'Est, 55
"Supplier to H.M. the Queen of the Belgians." His son Antoine Valentin David Joseph (° Ostend, 16.1.1885; + Ostend, 20.3.1962) was recorded as a photographer in Roeselare at the occasion of his wedding to Augusta Maria Carpentier (° Booitshoeke, 19.5.1883; + Ostend, 23.9.1956) in Roeselare on 20.6.1914. At that time, his father was still recorded as a photographer domiciled in Roeselare. In January 1915 Antoine Lagast - Carpentier was recorded as a photographer at this address and he would be active here as a photographer and publisher of picture postcards in the interwar years, including a series on war damage in Roeselare.
Alphonse Julien, ° 20.6.1842. Arrived from Ghent, Rue de l'Agneau, 3 [operator for Roose ?] at Rue du Chemin de Fer, 22 on 30.4.1861; left for Rue Middeleer, 21 on 29.12.1863 and arrived at this address on 29.12.1863. Left for Rue des Ursulines, 26 on 29.2.1864, but the studio was still listed at this address in 1866. He was a witness at the wedding in Brussels of Jean Baptiste Durdik (see that name) on 6.1.1866. Subsequently recorded as a photographer resident in Brussels, Rue de Fer, 22 at the occasion of his wedding in Brussels on 27.1.1866 to Joséphine Bertine De Jonge (° Ostend, 18.4.1844; + Brussels - Saint-Gilles, 22.3.1868). The death certificate of his wife records him as a photographer domiciled in Brussels - Saint-Gilles, Chaussée de Forest, 26.
1872 ca Ostende, Rue Louise, 13b
Recorded as a photographer aged 30 resident in Ostend in February 1872, no street name indicated.
1875 - 1904 Ostende, Rue de Flandre, 3
Successor: Ketels Charles
Recorded as a photographer resident in Ostend at the occasion of his wedding to Esperantia Rosalia Huys (° Ostend, 6.3.1848; + Ostend, 28.12.1898) in Ostend on 16.1.1875. "Lagast-Huys, picture framer". Prints of Saint-Peter's Church after destruction by fire, 1896. "Patented suppliers to H.M. the Queen of Spain" [Mendel, 1904].
1878 - 1900 Roulers, Rue des Arts, 10
Branch studio. In the directory, no street name listed from 1878 until 1900. "Lagast & Cie" (no street), 1894-1895. "Lagast - Huys" with street name, 1900 ca.
1900 ca - 1914 Roulers, Rue de l'Est, 55
"Supplier to H.M. the Queen of the Belgians." His son Antoine Valentin David Joseph (° Ostend, 16.1.1885; + Ostend, 20.3.1962) was recorded as a photographer in Roeselare at the occasion of his wedding to Augusta Maria Carpentier (° Booitshoeke, 19.5.1883; + Ostend, 23.9.1956) in Roeselare on 20.6.1914. At that time, his father was still recorded as a photographer domiciled in Roeselare. In January 1915 Antoine Lagast - Carpentier was recorded as a photographer at this address and he would be active here as a photographer and publisher of picture postcards in the interwar years, including a series on war damage in Roeselare.
Locations
1863 * - 1866 Bruxelles - Saint-Josse, Rue Godefroid de Bouillon, 123
1872 ca Ostende, Rue Louise, 13b
1875 - 1904 Ostende, Rue de Flandre, 3
1878 - 1900 Roulers, Rue des Arts, 10
1900 ca - 1914 Roulers, Rue de l'Est, 55
1872 ca Ostende, Rue Louise, 13b
1875 - 1904 Ostende, Rue de Flandre, 3
1878 - 1900 Roulers, Rue des Arts, 10
1900 ca - 1914 Roulers, Rue de l'Est, 55
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Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#2533
Status
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Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 14.5.2018, 25.5.2018, 3.11.2018 & 10.1.2019; MD revised 5.6.2020 & 13.8.2020; SFJ revised 15.10.2020 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght