Researching my ancestry and can only get as far as Ghislenus Clapdorp (1875-1949) married to Maria Theresia VanBauwel. I was told by my father that Ghislenus's father was named Josef and born abt 1845 and died around 1918. But cannot find any documentation to confirm that. Any help appreciated

Ghislenus Clapdorp was born in Stekene, Belgium may 22, 1875. His father was Josephus, 47 years old and also born in Stekene. His mother was Maria Theresia Lammen, 35 years old and born in ?Sinay?

See link, birth number 108:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GP8V-Q35?i=170&cc=2138513&cat=12908
 

Sinay = Sinaai (Sint-Niklaas) in Belgium.

thank you