Two Goossens marriages on the same day

Laurent Hubert Goossens (1829-1910) and his wife Sophia Hubertina Goossens (1834-1877) had ten children and seven survived infancy. Their fifth child was Felix August Marie (Félix) Goossens who was born on 8 June 1864 in Venlo. Their sixth child was born there on 20 May 1966 as Maria Florentina Albertina (Maria) Goossens.
Laurent Hubert Goossens is a male-line descendant of Antoon Goossens who died in Venlo on 3 July 1790. His wife Sophia Hubertina is a male-line descendant of Thonis Goossens who lived in Mook. Thus, husband and wife belonged to different families - as far as we known - despite having the same surname.

The couple's eldest son Antoine Emile Hubert Goossens (1860-1926) was director of a light bulb factory, and the first to marry in 1892. On 22 May 1894, in Venlo the siblings Félix and Maria were both married. Maria married Emile Jean Hubert Wolters (1864-1926), and had 6 children. Félix married Emma Elise Alexandrine Hubertine (Emma) Goossens. She was born on 13 February 1872 in Venlo as daughter of August Theodoor Hubert Goossens (1828-1911) and his Belgian wife Marie Louise Eugenie Hubertine Lumaije (1848-1907). Emma belongs to the Goossens family descending from Antoon Goossens. She and Félix have a common grandfather Mathieu Ferdinand Goossens (1791-1869).

Venloosch Weekblad, 26-5-1894

Maria Goossens and Emile Wolters are the parents of 4 sons and 2 daughters who all lived to adulthood. They had descendants in Venlo, Roermond, Den Bosch, Uppsala and Bloomfield. Emile died on 2 February 1926 in Venlo, aged 61. Maria died at the age of 70 on 11 November 1936 in Venlo.

Félix and Emma Goossens had 9 children in 9 years, but only 3 of them survived to adulthood:

2. Joseph August Antoine Marie Hubert Goossens was born on 11 June 1896 in Venlo. He was an engineer. On 3 January 1931 in Hilversum he married Christina Wilhelmina Maria de Jong. She was born in Joure on 14 November 1920, and died in Wageningen on 17 December 1971. He died on 22 November 1960 in Utrecht. This couple had several children.
4. Arthur Ferdinand Leon Marie Hubert Goossens was born on 4 January 1900 in Venlo. He lived in The Hague and Roermond in The Netherlands, and in Ter Hulpen, Balen and Mol in Belgium. His wife was Alice Marie Josephine van Billoen. Arthur died on 8 April 1962 in Mol (see the death notice below).
8. Paul Floris Léon Goossens was born on 26 June 1909 in Venlo. He was an engineer. On 26 July 1941 in Maastricht he married Elisabeth Gijsberta Maria (Els) Nühn. They had a son.

De Tijd (De Maasbode), 10-3-1962

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Delpher.nl.