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 | Hans Christian Nielsen and wife Ingeborg Cathrine Pedersen
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 | Hans Christian Nielsen - Portrait
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 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen) and 10 of their 11 children. Children no 11 died before this picture was taken.
Probably from shortly before the 2 oldest boys, Jens and Peter Petersen Nielsen immigrated to Australia in 1882 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen) and 10 of their 11 children. Children no 11 died before this picture was taken.
Probably from shortly before the 2 oldest boys, Jens and Peter Petersen Nielsen immigrated to Australia in 1882
Backside of the picture |
 | Group photo taken at Hans Christian Nielsen and Ingeborg Cathrine´s(nee Pedersen) golden wedding in 1911. All living children + their spouses except for Jens and Peter Petersen in Australia and their spouses. Please note that Jens Andersen Rossen and Carl Christian Rossen are siblings. So also Bothilde Caroline Nielsen (nee Jakobsen) and Dorthea Marie Nielsen (nee Jakobsen)
Back row, from left to right: Ane Petrea Nielsen, Christian Nielsen, Niels Peter Nielsen, Dorthea Marie Nielsen (nee Jakobsen), Gyde Marie Nielsen (nee Nissen), Eli Jensen Nielsen.
Middle row, from left to right: Cathrine Hansine Jensen (nee Nielsen), Jørgen Christensen Jensen, Carl Christian Rossen, Sophie Pauline Rossen (nee Nielsen), Marie Jensine Jepsen (nee Nielsen), Bothilde Caroline Nielsen (nee Jakobsen), Christine Margrethe Rossen (nee Nielsen), Otto Nielsen, Jens Andersen Rossen. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and Ingeborg Cathrine´s (nee Pedersen) Golden Wedding in 1911. Group photo with 8 children, their spouses and many grandchildren. In total they had at least 60 grandchildren!
A first description with names on a separate paper. The correct version with all correct names later on... |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark memorial stone for Lø Herred, Tønder Amt
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark memorial stone for Sønderjylland which is the sourthern part of Jutland, next to the Danish-German border.
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark memorial stone for Sønderjylland which is the sourthern part of Jutland, next to the Danish-German border. This picture is taken from the side.
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark memorial stones of the various parishes in Sønderjylland which is the sourthern part of Jutland, next to the Danish-German border.
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark memorial stones of the various parishes plus the main stone for Sønderjylland which is the sourthern part of Jutland, next to the Danish-German border.
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Niels Peter Nielsen with his wife Gyde Marie (nee Nissen) and his father Hans Christian Nielsen
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| Documents
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 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Birth and baptism record from The Danish Church Book Records
Ballum Sogn, 29 Aug 1841 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Vaccination record, 29 Jul 1842
He has the no 12
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 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Conscription register/Lægdsrulle, 1842
He is no 75/58, born 29 Aug 1841, born in Harknag-Ballum |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Conscription register/Lægdsrulle, 1844
He is no 58/50, born 29 Aug 1841, born in Harknag-Ballum
3 years old |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Conscription register/Lægdsrulle, 1847
He is no 50/43, born 29 Aug 1841, born in Harknag-Ballum
6 years old |
 | Siblings Johanne Marie, Christian Petersen, Niels Jensen, Hans Christian and Mette Line Nielsen
Census /Folketælling 1845
They all live in the poorhouse in Husum-Ballum. They are called "fattiglemmer" in Danish which could be translated as pauper.
Very poor circumstances. Interesting here is that their family name isn´t written as Nielsen but Jensen. How come? This because of the use of patronymic which means that a new born in Denmark would get a family name by using the fathers given name plus the ending -sen which means son. A daughter would be given the ending -datter which means daughter. So these 5 siblings were named after their father Jens+sen= Jensen. The girls should have got the family name Jensdatter if it should have been correct. But in the church books they all got the family name Nielsen... |
 | Jens Nielsen, his wife Kirstine Margrethe Christensdatter and their 7 Children Johanne Marie, Christian Petersen, Niels Jensen, Hans Christian, Mette Line, Johannes Thygesen and Carl Peter Nielsen
Census /Folketælling 1850
They all live in the poorhouse in Husum-Ballum. They are called "fattiglemmer" in Danish which could be translated as pauper.
Very poor circumstances. Several of Jens and Kristine´s children died in the poorhouse. Just like Jens and Kristine. She hanged herself in her bed.... |
 | Jens Nielsen, his wife Kirstine Margrethe Christensdatter and 5 of their Children; Hans Christian, Mette Line, Johannes Thygesen, Marie Christine and Mariane Nielsen
Census /Folketælling 1855
They all live in the poorhouse in Husum-Ballum. They are called "fattiglemmer" in Danish which could be translated as pauper.
Very poor circumstances. Several of Jens and Kirstine´s children died in the poorhouse. Just like Jens and Kirstine. She hanged herself in her bed.... |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Afgangsliste april 1859 fra Ballum Sogn til Ottersbøl i Mjolden Sogn
He moved from Ballum Parish to Ottersbøl/Mjolden Parish in april 1859 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Tilgangsliste Mjolden Sogn, han kom fra Ballum Sogn i 1859
Hans came from Ballum Parish to Mjolden Paris in 1859. He has the no 1 in 1859, about the middle of the page.
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 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Almindelig jævnførelsesliste, Mjolden Sogn, 1859 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his to be wife Ingeborg Cathrine Pedersen
Census/Folketælling 1860, page 1
They both work at Ottersbøll Mølle which is a mill in Mjolden Parish. Both as workers.
Hans Christian is the last name on page one and Ingeborg Cathrine is no 3 on page 2.
Did they meet here? |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his to be wife Ingeborg Cathrine Pedersen
Census/Folketælling 1860, page 2
They both work at Ottersbøll Mølle which is a mill in Mjolden Parish. Both as workers.
Hans Christian is the last name on page one and Ingeborg Cathrine is no 3 on page 2.
Did they meet here? |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and Ingeborg Cathrine Pedersen
Afgangsliste fra Mjolden Sogn til Sønder Skast Sogn, de flytter begge to den 12. Maj 1861. Det vil sige 2 dage inden de gifter sig i Skast Kirke den 14. Maj 1861
They both move from Mjolden Parish to Skast Parish on 12 May 1861.
2 days before they got married on 14 May 1861 in Skast Church |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Confirmation record from The Danish Church Books
Ballum Sogn, 2 Mar 1856
You find him on top of the page. At the time he lived in the poorhouse in Husum-Ballum. It further says that his knowledge was good and his behaviour very good! |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and Ingeborg Cathrine Pedersen
Marriage record from The Danish Church Books
Sønder Skast Sogn, 14 May 1861 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Census/Folketælling, 1 Dec 1885
"Königreich Preussen. Volkszählung am 1. Dezember 1885"
Hans Christian er dansk statsborger som bor i det som dengang var en del af Preussen/Tyskland. Han er altså en optant |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Last will and testament, page 1
Ballum, 7 Jan 1904 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Last will and testament, page 2
Ballum, 7 Jan 1904 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Last will and testament, page 3
Ballum, 7 Jan 1904 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Last will and testament, page 4
Ballum 7 Jan 1904 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Last will and testament, page 5
Ballum, 7 Jan 1904 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Last will and testament, page 6
Ballum, 7 Jan 1904 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Golden wedding notice
Flensborg Avis, 12 May 1911 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Golden wedding notice, correction of the date as it was announced incorrect some days before
Flensborg Avis, 13 May 1911 |
 | Newspapper clipps regarding the Golden Wedding of Hans Christian Nielsen and Ingeborg Cathrine Pedersen in 1911
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 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Golden wedding notice after the feast held at their home
Flensborg Avis, 17 May 1911 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and Ingeborg Cathrine`s (nee Pedersen) Golden Wedding in 1911
Number and Names of the participants on the group photo, page 1 of 2 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and Ingeborg Cathrine`s (nee Pedersen) Golden Wedding in 1911
Number and Names of the participants on the group photo, page 2 of 2 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Golden Wedding 1911
Heads and numbers |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
They say thank you for the golden wedding wishes
Flensborg Avis, 18 May 1911 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen, his daughter Ane Petrea and her husband Christian Nielsen and their daughter Hansine Kristiane Nielsen
Census/Folketælling 1921, page 1
They live i Bramminge, Sneum Sogn.'
Hans Christian is retired while Christian Nielsen is a smallholder. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen, his daughter Ane Petrea and her husband Christian Nielsen and their daughter Hansine Kristiane Nielsen
Census/Folketælling 1921, page 2
They live i Bramminge, Sneum Sogn.'
Hans Christian is retired while Christian Nielsen is a smallholder. |
 | Jens Andersen Rossen, his wife Christine Margrethe (nee Nielsen) and their daughter Andrea Rossen and Christine´s father Hans Christian Nielsen
Census/Folketælling 5 Nov 1925, page 1
They live in Rejsby-Ballum
Jens works as a weaver/væver and is getting money from the military
Hans Christian Nielsen is retired |
 | Jens Andersen Rossen, his wife Christine Margrethe (nee Nielsen) and their daughter Andrea Rossen and Christine´s father Hans Christian Nielsen
Census/Folketælling 5 Nov 1925, page 2
They live in Rejsby-Ballum
Jens works as a weaver/væver and is getting money from the military
Hans Christian Nielsen is retired |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Death record from The Danish Church Books
Ballum Sogn, 22 Feb 1926 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Death record from Civil Registry/Standesamt/Personregistret
Ballum, 22 Feb 1926 |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Death certificate/dødsattest
Cause of death:
Marasmus senilis - alderdomssvaghed - progressive atrophy of the aged |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen
Death notice
Flensborg Avis, 23 Feb 1926
His son-in-law Jens Andersen Rossen put in the notice |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark records, page 1
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. This is one out of 12 records from Kongenshus Mindepark were the stone is placed. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark records, page 2
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. This is one out of 12 records from Kongenshus Mindepark were the stone is placed. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark records, page 3
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. This is one out of 12 records from Kongenshus Mindepark were the stone is placed. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark records, page 4
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. This is one out of 12 records from Kongenshus Mindepark were the stone is placed. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark records, page 5
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. This is one out of 12 records from Kongenshus Mindepark were the stone is placed. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark records, page 6
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. This is one out of 12 records from Kongenshus Mindepark were the stone is placed. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark records, page 7
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. This is one out of 12 records from Kongenshus Mindepark were the stone is placed. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark records, page 8
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. This is one out of 12 records from Kongenshus Mindepark were the stone is placed. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark records, page 9
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. This is one out of 12 records from Kongenshus Mindepark were the stone is placed. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark records, page 10
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. This is one out of 12 records from Kongenshus Mindepark were the stone is placed. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark records, page 11
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. This is one out of 12 records from Kongenshus Mindepark were the stone is placed. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
 | Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Ingeborg Cathrine (nee Pedersen)
Kongenshus Mindepark records, page 12
Hans Christian and Ingeborge were honoured with an inscription of their name at the memorial stone for Lø Herred, Sønderjyllands Amt. This because of their work to cultivate hedge land in Ballum during the years 1884-1905. At that time no machines could help cultivate the hedge. So Hans Christian more or less cultivated it by hand using a spade! In total 12.5 acres were cultivated during these years. This is one out of 12 records from Kongenshus Mindepark were the stone is placed. Not bad for a very poor couple to get their names on this stone. Only a few names in each part of Denmark got their names honoured in this way. |
1841 - 1926 (84 years)
