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 | 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 6 of their Children; Johanne Marie, Christian Petersen, Niels Jensen, Johannes Thygesen, Marie Christine and Mariane Nielsen
Census/Folketælling 1860
They live in Bodsbøl-Ballum and not at the poorhouse at this time.
Jens Nielsen is working as a day labourer
The 2 oldest sons Christian Petersen and Niels Jensen are registered as being seamen and at the moment at sea, unknown where. |
 | Niels Jensen Nielsen
Confirmation record from The Danish Church Books
Ballum Sogn, 8 Mar 1854 |
 | Jens Nielsen, wife Kirstine Margrethe (nee Christensdatter) and their children Johanne Marie, Christian Petersen and Niels Jensen Nielsen
Census/Folketælling 1840
They live in Bodsbøl-Ballum. Jens is working as "Inderste og daglønner" |
 | Niels Jensen Nielsen
Conscription register/Lægdsrulle, 1840
He is no 67, born 17 Aug 1839, born in Bodsbøl-Ballum |
 | Niels Jensen Nielsen
Birth and christening record from The Danish Church Books
Ballum Sogn, 1839 |
 | Niels Jensen Nielsen
Conscription register/Lægdsrulle, 1842
He is no 67/50, born 17 Aug 1839 in Bodsbøl-Ballum
At that time he is 2 years young... |
 | Niels Jensen Nielsen
Conscription register/Lægdsrulle, 1844
He is no 50/44, born 17 Aug 1839 in Bodsbøl-Ballum
At that time he is 5 years young... |
 | Niels Jensen Nielsen
Conscription register/Lægdsrulle, 1847
He is no 44/37, born 17 Aug 1839 in Bodsbøl-Ballum
At that time he is 8 years young... |
 | 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... |
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