Translation baptism record

[Marco Joneleit]

Hello,

I found the following record in the church book of Møgeltønder Aug. 31 of 1794. Unfortunately I don't speak any danish and as it is also difficult to read I'm really stuck here. I can't destingish between names and other words so it is nearly impossible to read for me. Maybe someone who speaks danish has more luck?

Appreciate any help!

Thanks a lot
Marco


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[Lissa Pedersen]

Hi Marco,

I understand that you find it difficult to read - I cannot read it too - but I'm sure others will be able to.

Remember next time to give the image number, as it's often better to see the whole page and other names/words ... the image No. is 27.

Lissa

[Cecilie Piilgaard]

Hello.

Do you know which name are you looking for?

[Marco Joneleit]

I'm looking for Else Nicolaisen. Born 31. Aug. 1794. I was hoping that this one is the correct record, because the first word looks like Else and there is a 31 in the second line.

[Lissa Pedersen]

I was wrong - the image No. is 29.

The first name is Else .. and the date 31 August

And I read something like Else daughter of perhaps Jens (?) Nikolajsen (?) ... baptised 7 September

Witnesses:
Margrethe Nielsdatter of xxxxsund

Lissa

[Ralph Rasmussen]

With only a few reservations:

Else, daater af Jens Nikolaison Palleson og Kirsten
Jenses i Gallenhuus, fød den 31 August, og døbt den 7. Sept.
Faddere:  Margrete Nielses i Gallenhuus
...............Marie Hansdtr af T.....
Kirsten Sorensd  .... fra Hammelof
Anders Jørgensen fra Abild?
Hans Jensen (from the same)

Else, daughter of Jens §Nicolaisen Pallesen and Kirsten
*Jensen at Gallehus, born August 31, baptized September 7.
Witnesse/sponsors
Margrete Nielsen in Gallenhus
(name) Marie Hansdatter [omitted father's -sen name] of T....
Kirsten Sørensdatter from Abild?
Hans Jensen

§ The male line of the family was probably known by the combined patronymics, Nicolaisen Pallesen.
*Same as Jensdatter. In other contexts and parishes, Jenses could be Mrs. Jens.

mvh
-Ralph

[Lissa Pedersen]

Hi Marco,

Just a thought that this could be the family in the 1803 census:

toender, Tønder, Højer og Lø, Abild (Slesvigsk), Wenmos, , Wenmos Schulhaus, 17, FT-1803
Name: Age: Marital status: Occupation in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Jens Pallesen 53  Gift Mann Schulhalter 
Kiersten Christians 33  Gift dessen Frau Knippeln 
Else Pallesen 9   ihre Kinder Knippeln 
Kierstin Pallesen 3   ihre Kinder

Lissa

[Marco Joneleit]

Thank you so much for your help. I would never have come so far. And it all seems to fit. There is just one thing I don't understand. Why did the father have two surnames? Could that mean, that his fathers name was Nicolai Pallesen and he decided to stick to the Pallesen surname instead of using Nicolaisen?

Marco