Descendants of Claus Nissen

[Wendy Wilson]

I have just discovered my gt grandfathers family, who come from Lojt, Aabenraa-Sonderborg. His name was Hans Christian Nissen and his brother was Paul Christensen Nissen. They emigrated to New Zealand in the early 1870s, but Paul drownned in 1877. Their parents were Claus Nissen and Anne Cathrine Paulsen. Hans Christian's son Claus was my grandfather, He was born in New Zealand and married twice, the second time during WW! when he was stationed in England, to my grandmother Violet Flora Rose Woods. I would very much like to get in touch with someone who knows something about the family. My email address is wwilson@fanshawec.ca (I live in Canada).
Wendy Wilson 

[Homer Ficken]

This must be the brother' emigration:

Name:  Nissen, Hans Christian Occupation:  Landmand
Age:  18 Destination:  Ny Zeeland
Contract no.:  545100 Registration date:  11/11/1873
Last res. parish:  ? Last res. county:  - Slesvig
Last residence:  Slesvig Destination country:  New Zealand
Destination city:  ? Destination state:  ?
Name of ship:  Indirekte
IDcode:  I7374N1910

Name:  Nissen, Poul Christian Occupation:  Tjenestedreng
Age:  17 Destination:  Ny Zeeland
Contract no.:  52300 Registration date:  4/15/1875
Last res. parish:  Løjt Last res. county:  Åbenrå
Last residence:  Løit Sogn, Slesvig Destination country:  New Zealand
Destination city:  ? Destination state:  ?
Name of ship:  Indirekte
IDcode:  I7477N0610


Hans Christian Nissen was born 1 Feb 1855 (Løjt 1833-1867, opslag 128)

Poul Christian Nissen was born 5 Jan 1858 (Løjt 1833-1867, opslag 149)

Unfortunately, it appears there are no censuses available for that area and time period, which would show the entire family.

Here is a Claus Nissen family in Løjt 1803, perhaps an earlier generation of your ancestor's family:

Aabenraa, Rise, Løjt, Dorf Barsmark, , , 67, FT-1803
Name: Age: Marital status: Occupation in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Claus Nissen 56  Gift Hausvater Hüfner  
Bodel Svennes 46  Gift Frau  
Karn Clauses 14  Ugift Tochter  
Jep Clausen 9  Ugift Sohn  
Nis Clausen 6  Ugift item  
Karn Jeppes 79  Enke dessen Mutter  
Søren Thomsen 36  Ugift Knecht  
Anna Christensen 24  Ugift Magd

[Børge Nielsen]

Claus Nissen died 18.feb.1893 (Løjt 1867-1896, opslag 144)

Husband Claus Nissen, son of lodger Hans
Christian Nissen and Marie Elisabeth born
Christensen, born in "Øster Løgum" September 09. 1825,
married Dec. 01. 1849 to Anne Cathrine
Paulsen who now is left as widow with following children:

1. Maren, married to Ole Jespersen in Kirkeby
with 7 children, before she married
she had one child, Anne Christine, married
to Hans Peter Lind with 2 children.

2. Hans Chrstian in Wellington in Australia (must be New Zealand),
married to Johanne Caroline Christine Luise
Sørensen with 7 children.

3. Deceased Lisbeth, was married to Christian Stabel,
with 6 children in Røllum (Ensted sogn)

4. Paul died at sea.

5. Clausine Christine, married to farmer Jes Moos
in Stollig with one child. Ske died very suddenly
in Stollig at the son of law.

67 years old.

best regards
Børge Nielsen

[Homer Ficken]

Nice find Børge, here are the sisters' births:

Maren Nissen born 11 Nov 1852 (Løjt 1833-1867 opslag 110)

Marie Elisabeth Sophie Nissen born 14 Mar 1861 (Løjt 1833-1867 opslag 171)

Anne Cathrine Nissen born 6 Jan 1864 (Løjt 1833-1867 opslag 191) - ? maybe died small?
Clausine Christine Nissen born 16 May 1870 (Løjt 1867-1896 opslag 20 nr. 34)

Why are no confirmation records shown for this parish?