I have an ancestor named Helene Jessen-Raben (or Raben-Jessen, I cannot find my notes) and was wondering if Jessen and Raben were, or are, common names in Denmark. Helene either lived in the 1600's or 1700's, I just cannot remember. Anne
Well, Jessen is more or less common in Denmark. Appx. 7,600 people are named Jessen.
Raben is somewhat less common. Only 207 people are named Raben.
Kind regards,
Martin
I think Jessen is most common in Sønderjylland - det Southern part of Jutland
searching i the censuses for Jessen Raben at www.ddd.dda.dk gives 9 records, but no Helene, 8 from county Haderslev an 1 from Vejle
Name: Andreas Jessen Raben Age: 12 Marital status: Ugift
Source: FT-1803 County: Haderslev District: Haderslev Parish: Haderslev Købstad Place name: Alt Hadersleben 3te Rotte
Title: Goskiersatrasse No. 119 Fam.no: 57 KIPno: C0487 RecNo: 2219
Name: Andreas Jessen Raben Age: 29 Marital status: Ugift
Occupation: Handlungsdiener
Source: FT-1803 County: Haderslev District: Haderslev Parish: Haderslev Købstad Place name: Neu Hadersleben 1 Rotte
Title: Schlossstrasse No. 17 et 18 Fam.no: 22 KIPno: C0487 RecNo: 115
Name: Andreas Jessen Raben Age: 73 Marital status: Enkemand
Occupation: Lebt zum Theil von Almosen Birth place: Hadersl:
Source: FT-1845 County: Haderslev District: Haderslev Parish: Haderslev Købstad Place name: 1sten Quartier
Title: Schlossstrasse Fam.no: 39 F5 KIPno: C1707 RecNo: 466
Name: Jens Jessen Raben Age: 36 Marital status: Gift
Occupation: Hufner
Source: FT-1803 County: Haderslev District: Haderslev Parish: Vilstrup Place name: S. Wilstrup
Fam.No: 13 KIPno: C0349 RecNo: 293
Name: Jens Jessen Raben Age: 53 Marital status: Verheir.
Occupation: Hufner
Source: FT-1835 County: Haderslev District: Sønder Tyrstrup Parish: Tyrstrup Place name: Faustrup
Title: Hufengebäude Fam.no: 7 KIPno: D2321 RecNo: 1138
Name: Jens Jessen Raben Age: 63 Marital status: Gift
Occupation: Hufner Birth place: K. Tyrst
Source: FT-1845 County: Haderslev District: Sønder Tyrstrup Parish: Tyrstrup Place name: Faustrup Dorf
Title: Hufengebäude Fam.no: 43 KIPno: C2521 RecNo: 1338
Name: Jes Peter Jessen Raben Sex: M Age: 7 Marital status: Ugift
Birth place: Tislund Sogn, Haderslev Amt
Source: FT-1860 County: Haderslev District: Nørre Rangstrup Parish: Tislund Place name: Tislund By
Title: En Gård Fam.no: 42 KIPno: D7279 RecNo: 232
Name: Peter Jessen Raben Sex: M Age: 4 Marital status: Ugift
Birth place: Tislund Sogn, Haderslev Amt
Source: FT-1860 County: Haderslev District: Nørre Rangstrup Parish: Tislund Place name: Tislund By
Title: En Gård Fam.no: 42 KIPno: D7279 RecNo: 233
Name: Peter Jessen Raben Sex: M Age: 48 Marital status: Gift
Birth place: Slesvig
Source: FT-1880 County: Vejle District: Nørre Tyrstrup Parish: Vonsild Place name: Vonsild Sogn, Vonsild By
Title: en Gaard Fam.no: 4 KIPno: c9442 RecNo: 813
Maybe of interest:
Helena Jessen Raben,
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=eneriis&id=I248110
Regards, Thomas
I would like to thank everyone who responded to my request about Helene Jessen Raben. My ancestors come from the Odense and Haderslev area (a lot seem to come from Haderslev) Anne-Lise.
Hallo
Do you know some more about Helena Jessen-Raben?
This women is often mistagen to be daughter of Andreas Jessen Raben from Haderslev d. 1750 in Haderslev:
http://www.anneravnskjaer.dk/getperson.php?personID=I1123&tree=tree1
Anne R