My great grand father come to Australia around 1870s. He change his name to Robert Christian SMITH.
*Date of birth: 15 Aug 1843
*Birthplace :Aarhus
*Fought in Second Danish War
*Was a seaman
*Father 's first name Christian
*Christian listed as shop keeper
Sadly that is all I know. I have searched Danish census records for males born on that date. I cannot find a person who seems to fit! I have done my DNA hoping to find a match!
Where to next? Was his death reported back in Danish Newspapers in 1928? Can he be found as a 20-21 year old in Danish military records?
Please help. I am suck but do not want to give up the search.
Jan Butcher
Do you know what his name was before he changed it?
See also this:
https://www.danishfamilysearch.dk/forum/message5819/
And this as a possibly - a "Robert":
Samtlige personer i husstanden
Aarhus, Hasle, Aarhus Købstad, Studsgade, 191, 335, FT-1850, D3314
Navn: Alder: Status: Stilling i familien: Erhverv: Fødested:
Anders Stigaard 50 Gift Husfader, Kjøbmand Kjøbenhavn
Else Marie Kold 43 Gift hans Kone Aarhus
Alberth Stigaard 14 Ugift deres Søn Aarhus
Ane Marie Stigaard 12 Ugift deres Datter Aarhus
Vibekke Stigaard 10 Ugift deres Datter Aarhus
Ludvig Stigaard 8 Ugift deres Søn Aarhus
Roberth Stigaard 5 Ugift deres Søn Aarhus
Emillie Stigaard 3 Ugift deres Datter Aarhus
Samtlige personer i husstanden
Aarhus, Hasle, Aarhus Købstad, Store Torv, 922, 1, FT-1845, A2013
Navn: Alder: Status: Stilling i familien: Erhverv: Fødested:
Carl Secher 26 Ugift købmand Kasted, Århus
Christian Schmidt 21 Ugift handelskommis Nykøbing Falster
Anthon Schou 17 Ugift handelslærling Ålsø, Randers
Hans Bendixen 31 Ugift tjenestekarl Egens, Randers
Greetings
Christian
Hi Christian
Thank you for your reply. I like your suggestions but I am unsure of the year. My GG Grandfather would have been 5 in 1848 when was Robert Stigaard 5?
Christian Schmidt am I reading correctly that he is an employee in a shop? My relative was 21 in 1864.
I am currently searching the military records to see if I can find a person born 15 Aug 1843 applied for a medal. No luck so far. Not many people fought in the 2nd Danish War as a 20 year old.
Pleased to have other suggestions for a person born in Denmark (Aarhus???) 15 Aug 1843.
Jan
Hi Helle
No I do not have a Danish name except "Robert Christian Smith" born in Aarhus 15 August 1843. That is why he is so difficult to find.
Thank you for your interest.
Jan
Hi Jan.
What is your source of Birthplace (Århus) - and how narrowly have you interpret it?
If the information is from "Robert", he can have forgotten that he wasn´t actually born in the city of Århus; but only grew up there.
He can have mentioned Århus as his birthplace as he was born in the wider sence i Århus (as in the area) - and that could be anywhere in eastern Jutland.
Have you been looking for his confirmation in the Århus parishes from 1857 to around 1860. Confirmation age was normally not earlyer than 14 years.
Lars