Hi - I have a family who left from Vejle to America. Is there anywhere I can find their records? My Danish is weak/fair.
Ellen Maria Sørensen and husband Rasmus Oleson/Olsen - about 1871.
Children: Sorine, Olaf, Maren, Stine (if they were all alive - only sure of Olaf).
Thanks for any guidance!
Susanne
What is 1871? The year of their marriage or birth or immigration? Do you have the ship passenger list that might give clues.
Those are common names, we need more info.
http://ddd.dda.dk/udvandrer/udvandr_soeg.asp?navn=olsen&stilling=&alder=&sidste_oph_sted=&s_sogn=&s_oph_amt=vejle&best_by=&best_stat=&best_land=&kontraktens_nr=117600&aar=&maaned=
What do you want to know?
Med venlig hilsen
Jesper Skov
So from Jesper's post, if that is your family they are from Engum, Engum, Vejle.
The first step would be to find them in the 1870 Census which has not yet been transcribed on DDD. You could use AO to download the census and locate the family. Work back from there.
The nearest census which has been transcribed online is 1850, but that may be too far back to find this family. I'd start with 1870 and go from there.
https://www.slaegtogdata.dk/forum/index.php/topic,92258.0.html
Ellen Maria, born 1836, in the 1860 census:
Vejle, Tørrild, Kollerup, Hygum By, Skole, 1, FT-1860, C6031
Name: Age: Marital status: Position in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Niels Peter Jensen 31 Gift Skolelærer Kirkesanger Husfader Langskov Sogn Vejle Amt
Martha Stoustrup 31 Gift Kone Hveisel Vejle Amt
Nicolai Marius Jensen 8 Ugift Søn Koldt Sogn Aarhus Amt
Maria Helene Jensen 6 Ugift Datter Koldt Sogn Aarhus Amt
Ane Kirstine Jensen 2 Ugift Datter Kollerup
Tomas Nielsen 12 Ugift Pleiebarn Tørring Sogn Skanderborg Amt
Ellen Maria Sørensen 24 Ugift Tjenestepige Jelling Sogn Vejle Amt
Maren Olesen's birth 27 Dec. 1868: Engum, Hatting, Vejle 1850-1871 (Ny udgave), Opslag 200, Nr. 19.
Stine Olesen's birth 21 Nov. 1870: Engum, Hatting, Vejle 1850-1871 (Ny udgave), Opslag 206, Nr. 16.
- the family was living in Thyrsbech (Tirsbæk), Engum parish.
According to the 1870 census at http://www.sa.dk/content/dk/ao-forside/find_folketallinger
- 1870, Landsogn, Vejle, Hatting, Engum, Opslag 68,
all children were born in Engum parish, and Rasmus Ol(e)sen in Grejs parish, Vejle county.
Best regards,
Inger Toudal
Dear All,
Mange tak!
Thanks so much for all this help and the links. I have updated my ancestry site and it all makes much more sense!
I looked at images of Tirsbaek - lovely castle, but obviously not where I am from!
Much appreciated.
Susanne