Hello,
All of my research thus far indicates that my Jens Laursen was born around 1791 in Skjold, Bjerre, Vejle, Denmark.
On the 1845 Census I find him and his family as follows:
Year: FT-1845 Source reference: 223
Cadastre/Address: Fattighuset
Household No: 11 Number af families/house: 4
Parish: Raarup District: Bjerre
Shire: Vejle Place name: De nordre Torper
Source entry No: C0537 Record No.: 535
Jens Laursen 54 Gift Skrædder Skjold S Veile Amt
Maren Jacobsdatter 44 Gift hans Kone Falling S Aarhuus A
Maren Jensdatter 14 - deres Børn Her i Sog.
Karen Jensdatter 9 - deres Børn Her i Sog.
Jens Jensen 7 - deres Børn Her i Sog.
Rasmus Jensen 3 - deres Børn Her i Sog.
I also find him on the 1834 and 1840 Census living in Raarup with an age that suggest a birth year around 1791.
1834
Jens Laursen 44 Gift Inderste og Skræder
Maren Jacobsdatter 30 Gift Hans Kone
Laurs Jensen!! 10 Ugift Deres Børn
Jacob Jensen!! 9 Ugift Deres Børn
Stine Jensdatter!! 6 Ugift Deres Børn
Maren Jensdatter!! 3 Ugift Deres Børn
Jens Jensen!! 2 Ugift Deres Børn
1840
Jens Laursen 49 Gift Almisselemmer
Maren Jacobsdatter 40 Gift Almisselemmer
Jacob Jensen 14 Ugift Deres Børn
Lene Kirstine Jensdatter 12 Ugift Deres Børn
Maren Jensdatter 10 Ugift Deres Børn
Karen Jensdatter 4 Ugift Deres Børn
Jens Jensen 1 Ugift Deres Børn
In looking at the parish transcripts for Skjold I found only 1 birth entry that might fit as follows:
1791
26 april blev Laurs Andersens søn Jens af Skjold døbt, båren af konens søster vidner Christen Eliasen, Peder Terkelsen og Anders Andersen af Nebel, item Peder Laursens hustru og Anders Pedersens datter i Stourup
The mother of the child is Lene Kirstine Jensdatter who married Laurs Andersen sometime after 11 Apr 1790 (not sure where) when Laurs Andersen's 1st wife, Karen Rasmusdatter, died. Jens Laursen named his first daughter Lene Kirstine so I think I have the right parents.
Where I have a problem is the 1801 Census.
Year: FT-1801 Source reference: 171
Cadastre/Address: Schjold Bye
Household No: 13
No of marriage: 2
Parish: Skjold District: Bjerre
Shire: Vejle Place name: Schjold Sogn
Source entry No: B9174 Record No.: 84
All members of the household
Name: Age: Married?: Pos. in household: Occupation: BirTD place:
Laurs Andersen 58 Gift Mand Bonde og Gaardbruger, saa og Lægdsmand og Sognefoged
Lene Jensdatter 36 Gift Hans Kone
Anders Laursen 24 Ugift Hans Sønner [from 1st marriage]
Rasmus Laursen 16 Ugift Hans Sønner [from 1st marriage]
Karen Laursdatter 8 - Deres Børn
Ane Laursdatter 3 - Deres Børn
Jens Laursen 2 - Deres Børn
Laurs and Lene had 3 living children from their marriage at the time of the 1801 Census: Jens, Karen and Ane.
I have looked at the original document here: https://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid1734739 (https://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid1734739) and the age of Jens looks like it could be "9" or "2". There were no further sons named Jens to Laurs and Lene and the child they had in 1799, that would be 2 on the 1801 Census, was Peder Laursen and he died 18 May 1800.
Am I right to think that the transcription of Jens Laursen's age is wrong? Otherwise I am at a loss as to where to look for my Jens Laursen.
He is here in the levying roll 1801
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?bsid=18235#18235,1039008 left
11 - 10 Jens age 10
Ole
Citat fra: Ole Westermann [1234] Dato 20 Nov 2018 - 09:37
He is here in the levying roll 1801
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?bsid=18235#18235,1039008 left
11 - 10 Jens age 10
Ole
Thanks Ole. I had trouble finding that.