Good morning. I wonder if some kind person could read and translate the text of this document, which is the christening record relating to my great great grandfather Jens Jensen. His parents were Jens Mikkelsen (1822-1848) and Karen Jensdatter (1816 - 1866). He was born out of wedlock and his father Jens Mikkelsen went into military service. He returned briefly when Jens was 2 or so, and married Karen. Shortly afterwards he was killed in the Battle of Schlesvig, Easter Sunday, 1848, aged only 25. His memory has remained alive in my family and we remember him on 28 April every year.
I would like to try and find out more about Jens Mikkelsen and the family he came from. This christening certificate concerning Jens might be a good place to start but I cannot read it! I also have a marriage certificate from the marriage in 1847. I am hoping these will throw some light on Jens Mikkelsen's parents.
The record relates to Malling parish and it is volume 10
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-894Q-2SX5?i=10&cc=2078555&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQG3R-GZZL
This is the marriage certificate -
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-894Q-KHP5?i=167&cc=2078555&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQG3R-5T1R
Thank you in advance,
Christine Hjortshoj O'Rourke
Hej
Du kan følge Jens Mikkelsen tilbage fra 1848 gennem de militære lægdsruller:
1848: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=16481031#18063,985730 279/173
1845: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=16481031#18643,1147908 320/279
1842: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=16481031#18040,977704 R 392/320
1842: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=16481031#18005,965501 R 392
1840: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=16481031#17997,963383 P 198/160
1837: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=16481031#17978,957089 207/178
1834: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=16481031#17963,953096 221/207
1831: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=16481031#17946,948260 249/221
1828: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=16481031#18246,1042601 277/249
1825: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=16481031#17923,943726 J 314/277
1823: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=16481031#17919,943261 J 314
Fødsel og dåb:
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?bsid=166591#166591,27973501
Mor: Maren Nielsdatter i Neder Floeistrup
Udlagt barnefader: Mikkel Jensen Kysing der tjener i Maarslet
Folketælling 1834:
Aarhus, Ning, Malling, Neder Fløistrup, et Huus, 87, FT-1834, B3426
Navn: Alder: Status: Stilling i familien: Erhverv: Fødested:
Niels Jensen 79 gift Almisselem
Johanne Pedersdatter 64 gift hans Kone
Maren Nielsdatter 35 ugift deres datter
Ane Nielsdatter 29 ugift deres datter
Jens Mikkelsen 12 ugift Marens søn
Karen Marie Jensdatter 6 ugift Marens datter
Kirsten Eriksdatter 9 ugift Anes datter
Maren Rasmusdatter 1 ugift Anes datter
Kirsten Jensdatter 2 ugift Pleiebarn
Folketælling 1840:
Aarhus, Ning, Malling, Marienlund, Hus, 17, , FT-1840, B5862
Navn: Alder: Status: Stilling i familien: Erhverv: Fødested:
Jørgen Rasmussen 60 Gift Husmand, lever af sin jordlod
Kirsten Rasmusdatter 40 Gift Hans kone
Niels Jørgensen 14 Ugift Deres barn
Peder Jørgensen 8 Ugift Deres barn
Christen Jørgensen 6 Ugift Deres barn
Frands Jørgensen 3 Ugift Deres barn
Maren Nielsdatter 41 Ugift Inderste og almisselem
Jens Mikkelsen 18 Ugift Hendes barn
Karen Marie Jensdatter 12 Ugift Hendes barn
Venlig hilsen
Ole
Mange tak Ole - I am very grateful for this information. It looks like Jens Mikkelsen came from very difficult circumstances - his poor mother, what a life!! Jens Jensen the son ended up doing pretty well - his mother remarried and had many children but his father's sad story was never forgotten. Somehow he managed to buy a large house in Aarhus (where he got the money is a mystery) and died a very old man in the care of his family. I had wondered if the money came from his father's family but based on this information this seems very unlikely!! venlige hilsen, Christine