Can I please ask for help in finding the birth record for Gjertrud Kirstine Kjær?
She was born on 11 November 1815 in Rudkøbing.
Her father's name is Jens Christensen Kjær, but I do not know her mother's name. It might be Rebekka Olsen, but I think it might be someone else.
She later married Niels Deerfeld Ovesen in 1839.
Hi Hansine,
She was a twin!! Rudkøbing, Langeland Nørre, Svendborg 1813-1830, Opslag 30, No 3:
1815
den 11te November
Giertrud Kirstine Jens-
Datter Kiær
døbt i Huset
den 19de Novem-
ber 1815 og var
i Kirke den 7de
Januarii 1816.
Jens Christian Kiær
Matros og Hust. Christi-
ne Jens D. Bejer bo-
ende her i Byen.
1. Jørgen Dithlew Pedersen.
2. Rasmus Larsen Bejer.
3. Hans Diderich Bejer.
4. Stephan Balliø Skræders Datter
Kirstine. 5. Morten Olsen Skræ-
ders Datter Rebekka. Alle her
i Byen.
Baptized in the house [at home] 19 Nov. 1815 and was in church 7 Jan. 1816.
Jens Christian Kiær sailor and wife Christine Jensdatter Bejer living here in town.
1. Jørgen Dithlew Pedersen.
2. Rasmus Larsen Bejer.
3. Hans Diderich Bejer.
4. Stephan Balliø tailor's daughter Kirstine.
5. Morten Olsen tailor's daughter Rebekka.
All [living] here in town.
It seems that her twin sister Jenssine Jens D. Kiær was buried 3 Jun. 1817 - see remark:
Begr. [begravet] d 3 Juni 1817
Tvillinger [twins]
Gjertrud Kirstine's mother and two of the witnesses in the 1801 census:
Svendborg, Langelands Nørre, Rudkøbing Købstad, Rudkøbing Købstad, Ramsherredet 168, Litr. B, 190, FT-1801, C0098
Name: Age: Marital status: Pos. in household: Occupation:
Jens Beyer 49 Gift Huusbonde Koffardiestyrmand
Anne Sophie Didrichsdatter 33 Gift Hans kone
Kirstine 11 - Deres børn
Rasmus Larsen 6 - Deres børn
Hans Diderich 3 - Deres børn
Sidsel Sophie 1 - Deres børn
Best regards,
Inger Toudal
Thank you again Inger!
Hej
I am now looking for Gierturd's marriage and death records, and I am hoping someone can please help me.
I found a marriage index at LDS at: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FVPZ-Z9H (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FVPZ-Z9H) on 20 October 1839 to Niels Deerfeldt Ovesen at Rudkøbing.
I also found census information for Giertrud and Niels 1850 at ddd.dda.dk (http://ddd.dda.dk) as follows:
Svendborg, Langelands Nørre, Rudkøbing Købstad, Nørrestræde, No. 360, 434, FT-1850, D2991
Name: Age: Marital status: Pos. in household: Occupation: Place of birth:
N. G. Aug Ovesen 34 Gift Snedkermester Svendborg
Gjertrud C. Kiær 34 Gift hans Kone Rudkjøbing
Jens Christian Ovesen 10 Ugift deres Barn Rudkjøbing
Lauritz H. Ovesen 9 Ugift deres Barn Rudkjøbing
Dorothea Marie Ovesen 8 Ugift deres Barn Rudkjøbing
Sophie K. Ovesen 6 Ugift deres Barn Rudkjøbing
Ida Christine Ovesen 3 Ugift deres Barn Rudkjøbing
Sophie Oline Ovesen 1 Ugift deres Barn Rudkjøbing
Thanks for your help
Marriage: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?epid=17138283#180950,30724819 - No 7
Ungkarl og Snedkersvend Niels Deer-
feldt Ovesen*, fød 24 Martz 1817 og vac-
cineret d 6te Juli 1817 af D. Finck fra Svendborg.
Remark:
* Eller ogsaa Navnet efter
en Attest fra Svendborg:
Niels Deerfeldt Aagesen.
Svendborg, Sunds, Svendborg Købstad, , Fruestræde, 337/1, FT-1834, B1053
Name: Age: Marital status: Position in household: Occupation:
Erik Rasmussen 33 Gift Snedkermester
Anne August 50 Gift Kone
Fredrik Kruse 34 Ugift Snedkersvend
Hans Jørgen Hansen 24 Ugift Snedkersvend
Niels Skarbeck 40 Ugift Snedkersvend
Niels Aagesen 18 Ugift Snedkerlærling
Wilhelm Hansen 16 Ugift Snedkerlærling
Svendborg, Langelands Nørre, Rudkøbing Købstad, Vinkældergade, 153, 154-F2, FT-1840, C8944
Name: Age: Marital status: Position in household:
Niels Olsen 22 Gift Svend [Olsen could be a transcription error]
Stine Kiær 23 Gift Hans kone
Jens Olsen 1 Ugift Deres barn
Svendborg, Langelands Nørre, Rudkøbing Købstad, Rudkiøbing Kiøbstad, Blindestræde no 360, , FT-1845, B0076
Name: Age: Marital status: Position in household: Birth place:
Niels Ovesen 28 Gift snedkermester Svendborg
Stine Kjær 30 Gift hans kone Rudkiøbing
Jens C. Ovesen 6 Ugift deres børn do [Rudkiøbing]
Lauritz Ovesen 5 Ugift deres børn do [Rudkiøbing]
Dorthea Ovesen 3 Ugift deres børn do [Rudkiøbing]
et udøbt drengebarn 1 Ugift deres børn do [Rudkiøbing]
Svendborg, Langelands Nørre, Rudkøbing Købstad, Rudkjøbing, Ørstedgade 366, 1, FT-1860, B0490
Name: Age: Marital status: Position in household: Birth place:
Niels Ovesen 43 Gift snedkermester Svendborg
Gertrud Ovesen 44 Gift kone Rudkjøbing
Laurits Ovesen 19 Ugift matros Rudkjøbing
Ida Ovesen 13 Ugift barn dito [Rudkjøbing]
Sophie Ovesen 11 Ugift dito [barn] dito [Rudkjøbing]
Sabine Ovesen 9 Ugift dito [barn] dito [Rudkjøbing]
Nicolai Ovesen 6 Ugift dito [barn] dito [Rudkjøbing]
Anine Ovesen 4 Ugift barn Rudkjøbing
Therese Ovesen 2 Ugift dito [barn] dito [Rudkjøbing]
I can only find their marriage in Index for marriages and deaths in Rudkøbing parish 1686 - 1891:
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?epid=17129150#174321,29321784 - right page
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?epid=17129150#174321,29321882 - left page
Best regards,
Inger Toudal
Her husband is in the 1880 census for Copenhagen as a widower, living with their daughter Anine:
København, København (Staden), Christen Bernikovstræde, No. 7, Baghus 1. Opgang, 221, 13, FT-1880, D5076
Name: Age: Marital status: Position in household: Birth place:
Niels Rosenfelt Ovesen 63 Enkemand Snedker Svendborg
Anina Jørgine Ovesen 23 Ugift hans Datter Rudkjøbing
FT-1880: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=57772#57772,12092835
- Nils Deenfelt Ovesen, married 1839, 6 living children, 4 deceased children, moved to Copenhagen in 1860.
I found three other children in the 1880 census for Copenhagen:
København, København (Staden), Frederiksborggade, Frederiksborggade, Kvisten d, 40, FT-1880, C9594
Name: Age: Marital status: Position in household: Birth place:
Niels Christian Nielsen 32 Gift Medhjælp i ?? Kul og Brændsel forretning Aasted Sogn Hjørring Amt
Ida Christine Nielsen født Ovesen 32 Gift Hans hustru vaager hos Syge Rudkjøbing Langeland
Aage Nielsen 4 Ugift deres Børn Kjøbenhavn
Udøbt Pigebarn u1 Ugift deres Børn Kjøbenhavn
København, København (Staden), Korsgade, Korsgade 28, 566, 372, FT-1880, D4412
Name: Age: Marital status: Position in household: Birth place:
Nikolai Christian Herold Ovesen 26 Gift Husfader Murer Rudkøbing
Caroline Birgitte Ovesen. f. Feldt 25 Gift Hans Kone København
København, København (Staden), Gothersgade (lige numre), No. 160, Forhus, 142, 230, FT-1880, D4091
Name: Age: Marital status: Position in household: Birth place:
Johanne Louise Heiberg 67 Enke Husmoder Husmoder, Etatsraadinde Kjøbenhavn
Sarah Heiberg 26 Ugift Adoptiv Datter Adoptiv Datter St. Croix
Lydia Heiberg 24 Ugift Adoptiv Datter Adoptiv Datter St. Croix
Anna Heiberg 22 Ugift Adoptiv Datter Adoptiv Datter St. Croix
Sabine Susanne Ovesen 28 Ugift Tjenestepige Rudkjøbing
Amanda Josefine Andersketz 26 Ugift Husjomfru Sverrige
Best regards,
Inger
Death
nr. 150
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?bsid=151109#151109,25085102
nr. 4459
http://www.kbharkiv.dk/kildeviser/#!?collection=5&item=127602 (http://www.kbharkiv.dk/kildeviser/#!?collection=5&item=127602)
nr. 353
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?bsid=51069#51069,37834094
1870
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?bsid=54276#54276,11879503
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?bsid=54276#54276,11879504
Five of her children in Politiets registerblade:
Dorthea Marie b. 1842: http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/component/sfup/?controller=politregisterblade&task=viewRegisterblad&id=2372225&searchname=polit_adv
Ida Christine b. 1847: http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/component/sfup/?controller=politregisterblade&task=viewRegisterblad&id=3369700&searchname=polit_adv
Sabine Susanne b. 1851: http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/component/sfup/?controller=politregisterblade&task=viewRegisterblad&id=3377169&searchname=polit_adv
Nicolaj Chr. Herold b. 1854: http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/component/sfup/?controller=politregisterblade&task=viewRegisterblad&id=3377167&searchname=polit_adv
Anine Jørgine b. 1856: http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/component/sfup/?controller=politregisterblade&task=viewRegisterblad&id=2495657&searchname=polit_adv
København, København (Staden), Lille Torvegade, Lille Torvegade, 133B, 115, FT-1880, D4424
Name: Age: Marital status: Position in household: Birth place:
Valdemar Odin Hagbarth Bentzen 50 Gift ? husfader Kbhvn.
Dorttera Marie Elisabeth født Ovesen 37 Gift Hans kone Langeland
Frederikke Emilie Andersen 18 Ugift Tjenestepige Kbhvn.
Best regards,
Inger
Gjertrud Kirstine died from Phthisis 'consumption, tuberculosis'.
Her husband's birth record: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?epid=17138491#181418,30803128 - No 9
His parents: Lars Aagesen and Dorthea Elisabeth Deerfeldt.
Best regards,
Inger
Niels and Gjertrud Kirstine's son Jens Christian Ovesen b. 1839 was killed in the battle of Dybbøl 18 Apr. 1864:
http://byarkivet.langelandkommune.dk/Dengodehistorie/1864
http://www.dr.dk/nr/rdonlyres/640de090-2cad-4e01-ba98-13ef5e3d019e/2670215/register_faldne_1.pdf - p. 86:
Ovesen, Jens Christian, Rudkjøbing, 20de Infanteri-Regiment, 8de Compagni, Menig nr. 236, 18 apr, bog 1864, side 162
Best regards,
Inger
Hej Inger and Gitte
Thank you again for all the information you have found for me. The story about Jens Ovesen going to battle was also very interesting. I really appreciate all your help.
Can someone please help me to find the death record of Niels Deerfeldt Aagesen / Ovesen?
Niels was the husband of Gjertrud Kirstine Kjaer. He was last known to be living with his daughter Annie in Copenhagen per the 1880 census.
Niels Deerfeldt Ovesen died 8 Jun. 1882 in Copenhagen: https://kbharkiv.dk/permalink/post/1-63832
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?epid=21618406#379882,73875407 - top, No 49
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?epid=21583760#352634,70287160 - right page, bottom, No 80
- his middle name is not spelled correctly.
Venlig hilsen
Inger