Did my Maren Nielsdatter Falster really die before 1744?

[Linda Michelle Thérèsa de Bodt Rosenland]

Hello,

As is often the case when building our family tree we come across relatives who married relatives.  In every case this has not been a problem until now.  The wife is Maren Nielsdatter Falster (#1) who was born 3 Jan 1741 in Klakring, Bjerre, Vejle, Denmark, daughter of Niels Jensen Falster and Maren Sorensdatter.  I have her as having died before 1744 in Klakring.

I found no death record for Maren #1 and made an assumption that she must have died before 1744 because her father, Niels Jensen Falster, had another daughter with his 2nd wife, Anne Christophersdatter (my 5 times great-grandmother) also named Maren Nielsdatter Falster (#2) born 19 Jan 1744.  Maren #2 died age 5 weeks 26 Feb 1744 in Klakring.

It has been my experience that it is relatively uncommon to name living children the exact same name (although in one case children by the 1st wife were named the same as the 2nd wife even though all 4 children were living).  More often a child is given the name of the most recently deceased child of the same gender.

But...in working back the family tree of Ole Jensen I come across the following Census records:

Year:   FT-1787   Source reference:   106   
Cadastre/Address:   Klakring Bye   
Position in household:   Deres Børn   
Parish:   Klakring   District:   Bjerre
Shire:   Vejle   Place name:   Klakring Sogn
Source entry No:   B9159   Record No.:   328

All members of the household
Name:    Age:    Married?:    Pos. in household:    Occupation:    BirTD place:
Jens Olesen             54     Gift     Mand     Huus og Hiulmand      
Maren Nielsdatter     48     Gift     Kone           
Ole Jensen             12     -     Deres Børn           
Søren Jensen         9     -     Deres Børn           
Rasmus Jensen     2     -     Deres Børn           
Mette Olesdatter     55     Ugift     Mandens Syster 

Year:   FT-1801   Source reference:   34   
Cadastre/Address:   Klakring   
Parish:   Klakring   District:   Bjerre
Shire:   Vejle   Place name:   Klakring Sogn
Source entry No:   B9165   Record No.:   365

All members of the household
Name:    Age:    Married?:    Pos. in household:    Occupation:    BirTD place:
Maren Nielsdatter     61     Enke     Huusmoder     Huusbeboer med Jord      
Ole Jensen             27     Ugift     Hendes Børn     National Soldat      
Søren Jensen        24     Ugift     Hendes Børn           
Rasmus Jensen     16     Ugift     Hendes Børn 

The census ages seem to correspond with a 1740 birth for Maren.

Using the parish transcripts for Klakring I found the following entry in 1770:
27 april Jens Olesen og Niels Falsters datter Maren trolovede, deres forlovere var Søren Stougård og Ove af Breth i Barrit sogn
16 juni Jens Olesen og Niels Falsters datter Maren copulerede

Is it obvious that I should not have had a death for Maren #1 before 1744?  It seems obvious to me but I do not come across children being named the same name as living children too often.


    

[Ole Westermann]

The explanation is in this case, that when Niels Jensen Falster's 1. wife Maren Sørensdatter died, then the first born daughter in his
new marriage should be named after his late wife Maren.
So in that way there suddenly came a Maren senior and a Maren junior in the family.

Ole

[Linda Michelle Thérèsa de Bodt Rosenland]

The explanation is in this case, that when Niels Jensen Falster's 1. wife Maren Sørensdatter died, then the first born daughter in his
new marriage should be named after his late wife Maren.
So in that way there suddenly came a Maren senior and a Maren junior in the family.

Ole

Ah, that makes sense and I had not even thought about that.  Thanks Ole.