Which priest?

[David Møller]

When I visited delightful Trinitatis church in Copenhagen last year I saw a board on the wall listing former priests in the church and took a proud photo of it.

Looking at it just now I'm mystified!

Reason is because my great-grandfather's brother Axel Høther Møller, according to AO, København, Sokkelund, births, 1854-1857 opslag 188 was born on 26th April 1857. According to the list I saw then, they had a priest called Valdemar Henrik Rothe 1830-1857. I have researched him and it seems he died on the 20th February 1857 = 2 months before AHM was born. Then the list says the next priest was Christian Vilhelm Nielsen 1858-1878.

So the question is: which priest did the actual christening of baby AHM?

Anybody else here have access to other records at Triniatis church to check this?

Thanks

mvh

David

[Ole Westermann]

David,

Wiberg tells us, that Trinitatis in 1858 was divided into a northern and southern parish.
Rothe died (as you write) Feb.20,1857, so I think it must have been Christian Vilhelm Nielsen, who at that time was 'kapellan' (perpetual curate) (see http://tom-stryhn.com/viberg/k1/Untitled-7.htm no.7) , but from 1858 became 'sognepræst' (vicar) in the southern parish.

Ole

[David Møller]

Hej Ole

Many thanks for that interesting insight!

mvh

David