Help identifying Danish great-grandfather John Hansen

Startet af Tina Hansen, 29 Apr 2012 - 04:47

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Tina Hansen

Hello. I know from his marriage certificate that my great-grandfather John Hansen married an Englishwoman in 1870. On his marriage license he said he was born in Denmark in 1844 and that his father was Peter Hansen.

According to Ancestry.com, there is a christening record for John Hansen, son of Hans Pedersen and Kirsten Johnsdtr in April 1844. According to the Denmark Census of 1850, there is a one-year old by that name and parents' names living in Ribe, Goring, Hunderup. Is it possible to confirm that this is my grandfather? Also, my g-grandfather John Hansen was a merchant seaman in England. Is it possible to find an Afgangslister with his name on it in the 1860's?

Thank you very much,
Tina Hansen 

Karsten Damén

Tina

First you should make up your mind if you trust John Hansen's marriage license or not ? 
According to that he was born 1844 and his father was Peter Hansen.

Your own suggestion is that John was born 1849 and his father was Hans Pedersen.

Is it likely that John has forgotten about his own birth and his fathers name?

Note that "John" could come from: Jon, John, Johan, Johannes and even Jonas.

If it is correct - as stated in the marriage license - that he carries the surname Hansen as his father, then it would be an option to look for his birth in the Schleswig area.   He would consider himself as Danish; Ancestry however may list him as German!

It would be helpful if you provided the names of his children.

best regards
Karsten

Jane C

Also please add anything else you can, Tina.  Where did he live when he got married, and/or earlier, as much earlier as you can place him?  Have you found him in a census or other records? Do you know his year of immigration or naturalization? What was his wife's name and birth year?  Does he have siblings who live near him? (Sometimes an individual is found by tracing someone who is kin to them.) Do you know his date of death? A death record may list an exact day/month/year birth date and might end up being helpful in sorting him out from other John Hansens of 1844.

Sometimes a forum member comes up with a match based on slim information. That could happen.

Even so, I stand by this recommendation to "tell all." Being proactive cannot hurt, takes very little more effort (because you're just saying what you already know), and could possibly be not only useful but essential. 

Jane C

#3
Præstø, Tybjerg, Næstved Købstad, Nestved Kiøbstad, Møllegaden, forhuset, 171b, FT-1845, B8012

Peter Hansen 30  Gift  skomager Abernes, Præstøe Amt
Caroline Carstensen 24  Gift  hans kone Nestved
Ane Hansen 4  Ugift  deres børn Nestved
Christian Hansen 2  Ugift  deres børn Nestved
Johan Hansen 1  Ugift  deres børn Nestved
Carl Warder 20  Ugift  skomagerlærling Nestved


Here's a possible match found in a couple minutes searching ddd.dda.dk....
and another....

Bornholm, Vester, Rønne Købstad, Øster Kvarter, 274, 316, FT-1845, A0604
Søren Peter Hansen 47  gift  Murermester Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt
Caroline Kirstine Hansen 34  gift  hans kone [Søren Peter Hansen] Poulsker Sogn - Bornholms Amt
Hans Hansen 20  ugift  deres søn, i murerlære hos faderen Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt
Christian Hansen 12  -  deres barn Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt
Marie Kirstine Hansen 10  -  deres barn Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt
Soverine Petrie Hansen 8  -  deres barn Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt
Juliane Caroline Hansen 4  -  deres barn Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt
Carl Johan Hansen 1  -  deres barn Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt


I've found four or five boys who fit living as foster children or with widowed mothers, so I can't immediately tell the father's name...now we're about ten minutes into this.

Karsten Damén

The same family in the 1850 census:

Praestoe, Tybjerg, Næstved Købstad, Mølle Fjerding - Møllegade, No. 171 B, 228, FT-1850, C6628
Navn:    Alder:    Civilstand:    Stilling i husstanden:    Erhverv:    Fødested:
Peter Hansen   35    Gift      Skomager   Veilø Sogn, Pr. Amt
Caroline Marie Carstensen Egebjerg   29    Gift      Hans Kone   Nestved
Ane Christiane Nicoline Hansen   9    Ugift      Deres Børn   Nestved
Johan Martin Hansen   5    Ugift      Deres Børn   Nestved
Ferd. Bohne Hansen   4    Ugift      Deres Børn   Nestved
Carl Andreas Hansen   1    Ugift      Deres Børn   Nestved

Karsten

Karsten Damén

Another option:

Sydslesvig, , Grossenwiehe, Lüngerau, Nebenwohnung, 105b F1, FT-1845, D2368
________________________________________
Navn:   Alder:   Civilstand:   Stilling i husstanden:   Erhverv:   Fødested:
Cath. Maria Andresen   70    Witwe      Miethsfrau, und lebt von Almosen   Grosswiehe
Cath. Maria Jessen   60    Witwe      Miethsfrau, lebt zum Theil von Almosen   Buerkall
Sessel Johannsen   29    Unverheir.      Tochter   Grosswiehe
Johann Peter Hansen   1    Unverheir.      unehel. Kind   Grosswiehe

Jane C

#6
He he ...this is like playing pick up sticks

Svendborg, Langelands Sønder, Lindelse, Lindelse, et Hus, 50, FT-1850, D2994
Anne Marie Christensdatter 55  Enke  Inderste *her i Sognet
Johannes Hansen 5  Ugift  Pleiesøn Strynø

Svendborg, Sunds, Svendborg Købstad, I Forstaden uden for Møller Port, , 269 B F1, FT-1850, D2308
Tine Hansen 41  Enke  Lever af Haandarbeide Korsør
Marie Hansen 15  Ugift  Huusmoderens Datter Korsør??
Agnete Hansen 10  Ugift  Huusmoderens Datter Korsør??
Johannes Hansen 7  Ugift  Huusmoderens Søn Korsør??
Hans Hansen 5  Ugift  Huusmoderens Søn Korsør??

I like yours, Karsten. : D

Previously I didn't post pleiesøn boys or sons of widowed mothers or father otherwise not shown in census.

Karsten Damén

CitatSvendborg, Langelands Sønder, Lindelse, Lindelse, et Hus, 50, FT-1850, D2994
Anne Marie Christensdatter 55  Enke  Inderste *her i Sognet
Johannes Hansen 5  Ugift  Pleiesøn Strynø

This one was born 24. June 1845, and his father was Hans Gotfredsen

One less to investigate :D

Karsten

Karsten Damén

CitatBornholm, Vester, Rønne Købstad, Øster Kvarter, 274, 316, FT-1845, A0604
Søren Peter Hansen 47  gift  Murermester Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt
Caroline Kirstine Hansen 34  gift  hans kone [Søren Peter Hansen] Poulsker Sogn - Bornholms Amt
Hans Hansen 20  ugift  deres søn, i murerlære hos faderen Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt
Christian Hansen 12  -  deres barn Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt
Marie Kirstine Hansen 10  -  deres barn Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt
Soverine Petrie Hansen 8  -  deres barn Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt
Juliane Caroline Hansen 4  -  deres barn Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt
Carl Johan Hansen 1  -  deres barn Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt

This Carl Johan Hansen dies before 1850 and is "replaced" by a younger brother:

bornholm, Vester, Rønne Købstad, Øster Qvarter, Matr. nr. (273 & 274), 1, FT-1855, B2093
Navn:    Alder:    Civilstand:    Stilling i husstanden:    Erhverv:    Fødested:
Søren Petter Hansen   57    Gift   -   Vatfabrikant   Rønne [Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt]
Karoline Kirstine Hansen   44    Gift   hans kone   -   Povelsker [Povlsker Sogn - Bornholms Amt]
Severine Peterie Hansen   17    Ugift   deres børn   -   Rønne [Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt]
Karoline Hansen   13    Ugift   deres børn   -   Rønne [Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt]
Karoline Johanne Hansen   9    Ugift   deres børn   -   Rønne [Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt]
Carl Johan Hansen   4    Ugift   deres børn   -   Rønne [Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt]
Marie Kirstine Hansen   1    Ugift   deres børn   -   Rønne [Rønne Købstad - Bornholms Amt]

Karsten

Jane C

#9
Wow - that's great that you are ruling them out! Narrowing it down....

When Tina comes with more info that might help.

Jane C

#10
Including boys of unknown fathers widens the pool a lot....

Aalborg, Kær, Vadum, Halager Skoledistrikt, Halager By, et Hus, 128, FT-1855, C6852
Svend Christensen 60  Gift Husmand. Husfader  Dronninglund Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Ane Marie Pedersdatter 74  Gift hans Kone  Hammer Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Johan Peter Hansen 12  Ugift haves i Pleje for Betaling  Aalborg

Aarhus, Framlev, Borum, , Et Huus, 24 F1, FT-1850, B6447
Christen Ibsen 61  Gift  Fattiglem Tinning
Karen Mari Eriksdatter 63  Gift  Hans kone [Christen Ibsen] Borum
Ane Mette Christensen 14  Ugift  Deres datter [Christen Ibsen og Karen Mari Eriksdatter] Ibd [Borum]
Johannes Hansen 6  -  Et opfostrings barn Ibd [Borum]

Aarhus, Hads, Hvilsted, Hvilsted By, 1 Gaard, 1, FT-1860, C1763
...Johan Hansen 15  Ugift [deres tjenestekarl]  Odder S., Aarhuus Amt

Better to wait for Tina.

Tina Hansen

Oh dear. I have very little information:

His father Peter Hansen was a seaman, according to my grandfather John's marriage certificate. My grandfather's name on the marriage certificate is John Julius Hansen. He married Dorothy Humphries in Sunderland, England 23 Jul 1870. She was born Sept 1847 in Sunderland. They had one son that I know of named, what else, John Hansen who emigrated to the U.S. in 1914. Dorothy lived in Sunderland until her early death in 1891. There may have been 2 other sons but I'm not sure. I have no death certificate for my grandfather as I have no idea where he died.

It seems I have posted my query too soon. But I'm very confused now about the patronymic naming system. Given how it works, I thought it was possible Hans Pedersen could have been his father.

Thanks for your help thus far.
Tina

Karsten Damén

#12
Here's an option:

Bornholm, Nørre, Allinge-Sandvig Købstæder, Allinge Købstad, 94, 108, FT-1845, A0602
________________________________________
Navn:   Alder:   Civilstand:   Stilling i husstanden:   Erhverv:   Fødested:
Hans Jørgen Pedersen   43    gift      Fisker og Avlsmand   Allinge-Sandvig Købstad, Allinge - Bornholms Amt
Hansine Kirstine Hansen   24    gift      hans kone [Hans Jørgen Pedersen]   Olsker Sogn - Bornholms Amt
Laurits Peter Hansen   4    -      deres søn   Allinge-Sandvig Købstad, Allinge - Bornholms Amt
Johan Julius Hansen   1    -      deres søn   Allinge-Sandvig Købstad, Allinge - Bornholms Amt
Peder Larsen   75    gift      Vandmøller   Olsker Sogn - Bornholms Amt
Karen Ancher   62    gift      hans kone [Peder Larsen]   Allinge-Sandvig Købstad, Sandvig - Bornholms Amt

Bornholm, Nørre, Allinge Købstad, Allinge, Matr. No 65, 89, FT-1850, C3078
________________________________________
Navn:   Alder:   Civilstand:   Stilling i husstanden:   Erhverv:   Fødested:
Mads Peter Was   29    Ugift      Fisker, Huusfader   Allinge
Hanssine Christine Hansen   29    Fraskilt      hans Huusholderske   Olsker Sogn
Johan Julius Hansen   6          hendes Søn   Allinge
Jenssine Amalie Was   1          hendes Søn   Allinge

Johan's parents were divorced before he was 5 (his younger sister could be after the stepfather).
So he remembered that his fathers name was Peter, although it was Hans Pedersen.

Can't find a better proposal :D

Karsten

Jane C

#13
1855
Bornholm, Nørre, Allinge Købstad, Allinge Købstad, et Huus, 65 A, FT-1855, C3446
Mads Peter Wass 34  Gift Fisker. Huusfader  Allinge
Hanssine Christine Hansen 34  Gift Hans Kone  Olsker sogn
Johan Julius Hansen 11  Ugift Hendes Søn  Allinge
Jenssine Amalie Wass 6  Ugift Deres Datter  Allinge
Bolette Marie Wass 2  Ugift Deres Datter  Allinge

In 1860 census the family is still at Allinge but Johan Julius is not living with them.

The father in Karsten's "proposal" -  ;)
1834
Bornholm, Nørre, Allinge-Sandvig Købstæder, Allinge, Ved Aaen No 4, 98, FT-1834, C0126
Peder Larsen 63  Gift  Avlsmand  
Karren Hansen 62  Gift  hans Kone  
Hans Jørgen Pedersen 30  Ugift  deres Søn, er Fiskere  
Marthe Pedersen 31  Ugift  deres Døttre  
Kistine Pedersen 25  Ugift  deres Døttre

We don't need this one yet (as the family connection is not verified) but I'll throw it in anyway:
1801
Bornholm, Nørre, Allinge-Sandvig Købstæder, Allinge, Ved Aaen No 71, 75, FT-1801, B7344
Peder Larsen Møller 30  Gift Huusbonde Møllere 
Karen 28  Gift hans Kone   
Johanne 3   deres Døttre   
Marthe 1   deres Døttre

Karsten Damén

Johan Julius Hansen was born 29. March 1844 in Allinge. 
His confirmation was 11. April 1858 in Allinge and that's the last time I can find him in those church records.

Karsten

Jane C

Citat fra: Tina Hansen Dato 29 Apr 2012 - 18:11
I'm very confused now about the patronymic naming system. Given how it works, I thought it was possible Hans Pedersen could have been his father.
Tina

Tina, glad you came back with more, and especially that middle name (you can see Karsten scrolled through churchbooks to find two boys who are clearly incorrect based on the census alone, before we had that name Julius). I know it's hard to understand what the "helpers" need so bear with the process and don't get discouraged.

About his name: John Hansen said his father's name was Peter Hansen. That could be correct! and normally he would know his father's name. Certainly trusting his information would be the place to start.

Danes began choosing fixed surnames gradually, all the way through the 1800s, as a series of laws were passed and the Danes became increasingly willing to get on board with the government's request that they adopt surnames.

If John had not adopted a fixed surname (the same last name as his father), then that would mean John's last name would be based on his father's first name. John Hansen would have a father Hans. But we can't tell from that what the father Hans would have as a last name.

A man named Peder Hansen, same deal - under patronymic naming, he would have a father Hans, but we wouldn't know the father's last name.

Not until Karsten looked it up..... ;D


Jane C

Citat fra: Karsten Damén Dato 29 Apr 2012 - 19:23
Johan Julius Hansen was born 29. March 1844 in Allinge. 
His confirmation was 11. April 1858 in Allinge and that's the last time I can find him in those church records.

Karsten

Tina, we're taking this option seriously because Karsten found an unusual circumstance that would explain that John Hansen could indeed have been a little unclear about his father's name - this John's parents were divorced when he was very young, and he lived with a stepfather.


Jane C

#17
Searched www.ddd.dda.dk in every amt (amt = Danish county, like a US state) every year for
"Johan Julius" born about 1844. No other boy  had those names and that approximate birth year.

This does not prove there is no other Johan Julius Hansen b 1844 in Denmark. But the search does make Johan Julius Hansen of Allinge a likely candidate because only his birth year and names match so far.

Also the search of the amts did not turn up Johan Julius Hansen of Allinge anywhere else, living apart from his family, so indeed it's possible he may have left Denmark.

Again, it's  not proof.

Tina Hansen

Ladies I am overwhelmed (in a good way) by what you have turned up.  :) Now am I trying to find a death cert for him and as usual he is elusive. But I thank you so much. Mange tak.

Tina Hansen

Hello all, hope you are well. To continue -- what is the significance of the first name Hanssine Christine Hansen, Johan Julius' mother? Thank you.

Jane C

1860
Bornholm, Nørre, Allinge Købstad, Allinge Købstad, , No.78 a, FT-1860, C3545
Navn: Alder: Civilstand: Stilling i husstanden: Erhverv: Fødested:
Mads Peter Wass 38 Gift Skibsroer, Husfader Allinge
Hansine Cirstine Hansen 39 Gift Hans Kone Olsker sogn
Jensine Amalie Wass 11 Ugift Deres Datter Allinge
Marie Bollette Wass 7 Ugift Deres Datter Allinge
Bodel Cathrine Grønbech 75 Enke Mandens Moder Allinge

A traditional naming pattern was for the first son to be named after the father's father; first daughter after his mother; second son after the mother's father; second daughter after the mother's mother. So it's possible Hanssine Christine had a grandmother with that name. Children were also sometimes named after a previous spouse or child in the family who had died. Hanssine is also a feminine form of Hans; girls were sometimes given the feminine form of a male name to be named after a grandfather, father, etc.

Does that answer the question?

Tina Hansen


Tina Hansen

Hello again. To summarize:

My Danish g-grandfather, John Julius Hansen, was born in Denmark in 1844 and his father was Peter Hansen. I know this from the marriage certificate to his English wife in 1870. Thanks to the efforts of your researchers, a candidate was identified -- Johan Julius Hansen, born 29 March 1844 in Bornholm (see previous posts).

He was a merchant seaman and first mate examination results are now searchable on the web. A certificate for a John Hansen with his exact birthday, living at the address listed on my g-grandmother's 1891 death certificate is among the certificates but there's a problem: the John Hansen on the certificate said he was born in Copenhagen. Is it possible to check and see if there was a similarly named man born in Copenhagen on 29 March 1844 to Hans Pedersen?

Thanking you in advance,
Tina Hansen

Jane C

#23
Ah! You've found a record for YOUR John Julius Hansen that gives the same birth date as the boy in Allinge, Bornholm. Wow. That's amazing. Did the record you found include the middle name Julius?

I think you've identified your ancestor.

It's unfortunate about some of the discrepancies, but these kinds of discrepancies do come up. You need reassurance. Volunteers on a genealogy forum won't step up and guarantee these kinds of things - it's not done because there are no guarantees. You yourself must weigh the evidence and find it strong enough to draw a conclusion. At least, I think that's how it works.  :P

About John Julius Hansen's father. Remember that John Julius's marriage record states that his father was PETER HANSEN, not Hans Pedersen.

For the benefit of the forum, please post a link - or post a jpg - of the record to which you refer.

As you asked, I did some searching, trying to find a John Julius Hansen born on that date in Copenhagen. I haven't found him. You'll see an example of hits for three searches I did on these links:

http://ddd.dda.dk/asp/Soeg_dk_enkel_sp.asp

http://ddd.dda.dk/asp/Soeg_dk_enkel_sp.asp

http://ddd.dda.dk/asp/Soeg_dk_enkel_sp.asp

Understand that our previous searching also included Copenhagen. No one like your gr-grandfather has so far turned up on that database or on AO (Danish Archives Online).

You can try searching yourself, too. Go to www.ddd.ddd.dk. Select census (Folketaellinger). Under Sog Personer, choose Autocheck af Omrade. (Danish letters are not copying correctly for me, sorry). In the box for Amt: choose Kobenhavn. Search on J% J% Hansen. This will find various versions of his name/middle name/surname. By using % as a "wild card," we don't have to worry about Danish variations of his name such as Johan/Johanne/Jens etc. Search on J% Hansen for various versions of his name without the middle name. Search every way you can think of. To control the number of hits you get, use the other boxes. In the boxes called "Omfatter"  "Alle ar," choose = 1860 to get hits for 1860 census only. Your guy should be about age 16 that year. (We have so far not found him in 1860.)

A more difficult but more complete database is AO. You'll find instructions in English for how to use it at the top of the home page of this forum.
http://www.sa.dk/content/us

Many Danish immigrants were said to be born in Copenhagen, even though they weren't. Understandable in some cases and mysterious in others. It may help not to say "John Hansen stated ..." Instead try saying "John Hansen's marriage record stated...." Sometimes the immigrant is not the informant, or he is the informant but he is speaking to someone else who is writing the information down. Etc. So many reasons why discrepancies come up in family history records. The combination of his three names with that exact birth day/month/year makes it highly unlikely (although admittedly not impossible) that anyone else like that exists.

Not much help but hope these comments help a little.

Tina Hansen

Hello. To answer >Did the record you found include the middle name Julius?< it did not include his middle name which he seemed to use consistently for his personal dealings. I tried to post a photo of his marriage certificate but can't figure out how to upload the jpg.   :-[

But as you noted I'm just trying to be thorough and make sure I have the correct person. Will search myself as suggested and THANK YOU for the searching you have done. 

Jane C

Hi Tina. Thanks for the comments about the middle name. About posting the record, I meant the first mate examination results. No worries. Mostly I was curious where you found such a thing. I wonder if the Bornholm genealogy groups would be able to help demonstrate that John Julius of Allinge immigrated?



Tina Hansen

Oh well the information about the first mate exams comes from Ancestry.com. They have digitized Great Britain, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927.  :)

Thanks for the tip about Bornholm genealogy groups. Perhaps there's an English-language group available.

Steven Peterson

#27
Hello Tina and researchers thankyou for creating this Forum thread.

The research on this thread is correct as this information ties in with our research from a different branch of the family tree relating to Laurits Peter Hansen (1941) who's brother was Johan Julius Hansen (1844)

Laurits Peter Hansen (1941) emigrated to the UK, South East London who was known as (Lawrence Peterson birth place Bornholm date of birth results from UK Census were between 1835 - 1845.  

Lawrence's Marriage certificate to Emma R Richardson in 1865 states his dad was called John Petersen (we traced to Hans Jørgen Pedersen) who was a Seaman among various UK census records.

If you would like to exchange contact details please reply back to this post and will send my contact via private message.

Details below in relation to brothers Laurits Peter Hansen and  Johan Julius Hansen... sorry about the format...

Name   Relation to Laurits and Johan   Family side   Also known as   Date of birth   Birth Place   ... more information with me.

Lars (????sen)   Great Grandad   Father         
Peder Larsen    Grandad   Father   Peder Larsen Møller   1770 - 1771   
Karen Ancher      Nan   Father   Karen Pedersen (Widow) (1850) / Karna (1855)   1771 -1773 & 1783   
Marther Pederson   Aunt   Father   Martha (1855 census)   1802-1803   
Kristine Pedersen    Aunt   Father   Kjerstina (1855 cenus) Kirsten Johnsdtr (1844 Christening record)   1806 -1809   
Hans Jørgen Pedersen   Dad   Father   John Petersen (by Lawrence marrige cert), John Hansen (by Johan J H)   1802 -1804   Allinge
Hansine Kristine Hansen    Mum   Mother   Hansine Christine Hansdatter Aristsen, Hansine Cristine Hansen    1821   Olsker
Laurits Peter Hansen    -   -      1841 (9th May )   Allinge
Johan Julius Hansen     -   -   John Julius Hansen (marrige cert by Hansen family)   1844 (29th March)   Allinge
Petra Madsine Juliane Wass   Half Sister   Mother      1861 (27 Jan)   Allinge
Jensine Amalie Wass   Step Sister   Step Dad      1849   Allinge
Marie Bollette Wass   Step Sister   Step Dad      1853   
Mads Peter Wass   Step Dad   Mother   Mandens   1822   Allinge
Dorothy Humphries   Wife   Johan Juilius Hansen      1847 (September)   Sunderland, England
John Hansen   Son   Johan Juilius Hansen         
Charles Humphries Hansen   Son   Johan Juilius Hansen   Charles Hansen   1880   
Tina Hansen   Great Grandaugter   Johan Juilius Hansen/Dorothy Humphries         


Regards,

Steven Peterson Great Great Grandson of Laurits Peter Hansen - (Lawrence Peterson)