Reading Danish 1801 Census
Hello!
I was able to find my ancestors (GI Jens Jorgensen, Maren Nielsdatter, and their daughter Karen Jensdatter- bottom of first document) in the 1801 census, but there are other's mentioned in their group (#4), and I was wondering what their relationship was to these individuals. Did they live on the same land but had no occupation relationship, or were they working for GI Jens Jorgensen? Thank you so much for your help!
The additional ones listed in their group were on the second page shown below
Answers
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Census 1801: Nestelsø Sogn. Brandeløv bye [modern Brandelev in Nestelsø parish].
4th Familie. [farmer with his wife, both in their first marriage and with 1 daughter]
gamle Jens Jørgensen. Huusbonde. 57 Aar. 1ste ægteskab. Bonde og gaardbeboer.
Maren Nielsdatter. hans kone. 45 Aar. 1ste Ægteskab.
Karen Jensdatter. deres datter. 12 Aar. ugivt.
Source: (page 10): https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=26545#26545,2904545
-> on the next page you have 4 "tjenestefolk" [so farm workers, all unmarried, working for jens Jørgensen].
Jens Sørensen. 34 Aar.
Anders Christophersen. 15 Aar.
Niels Andersen. 14 Aar.
Maren Hansdatter. 40 Aar.
Source (page 11): https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=26545#26545,2904546
The farm workers would likely live on the farm as long as they were hired to work there.
"Gamle" [old] Jens Jørgensen is to distinguish him from unge [young] Jens Jørgensen in the parish [he is family nr 7 in Brandelev].
Source (page 11): https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=26545#26545,2904546
Confusingly enough they are of the same age, also 57 years old, and he is married to a Maren Hansdatter.
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