HC Andersen birth and baptism record

APetersen4

I recently tracked down the baptism record for Hans Christian Andersen. I read he had some connection to the Broholm estate (Broholm Gods), indicated in his writings. My 4th great-grandmother also did around the same time period. Hers was a connection to the Kjaer family. It would be great to get a full English translation of this original source record.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99Z6-24FP?i=614

Forrest Emmett

MAIN BODY OF RECORD

Tuesday morning 1 am on the 2nd April was [to] Hans Andersen

journeyman shoemaker and wife Anne Marie Andersdatter, a son, born,

same day christened at home by the Chaplain, Mr. Ramsing, during the vacancy, and called

Hans Christian. Which christening was confirmed on 2nd Easter day, the 16th April

Witnesses: Mad[am]e Breineberg who carried the child, Miss Pommer who went with, city scribe

Lange, hatmaker Dorch, shoemaker master P. Valtersdærff, journeyman carpenter

And[ers] Jørgensen, doorkeeper in the hospital [Mr.] Gomard

NOTES IN MARGINS AND BELOW

Note E (in the margins): “now H[ans] Jens[en] Strait no. 43” (references the current address of the house where he was alleged to be born. Later this was proved incorrect).

Note F (in the margins): the 15th (they seem to be correcting the christening date from the 16th)

Last Note (in the margins): "died in peace at Copenhagen 4th August 1875"

Note E (at the bottom of the page): above stated Hans Christian was Denmark’s

famous fairytale poet Hans Christian Andersen, who his birth city honored

by appointing him to Honored Citizen. The honor came by appointing him at a special (or

solemn) meeting on the 6 December 1867 by the mayor in the above mentioned

city by the municipal council, the city public official and a large gathering of citizens and

_____.

Can't figure out this last word, but at least you can get the meaning. I've asked some other researchers about the missing word, so I'll post again if I figure it out.

APetersen4

Thanks for the detailed interpretation and explanation Forrest. I find it surprising that the original document would have been amended after the fact, and so many times.

The reason why I made this request, in researching my family ties to Broholm, was that I came across this item indicating his connection. It is rather controversial and Jens Jorgensen's claim of his lineage to Christian VIII makes no sense given that there is no similarity in appearance between the two, plus his birth record would have to have been falsified by the church.

https://www.broholmslot.dk/GB/Broholm%20(x9x)%20the%20History/Hans%20Christian%20Andersen.aspx

Jan266

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