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HC Andersen birth and baptism record

APetersen4
APetersen4 ✭
December 3 edited December 3 in Social Groups

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

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  • Forrest Emmett
    Forrest Emmett ✭✭
    December 5 edited December 5

    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.

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  • APetersen4
    APetersen4 ✭
    December 5

    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

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  • Jan266
    Jan266 ✭✭
    December 5

    Borgere og Borgerinder

    Mail and femail citizens

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