Is this the correct marriage?

Becca Groberg

Can anyone else tell if the Karen Marie Nielsen mentioned in each of these records is the same person? It seems to me to be the same person however I can't read enough of the writing on the marriage record to be able to tell. Does anyone else see clues? Also, the locations for these events seem to be all over the place.

Person in FamilySearch I'm researching: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MKC7-43W

Marriage Record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FK85-373?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=MKFC-44N

Census Record:  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL64-4YDK

Thanks,

Becca

Norm Baker

It appears to me that the marriage record (in Kolind parish) and the census record (in Rosmus parish) are recording the same people. The marriage record indicates that the bride, Karen Marie Nielsen, is 6 years older than the groom, Niels Peter Sørensen, which matches the age difference in the census. That marriage record is here (entry 2 in 1879): https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/en/billedviser?bsid=369079#369079,70722779.

The two parishes (Kolind and Rosmus) are not very far apart, as you can see from this map on the Randers, Denmark Wiki page:

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The link to that Wiki page is here: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Randers_County,_Denmark_Genealogy.

The census reports that Niels Peter Sørensen was born in Mørke parish which is a little bit west of Kolind parish.

The bondsmen for the marriage are Søren Nielsen (possibly the father of Niels Peter Sørensen) and Jens Johnsen (possibly an uncle to Karen Marie Nielsen). See this Wiki article about bondsmen: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Scandinavia_Engagements_and_Marriages. See the 4th paragraph under "Engagement":

"Separate records may have been kept of the banns or formal engagement. It was in this record that the names of the bondsmen or marriage witnesses were usually recorded. These were men who basically stated, via their signatures, that they knew of no reason why the couple could not and should not enter into the state of marriage. The bondsmen are the respective fathers, brothers, or uncles of the prospective bride and groom, so their names should also be recorded in your records."

Becca Groberg

That is so helpful! Thank you! It looks like the person I'm researching does have an uncle who is Jens Johnsen. With that and the birthplace as Grenaa on the census record, I'm convinced it is the same person.

Thank you!