I am trying to find the correct Parents for my Great Grandfather
I am very new to geneology especially to Danish records.
My great grandfather Niels Jensen KWJ4-1MY
I'm pretty sure his father is Jens Nielson 9ML3-D4N
and his Mother is Maren Nielsen not Karen Jorgensen
How can I find the records for this information? I appreciate any help I can get. Thank You
My Name is Myrna Dalley Kelsey
801-651-5377
email: myrnkels@gmail.com
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Niels Jensen's birth and christening record is here (left hand page, first entry): https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/en/billedviser?bsid=359180#359180,70499681.
It records that he is illegitimate, that his mother is Maren Nielsdatter and his father is "said to be/alleged to be" Jens Nielsen.
From the number of children listed with Jens Nielsen and Karen Jørgensen as the parents (23), it appears that someone did at least one incorrect merge, perhaps more.
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Thank you. From the information we have it said Jens married Maren 27 Nov 1827 in Ulstrup, Aalborg, Denmark How can I verify that. Where can I find Maren's birth information?
I appreciate your Help
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I was quite curious about your research question and did a little searching for Jens Nielsen and Maren Nielsdatter. I found them in Family Search Tree, but there was no Niels as a child. I then searched for the family and found them in the Danish Censuses.
The family is here in the various censuses:
1834-https://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid2319586
1840-https://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid4137400
1845-https://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid5004108
1850-https://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid7468948
The family doesn't appear altogether in any one census, but combining all of them together, I was able to determine that Niels actually belonged to to family-see, especially the 1834 and 1850 censuses.
Knowing that, I then added Niels to the family I had found in Family Search Tree. You will find them if click on this Personal Identification Number: L19T-B5W. This is the family Niels Jensen belongs to. You should replace Niels' (KWJ4-1MY) parents with father L19T-B5W and mother L1VQ-RV3 and that will put him in the correct family. If your are uncomfortable doing that, with your permission, I could do it for you.
As far as the marriage for Maren and Jens, you can find it in the Ulstrup, Ålborg, Denmark church records here (entry #269): https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/en/billedviser?bsid=359182#359182,70499722.
For Maren's birth information, the 1850 census gives her birth place as Ulstrup, Ålborg, Denmark in about 1798. I don't find any records in Ulstrup for that time period, so that will take some more research to figure out why there aren't any records and to find her birth information.
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Thank you so much. I will to add them myself if I have a problem I will reach out to you. I had a flood in my basement the day it rained so I going back and forth trying to get everything dried out so I am a little slow at the geneology right now.
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As I was trying to replace Niels parents I realized I don't really know how to do this. I don't think I should merge them so I am asking for your help in doing this for me. Let me know what inforlmtion you need from me.
Thanks again for your help
Myrna Kelsey
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You definitely do not want to merge them! I am on a camping trip at the moment. I will take care of this for you on Saturday or Sunday afternoon.
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Hi Myrna Kelsey,
Your Niels Jensen is now attached to the correct family. His Personal Identification Number in Family Tree is KWJ4-1MY.
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Isn't Norm the best!!!
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