I am doing Danish research on the Danish site. I have 2 daughters born in same year, and the same p

BezoldMarlaEllen

I am doing Danish research on the Danish site. I have 2 daughters born in same year, and the same parish shows that both sets of parents also have duplicate names. I need to know if I can distinguish between the 2 girls and the parents.

Maribo (Musse) Vigsnaes (parish) Denmark

Enesteministerialbog. Opslag 227 and the other girl is in same parish,b. 1803. I only put 1 in Family Search and cannot add other one with proper records because I can't translate well enough.. One born 21 March 1803, other born 2 May 1803. Name: Margrethe Rasmusdatter. Both sets of parents also have duplicate names: Rasmus Jensen & Maren Hansdatter. Can you look and see who is who? Thank you, Marla

Norm Baker

I can only see the one Margrethe born 2 May 1803. Her parents are, indeed, Rasmus Jensen and Maren Hansdatter. I do not see anyone born on 21 March. I am not sure what I am missing.

Rasmussensuem

I haven´t looked at your records, but I have had problems like this. Usually the residence of the family is noted in the records and this is usually the key. I don´t know if you are working up your tree or down your tree, but witnesses can also be significant. It usually takes building both families to some extent before you can figure it out.

Also if you are using the Family Search indexed records, be sure to look at and read the image. There are plenty of indexing errors. You might actually be referring to the same record. March and May are often mistaken for each other by indexers. And it is easy for an abbreviation of some sort to look like a one.

KeHe1952

I agree with Norm above. I read:

Mandag Morgen den 2den Maj blev Indsidder Rasmus Jensen ?s Hustru Maren Hans Datter forløst med en Datter, som d. 6te Maj blev hiemme døbt og kaldet Margrethe. Blev frembaaren til Daab? etc.

This is not easy to read, so I won't suggest anything more.

However, it was in fact May 2nd 1803 she was born, and baptised on the 6th at home. The father seems to have one more last name after Jensen, but I cannot read it. Perhaps it is easier to see if there are other children baptised, or perhaps in the marriage record.

The wedding was on Feb. 7th 1800, here: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=158724#158724,26666970

But unfortunately I can't see anything to shed light on my above question. I do wish you the best of luck 😃