Casualties during the 1st Schlesevig War? 1848-1850

[Roger Nelson]

I have an ancestor, Jens (Christian) Christensen, age 28, who was enumerated in the 1850 Census for Fjellerad By, Gunderup sogn, Aalborg amt.  He was identified as: "deres Søn, fraværende i krigstienste."  I cannot locate him after 1850.

Would he have been serving in the military?
If so, is there a way to find out if he may have been a casualty in the War of 1848-1850?

Best wishes, Rog Nelson

[Ole Westermann]

Hi Rog,

Yes, it indicates that he joined the war service.
At http://www.dr.dk/nr/rdonlyres/640de090-2cad-4e01-ba98-13ef5e3d019e/2670215/register_faldne_1.pdf
is an index with killed soldiers in the wars 1848-51 and 1864.

mvh Ole

[Ole Westermann]

It should be possible to follow him in the military register (lægdsrulle) from his birth until ca 1860.
You need birth parish, birth year and fathers name.

Go to https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/other/index/4 and choose
Generalkrigskommissariatet angående Udskrivningsvæsenet   Lægdsruller (1789 - 1864)
If he is born 1822, he should be in Ålborg 1823 J Hovedrulle (lægd 1-50)
At image 3 you see that Gunderup parish is lægd nr.37.
The number of the 'lægd' is at the top of each page, and lægd 37 starts at image 315
The columns are:
old no - new no* - fathers and sons name - sons birthplace - age - hight (inches) - actual adress - notes/remarks (vedtegninger)
And in this last column is mentioned his military 'career' etc.
And to understand all the abbreviations you need help !

*The new number is his number in the next 'Hovedrulle' 3 years later in 'lægd' 37.

Ole

[Roger Nelson]

Ole, Many thanks