Richard Jacobsen Moved To Australia 1869.

[Mark-Leon Thorne]

I have very little information regarding my Great-Great-Grandfather, Richard Jacobsen. I have a photo that I obtained from a family reunion about 40 years ago of him dressed in a uniform (attached), taken just before he left Denmark for a new life in Australia. He was 19. It has now been confirmed by Rigskarkivet that it is the uniform of the Danish Royal Life Guard.

He migrated to Sydney in 1869 where he became a Police Officer for the New South Wales Police until his retirement at around age 65. I have seen a copy of the NSW Police Gazette which congratulates him for a long career. He married an English woman named, Elizabeth.

I have no further information but I will be taking my first ever trip to Europe in May and have set aside a week for Denmark to explore, soak up the culture and, hopefully, find some more information about my Danish ancestor.

This forum was suggested to my by Rigskarkivet. If anybody can offer any leads, I would be most grateful.

Mark-Leon Thorne

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[Eva Morfiadakis]

http://www.dis-danmark.dk/forum/read.php?11,216320,216321

Is this the same person mentioned here?

and here:
http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/jacobsen/270/


Eva M

[Karsten Damén]

My candidate for Richard Jacobson:

Rasmus Jacobsen born 10. Jan. 1850 in Overby Village, As Parish, Vejle County.
Christening record: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?bsid=159779#159779,26864088
Parents were Jacob Rasmussen and Marie Kirstine Nielsdatter (Nielsen).

At the time of his confirmation, April 1864, he lived in the city of Horsens abt. 15 km from his birth parish.  The confirmation record erroneously lists his father as Rasmus Jacobsen (based on a note from the pastor in As Parish), but place and date of birth are correct:
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?bsid=164493#164493,27630168

The military levying roll from 1866 shows that he lived in Horsens city:
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=16480943#27633,2944406
Place and date of birth fit - fathers name still "upside down".
Further information copied from the levying roll:
Height: 68 ¼ (Danish) inches (178.5 cm)
Unit:  F. G.  = Royal Palace Guard (at Foot)
Service: Nov. 1869 - 28. Sep. 1870
Remark:  In 1871 emigrated to "America" [I have seen this term used several times when the person in reality ended up in Australia or New Zealand.  This information was normally given to the authorities by family or friends after the emigration.  They might not have known the actual destination, or they hid their information on purpose]

However, the emigration record from Copenhagen reveals that he left for Australia:
Name:    Jacobsen, Rasmus
Occupation:    Worker
Age:    21
Destianation:    Queensland, Australia
Contract nr.:    134800
Date:    02-05-1871
Last living in:   Horsens city, Aarhus County
Name of ship: Indirect [likely via an English port]
ID code:    I7172J0501

NB: This record proves only that he bought a ticket in Copenhagen with Queensland (Brisbane?) as first Australian destination.

Some websites have him as
- "Richard Nelson Jacobson".  
- DOB given as 10. Jan. 1850.
- serving with NSW Artillery before 1875
- born in Heligoland

I recommend that you check the immigration records for Australia covering 1871.  

[Eva Morfiadakis]

Rasmus J arrived on the Lammershagen 7 Sep. 1871. 21 years old.


http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/ImmigrationIndexes/Documents/Lammershagen_1871_1873_1874_QSA_Item_ID_18476.pdf

He is on page 157. The Lammershagen left from Hamburg,

Eva M

[Eva Morfiadakis]

Vejle, Bjerre, Raarup, Raarup Bye, 50 et Huus, 57, FT-1860, D6155


Jacob Rasmussen 35 Gift Postbud. Husfader  Her i Sognet [Raarup] 
Maren Kjerstine Nielsdatter 38 Gift hans Kone  Thyregod Sogn, Vejle Amt 
Niels Peder Johansen 13 Ugift Deres Børn  Ass? Sogn, Veile Amt 
Jens August Jacobsen 5 Ugift Deres Børn  Her i Sognet [Raarup] 
Camille Jacobsen 3 Ugift Deres Børn  Her i Sognet [Raarup] 

His family perhaps in 1860.


Vejle, Bjerre, Raarup, Raarup Bye, 56 en Gaard, 65, FT-1860, D6155

Hans Frederik Nielsen 56 Gift Gaardfæster. Huusfader  Her i Sognet [Raarup] 
Dorthe Marie Frederiksdatter 49 Gift hans Kone  Glud Sogn, Veile Amt 
Karen Hansen 23 Ugift Deres Børn som Tjenestepiger  Her i Sognet [Raarup] 
Ane Hansen 18 Ugift Deres Børn som Tjenestepiger  Her i Sognet [Raarup] 
Nielsine Hansen 13 Ugift Deres Børn som Tjenestepiger  Her i Sognet [Raarup] 
Niels Jørgensen 29 Ugift Tjenestefolk  Her i Sognet [Raarup] 
Jørgen Jensen 22 Ugift Tjenestefolk  Her i Sognet [Raarup] 
Rasmus Jacobsen 11 Ugift Tjenestefolk  Ass? Sogn, Veile Amt

Rasmus is already working.

Eva M

[Karsten Damén]

Check this website for Richard/Rasmus Jacobsen's ancestors and family:
http://pergk.synology.me/juliane2/5670.htm

[Kaileana Lund]

Hi I don't know if this man is a relative of yours but he was my Step GG Grandfather he is from the same area as yours his name is Hans Jacobsen born 1840/41 travelled to Australia in 1872 landed in Brisbane on the 1 Aug 1872 and married my GG Grandmother 5 days later her name was Jeppsine Jensen . these are the only details I have of him.
Marriage - 1872 C248 Hans Jacobsen Jepsine Jensen
Hans Jacobson
Death Date: 08 Apr 1877
Death Place: Queensland
Father's name: Jacob Hansen
Mother's name: Kersteine Georgensen
Registration Year: 1877
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: 001056
Page Number: 7319
o   Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser (Qld. : 1861 - 1908), Tuesday 10 April 1877, page 3 - We regret to have to state that the man Hans Jacob, who was admitted to the Ipswich Hospital on the 21st of last month, suffering from having had his foot crushed by the falling of a tree near Gatton, died on Sunday afternoon from tetanic spasms, after having endured intense agony for a few days previous to his demise.
Last name
Jacobsen

Sex
Male

Age
32

Birth year
1840

Arrival year
1872

Passenger number
230

Ship name
Reichstag

Standing
Landmann

Departure port
Hamburg

Former town
Horsens

Former state
Dänemark

Destination port
Brisbane

Destination state
Queensland

Destination country
Australia

Record set
Hamburg, Germany emigrants

Category
Travel & migration

Subcategory
Passenger lists

Collections from
Australia & New Zealand

[Eva Morfiadakis]

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27272072

The Reichstag seems to have left Hamburg on 17 April 1872.

I don't think he is in the Danish emigration database.

Eva M

[Eva Morfiadakis]

https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=179006#179006,30361136

I have a candidate here:
Hans Jacobsen born out of wedlock on 18th June 1839 in Egense parish, Svendborg amt.  Mother: Kirsten Jørgensdatter daughter of Jørgen Nielsen Juul, Egense. Alleged father: Bachelor Jacob Hansen in Kynderup.

The child is living with his grandparents in census 1840 and 1845 et least. Jørgen Nielsen Juul died on 30th Nov. 1848 in Egense. Probably the child went to live somewhere else because he was not confirmed in Egense.

But did this Hans Jacobsen go to Australia? It is not Horsens.  Maybe somebody can find him in the military rolls.

Eva M

[Eva Morfiadakis]

Grandmother Annes Pallesdatter had died already on 24th March 1848.

https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=179007#179007,30361577

Grandfather:

https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=179007#179007,30361576

Eva M

[Eva Morfiadakis]

Svendborg, Gudme, Gudbjerg, Ellerup, en gaard, 77, FT-1860, B0410



Mette Marie Christensdatter 36 Enke(mand) gaardmandsenke, huusmoder  her i sognet [Gudbjerg] 
Hans Pedersen 15 Ugift hendes børn  do [Gudbjerg] 
Christen Christensen Hansen 9 Ugift hendes børn  do [Gudbjerg] 
Anne Marie Rasmussen 3 Ugift pleiebarn  do [Gudbjerg] 
Gjertrud Pedersdatter 39 Ugift afdød gaardmand Hans Hansen Pedersens søster, forsørges af huusmoderen  do [Gudbjerg] 
Jørgen Larsen 27 Ugift avlskarl  Øxendrup sogn, Svendborg Amt 
Christian Hansen 20?? Ugift tjenestefolk  Hesselager sogn, Svendborg Amt 
Hans Jacobsen 22 Ugift tjenestefolk  Egense sogn, Svendborg Amt  
Marie Elisabeth Rasmusdatter 34 Ugift tjenestefolk  Oure sogn, Svendborg Amt 

It may be him here.

Eva M

[Kaileana Lund]

There is a Rasmus Jacobsen that arrived in Brisbane aged 21 on the Lammershagen 7 Sept 1871 also on the same ship was some one else aged 20 Sigvart Jacobsen I tried to open the PDF but it won't open so not sure if this person is female or male. there is also a Maren on same ship aged 48, Pauline aged 16, Lorentz T aged 28, Lars aged 39,  Jorgen aged 36, Iver aged 56, Ingwald aged 11, Ellen K aged 4, Badil aged 40, Anna M aged 24. Maybe some this information may help your search.

[Eva Morfiadakis]

Sigvart/Sigvant (male) Jacobsen was travelling with his family Iver and Maren Jacobsen and his siblings Pauline and Ingwald. Rasmus is not with them. They are nos. 135-139

Rasmus Jacobsen is not listed with them. He is no. 155.

Nos. 156-158 are the Jacobsen family: Lorentz T, Anna M and Ellen K.

Nos. 159-160 are Lars P Jacobsen and his wife Badil (Bodil) C.

Eva M

[Kaileana Lund]

Not relatives then.

[Elinor Gravgaard Kristensen]

Hej


Her har vi Kirkebogen for Helgoland.

Jeg kan ikke finde Rasmus - Richard Jacobsen

Hjælp.....

http://www.helgoland-genealogie.info/


Hilsen Elinor