Agnes Vilhelmine Dorthea Hansen - born 26 Oct 1876

Startet af Karen Hansen, 12 Feb 2015 - 17:47

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Karen Hansen

Hi,
I am looking for my grandmother's family and relatives. My grandmother was Agnes Vilhelmine Dorthea Hansen. She was born in Copenhagen on 26 Oct 1876 and emigrated to New York when she was 20. She met and married my grandfather (1898), another Danish immigrant (Hans Christian Hansen) in New York. In 1907 they moved back to Denmark and stayed until 1911, when they returned to New York.

I have found Agnes, her sisters and her parents (Jens Frederik and Johanna Sophie Hansen) in the 1885 Census. Jens Frederik was born in Odense (1849?) and Johanna Sophie was born in Nakskov (1848?).

My grandmother's sisters were:
Fanny Marie Louise Hansen b. 1872? in Copenhagen
Marie Fred Hansen b. 1874? in Copenhagen
Ellen Valborg Hansen b. 1878? in Copenhagen
Ida Kirstine Hansen b. 1883?in Copenhagen

I know that Jens Frederik was an upholsterer (Sadelmag) and he died fairly young from a lung disease from his work. I also know that my Aunts Olga and Joan were in touch Fanny Marie and Marie Fred as late as 1943 (I have pictures of them that they sent to Aunt Olga).

My father and Olga were born in NY, but the youngest, Aunt Joan, was born in 1908 when they were living in Denmark. I also know that the last address for the family (before they left Denmark in 1911) was listed as: Mrs. J. Hansen, Baggesensgade 25 III, Copenhagen.

I would greatly appreciate any help or information...as I have seemed to have reached a dead end with online sources. Thank you so much!!!

Karen Hansen





Helmer Christiansen

From 1816 to 1923 census was held in Copenhagen 2 times each year, per. 1 May and 1 November.
The police made index cards on all these people and this directory is searchable on the Internet.
There are 5 people with the first name "Hans Christian" last name "Hansen" and with a wife whose first name contains "Agnes".
I think it is this person:
http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/component/sfup/?controller=politregisterblade&task=viewRegisterblad&id=1660584&searchname=polit_adv
They have a daughter, Olga Marie, born January 16, 1899, and the husband is a carpenter.

The index card was started November 1, 1907, when the family lived in Vølundsgade 14a on the 2nd floor. You can find the census per. November 1, 1907 for Vølundsgade 14a here: http://www.kbharkiv.dk/kildeviser, picture # 54

It says that Vilhelmine Dorthea Agnes and Hans Christian on May 1, 1907 lived in New York, 161 E 84 St. and that Hans Christian Hansen was born i Thorslunde on the island Lolland September 10th 1859.
Helmer Christiansen
2000 F

Ellen Steen-Petersen

Hans Christian Hansen's baptism can be found here:

Chruchrecord. Torslunde, Fuglse, Maribo. 1843-1872. (Ny). View 16. 1859 nr. 4.
Født d. 10. September 1859. Døbt d. 20. Oktober 1859 i Kirken
Hans Christian Hansen
Forældre: Skolelærer og kirkesanger i Thorslunde Anders Peder Hansen og  hustru Marie Anette Augusta født Hansen, 21 Aar.
Faddere: Gaardmand i Thorslunde Just Mikkelsens kone
Gaardmand Just Mikkelsen, Gaardmand Fr. Maurberg og kone.

Here is his family in the 1860 census:
Maribo, Fuglse, Torslunde, Thorslunde, Skolen, 1, FT-1860, C5657
Navn:    Alder:    Civilstand:    Stilling i husstanden:    Erhverv:    Fødested:
Anders Peder Hansen, 29, Gift, Skolelærer. Kirkesanger og Huusfader.    Vigersted [Sogn], Sorø Amt
Marie Anette Aug. [Augusta] F. Hansen, 22, Gift, hans Kone, Nykjøbing [Nykøbing] p. Falster
Johannes Lauritz Qvist Hansen, 2, Ugift, deres Børn,    her i Sognet [Torslunde Sogn, Maribo Amt]
Hans Christian Hansen, 1, Ugift, deres Børn, her i Sognet [Torslunde Sogn, Maribo Amt]
Karen Madsen   , 21, Ugift, Tjenestepige, Taagerup [Tågerup] Sogn, Maribo Amt

.. and in the 1880 Census:
Maribo, Fuglse, Torslunde, Thorslunde Sogn - Thorslunde By, Skole Hus, 23, FT-1880, D5031
Navn:    Alder:    Civilstand:    Stilling i husstanden:    Erhverv:    Fødested:
Anders Peder Hansen, 48, Gift, Husfader. Skolelærer, Virsted Sogn, Sorø Amt [Vigersted Sogn, Sorø Amt]
Marie Anette Augusta Hansen, 41, Gift, hans Kone, Nykjøbing p. F. [Nykøbing Falster, Maribo Amt]
Agnes Emilie Marie Hansen   15, Ugift, deres Børn, her i Sognet [Torslunde Sogn, Maribo Amt]
Otto Valdemar Hansen, 13, Ugift, deres Børn, Do [her i Sognet [Torslunde Sogn, Maribo ]]
Ane Kirstine Hansen, 11, Ugift, deres Børn, Do [her i Sognet [Torslunde Sogn, Maribo ]]
Anton Henrik Hansen, 9, Ugift, deres Børn,    Do [her i Sognet [Torslunde Sogn, Maribo ]]
Erhardt Sofus Hansen, 8, Ugift, deres Børn,    Do [her i Sognet [Torslunde Sogn, Maribo ]]
Carl Frederik Hansen, 8, Ugift, deres Børn, Do [her i Sognet [Torslunde Sogn, Maribo ]]
Elise Regine Hansen, 6, Ugift   deres Børn, Do [her i Sognet [Torslunde Sogn, Maribo ]]
Agust Peder Hansen, 4, Ugift   deres Børn, Do [her i Sognet [Torslunde Sogn, Maribo ]]
Axel Marius Hansen, 2, Ugift   deres Børn, Do [her i Sognet [Torslunde Sogn, Maribo ]]
Anna Marie Kølle, 15, Ugift, Tjenestepige, Rødby [Maribo Amt]

/Ellen

Ellen Steen-Petersen

Hi Karen
Maybe you should have mentioned, you already had information about your grandfather and his birthplace.

https://www.slaegtogdata.dk/forum/index.php/topic,89533.0.html.

It would have help to establish which records were relevant.

/Ellen

Pamela Alley

Hi Ellen

She said she was looking for her grandmother's family.

Regards

Pam Alley

Helmer Christiansen

There are quite a number of churchbooks to search in the city Copenhagen around 1876 to find the birth of Agnes Vilhelmine Dorthea Hansen. According to the police census she was born in Copenhagen October 28th 1875.

The ordinay Copenhagen parishes in 1876:

Sankt Johannes18611968Garnisons16911963Trinitatis16601965Vor Frue16311962Helligånds17131961Vor Frelsers16401961Holmen16171972
The district "Udenbys Vester Kvarter" was until 1880 in ecclesiastical matters part of Frederiksberg Sogn

Churchbooks from other institutions containing information on baptisms:


Abel Cathrines Stiftelse18071948Alm. Hospital/De Gamles By17691932Christianshavns Fængsel[C prison]17101933Den Kgl. Fødselsstiftelse17591910Det Civile Arresthus17661882Citadel - Kastels
[Church for the military.
From 1902 also a civil parish]17121966Frederiks Tyske Kirke17381886Hof og Slot16861925Kommunehospitalet18631918Ladegården17331886Vartov Hospital17431935
Helmer Christiansen
2000 F

Ellen Steen-Petersen

Hi Karen
If you look in the census for 1901 and 1906, you can see some additional information about your grandmother's family:

Census for 1901:
Johanne Sofie Hansen, K,
Birth: 12.apr. 1856, E, Nakskov (census for 1906 states 1855)
Arrived in Cph. 1865 (?) from Nakskov
Husmor, Taperske/sadelmagerske,
Married: 1871
Marriage ended: 1892
Number of children: 7
Number of dead children: 1

And there is your grandmother's 2 brothers:
Christian Frederik Hansen, M, 9. aug. 1887,  U, København, Søn, Bydreng
Peter Hansen, M, 9. okt. 1891, U, København, Søn

/ellen

Inger Toudal

#10

København, København (Staden), Nansensgade, Nansensgade Nr 17, 55, 101, FT-1880, D3288
Name:     Age:     Marital status:       Position in household:       Occupation:       Birth place:
Jens Frederik Hansen    32 år    Gift    Husfader    Sadelmag    Odense
Johane Sophie Hansen    31 år    Gift    Husmoder       Nakskov

Fany Marie Lovise Hansen    8 år       Deres Datter       Kjøh
Marie Frederikke Hansen    6 år       Deres Datter       Kjøh
Agnes Wilhelmine Hansen    4 år       Deres Datter       Kjøh
Ellen Valborg Hansen    2 år       Deres Datter       Kjøh

ALL FIELDS:
Source:    FT-1880
Name:    Jens Frederik Hansen   Sex:    M
Birth date:    32 år
Position in household:    Husfader   Marital status:    Gift
Occupation:    Sadelmag   Birth place:    Odense
Parish:    Nansensgade   District:    København (Staden)
County:    København   Place name:    Nansensgade Nr 17
Household-/family no:    101
Married when:    1871   Living children:    4
Dead children:    0   Address:    Nansensgade Nr 17 Stuen
Cadastre:    55
Date moved:    1871
Religion:    Lutheraner

København, København (Staden), Holbergsgade (Ulige numre), Kjøbenhavn Øster Kvarter, Holbergsgade 15, matr. 408 Mbg. 3. Sal, 23, FT-1885, D3693
Name:     Age:     Marital status:       Position in household:       Occupation:       Birth place:
Jens Frederik Hansen    35    Gift    Husfader    Tapetserer    Odense
Johanna Sophie Hansen    36    Gift    Husmoder       Nakskov

Fanny Marie Lovise Hansen    13    Ugift    Datter       Kjøbenhavn
Marie Frederikke Hansen    11    Ugift    Datter       Kjøbenhavn
Agnes Vilhelmine Dorthea Hansen    9    Ugift    Datter       Kjøbenhavn
Ellen Valborg Hansen    7    Ugift    Datter       Kjøbenhavn
Kirstine Ida Hansen    2    Ugift    Datter       Kjøbenhavn

www.sa.dk/content/dk/ao-forside/find_folketallinger
1890, København, Holbergsgade, Opslag 31 (Holbergsgade 15).
- Johanne Sofie Hansen is registered as a widow.

Her husband could be Jens Frederik Hansen, born 8 May 1849 in Odense, baptized 26 Aug. 1849 in Odense Vor Frue:
http://www.odensedatabasen.dk/kilde/f%C3%B8dsler1814-91/181434164

Odense, Odense, Odense Købstad, Odense Kiøbstad, St. Jørgensgade no 64, , FT-1850, B5984
Name:     Age:     Marital status:       Position in household:       Occupation:       Birth place:
- - - - -
Hans Hansen    35    Gift       muursvend    Odense
Marie Hansen    38    Gift       hans kone    Assens

Marius Hansen    8    Ugift       deres søn    Odense
Frederik Hansen    6    Ugift       ' [deres søn]    Assens
Marie Hansen    4    Ugift       deres datter    Odense
Jens Hansen    1    Ugift       deres søn    do [Odense]
- - - - -

Best regards,
Inger Toudal
Venlig hilsen
Inger Toudal

Helmer Christiansen

Karen

The birth of your aunt Joan:
1907 - 1910, Skt Stefan, Sokkelund, København, opslag 260

[No ] 371

[Date of birth] 5. [Septbr. 1908]

[Place of birth] Vølundsgade 14, A, 2.

[Name of the child] Ellen Fanny
Johanne Hansen

[Parents] Snedkermester [master carpenter] Hans
Christian Hansen og
Hustru [wife] Agnes Vilhelmine
Dorthea f.[nee] Hansen
32   f. Danmark

[Christening date] 1908
25 Decbr.

[The pastor who baptized the child] Nimb Lassen
St. Stefans Kirke

[Sponsers full name, position and address] Frk. [Miss] Marie Hansen Wiedeweltsg[ade]. 10, 1
" Eja Hansen Nørrebrogade 169,3
Fabrikant [factory owner] Erhard Hansen, Frejasg[ade]. 10, 1

[Remarks] Viede [married] 6/7 97, New York


In Politiets Mandtal [Police Census] http://www.kbharkiv.dk/kildeviser/#!?collection=2 , Nov 1908, Wiedeweltsgade 10 (image 64), you have two Marie Hansen living on the 1st floor:
Hansen, Fanny Marie Louise born 18/10 1871 in Copenhagen, Directrice [manager]
Hansen, Marie Frederikke born 24/8 1873 in Copenhagen, Expeditrice [saleswoman]

Politiets Mandtal, Nov 1908, Nørrebrogade 169, has Aja Qvist-Hansen on the 3rd floor, born 16/12 1889 in Copenhagen, daughter of Johs. Laurits Qvist-Hansen born 3/3 1858 in Thorslunde and mother Sylvia Sophie Charlotte born 26/6 1856 in Copenhagen and two brothers Håkan born 14/6 1886 and Ejner born 29/9 1887. JLQH is værkfører [foreman].

Politiets Mandtal, Nov 1908, Frejasgade 10 (image 48) has on the 1st floor to the right Erhard Sofus Hansen, smedemester [master smith], born in Thorslunde 8/10 1871. Wife Anna Marie born 3/11 1868 in Randershoff (maybe Rønhoved in Holbøl parish). Two daughters Emilie Magrethe born 12/3 1896 and Ingeborg Agnethe born 12/8 1895.
A young man, Jess Hansen, maskinarbejder [fitter, mecanic] born 6/12 1882 in Dybbøl, might be a relative of the wife. Dybbøl is not far from Holbøl.
Helmer Christiansen
2000 F