Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Katherine Nielsen
• Reference Number: 1267
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Family/Spouse: Knud V. Nielsen. Knud was born in 1875. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 571
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Notes:

Farfars bror Knud Christian Eriksen 12.10.1846-2.2.1898 blev gift med Elisabeth Knudsen Toft (16.2.1850-1888) fra Hals Nørreskov og blev gårdejer i Nørhalne, Biersted. De fik 9 børn:

1.Erik Larsen Eriksen, (15.7.1874-19??), blev maskin­ fabrikant i Trondheim, men flyttede 1921 til Søholt ved Silkeborg med sin norskfødte kone Henriette Berre (f.26.1.1879). De fik børnene:

a. Knut Berre Eriksen, f.5.9.1907
b. Hans Theodor Eriksen, f.1.1.1909
c. Jens Eriksen, f.30.8.1911
d. Per Eriksen, f.17.10.1912
e. Elisabeth Margrethe Eriksen, f.22.1.1914
f. Else Jane Eriksen, f.22.6.1916
2.Maren Eriksen (12.4.1876-1908) blev gift med Niels Peter Hansen (1872-1939) og bosat på en landejendom på Sjælland.

3.Knud Toft Eriksen (10.1.1878-19??) blev mejerimaskinemontøri Oslo og gift med Gunda Isdal, født i Trondheim 17.9.1893.De fik fem børn:

a. Erik Nejst Eriksen, f.27.8.1916
b. Knut Toft Eriksen, f.10.6.1918
c. Bjørn Eriksen, f.15.9.1920
d. Berit Kirstine Eriksen, f.1.12.1923
e. Elisabeth Eriksen, f.25.9.1928

4.Jens Eriksen (8.2.1879-19??) blev ansat hos Ford I Detroit og blev Ford's repræsentant i Danmark. Gift med Rita Dahl, med hvem han fik sønnen:
a. Richard Eriksen, f.3.3.1918

5.Thøger Peter Eriksen (28.8.1881-19??) blev gift med Rigmor Johanne Fæck (28.4.1885-19??) og havde i nogle år Kristianshaab i Stae, inden de omkring 1910 udvandrede til Detroit. De fik fire børn, hvoraf de to første er født i Stae:

a. Tove Eriksen, f.1906
b. Inge Eriksen, f.1908
c. Ib Eriksen, f.1911
d. John Ted Eriksen, f.1918

6.Katrine Eriksen (20.10.1882-19??) blev gift med gårdejer Knud V.Nielsen (1875-19??), Sundbylille, Frederikssund, og fik fire børn:

a. Elisabeth Nielsen, f.3.3.1911
b. Knud Nielsen, f.1.5.1912
c. Else Nielsen, f.11.2.1914
d. Svend Nielsen, f.2.4.1916

7.Anne Kristine Eriksen (24.1.1884-25.1.1955) var ugift og havde manufakturforretning i Hals, ligesom hun skal have været husholderske hos sin kusine Anna Lorentzen, gift Jørgensen, på Vesterheden.

8.Emilie Adolfe Eriksen døde som spæd.

9.Else Margrethe Eriksen (13.3.1887-13.10.1955) blev gift med forpagter på Lindholm Søndergaard Bertel Krogh (6.3.1887-22.12.1983). De fik fire børn:

a. Erik Krogh, f.16.8.1912
b. Inger Krogh, f.19.12.1913, gift Køllgaard.
c. Kirsten Krogh, f.9.5.1916
d. Christen Krogh, f.26.9.1922

Grandfather's brother Knud Christian Eriksen 12.10.1846-2.2.1898 married Elisabeth Knudsen Toft (16.2.1850-1888) from Hals Nørreskov and became a farmer in Nørhalne, Biersted. They had 9 children:

1.Erik Larsen Eriksen ( 15.7.1874-19 ? ) , He was a manufacturer of machinery in Trondheim , but moved in 1921 to Søholt Silkeborg with his Norwegian-born wife Henriette Berre ( f.26.1.1879 ) . They had six children:

a Knut Berre Eriksen, f.5.9.1907
b Hans Theodor Eriksen, f.1.1.1909
c Jens Eriksen, f.30.8.1911
d Per Eriksen, f.17.10.1912
e Elisabeth Margrethe Eriksen, f.22.1.1914
f Else Jane Eriksen, f.22.6.1916

2.Maren Eriksen ( 12.4.1876-1908 ) married Niels Peter Hansen ( 1872-1939 ) and settled on a farm on Sjælland.

3.Knud Toft Eriksen ( 10.1.1878-19 ? ) Was dairy machine fitter in Oslo and married Gunda Isdal, born in Trondheim 09.17.1893. They had five children:

a Nejst Erik Eriksen, f.27.8.1916
b Toft Knut Eriksen, f.10.6.1918
c Bjørn Eriksen, f.15.9.1920
Berit on Kirstine Eriksen, f.1.12.1923
e Elisabeth Eriksen, f.25.9.1928

4.Jens Eriksen ( 8.2.1879-19 ? ) Joined Ford in Detroit and was Ford's representative in Denmark. Married to Rita Dahl , with whom he had one son :
a Richard Eriksen, f.3.3.1918

5.Thøger Peter Eriksen ( 28.8.1881-19 ? ) Married Rigmor Johanne Fæck (28.4.1885-19 ? ) And had for some years with Khristianshaab in Stae before about 1910 emigrating to Detroit. They had four children, of which the first two were born in Stae:

a Tove Eriksen, f.1906
b Inge Eriksen, f.1908
c Ib Eriksen f.1911
d John Ted Eriksen, f.1918

6.Katrine Eriksen ( 20.10.1882-19 ? ) Married Knud V.Nielsen ( 1875-19 ? ) Sundbylille, Frederikssund, and had four children :

a Elisabeth Nielsen, f.3.3.1911
b Knud Nielsen , f.1.5.1912
c Else Nielsen, f.11.2.1914
d Svend Nielsen, f.2.4.1916

7.Anne Kristine Eriksen ( 24.1.1884-25.1.1955 ) was unmarried and had drapery shop in Hals , and she must have been the housekeeper with her cousin Anna Lorentzen, who married Jorgensen, on Vesterheden.

8.Emilie Adolfe Eriksen died in infancy .

9.Else Margrethe Eriksen ( 13.3.1887-13.10.1955 ) married tenant at Lindholm, Søndergaard, Bertel Krogh ( 6.3.1887-22.12.1983 ) . They had four children :

a Erik Krogh, f.16.8.1912
b Inger Krogh, f.19.12.1913 , married Køllgaard .
c Kirsten Krogh, f.9.5.1916
d Christen Krogh, f.26.9.1922

Knud married Elisabeth Knudsen Toft. Elisabeth was born on 16 Feb 1850 in Hals, Hals Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark; died in 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Elisabeth Knudsen Eriksen
• Reference Number: 1257
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 123
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Notes:

Erik Larsen var den foerste i denne linie af familien Eriksen da alle hans boern havde navnet 'Eriksen' hvilket var den foerste gang i Danmark's historie at folk beholdt deres efternavn.

Oldefar Erik Larsen 13.12.1802-28.4.1856 var 29, da han overtog Nejst og samtidig blev gift. Men inden da havde han fået to døtre med to forskellige kærester: Marie Eriksdatter, f.18.10.1826 og Mette Kirstine Eriksdatter, f.14.7.1827, d.17.8.1827

Mette, hvis mor hed Jakobi Simonsdatter, døde som spæd, mens Marie voksede op på den anden Nejst-gård, som vi her kan kalde "Nejst II". Marie's mor hed Anne Jensdatter og var datter af Mariane Bertelsdatter og Jens Jakobsen, som først boede i Ø.Hassing, hvor Anne blev født i 1805, men derefter flyttede til "Nejst II". Anne mistede sin far, da hun var 10, og moderen giftede sig igen med den næste ejer af gården, Jens Sørensen.

Erik Larsen har således kendt Anne som datter på nabogården, og de var henholdsvis 24 og 21, da de sammen fik barnet Marie. Anne Jensdatter døde 24 år gl. i 1829 af mæslinger, og den da 3 årige Marie voksede fortsat op hos mormoderen, som efter sin anden mands død i 1835 fortsatte som husholder for sine sønner på "Nejst II" og - efter Erik Larsen's sammenlægning af de to gårde omkring 1840-45 - levede på aftægt hos ham og hans kone, og stadig med Marie hos sig. Mormor Mariane døde 75 år gl. i 1852, og derefter flyttede Marie, som da var blevet 26, til Løgstør. Om hun giftede sig der, eller hvordan det iøvrigt gik hende, vides ikke. Men man kan jo konstatere, at de mænd, som nu i tre generationer havde fået børn udenfor ægteskab, sammen med deres åbenbart tolerante koner viste disse børn omsorg.

Erik's kone var Anne Cathrine Jensdatter 24.11.1812-22.2.1897. Hun var fra Hellum sogn. Hendes forældre var ikke gift, men moderen Ane Christensdatter (1780-1847) havde fra 17 års alderen tjent hos faderen, aftægtsmand Jens Nielsen. Moderen kom forøvrigt til at bo hos datteren og sviger­Sønnen på Nejst i en årrække til sin død. Også nogle af Erik's søskende boede en tid på gården, og specielt den yngste bror Lars Andreas boede og arbejdede der i en halv snes år eller mere.

Erik og Anne Cathrine fik seks børn, hvoraf de to første døde som små:


Lars Eriksen, f.27.3.1833, d.5.3.1834
Lars Eriksen, f.27.4.1835, d.12.4.1836
Jens Eriksen, f.27.3.1837, d.17.2.1875
Lars Peter Eriksen, f. 8.5.1840, d.28.1.1911
Else Margrethe Eriksdatter, f.13.4.1844, d.21.6.1910
Knud Christian Eriksen, f. 12.10.1846, d.2.2.1898

Ligesom faderen blev Erik ikke så gammel. Han var kun 53, da han døde af "brystvattersot" (lunge-ødem) i 1856. Boet blev denne gang vurderet tredive gange højere end de 900 Rdl. 75 år tidligere. Som nævnt blev Erik på et tidspunkt mellem 1840-1845 ejer af begge Nejst-gårde, og det forklarer utvivlsomt sammen med udviklingen i konjunkturerne den betragtelige værdistigning. Boopgørelsen er ikke nær så detaljeret denne gang, så det er ikke muligt at sammenligne - ejheller at se, om den fine sølvsamling stadig var tilstede.

Anne Cathrine var kun 43, da Erik døde, og halvandet år efter giftede hun sig igen med Thøger Peter Thomsen10.5.1828 - ? [fra Thise]. Han var således godt 15 år yngre end hun og blev i en alder af 29 stedfar for hendes fire børn, som da var mellem 11 og 20 år. At de var glade for ham, kan vi slutte af, at to af dem senere opkaldte børn efter ham. Han var forøvrigt en fjern slægtning til hendes afdøde mand.

Han videreførte Nejst sammen med Anne Cathrine til hendes død 84 år gl. i 1897. Hendes ældste søn Jens var død alle­ rede i 1875, men han havde en datter, som et arstid eller to efter sin farmors [mors] død overtog Nejst sammen med sin mand. De havde på det tidspunkt tre børn og fik yderligere tre, mens de boede der.

De solgte gården ud af slægten på et tidspunkt mellem 1905- 1910. Om Thøger da stadig levede, vides ikke. Det har ikke kunnet efterspores, hvor og hvornar han døde.

Lars Peter Eriksen blev min farfar. Han blev gift med farmor Inger Marie Ottosdatter, og vi vender tilbage til dem og deres efterkommere, når vi har hørt både om farfars søskende og om farmors slægt. Men det skal her nævnes, at ved deres bryllup i december 1865 var Thøger Peter Thomsen forlover sammen med brudens far.

Erik Larsen was the origin of this line of the family Eriksen as all his children bore the name 'Eriksen' which was the first time in the history of Denmark when people kept their last name.

Great Grandfather Erik Larsen 13.12.1802-28.4.1856 was 29 when he took over Nejst while married. But before that, he had two daughters with two different lovers: Marie Eriksdatter, f.18.10.1826 and Mette Kirstine Eriksdatter , f.14.7.1827 , d.17.8.1827

Mette, whose mother's name Jakobi Simonsdatter, died in infancy, while Marie grew up on the other Nejst - farm, of which we can call" Nejst II". Marie's mother was Anne Jensdatter and was the daughter of Mariane Bertelsdatter and Jens Jakobsen, who first lived in Ø.Hassing where Anne was born in 1805 , but then moved on to " Nejst II " . Anne lost her father when she was 10, and her mother remarried the next owner of the farm, Jens Sorensen.

Erik Larsen had known Anne, the daughter of a neighboring farm, and they were 24 and 21 when they had the child ‘Marie’. Anne Jensdatter died at the age of 24 years old in 1829 of measles, and then 3 -year-old Marie continued and grew up with her grandmother, who after her second husband's death in 1835, continued as steward of her sons on " Nejst II " and after Erik Larsen merged the two farms around 1840-45, he lived on the farm as a pensioner with his wife, and Marie lived with her Grandmother Mariane, who died at 75 years old in 1852 , at which time Marie, who then was 26, moved to Loegstoer. Whether she ever married or how it incidentally went with her is not known. But you can see that the men, for three generations had children out of wedlock and their apparently tolerant wives took these children into their care.

Erik’s wife was Anne Cathrine Jensdatter 24.11.1812-22.2.1897. She was from Hellum parish. Her parents were not married, but her mother Ane Christensensttter (1780-1847) had been with the father, since she was 17 years old and the father, a pensioner was Jens Nielsen. The mother came and lived for several years with her daughter and son in-law on Nejst, until her death. Also, some of Erik’s siblings lived a time on the farm, especially the youngest brother Lars Andreas lived and worked there for a decade or more.

Eric and Anne Cathrine had six children, of whom the first two died in infancy :

Lars Eriksen, f.27.3.1833 , d.5.3.1834
Lars Eriksen, f.27.4.1835 , d.12.4.1836
Jens Eriksen, f.27.3.1837 , d.17.2.1875
Lars Peter Eriksen, born 05.08.1840 , d.28.1.1911
Else Margrethe Eriksdatter , f.13.4.1844 , d.21.6.1910
Knud Christian Eriksen , born 10.12.1846 , d.2.2.1898

Like his father, Erik did not live to an old age. He was only 53 when he died of pulmonary edema in 1856. The estate was at this time evaluated thirty times higher than the 900 Rdl . 75 years earlier. As mentioned, Erik sometime between 1840-1845owned both Nejst farms, and the explanation is undoubtedly linked to economic trends which accounts for the significant increase in value. Declaration of estate is not nearly as detailed at that time, so it is not possible to compare – nor to see if the fine silver collection was still present.

Anne Cathrine was only 43 when Erik died and within a half year she remarried with Thøger Peter Thomsen 05.10.1828 - ? [from Thise]. He was a good 15 years younger than she and at the age of 29 he became the stepfather to her four children, who were then between 11 and 20 years. That they loved him, we can conclude because two of them later named children after him. He was incidentally a remote relative of her late husband [Erik Larsen].

He continued on Nejst with Anne Cathrine until her death in 1897 at the age of 84 years old. Her eldest son Jens had already died in 1875, but her daughter who within one or two years after her grandmother's [ Mother’s] death took over Nejst with her husband. They had at that time three children and had three more, while they lived there.

They sold the family farm at some point between1905-1910. It is not known what happened to Thøger or where he lived. It has also not been traced when and where he died.

Lars Peter Eriksen was my grandfather. He married grandmother Inger Marie Ottosdatter, and we will get back to them and their descendants, when we have heard both the grandfather's siblings and grandmother's generation. It should be mentioned that at their wedding in December 1865, that Thøger Peter Thomsen was best man along with the bride's father.

Erik married Anne Catherine JensdatterDanmark. Anne (daughter of Jens Nielsen and Ane Christensdatter) was born on 24 Nov 1812 in Hellum Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark; died on 22 Feb 1897 in Nejst, Øster Brønderslev Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Anne Catherine Larsen
• Reference Number: 124
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 129
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Notes:

Tipodefar Laurs Erichsen 1774-1826 blev altså ligesom faderen og farfaderen fæstegårdmand på den ene af de to Nejst-gårde. Det er vel sandsynligt at han overtog gården omkring den tid, hvor han blev gift med Else Margrethe Berthelsdatter 1778-9.2.1833 datter af Berthel Larsen og Johanne Christensdatter, Ø.Gierndrup. Faderen stammede fra Gandrupgaard, V.Hassing. Bruden var 18 og brudgommen 22, da brylluppet blev holdt hjemme på Nejst 25.10.1796 med de to fædre som forlovere.

Den unge kone fik nok at se til, men som næstældst af fem søskende på en stor gård med et talstærkt folkehold har hun sikkert bragt huslige færdigheder med sig. Da hun flyttede ind på Nejst, boede ikke alene svigerfaderen der, men også Laurs's søskende Jens på 18, Anders på 12 og Margrethe på 7 år. Og så var der den 2 årige: Claus Laursen, f.1793, d.1869

Ham havde Laurs fået med Karen Jensdatter, som var fra en gård på egnen, og som var død et halvt år før Else og Laurs's bryllup. Flere kilder anfører, at Laurs og Karen havde været gift, men det er vist tvivlsomt, eftersom kun Claus - men ingen ægtemand - var arving ved Karen's død, ligesom Claus ikke var blandt de arveberettigede børn, da Laurs døde, hvad han vel skulle have været, hvis han havde været "ægtefødt". Men hvorom alting er, så voksede han op på Nejst sammen med de børn, som blev født i Laurs og Else's ægteskab. Senere blev han boelsmand i Ajstrup, blev gift to gange og fik 9 børn. Laurs og Else's børn var:

Bertel Larsen, f.29.4.1798, d.24.9.1872
Karen Larsdatter, f.i800, d.i2.6.i876
Erik Larsen, f. 13.12.1802, d.28.4.1856
Johanne Kristine Larsdatter, f.1805
Jørgen Larsen, f.23.2.1808, d.12.3.1836
Anne Marie Larsdatter, f.29.5.1810
Peder Larsen, f.6.6.1812
Jens Peder Larsen, f.9.5.1815
Lars Andreas Larsen, f.14.1.1818, d.1818
Lars Andreas Larsen, f.23.4.1819

Laurs's far nåede at opleve de tre første af disse børnebørn, inden han døde 80 år gl. i 1803. I 1810 - kort efter det sjette barns fødsel - blev Laurs selvejer af Nejst, idet han da købte gården for 3000 rigsdaler kontant af den hidtidige ejer, kammerherre Hans Svanholm, Vraa gods. Han forpligtede sig ved købet til ikke at sælge gården igen til nogen hoved - eller sædegård. Som vi har set, var der velstand i hjemmet på Nejst, og arven ved faderens død i 1803 har vel bidraget yderligere til, at Laurs kunne købe kontant. Han var selvejer til sin død 52 år gl. i 1826. Den 48 årige enke videreførte gården, til hun 6 år senere solgte den til sønnen Erik. Det sidste årstid af sit liv var hun på aftægt på Nejst, hvor hun døde i en alder af 54.

Great-Great Grandfather Laurs Erichsen 1774-1826 was, like his father and grandfather, a tenant farmer on one of the two Nejst farms. It's likely that he took over the farm around the time he married Else Margrethe Berthelsdatter 1778-9.2.1833 daughter of Berthel Larsen and Johanne Christensensdatter, Ø.Gierndrup. The father came from Gandrup farm, V.Hassing. The bride was 18 and the groom 22 when the wedding was held at the home on Nejst 25/10/1796 with the two fathers as grooms men.

The young wife had enough to do, as the second oldest of five siblings on a large farm with a numerous people, she has certainly brought homemaking skills with her. When she moved into Nejst, she lived not only with her father-in-law, but also Laurs ' siblings Jens at 18, Donald 12 and Margrethe at 7 years. And also there was the 2 year old: Claus Laursen, f.1793, d.1869

Laurs had fathered [Claus] with Karen Jensdatter who was from a farm in the area, and who had died six months before Else and Laurs' wedding. Several sources state that Laurs and Karen had been married , but that is doubtful since only Claus - but no husband - was the heir at Karen's death, just as Claus was not among the beneficiaries children upon Laurs’ dead; he probably would have been if he had been a "true born" . But anyway, so he [Claus] grew up on Nejst along with the children who were born to Laurs and Else. Later he was a small farmer in Ajstrup, was married twice and had 9 children. Laurs and Else’s children were:

Bertel Larsen, b.29.4.1798, d.24.9.1872
Karen Larsdatter, b. 1800, d. 12.6.1876
Erik Larsen, born 12.13.1802, d.28.4.1856
Johanne Kristine Larsdatter, b.1805
Jørgen Larsen, b.23.2.1808, d.12.3.1836
Anne Marie Larsdatter , b.29.5.1810
Peder Larsen, b.6.6.1812
Jens Peder Larsen, b.9.5.1815
Lars Andreas Larsen, b.14.1.1818, d.1818
Lars Andreas Larsen, b.23.4.1819

Laurs' father lived to see the first three of these grandchildren before he died at age 80 years old, in 1803. In 1810 - shortly after the sixth child's birth - Laurs became the owner of Nejst, after he bought the farm for 3000 ringsdaler cash from the previous owner, Chamberlain Hans Svanholm, Vraa Manor. He undertook the acquisition not to sell the farm again from the main manor farm. As we have seen, there was prosperity to have a home on Nejst, and the legacy from his father's death in 1803 probably contributed to the fact that Laurs could pay cash. He died in 1826 at the age of 52 years old. The 48 year old widow carried on the farm and six years later she sold it to his son Erik. The last year of her life was spent as a pensioner on Nejst, where she died at the age of 54.
Note: Danish law changed so tenant farmers (fæste-gård) were allowed to buy their farms starting in 1786 and by 1861 all tenant farmers had bought their farms.

Laurs married Else Margrethe Berthelsdatter on 25 Oct 1796 in Nejst, Øster Brønderslev Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark. Else (daughter of Berthel Larsen and Johanne Christensdatter) was born on 02 Aug 1778 in Danmark; died on 09 Feb 1833 in Nejst, Øster Brønderslev Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 138
• Reference Number: Ful-DK
• Name: 25 Oct 1796; Else Margrethe Erichsen

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 171
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Jens married Ane Christensdatter about 1810 in Danmark. Ane was born in 1780; died in 1847 in Nejst, Øster Brønderslev Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 170
• Reference Number: Ful-DK
• Name: Abt 1810; Ane Nielsen