Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 198
• Reference Number: Ful-DK
• Name: Abt 1914; Anne Katrine Andersen

Anne married Anders Jensen Andersen about 1914. Anders was born on 25 Aug 1875 in Nørre Økse, Brovst Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark; died on 26 Dec 1931 in Aalborg, Aalborg Vor Frue Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Erik Andersen was born on 24 Nov 1915; died in 1993.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 239
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Notes:

I 1. kapitel så vi, at farfar Lars Peter Eriksen blev født på Nejst 8.5.1840 og voksede op sammen med en ældreog to yngre søskende. I 3. kapitel så vi, at farmor Inger Marie Ottosdatter blev født pa Holtegaard 22.2.1843 og voksede op sarnmen med elleve søskende, hvis livsforløb er beskrevet i
4. kapitel.

Der var frodighed omkring farmor, og efter billeder at dømme var hun også frodig at se til. Ikke alene kom hun af en stor børneflok og fik selve mange børn, men hun nåede også i sit 72 årige liv at opleve 21 af de ialt 26 børne-børn, som kom efter hende og farfar.

Farfar og farmor blev gift 1. december 1865, da han var 25 og hun 22 år. Han var landmand ligesom sin far og blev ejer af Hougaards Mølle i Vester Hassing. I årene 1866-84 fik de ti børn:

Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1866, død som barn
Mette Sofie Eriksen, f.1868
Erik Georg Eriksen, f.1870
Else Marie Eriksen, f.1871, d.1939
Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1873, d.1947
Ottilia Jensine Eriksen, f.1875
Otto Larsen Eriksen, f.1876, d.1906
Jens Eriksen, f.27.5.1878, d.14.4.1960
Thøger Peter Eriksen, f.1881, død som barn
Thøger Thomsen Eriksen, f.1884, død som barn.

Vi vender tilbage til min far, når vi også har set på min mors slægt. Så her skal Vi først møde hans søskende.

In chapter 1, we saw that grandfather Lars Peter Eriksen was born on Nejst 05/08/1840 and grew up along with one elderly and two younger siblings. In chapter 3 we saw that grandmother Inger Marie Ottosdatter was born on Holtegaard 02/22/1843 and grew up with eleven siblings, whose life cycle is described in chapter 4.

Grandma was an energetic person and from pictures we can see that she was a friendly buxom person. Not only was she from a large family where there were many children, but she also reached the age of 72 years and saw 21 of the her 26 grandchildren who were direct descendants of her and Grandpa.

Grandfather and grandmother got married 1 December 1865 when he was 25 and she 22 years. He was a farmer like his father and became the owner of the farm ‘Hougaards Mill’ in Vester Hassing. In the years 1866-84 they had ten children:

Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1866 , died as a child
Mette Sofie Eriksen, f.1868
Erik Georg Eriksen, f.1870
Else Marie Eriksen, f.1871 , d.1939
Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1873 , d.1947
Ottilia Jensine Eriksen, f.1875
Otto Larsen Eriksen f.1876 , d.1906
Jens Eriksen, f.27.5.1878 , d.14.4.1960
Thøger Peter Eriksen, f.1881 , died as a child
Thøger Thomsen Eriksen, f.1884 , died as a child.

We will return to my father, when we looked at my mother's family. So here we must first meet his siblings.

Lars married Inger Marie Ottosdatter on 01 Dec 1865 in Danmark. Inger (daughter of Otto Larsen and Mette Christensdatter) was born on 22 Feb 1843 in Holtegaard, Dronninglund Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark; died on 13 Aug 1915 in Hougaards Mølle, Vester Hassing Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark; was buried on 18 Aug 1915 in Kirkegård, Vester Hassing, Vester Hassing Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 240
• Reference Number: Ful-DK
• Name: 01 Dec 1865; Inger Marie Eriksen

Notes:

I 1. kapitel så vi, at farfar Lars Peter Eriksen blev født på Nejst 8.5.1840 og voksede op sammen med en ældreog to yngre søskende. I 3. kapitel så vi, at farmor Inger Marie Ottosdatter blev født pa Holtegaard 22.2.1843 og voksede op sarnmen med elleve søskende, hvis livsforløb er beskrevet i
4. kapitel.

Der var frodighed omkring farmor, og efter billeder at dømme var hun også frodig at se til. Ikke alene kom hun af en stor børneflok og fik selve mange børn, men hun nåede også i sit 72 årige liv at opleve 21 af de ialt 26 børne-børn, som kom efter hende og farfar.

Farfar og farmor blev gift 1. december 1865, da han var 25 og hun 22 år. Han var landmand ligesom sin far og blev ejer af Hougaards Mølle i Vester Hassing. I årene 1866-84 fik de ti børn:

Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1866, død som barn
Mette Sofie Eriksen, f.1868
Erik Georg Eriksen, f.1870
Else Marie Eriksen, f.1871, d.1939
Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1873, d.1947
Ottilia Jensine Eriksen, f.1875
Otto Larsen Eriksen, f.1876, d.1906
Jens Eriksen, f.27.5.1878, d.14.4.1960
Thøger Peter Eriksen, f.1881, død som barn
Thøger Thomsen Eriksen, f.1884, død som barn.

Vi vender tilbage til min far, når vi også har set på min mors slægt. Så her skal Vi først møde hans søskende.

In chapter 1, we saw that grandfather Lars Peter Eriksen was born on Nejst 05/08/1840 and grew up along with one elderly and two younger siblings. In chapter 3 we saw that grandmother Inger Marie Ottosdatter was born on Holtegaard 02/22/1843 and grew up with eleven siblings, whose life cycle is described in chapter 4.

Grandma was an energetic person and from pictures we can see that she was a friendly buxom person. Not only was she from a large family where there were many children, but she also reached the age of 72 years and saw 21 of the her 26 grandchildren who were direct descendants of her and Grandpa.

Grandfather and grandmother got married 1 December 1865 when he was 25 and she 22 years. He was a farmer like his father and became the owner of the farm ‘Hougaards Mill’ in Vester Hassing. In the years 1866-84 they had ten children:

Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1866 , died as a child
Mette Sofie Eriksen, f.1868
Erik Georg Eriksen, f.1870
Else Marie Eriksen, f.1871 , d.1939
Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1873 , d.1947
Ottilia Jensine Eriksen, f.1875
Otto Larsen Eriksen f.1876 , d.1906
Jens Eriksen, f.27.5.1878 , d.14.4.1960
Thøger Peter Eriksen, f.1881 , died as a child
Thøger Thomsen Eriksen, f.1884 , died as a child.

We will return to my father, when we looked at my mother's family. So here we must first meet his siblings.

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: 143
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Notes:

Holtegaardlinien:
Oldefar Otto Larsen, 1812 – 1890 overtog Holtegaard i 1840, da han var 28 år. Samtidig blev han gift med den 17 årige Mette Christensdatter 1823 – 1905, datter af gårdmand Chris en Christensen og Inger Andersdatter, Sdr. Søraa.

Ligesom faderen udvidede Otto ved køb af yderligere jorder. Endvidere overtog han i 1855 V. Nejsig fra sin bror Jens, men solgte gården igen to år senere. Oldefar Otto levede, til han blev 77, oldemor Mette til hun blev 82. De fik ikke mindre end 12 børn, hvoraf farmor var nummer to:
Karen Ottosdatter, 1842-1916
Inger Marie Ottosdatter, 22.2.1843-13.8.1915
Lars Ottosen, 1844-1912
Christen Ottosen, 1846-1918
Else Margrethe Ottosdatter, 1848-1910
Carl Jens Arenstorff Ottosen, 1850-1934
Johanne Marie Ottosdatter, 1852-1934
Jens Ottosen, f.1854, død som lille
Berthel Ottosen, f.1856, død som lille
Bertelline Ottosdatter, 1859-1914
Jens Berthel Ottosen, 1860-1945
Guido Dusine Ottosdatter, 1862-1941
Mens vi - familien i Møllen - stort set intet kendte til farfars søskende og deres efterkommere, har vi ikke alene haft kendskab til farmors søskende, men også et nært for­ hold til flere af deres børn og børnebørn.

I det følgende kapitel skal vi se nærmere på farmors søskende og deres efterkommere.

Holtegaard line:
Great-grandfather Otto Larsen, 1812 – 1890, took over Holtegaard in 1840 when he was 28 years old. At the same time, he married the 17 -year-old daughter Mette Christendatter 1823-1905, daughter of farmer Christen Christensen and Inger Andersdatter from Str. Søraa.

Like his father Otto expanded the farm by the purchase of additional land. Furthermore in 1855, he took over V. Nejsig from his brother, Jens, but sold the farm two years later. Great-grandfather Otto lived until he was 77; great-grandmother Mette until she was 82. They had 12 children, of whom grandmother was number two:

Karen Ottosdatter, 1842-1916
Inger Marie Ottosdatter, 22.2.1843-13.8.1915
Lars Ottosen, 1844-1912
Christian Ottosen, 1846-1918
Else Margrethe Ottosdatter, 1848-1910
Carl Jens Arenstorff Ottosen, 1850-1934
Johanne Marie Ottosdatter, 1852-1934
Jens Ottosen, b.1854, died when a baby
Berthel Ottosen, b.1856, died when a baby
Bertel Line Ottosdatter, 1859-1914
Jens Berthel Ottosen, 1860-1945
Guido Dusine Ottosdatter, 1862-1941

While we - the family in the mill farm basically knew nothing grandfather's siblings and their descendants, we were not only aware of my grandmother's siblings, but also had a close relationship with several of their children and grandchildren.

Otto married Mette Christensdatter in 1840 in Danmark. Mette (daughter of Christen Christensen and Inger Andersdatter) was born in 1823; died in 1905 in Holtegaard, Dronninglund Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark; was buried in Kirkegård, Dronninglund, Dronninglund Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 144
• Reference Number: Ful-DK
• Name: 1840; Mette Larsen

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]

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• Name: 25 Oct 1796; Else Margrethe Erichsen

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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]

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• Name: Abt 1810; Ane Nielsen

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Lars Jensen, 3.2.1776 - 6.6.1843, blev gift 27 år gl. - samme år, som han ved faderens død overtog Holtegaard. Af overtagelsespapirerne fremgår detaljeret, hvilke aftægtsforpligtelser han fik overfor moderen. Hans kone var: Karen Ottosdatter, 1776 – 1839. Hun var datter af Otto Larsen og Maren Simonsdatter, Store Kjærsgaard ved Dronninglund.
I 1813 - da Lars og Karen havde fået de første 4 af deres 6 nedennævnte børn - købte Lars Store Kjærsgaard, ligesom han i de følgende ar købte yderligere jorder til Holtegaard. De fik således en række fremgangsrige år, indtil Karen Ottosdatter døde 64 år gl. i 1839. Året efter overdrog den jævnaldrende enkemand Holtegaard til sønnen Otto og kom selv på aftægt hos ham og hans kone til sin død 3 år senere.

Lars Jensen og Karen Ottosdatter's 6 børn er af Kr. Værnfelt (se kildefortegnelse) opdelt i flere linier:
Jens Larsen, 1804-1882, Rottruplinien,
Berthel Larsen, 1806-1855, Nørresundbylinien,
Maren Larsdatter, 1809-1897, Aslundlinien,
Otto Larsen, 1812-1890, Holtegaardlinien,
Niels Larsen, 1815-1899, Skelgaardlinien,
Else Margrethe Larsdatter, f.1819, død som barn.

Oldefar Otto Larsen tegner sig altså for Holtegaardlinien, som har primær interesse. Men vi skal først se lidt på hans søskende, da jeg har tilknytning til flere af deres efterkommere.

Rottruplinien:
Jens Larsen ejede først V.Nejsig, men fra 1855 Nørre Rottrup. Han var gift med 1) Margrethe Nielsdatter (1811-1842) og 2) Johanne Amalie Larsdatter (1822-1874) og havde ialt syv børn. Af dem skal to omtales:
A. Lars Jensen (1830-1899) ejede ø. Nejsig. Med sin kone Mette Kristine Madsdatter (1835-1912) fik han fire børn, deraf sønnen Niels Larsen (1875-1924), som overtog ø. Nej­ sig og var gift med min farmors niece Thomine Hansine Ing­vardsen (1875-1948). ø.Nejsig blev videreført af deres søn, Lars Nejsig Larsen (1904-1945), som var gift med Elna "Søster" Nielsen-Gravholt (f.1912), og hvis søn Niels Nejsig Larsen (f . 943) er den nuværende ejer af ø. Nejsig. Via en anden søn blev Lars Jensen og hans kone iøvrigt oldeforældre til Marie Sørensen (f.1926), som er gift med Peter Myhren (f.1922).
B. Niels Jensen (1834-1901) ejede Gravholt. Med sin kone Marie Jacobi Christensdatter (1843-1925) fik han elleve børn. Via en af sønnerne blev de farforældre til de to søstre: Elna "Søster" Nielsen-Gravholt, der jfr. ovenfor blev gift med sin halvfcetter Lars Nejsig Larsen, og Kathrine "Trine" Nielsen-Gravholt (f.1914), som blev gift med Erik Larsen (1911-1994), Gl. Kærsgaard i Tylstrup, senere Nørre Ravnstrup. Via en datter blev de endvidere oldeforældre til Grethe Badsberg (f.1923), som blev gift med Erik Larsens bror Niels "Nit" Larsen (1920-1996).

Nørresundbylinien:
Berthel Larsen var gift med Christiane Sindalsdatter (1796-1844) og havde en ugift søn samt en datter, som blev gift Høyer og fik syv børn, hvoraf de første seks forblev ugifte. Der er antagelig kun efterkommere efter den syvende, som blev bogbinder i København.

Aslundlinien:
Maren Larsdatter blev gift med sin fars fætter på mødrene side Lars Jensen (1801-1865), øster Aslund, og fik en søn og to døtre.
Datteren Johanne Kirstine Laura Larsdatter (1848-1930) blev gift med Søren Roesdahl (1853-1922), overtog øster Aslund og fik tre døtre: Mathilde, gift Høst, Larzetty, gift Teisen, og Edele, som var ugift og overtog øster Aslund efter forældrene. (Den Karen Roesdahl, som nu har gården Baalen i Gandrup, er barnebarn af Søren Roesdahls bror Christian. Hun har en datter, som bor i Dyrlægegården i Gandrup, hvor mine forældre boede, inden de flyttede til Hougaards Mølle).

Maren Larsdatters anden datter, Jensine Karoline Frederikke Larsdatter (1852-1930) blev gift med sin fætter Lars Otto­ sen, som var min farmors bror.

Skelgaardlinien:
Niels Larsen blev gift med Marie Pedersdatter (1806-1883), som var enke på Skelgaarden, og fik tre døtre, hvoraf den ene blev gift Buhl, den anden døde ugift som 27-årig og den tredie som 19-årig.

Holtegaardlinien:
Oldefar Otto Larsen, 1812 – 1890 overtog Holtegaard i 1840, da han var 28 år. Samtidig blev han gift med den 17 årige Mette Christensdatter 1823 – 1905, datter af gårdmand Chris en Christensen og Inger Andersdatter, Sdr. Søraa.

Ligesom faderen udvidede Otto ved køb af yderligere jorder. Endvidere overtog han i 1855 V. Nejsig fra sin bror Jens, men solgte gården igen to år senere. Oldefar Otto levede, til han blev 77, oldemor Mette til hun blev 82. De fik ikke mindre end 12 børn, hvoraf farmor var nummer to:
Karen Ottosdatter, 1842-1916
Inger Marie Ottosdatter, 22.2.1843-13.8.1915
Lars Ottosen, 1844-1912
Christen Ottosen, 1846-1918
Else Margrethe Ottosdatter, 1848-1910
Carl Jens Arenstorff Ottosen, 1850-1934
Johanne Marie Ottosdatter, 1852-1934
Jens Ottosen, f.1854, død som lille
Berthel Ottosen, f.1856, død som lille
Bertelline Ottosdatter, 1859-1914
Jens Berthel Ottosen, 1860-1945
Guido Dusine Ottosdatter, 1862-1941
Mens vi - familien i Møllen - stort set intet kendte til farfars søskende og deres efterkommere, har vi ikke alene haft kendskab til farmors søskende, men også et nært for­ hold til flere af deres børn og børnebørn.

I det følgende kapitel skal vi se nærmere på farmors søskende og deres efterkommere.

Lars Jensen, 02/03/1776 - 06/06/1843, married when he was 27 years old, the same year that his father died and he took over the farm, Holtegaard. From the farm transfer papers we see in detail his responsibilities to take care of his mother on the farm during her lifetime. His wife was, Karen Ottosdatter, 1776 – 1839. She was the daughter of Otto Larsen and Maren Simonsdatter from the farm “Store Kjærsgaard” near Dronninglund.

In 1813 when Lars and Karen had the first 4 of their 6 children, he bought Store Kjærsgaard, and in the following year he bought additional land to Holtegaard. They had a number of successful years until Karen Ottosdatter died in 1839at the age of 64. A year later he handed over the farm Holtegaard to his son Otto, and became a pensioner on the farm until his death three years later.

Lars Jensen and Karen Ottosdatter had 6 children which eventually were divided into several family farm lines:
Jens Larsen, 1804-1882, Rottruplinien,
Berthel Larsen, 1806-1855, Nørresundby line,
Maren Larsdatter, 1809-1897, Aslundlinien,
Otto Larsen, 1812-1890, Holtegaard line,
Niels Larsen, 1815-1899, Skelgaard line,
Else Margrethe Larsdatter, f.1819, died as a child.

Great-grandfather Otto Larsen chose the Holtegaard Line, which was his primary interest. But we must first talk about his siblings as I am in contact with several of their descendants.

Rottruplinien:
Jens Larsen first owned V. Nejsig, but from 1855 he owned North Rottrup . He was married to 1) Margrethe Nielsdatter (1811-1842) and 2) Johanne Amalie Larsdatter (1822-1874) and had a total of seven children. Of those, two mentioned:

A. Lars Jensen (1830-1899) owned Ø. Nejsig. With his wife Mette Kristine Madsdatter (1835-1912) he had four children, of which his son Niels Larsen (1875-1924), took over Ø. Nejsig and he was married to my paternal grandmother's niece Thomine Hansine Ingvardsen (1875-1948). Ø. Nejsig was taken over by their son, Lars Nejsig Larsen (1904-1945), who was married to Elna " Søster " Nielsen Gravholt (b.1912 ) , and whose son Niels Nejsig Larsen (b. 1943 ) is the current owner of the Ø. Nejsig. Another son, Lars Jensen and his wife became the great-grandparents to Marie Sørensen (b.1926), who is married to Peter Myhren (b.1922).

B. Niels Jensen (1834-1901) owned Gravholt. With his wife Marie Jacobi Christendatter (1843-1925) had eleven children. Via one of the sons was the paternal grandparents to the two sisters: Elna " Søster " Nielsen Gravholt (shown above) was married to his second cousin Lars Nejsig Larsen, and Kathrine " Trine " Nielsen-Gravholt ( b.1914 ) , who was married to Erik Larsen ( 1911-1994 ), Gl Kærsgaard Tylstrup, later North Ravnstrup . Via a daughter, they were also great-grandparents to Grethe Badsberg (b.1923), who was married to Erik Larsen's brother Niels "Nit" Larsen (1920-1996).

Nørresundby line:
Berthel Larsen was married to Christiane Sindalsdatter (1796-1844) and had an unmarried son and a daughter who married Høyer, and had seven children, of which the first six remained unmarried. There are probably only descendants of the seventh, who became a bookbinder in Copenhagen.

Aslundlinien:
Maren Larsdatter married her father’s cousin, Lars Jensen (1801-1865), Ø. Aslund, and they had one son and two daughters. The daughter Johanne Kirstine Laura Larsdatter (1848-1930) married Søren Roesdahl (1853-1922), and took over Ø. Aslund and had three daughters: Mathilde, married Høst, Larzetty, married Teisenberg and Edele, who was unmarried and took over Ø. Aslund after parents. (The Karen Roesdahl, who now has the farm Baalen in Gandrup, is the grandson of Soren Roesdahl’s brother Christian. She has a daughter who lives in Dyrlægegården Farm in Gandrup where my parents lived before they moved to Hougaard's Mølle).

Maren Lars daughter's second daughter, Jensine Karoline Fred Larsdatter (1852-1930) married her cousin, Lars Ottosen, who was my paternal grandmother's brother.

Skeletons yard line:
Niels Larsen married Marie Pedersdatter (1806-1883), who was the widow of Skelgaarden, and they had three daughters, one of whom was married Buhl, the other died unmarried age of 27 and the third at 19.

Holtegaard line:
Great-grandfather Otto Larsen, 1812 – 1890, took over Holtegaard in 1840 when he was 28 years old. At the same time, he married the 17 -year-old daughter Mette Christendatter 1823-1905, daughter of farmer Christen Christensen and Inger Andersdatter from Str. Søraa.

Like his father Otto expanded the farm by the purchase of additional land. Furthermore in 1855, he took over V. Nejsig from his brother, Jens, but sold the farm two years later. Great-grandfather Otto lived until he was 77; great-grandmother Mette until she was 82. They had 12 children, of whom grandmother was number two:

Karen Ottosdatter, 1842-1916
Inger Marie Ottosdatter, 22.2.1843-13.8.1915
Lars Ottosen, 1844-1912
Christian Ottosen, 1846-1918
Else Margrethe Ottosdatter, 1848-1910
Carl Jens Arenstorff Ottosen, 1850-1934
Johanne Marie Ottosdatter, 1852-1934
Jens Ottosen, b.1854, died young
Berthel Ottosen, b.1856, died young
Bertel Line Ottosdatter, 1859-1914
Jens Berthel Ottosen, 1860-1945
Guido Dusine Ottosdatter, 1862-1941

While we - the family in the mill farm basically knew nothing grandfather's siblings and their descendants, we were not only aware of my grandmother's siblings, but also had a close relationship with several of their children and grandchildren.

Lars married Karen Ottosdatter in 1803 in Danmark. Karen (daughter of Otto Larsen and Maren Simonsdatter) was born in 1776 in Kjærsgaard, Aså-Melholt Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark; died in 1839 in Holtegaard, Dronninglund Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark; was buried in Kirkegård, Dronninglund, Dronninglund Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: 1803; Karen Jensen

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Christen married Inger AndersdatterDanmark. Inger was born in Søraa, Norway; died after 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Norge