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Erik Pedersen 5.9.1723-sept, 1803 var ligesom faderen fæster på Nejst, som var den ene af to tvillingegårde under Vraa gods. Han giftede sig først, da han var 50 år. Men han havde udenfor ægteskab en søn: Peder Eriksen, f.1763. Drengens mor hed Sara Larsdatter. Måske er Peder vokset op på Nejst. I hvert fald opholdt han sig ifl. folket lling 1787 der som Erik's "uægte" søn. Senere blev han gift to gange, og i 1812 boede han på gården Striben.

Erik's kone: Ane Marie Jensdatter 1748-1791 var fra Foldstedgaard, Ajstrup sogn, men hendes forældre kendes ikke. Hun var 25, da de blev gift. De fik otte børn:

Laurs Erichsen, f. 1774, d.1826
dødfødt pige 1775
Jens Erichsen, f.1777, d.1777
Jens Erichsen, f. 1778
Karen Erichsdatter, f. 1780
Anders Erichsen, f. 1784
Peder Erichsen, f. 1786, d.1786
Margrethe Erichsdatter, f. 1789

Men så dør[d] Ane Marie kun 43 år gl. De fem overlevende børn er da i alderen 16 til 2 år, og Erik er selv 68 og betegnes som "en aldrende og skrøbelig mand". Han levede dog fortsat i 12 år.

Der har været velstand til huse. Da Erik blev enkemand, blev det samlede bo vurderet til godt 900 Rdl., og det var megetdengang. Der var bl.a. en usædvanlig samling af sølvsager, som tegnede sig for godt 100 Rdl. i vurderingen. Den bestod af tre sølvkander, fire sølvbægre og sytten Sølvskeer, alle med initialer og de fleste med årstal – fra 1609 til 1743. Den ældste kande havde endda fulde navne: Erich Skram og Anne Wind, og da de fleste af de andre ting også havde initialer med "S", kan der måske være tale om et auktionskøb efter slægten Skram.

Boet gik iøvrigt i arv på den måde, at Erik fik halvdelen, mens den anden halvdel blev fordelt mellem børnene, sådan at drengene fik dobbelt så meget som pigerne. For man reg­ nede med, at de senere skulle have medgift. På et tidspunkt overtager den ældste søn gården, og Erik lever resten af sit 80 årige liv på aft gt på Nejst.

Erik Pedersen 5.9.1723-sept, 1803 was like his father a tenant farmer on Nejst, which was one of two twin farms which were under the estate manor of Vraa. He married when he was 50. But he had one son out of wedlock: Peter Eriksen, f.1763. The boy's mother was Sara Larsdatter. Perhaps Peter grew up on Nejst. At least he shows up on the 1787 census as Erik's "illegitimate" son. Later he was married twice and in 1812 we found him living on the farm Striben.

Erik's wife Ane Marie Jensdatter 1748-1791 was from Foldsted farm, Ajstrup parish, but her parents are not known. She was 25 when they married. They had eight children:

Laurs Erichsen b. 1774 , d.1826
stillborn girl in 1775
Jens Erichsen, b.1777, d.1777
Jens Erichsen, born in 1778
Karen Erichsdatter, b 1780
Anders Erichsen, b. 1784
Peter Erichsen, b. 1786 d.1786
Margrethe Erichsdatter, b. 1789

But then Ane Marie died at only 43 years old. The five surviving children were aged 16 to 2 years and Erik was 68 and described as "an aging and frail man." He did however, live for another 12 years.

There had been some wealth on this farm. When Eric became a widower, the total value of the estate was over 900 Rdl, and that was very much at that time. This included an unusual collection of silver objects, which accounted for just over 100 Rdl. in the assessment. It consisted of three silver pitchers, four silver cups and seventeen silver spoons, all with initials and most from the years 1609 to 1743. The oldest pitcher even had full names engraved, Erich Skram and Anne Wind, and since most of the other things also had initials with "S", it might be possible these were from an estate auction sale by the Skram family.

The estate had been passed down in a way that Erik got half, while the other half was divided among the children, so that the boys got twice as much as the girls. This was the custom as they would later have the dowry.At some point the eldest son [Laurs] took over the farm, and Erik lived the rest of his 80 year life as a pensioner on Nejst.

Erik married Anne Marie Jensdatter on 02 Nov 1773 in Ajstrup, Ajstrup Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark. Anne was born in 1748 in Folstedgaard, Ajstrup Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark; died in 1791 in Nejst, Øster Brønderslev Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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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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]

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Farfars bror Jens Eriksen 27.3.1837-17.2.1875 blev gift med Else Pedersen, boede på Hvilshøj, ØBrønderslev og havde fire børn:
1. Erik Eriksen, f.?
2. Else Marie Eriksen, f.24.12.1863, d.7.8.1921, overtog sammen med sin mand, Jørgen Peter Jørgensen (15.5.1863-13.4.1939) sin fars barndomshjem og blev således den sidste af slægten, der kom til at bo på Nejst. De fik børnene:
a. Else Jørgensen, f.19.10.1886
b. Jens Andreas Jørgensen, f.12.8.1890
c. Erik Kristian Jørgensen, f.1892, død som lille
d. Kaj Marius Jørgensen, f.1894, død som lille
e. Kaj Kristian Jørgensen, f.31.7.1892
f. Erik Jørgensen, f.3.7.1899
g. Karl Anker Jørgensen, f.4.4.1903
h. Poul Jørgensen, f.13.1.1905
3. Katrine Eriksen, f.?
4. Peder Eriksen, f.?

Grandfather's brother Jens Eriksen 27.3.1837-17.2.1875 married Else Pedersen, who lived on Hvilshøj, ØBrønderslev and had four children:
1 Erik Eriksen, f?
2 Else Marie Eriksen, f.24.12.1863, d.7.8.1921, took over, with her husband, Jørgen Peter Jørgensen (15.5.1863-13.4.1939) her father's childhood home and was thus the last of the family lineage who lived on the [the farm] Nejst. They had these children:
a Else Jorgensen, f.19.10.1886
b Jens Andreas Jørgensen, f.12.8.1890
c Erik Kristian Jørgensen, f.1892, died when a baby
on Kaj Marius Jørgensen, f.1894, died when a baby
e Kaj Kristian Jørgensen, f.31.7.1892
f Erik Jorgensen, f.3.7.1899
g Jørgensen, f.4.4.1903
h Poul Jørgensen, f.13.1.1905
3 Katrine Eriksen, f?
4 Peder Eriksen, f?

Jens married Else Pedersen about 1860. Else was born about 1840 in Hvilshøj, Øster Brønderslev Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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: 570
• Reference Number: Ful-DK
• Name: 1866; Else Margrethe Lorentsen

Notes:

Farfars søster Else Margrethe Eriksen 13.8.1844-21.6.1910 blev 22 år gl. gift med Adolf Emil Lorentsen (1842-1885), Vesterheden i Hals. (Hos denne tante Else boede min far en tid, da han gik i skole i Hals). De havde datteren:
1. Anna Lorentsen (1867-1911), hvis mand Jens V.Jørgensen (1860-1942) overtog Vesterheden. De fik tre sønner:

a. Adolf Emil Jørgensen
b. Andreas Jørgensen, f.18.5.1898, d.1926, g.m.Helene Toft (se side 16)
c. Karl Jørgensen

Paternal grandfather's sister Else Margrethe Eriksen 13.8.1844 - 21.6.1910 was 22 years old when she married Adolf Emil Lorentzen (1842-1885), Vesterheden in Hals. (For a time my father lived with Aunt Else when he went to school in the Hals). They had one daughter:
1 Anna Lorentzen (1867-1911), whose husband Jens V.Jørgensen (1860-1942) took over the farm Vesterheden. They had three sons:

a Adolf Emil Jørgensen
b Andreas Jørgensen, f.18.5.1898, d.1926, gmHelene Toft (see page 16)
c Karl Jørgensen

Else married Adolf Emil Lorentsen in 1866. Adolf was born in 1842; died in 1885. [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

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