DANISH RIGSARKIVET PRIMARY-SOURCE CASE STUDY

Overcoming the Pre-1814 Danish Kirkebøger Fødested Trap, Necronym Sibling Merges & Gotisk Skrift

PedigreeProof is a new way of searching for tools and searching for family history records when people are looking for proof on their ancestors. In Danish parish research prior to the 1812/1814 printed dual-register reform (Hovedministerialbog and Kontraministerialbog), parish entries record residence at the time of baptism or betrothal—not natal birthplace (Fødested).

1. Snesere Sogn (Præstø Amt) Necronym & Manor Probate (Godsskifte) Proof

When Jens Nielsen and Karen Pedersdatter baptized a son named Peder Jensen in 1791 (buried 1792, age 9 months, Opslag 114) and baptized a second son named Peder Jensen on 12 October 1794 (Opslag 49), online trees attached the 1821 adult marriage to the deceased 1791 infant. Furthermore, Jens Nielsen's natal family was proven through the 1784 Bækkeskov Gods Manor Estate Probate (Godsskifte, 1719–1793 jurisdiction).

Verified Boyd Nielsen Legacy 9.0 SourceWriter Override Citations

1. Den Danske Folkekirke. Snesere Sogn (Præstø Amt), Kirkebøger, 1763–1814 (database http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/), Series 1763–1814, Opslag 49, p 94. Baptism of Peder Jensen [sic]. Gives father as Jens Nielsen [sic] of Snesere Torp [sic]. Sponsors: baaren af Maren Nielsdatter of Everdrup [sic], Peder Rasmussen of Bårse [sic], and Hans Christensen of Snesere [sic].

2. Bækkeskov Gods (Præstø Amt), Skifteprotokoller, 1752–1796 (database http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/), Series 1752–1796, Opslag 187, fol. 184b. Probate (Skifte) of Niels Pedersen [sic] of Snesere Torp [sic]. Names surviving widow Karen Jensdatter [sic], adult son Jens Nielsen [sic] serving at Everdrup, and married daughters by their husbands' names.

2. Jon Bonnesen (B120) Pilot: 2,869 Individuals & 1885 Randers Amt Kirkebog Paleography

Across the 2,869 individuals and 1,039 marriages in the Jon Bonnesen (B120) Legacy Family Tree database, PedigreeProof audited 61 same-parent necronym sibling pairs, 91 patronymic parish collisions, and 355 end-of-line brick walls, while providing 3-column Danish Gotisk Skrift transcription for the 1885 Vorup / Sankt Mortens Sogn (Randers Amt) baptism of Jens Christian Bonnesen.

1885 Danish Kirkebog 3-Column Transcription

Col. 1 — Diplomatic Transcription

Fød: 1885 d. 14de Marts. Barnets fulde Navn: Jens Christian Bonnesen [sic]. Forældre: Huusmand Niels Peter Bonnesen og Hustru Ane Marie Pedersen, 28 Aar, i Vorup Mark. Faddere: baaren af Gaardmandskone Maren Jensdatter af Tebbestrup.

Col. 2 — Normalized Danish

Født: 14. marts 1885. Barnets fulde navn: Jens Christian Bonnesen. Forældre: Husmand Niels Peter Bonnesen og hustru Ane Marie Pedersen, 28 år, i Vorup Mark. Faddere: Båret af gårdmandskone Maren Jensdatter af Tebbestrup.

Col. 3 — English Translation

Born: 14 March 1885. Child's Full Name: Jens Christian Bonnesen. Parents: Smallholder Niels Peter Bonnesen and wife Ane Marie Pedersen, age 28, in Vorup Mark. Godparents: Carried by farmwife Maren Jensdatter of Tebbestrup.

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