Hans Soerensen was born 1778 was born on Fastelauns Sunday in Billum Parish, County Ribe and baptized on March 1, 1778, in the small village Kjelst, Billum parish, Ribe county. He was son of smallholder and tailor Soeren Andersen and Anne Hansdatter.
1834 to 1840 Lena Marie Thorsdatter (Henry's mother) worked as a servant to the priest Peter Severin Foenss in Mogeltoender. Mogelttonder Kirke (Church) was right next to Schackenborg castle, so she was in all probability familiar with the servants at the castle and possibly helped out there during the large parties hosted by the royal family.
Borre in Ribe County – Karen Hansdatter born here 12.11.1785. Her son was Anders born here 1.6.1817 and all the children were born here.
Hans Soerensen and Karen Hansdatter were married in Aal church on October 6, 1811.
All the children were born in Borre and baptised in Aal Church.
Hans Hansen was born in Borre in April 1813.
Søren Hansen was born on May 3, 1815.
Anders Hansen was born on June 1, 1817.
Ole Hansen was born October 8, 1819.
Ane Hansdatter was born January 8, 1821.
Maren Hansdatter was born on October 15, 1826
Hans Soerensen made a living as a smallholder and tailor. By 1834 the economic situation for the family had improved and Hans Soerensen became a farmer, in Borre village.
Hans Soerensen and Karen retired around 70 years old, and as it was custom the farm was passed on to the next generation. The daughter Maren had married Christen Pedersen, and the daughter and son-in-law took over the farm while her parents continued to live on the farm on a material pension.
Karen Hansdatter died April 28, 1854, on the farm in Borre, Aal parish, 70 years old, and she was buried in Aal.
A few years later, Hans Soerensen died September 8, 1858, on the farm in Borre, Aal parish, 80 years old.
The farm has been located as farm on land number 7 in Borre Village, Aal parish. The following map shows the farm as it situated in Borre around 1845.
Today, the farm has the address Vigtoftvej 16, Borre. The current buildings are not dating back to the time when Hans Soerensen lived on the farm. The oldest building on the farm today was built around 1890.
Anders Hansen Born here 1817 and confirmed in the Aal Church
Skaerbaek, Schleswig – On February 20, 1844, Anders Hansen married Lene Marie Thorsdatter in Skaerbaek church. Henry Hansen born here as Hans Jorgensen Hansen on April 18, 1847. His parents Anders and Lene, and his brothers Thomas and Olaf died here. Skaerbaek was in a region known as northern Schleswig. It is now called the Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula, the coast of the Tonder municipality. It has a population of around 3,000 people
The research to establish the names, dates and locations was undertaken by Catherine Mairs (nee Hansen) and Strat Mairs in 1982 when they visited this region. These notes are available. The information was from the archives at Abenra. These records are online but only in Danish and before 1778 the records are written in Old Danish. They identified ancestors back to Hans Sorensen b.1778.
The archives are at: Landsarkivet in Abenrå Haderslevvej 45 DK-6200 Abenrå Denmark
The online service is here: The Danish National Archives Online