Helene Benedikte Karlsdatter (Karlsen) was born on January 19, 1851, on the Halland Estate in Skåne County, Sweden, the daughter of Karl Haagen and an unknown mother. She did not recieve the last name of her father, Karl Haagen, at birth, but that of Karlsdatter or Karlsen, as shown in some of the parish records. She went to Denmark as a young girl to work on a commercial farm.
She married Niels Kristian Nielsen on July 26, 1881, in Klakring, Vejle, Denmark. They had six children in 19 years. She died on March 1, 1921, in Klakring, Vejle, Denmark, at the age of 70.
↑ Information as researched and documented by Jim Mulhausen, Monday, October 20, 2014, with additional information provided by Boye Nymann Mortensen through e-mail correspondence on Tuesday, 18 October 2016.
"Denmark Census, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6G-2YVY : 17 October 2017), Helene Karlsdatter, Klakring, Bjerre, Vejle, Danmark; from "1890 Denmark Census," database and images, MyHeritage ( https://www.myheritage.com : 2017), film 01065; citing Rigsarkivet, København, Danmark (National Archives, Copenhagen), Denmark.
"Denmark Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6T-PW9X : 17 October 2017), Helene Karesdatter in entry for Niels Kristian Nielsen, Klakring, Bjerre, Vejle, Danmark; from "1901 Denmark Census," database and images, MyHeritage ( https://www.myheritage.com : 2016); citing Rigsarkivet, København, Danmark (National Archives, Copenhagen), Denmark.
Denmark Census, 1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WC-ZGMM : accessed 3 October 2016), Helene Nielsen in household of Niels Kristian Nielsen, Klakring, Bjerre, Vejle, Denmark; from "1911 Denmark Census," database, MyHeritage (https://www.myheritage.com: 2016), Klakring, Bjerre, Vejle, Denmark; citing Rigsarkivet, København (The Danish National Archives, Copenhagen). FHL microfilm 100,950,610.
"Denmark Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CZ-W3LZ : 12 July 2017), Helene Neilsen in entry for Niels Kr Neilsen, Klakring, Bjerre, Vejle, Denmark; from "1916 Denmark Census," database and images, MyHeritage ( https://www.myheritage.com : 2016), film 00194; citing household 846642, Rigsarkivet, København (The Danish National Archives), Copenhagen; FHL microfilm 103,920,367.
1921 Danish Census- Klakring parish listed as spouse doing housework in the residence of Niels Kristian Nielsen of Klakring.
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