my Branches and Roots: family of Mathilde Marie LORENTZDATTER & Dronninglund parish

Mathilde Marie, my paternal grandfather's grandmother, is one of my favourite ancestors.

She lived much of her life at the mill in Aså, Dronninglund, Hjørring, in Denmark. She was born there, and was baptized 26 Jan 1847 in Dronninglund, Dronninglund, Hjørring.

  map of the region

Dronninglund kirke
   inside photos    history, photos, frescoes     outside photos

Her mother was Marthe Marie Pedersdatter, who was not married to her father Lorenz Carstens. Marthe Marie Pedersdatter seems to have been raised by her grandparents, at the mill farm.

   1850 Census   hjoerring, Dronninglund, Dronninglund, Assaae By, , Mølle og gård, , FT-1850
Jacob Petersen 71 Enkemand Aftægtsmand på gården Her i sognet [Marthe's grandfather]
Martha Maria Pedersdatter 28 Ugift Husholder Hellevad sogn, Hjørring amt
Mathilde Maria Sørensdatter 3 Ugift Hendes datter Her i sognet [transcription error - should be Lorensdatter]

Following Marthe Marie in the census records.

   1845 census
   Hjørring, Dronninglund, Dronninglund, Assaae Mølle, , en Gaard, 1.47, FT-1845
Jacob Petersen 67 Gift Aftægtsmand, forsørges ved Gaarden her i Sognet [Marthe's maternal grandfather]
Maren Nielsdatter 68 Gift Aftægtskone, forsørges ved Gaarden Viborg [Marthe's maternal grandmother]
Martha Maria Pedersdatter 24 Ugift En Pleiedatter her i Sognet
   Marthe's future husband is likely there as well as a servant
Jens Chr. Jensen 27 Ugift Tjenestekarl Vreilev Sogn

   1834 census
   Hjørring, Dronninglund, Dronninglund, Assaae Bye, , en Mølle, 60, FT-1834
Jacob Petersen 56 Gift Mølleeier
Maren Nielsen 57 Gift hans Kone
Peter Jacobsen 26 Ugift deres Barn
Niels Christian Jacobsen 24 Ugift deres Barn
Martha Maria Petersen 13 Ugift Pleiedatter [their granddaughter, by their dau. Marie]
Hanssine Petersen 5 Ugift Pleiedatter
   {what happened to Hanssine age 5 - should check for death, is this Marthe's sister?}

New info - 1860 census
Hjørring, Børglum, Øster Brønderslev, Ø. Brønderslev Kjær, , , 109 F2, FT-1860
Jens Christian Jensen 41 Gift Mølleforpagter Vreilev Sogn Hjørring Amt
Martha Marie Pedersen 39 Gift hans Kone Hellevad Sogn Hjørring Amt
Mathilde Marie Lorenzen 14 Ugift deres Barn Dronninglund Sogn Hjørring Amt
Jacob Jensen 4 Ugift deres Barn Dronninglund Sogn Hjørring Amt

Found their marriage in Dronninglund 1851. One of the witnesses was the miller Peter Jacobsen, her uncle, who took over the mill from her grandfather Jacob Petersen. We never knew she married, and to someone who she lived with for many years at the mill farm. Looks like the family moved after the baptism of their son Jacob in 1856/7 and the 1860 census.
I have not yet located any of this family in 1870.

By 1880, Mathilde Marie is married and living in Aalborg with her husband Christian Peter POULSEN.

Where is Marthe Marie's father Peder Christian Henrichsen during the census years? What happened to her mother Marie Jacobsdatter?

New - located the deaths of Marthe Marie Pedersdatter's grandparents, Jacob Petersen and Maren Nielsdatter. Have not yet discovered their marriage.

Things to search for in Dronninglund
birth @ 1821 Marthe Marie PEDERSDATTER
birth @ 1800/1801 Marie JACOBSDATTER (death 1834 here or Orum?)
birth @ 1799 Peder Christian HENRICHSEN (and death post 1850 here or Orum?) census for both, poss remarriage?
birth @ 1778/80 Jacob Petersen
confirm birth 1760 Feb Heinrich IVERSEN
birth @ 1760 Maren Pedersdatter

marriage @ 1821 Peder Christian HENRICHSEN & Marie JACOBSDATTER
marriage? 1799? Jacob Petersen to Maren Nielsdatter, could be in Viborg
marriage 1797 Heinrich IVERSEN to Maren PEDERSDATTER (census 1801?)
confirm death 1827 Heinrich IVERSEN
death ? of Maren Pedersdatter b.@ 1760

Geocaches
Asaa  Barkegryden had fun looking for this one in 2008, then went for ice cream, waffle cones and strawberry whipped cream