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Elsie Marje Jensen 1853 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1853

Birth Location: Obling, Sønder Bork, Ringkøbing, Denmark

Death Date: 11 Apr 1929

Death Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Jens Jepsen

Mother: Ebbe Sørensdatter

Spouse(s): Christian Olesen, Jørgen Mikkelsen, Charles Heron, Kenneth Nicolsen

Children(s): Ole Olsen, Marius Olsen, Annie Michelson

The story of Elsie Marje Jensen began in 1853 in Obling, Sønder Bork, Ringkøbing, Denmark. In 1894, Elsie Marje Jensen resided in Carterton, New Zealand. Elsie Marje Jensen married Christian Olesen, Jørgen (George) Mikkelsen, Charles Edward Heron, Kenneth McLeod Nicolsen, and had children including Ole Antonius Olsen, Marius Edevald Olsen, Annie Mary Selina Michelson. Elsie Marje Jensen passed away in 1929 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Elsie Marje Jensen began in 1853 in Obling, Sønder Bork, Ringkøbing, Denmark.
  • In 1894, Elsie Marje Jensen resided in Carterton, New Zealand.
  • Elsie Marje Jensen married Christian Olesen, Jørgen (George) Mikkelsen, Charles Edward Heron, Kenneth McLeod Nicolsen, and had children including Ole Antonius Olsen, Marius Edevald Olsen, Annie Mary Selina Michelson.
  • Elsie Marje Jensen passed away in 1929 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jens Jepsen
1825 –
Birth Location: –
JJ
Ebbe Sørensdatter
1807 –
Birth Location: –
ES

Spouses(s)

Christian Olesen
1851 – 1908
Birth Location: Helligsø, Refs, Thisted, Denmark
CO
Jørgen Mikkelsen
1852 – 1905
Birth Location: Horsens, Jutland, Denmark
JM
Charles Heron
1876 – 1911
Birth Location: –
CH
Kenneth Nicolsen
1870 – 1938
Birth Location: –
KN

Children(s)

Ole Olsen
1871 – 1946
Birth Location: Nørre Nebel, Varde, Denmark
OO
Marius Olsen
1874 – 1948
Birth Location: Gettrup Sogn, Thisted, Viborg, Denmark
MO
Annie Michelson
1881 – 1955
Birth Location: Carterton, NZ
AM

Elsie Jensen's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Jensen
1853 – 1929
Birth Place: Obling, Sønder Bork, Ringkøbing, Denmark
Parents
Jens Christian Jepsen
1825 –
Ebbe Sørensdatter
1807 –
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elsie Jensen's Descendants

1.
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Elsie (Marje) Jensen (27 Feb 1853 – 11 Apr 1929) m. Christian Olesen (12 Jan 1851 – 11 Aug 1908) m. Jørgen ((George)) Mikkelsen (18 May 1852 – 3 Sep 1905) m. Charles (Edward) Heron (1876 – Dec 1911) m. Kenneth (McLeod) Nicolsen (Abt. 1870 – 8 Mar 1938)
  1. 1. Ole (Antonius) Olsen (10 Oct 1871 – 9 Jan 1946)
  2. 2. Marius (Edevald) Olsen (19 July 1874 – 26 Jan 1948)
  3. 3. Annie (Mary Selina) Michelson (27 Jun 1881 – 18 Jan 1955) m. Walter (George) Grantham (22 Sep 1876 – 31 Jul 1941)
    1. 1. George (Stanley) Grantham (18 May 1900 – 05 Jun 1942) m. Sarah (Anne) Whitehead (05 Jun 1899 – 9 September 1976)
      1. 1. June Grantham (1920 – 1920)
      2. 2. Patricia Grantham (17 Mar 1920 – 15 Sep 2011) m. Unknown
      3. 3. Walter (James Stanley) Grantham (08 May 1921 – January 2011) m. Kathleen Beaufoy
        1. 1. Kathleen (Anne) Grantham (1945 – ) m. Christopher (David) Moore
        2. 2. Gaynor (Jeanie) Grantham (1946 – ) m. John (Joseph) Hannah m. Stephen (John) Makris
        3. 3. Richard (Walter Stanley) Grantham (1948 – ) m. Pamela (Heather) MacDougall (Abt. 1948 – )
        4. 4. Rodney Grantham (1949 – ) m. Alexandra (Christine) Young (Abt. 1949 – )
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Grantham (1953 – ) m. Timothy (Allan Leonard) Atkinson
        6. 6. Leslie Grantham (1956 – )
        7. 7. Graham Grantham (1957 – ) m. Leeann (Margaret) Delaney (Abt. 1957 – )
        8. 8. Russell Grantham (1958 – 1958)
        9. 9. Kevin Grantham (1959 – )
      4. 4. Annie (Joyce) Grantham (22 Jan 1924 – 17 Mar 2020) m. Edmund (Arnold) Sturm (18 May 1914 – 28 Sep 1988) m. Clifford (George) Wood m. Thomas (Gordon) Lamb m. Reginald (Harry) Wilson m. Charles (George) Edwards
        1. 1. Edmund (Ronald) Sturm (01 Aug 1940 – )
        2. 2. Valerie (Joyce) Sturm (24 Oct 1941 – )
        3. 3. Jennifer (Anne) Sturm (11 Dec 1942 – )
        4. 4. Margaret (Rose) Sturm (24 Jul 1944 – )
        5. 5. Lynette (June) Sturm (27 Jun 1947 – )
        6. 6. John (Peter) Sturm (09 Nov 1950 – )
        7. 7. Cyril (Murray George) Sturm (18 Feb 1955 – )
      5. 5. Dulcie (May) Grantham (15 Jul 1925 – 09 Aug 1977) m. Unknown
      6. 6. Gordon (Stanley) Grantham (08 Jun 1928 – 15 February 2010) m. Agnes Marshall (Abt. 1935 – )
        1. 1. Gordon (Graham) Grantham (20 Feb 1951 – ) m. Diana (Elizabeth) Jones
        2. 2. Barbara (Joy) Grantham (1957 – ) m. Donald (Royston) Coles
        3. 3. Ross Grantham (1960 – ) m. Stephanie (Kathryn) Macarley (Abt. 1960 – )
        4. 4. Karen (Ruth) Grantham (06 Aug 1962 – 1985)
        5. 5. Jill Grantham (1966 – 1966)
      7. 7. Pamela (Margaret) Grantham (10 Aug 1931 – ) m. Herbert (Stanley) Robottom (15 Oct 1921 – 2010)
        1. 1. Cindy Robottom
        2. 2. Robottom
        3. 3. Robottom
        4. 4. Robottom
        5. 5. Robottom
      8. 8. Edward (Stanley) Grantham (19 Jun 1934 – 1997) m. Beverley (Frances) Walsh
        1. 1. Jeanette (Frances) Grantham (1955 – ) m. Barrie (Lesley) Clark m. Robin (Arnold) Hurring (27 Jun 1959 – )
        2. 2. Stan (Edward) Grantham (1960 – ) m. Kim (Shirley) Ruth
        3. 3. Chris (David) Grantham (1962 – )
        4. 4. Julie (Anne) Grantham (1966 – ) m. Steven (Campbell) Nation
      9. 9. June (Yvonne) Grantham (21 Jun 1936 – 2 July 2018) m. Johnathan ("john" Alexander) Platten (28 Mar 1933 – 18 May 1995) m. Francis (William Gilbert) Snell (2 Dec 1923 – 2011)
        1. 1. Robyn Platten m. Darryl Nairn
    2. 2. Violet (Hannah) Grantham (08 Nov 1901 – 09 Mar 1982) m. Robert (Daniel Burns McKay) McDonald (30 Sep 1899 – 30 Aug 1973)
      1. 1. Raymond (Robert Edward) McDonald (02 Nov 1921 – 23 Feb 1944)
      2. 2. Violet (Jean) McDonald (01 Jan 1923 – )
      3. 3. Laurence (Walter) McDonald (20 Nov 1926 – )
      4. 4. Robert (Ivan) McDonald (06 Mar 1929 – )
    3. 3. Walter (Leslie) Grantham (28 Dec 1903 – 26 Aug 1987) m. Motu Josephs (Abt. 1921 – 1981)
    4. 4. Minnie (Victoria) Grantham (3 Mar 1906 – 26 Feb 1990) m. Thomas McCullough m. John Wallace
    5. 5. Annie (May) Grantham (12 May 1908 – 18 Sep 1989) m. George (Jackson) Hunter (15 Sep 1902 – 11 May 1977)
      1. 1. James (George) Hunter (09 Jun 1930 – ) m. Gwen (Elizabeth) Barton (10 Feb 1935 – )
        1. 1. Graham (Jackson) Hunter (11 Jun 1957 – )
        2. 2. Cynthia (Ann) Hunter (08 Oct 1958 – ) m. Richard Moore
      2. 2. Esma (May) Hunter (29 Jun 1935 – )
      3. 3. John (Walter) Hunter (21 Jun 1938 – )
      4. 4. Brian (Robert Jackson) Hunter (10 Dec 1948 – )
    6. 6. Raymond (Andrew) Grantham (Oct 1910 – 28 Aug 1979) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Martin
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Rae) Grantham (11 Sep 1940 – ) m. Malcolm (Thomas) MacCracken
        1. 1. Timothy MacCracken
        2. 2. Jason MacCracken
        3. 3. Christine MacCracken
      2. 2. Winston (Leslie) Grantham (21 Aug 1943 – ) m. Marie (Patricia) Bell (Abt. 1945 – )
        1. 1. Michael (Ray) Grantham (1969 – )
        2. 2. Justin (Robert) Grantham (1972 – )
    7. 7. Iris (Ada Amelia) Grantham (08 Jul 1913 – 08 Sep 1913)
    8. 8. Daisy (Eirene Sylina) Grantham (15 Aug 1914 – 18 Aug 2000) m. William (Conyers) Peach ( – 17 May 1993)
      1. 1. Colin (Walter Conyers) Peach (11 Nov 1931 – )
      2. 2. Betty (Sylina) Peach (10 Oct 1933 – )
      3. 3. Edith (Cicely) Peach (24 Apr 1935 – )
      4. 4. Gwendoline (Daisy) Peach (05 May 1937 – )
      5. 5. William (John) Peach (19 Apr 1941 – 30 Oct 1999)
      6. 6. Geoffrey (Mervyn) Peach (20 Apr 1942 – )
      7. 7. David (Stanley) Peach (21 Feb 1944 – )
    9. 9. June Grantham (12 March 1920 – 12 March 1920)
    10. 10. June Grantham (12 Mar 1922 – 12 Mar 1922)

Elsie Jensen's Timeline

4 Records

1853
27 Feb 1853
Birth of Elsie Marje Jensen in Obling, Sønder Bork, Ringkøbing, Denmark
Obling, Sønder Bork, Ringkøbing, Denmark
1867
28 April 1867
Age 14
Elsie Marje Jensen - Confirmation in Nørre Bork Sogn, Ringkøbing, Ringkøbing, Danmark
Nørre Bork Sogn, Ringkøbing, Ringkøbing, Danmark
1894
1894
Age 41
Elsie Marje Jensen resided here in Carterton, New Zealand
Carterton, New Zealand
1929
11 Apr 1929
Age 76
Death of Elsie Marje Jensen in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1853
    Event Place: Obling, Sønder Bork, Ringkøbing, Denmark
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Denmark, Church Records, 1812-1924, Rigsarkivet; Danmark; Kontraministerialbog; Reference: 8034212911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Confirmation
    Event Date: 28 April 1867
    Event Place: Nørre Bork Sogn, Ringkøbing, Ringkøbing, Danmark
    Record Source: Denmark, Church Records, 1812-1924, Rigsarkivet; Danmark; Kontraministerialbog; Reference: 8034212911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Carterton, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nørre Bork Sogn, Ringkøbing
    Record Source: Denmark, Church Records, 1812-1924, Rigsarkivet; Danmark; Kontraministerialbog; Reference: 8034212911

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1929
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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