hi hugh at the moment i only no that my ancesters left denmark to go to palmerston north new zealand but at the moment i am looking for more information thx, Jared "Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message news:36jrgcF50nv48U1@individual.net... > > "Graeme Lauridsen" <lauridsen@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message > news:LD%Md.15109$mo2.1183705@news.xtra.co.nz... >> hey can any1 tell me anything about the lauridsen family like where in >> denmark they were or summin cos i am interested in my ansestry... thx > > > yes Graeme > > LAURIDSEN is a patronymic > -sen means "son of" Laurid, Laurids or Lauritz > > so THERE IS NO ONE "LAURIDSEN FAMILY" > > please see these FAQ :- > Danish personal names and naming FAQ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~dnkcen/FAQ/names.html > > Lauridsen was placed 42nd > with 9,471 people with that name were living in Denmark on January 1 > 2004 who are only > "name brothers" mostly unrelated > > from - > 1000 Danish surnames http://www.rootsweb.com/~dnkcen/FAQ/1000surnames.html > > Danish family history with Hugh: "How to find your Danish roots, > or your cousins abroad" http://www.rootsweb.com/~dnkcen/en/hugo.html > > do explore this site dnkcen Site Map > http://www.rootsweb.com/~dnkcen/sitemap.html > > If you are in USA you starte with local records working back to ships > manifests - ships lists of arrivals > if you are lucky you get a place of birth and then it is easy to enter the > danish archive system > > tell us what you know so far > > If there is a family bible, translations can be done for you > or we can help with old letters which may contain vital clues > > > Hugh W >
"Graeme Lauridsen" <lauridsen@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:WflNd.15355$mo2.1207648@news.xtra.co.nz... > hi hugh > at the moment i only no that my ancesters left denmark to go to palmerston > north new zealand but at the moment i am looking for more information > thx, Jared sot o this thread add names and dates of the oldest generation you know see also http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-39,GGLD:en&q=new+zealand+ships+lists http://www.list.jaunay.com/ http://www.list.jaunay.com/nznames/index.html Search names matching jensen << teh most common Danish surname There are no matching records. jesne is like Smith a quick test http://ddd.dda.dk/ http://www.emiarch.dk/search.php3?l=en LAURIDSEN Record(s) found: 218 Name: Lauridsen, Larsine MarieOccupation: Jomfru <<< bakers shop assistant or maid Age: 31Destination: Ny Zeeland Contract no.: 364100Registration date: 5/19/1873 Last res. parish: HøjenLast res. county: Vejle Last residence: Høien, VeileDestination country: New Zealand Destination city: ?Destination state: ? Name of ship: Indirekte <<< an indirect route means they went to England or Germany for example and took a ship from there IDcode: I7374L0506 ================== Name: Lauridsen, Hans JørgenOccupation: Smed <blacksmith Age: 35Destination: Wellington Contract no.: 380600Registration date: 8/30/1906 Birth place: FoldingBirth place: ? Last res. parish: FrederikshavnLast res. county: Hjørring Last residence: Fred'havnDestination country: New Zealand Destination city: WellingtonDestination state: Wellington Name of ship: Indirekte IDcode: I0607L1403 ========= there may be others not on file and later ones not on line Hugh W