Michael, There were a million (kidding) Anders Jensens in the USA so he like another million used a more distinct name in the USA ie Anders Jensen fra Haal (which then became Andrew Jensen Hall). This is his household in 1880 (in Haals)- note that he is from the second family. His father is Jens Nielsen http://ddd.dda.dk/asp/husstand_uk.asp?amt=Aalborg&herred=Fleskum&enhed=Gunderup&stednavn=&matr_nr_adresse=Et+Hus&matrikel=&kilde=FT-1880&indtastningsnr=C1706&husstands_familienr=Nr.26 And this is his fathers family in Haals village in 1840 - his father is Jens Nielsen http://ddd.dda.dk/asp/husstand_uk.asp?amt=Aalborg&herred=Fleskum&enhed=Gunderup&stednavn=Haals+Bye&matr_nr_adresse=et+Huus&matrikel=&kilde=FT-1840&indtastningsnr=B6946&husstands_familienr=45 Note the changing Patronym from Niels Jensen to Jens Nielsen to Anders Jensen (anders was the son of Jens and Jens was the son of Niels - that is how it changes and how you get -sen on the end of the name) I'm not sure who your GGGrandmother was but this family is prettywell dirt poor. In 1880 his father was an Arbeidsmand (a labourer) and the family probably rented a room on the farm of Lars Jensen. In 1840 his grandfather, Niels Jensen, was an Indsidder, og Dagleier,(room renter and daylabourer) The "danish list" has an FAQ which will lead you to your next step on the journey (which will probably involve microfilm) You are lucky, in a way as the electronic copy of the census has been made available on the above URLs covering part of the period of interest and cover the years Aalborg, Fleskum, Gunderup, FT-1787, B4029, Aalborg, Fleskum, Gunderup, FT-1801, B9257, Aalborg, Fleskum, Gunderup, FT-1834, B6310, Aalborg, Fleskum, Gunderup, FT-1840, B6946, Aalborg, Fleskum, Gunderup, FT-1845, B7740, Aalborg, Fleskum, Gunderup, FT-1880, C1706, Happy hunting Col On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 18:42:28 -0700, "Michael Allen Hall" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hello All, I am looking for any information on my Great-grandfather and his >Danish family. His name was Andrew Jensen Hall and he was from Gunderup >Sogn, which I know to mean parish. We were told that his surname was >originally Haal and it was anglicized into Hall (not sure if that is true, >although there is a village nearby Gunderup Sogn named Haals, which could be >where the name comes from). He was born September 26, 1874 and left Denmark >for America in 1891. He also had an older brother named James Hall. My >Great-grandfather and his Danish ancestors/family should be listed in the >Gunderup Sogn Kirke registry. Also, my Great-great-grandmother was >supposedly the Florence Nightingale of Denmark and there is supposed to be a >statue of her in Copenhagen that the Danish queen had erected in remembrance >of her. I do not know her name, just the story.>Is there anyone that could >help me find some information on my Great-grandfather or about my >Great-great-grandmother? I would surely appreciate it. Unfortunately, I do >not speak or read a bit of the Danish language. > >Thanks, >Mike Hall >California USA > >

"Col Jones" <[email protected]> skrev i en meddelelse news:[email protected] Michael, There were a million (kidding) Anders Jensens in the USA so he like another million used a more distinct name in the USA ie Anders Jensen fra Haal (which then became Andrew Jensen Hall). This is his household in 1880 (in Haals)- note that he is from the second family. His father is Jens Nielsen And this is his fathers family in Haals village in 1840 - his father is Jens Nielsen Note the changing Patronym from Niels Jensen to Jens Nielsen to Anders Jensen (anders was the son of Jens and Jens was the son of Niels - that is how it changes and how you get -sen on the end of the name) I'm not sure who your GGGrandmother was but this family is prettywell dirt poor. In 1880 his father was an Arbeidsmand (a labourer) and the family probably rented a room on the farm of Lars Jensen. In 1840 his grandfather, Niels Jensen, was an Indsidder, og Dagleier,(room renter and daylabourer) The "danish list" has an FAQ which will lead you to your next step on the journey (which will probably involve microfilm) You are lucky, in a way as the electronic copy of the census has been made available on the above URLs covering part of the period of interest and cover the years Happy hunting Col **** It's nice to know that when we Danes, and other Scandinavians, get lost in our search for our roots and have other problems with genealogy in this area- we can, at all times, depend on someone from the US or Australia, to come to our rescue. What would we do without them? Best regards Steven --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.493 / Virus Database: 292 - Release Date: 25-06-2003