Brief Life History of Gertrude
When Gertrude Iversdatter was born about 1703, in Gauerslund, Holmans, Vejle, Denmark, her father, Iver Thomsen, was 44 and her mother, Sørensdatter, was 35. She married Søren Madsen about 1741, in Gauerslund, Koldinghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1760, in her hometown, at the age of 58, and was buried in Gauerslund, Holmans, Vejle, Denmark.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Death: Gertrud Iversdatter
Spouse and Children
1692–1770 Male
1703–1760 Female
Children (4)
1741–1819 Female
1743–1820 Male
1745–1745 Male
1746–1791 Female
Parents and Siblings
1661–1750 Male
1670–1715 Female
Siblings (6)
1695–1750 Female
1695–1760 Female
1698–1759 Male
1703–1760 Female
1712–1769 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (5)
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
Age 10
1729
Age 26
1730 · Danish Asia Company
Age 27
Name Meaning
From a Germanic female personal name, derived from gār, gēr ‘spear’ + þrūþ ‘strength’. The name is not found in England immediately after the Conquest, but only in the later Middle English period. It may have been introduced by migrants from the Low Countries who came to England in connection with the cloth trade, and was certainly in consistent use in some areas throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, although it was not generally popular until the 19th century, when many medieval names were revived. It has now fallen from favour again.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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