Brief Life History of Ane Kirstine
When Ane Kirstine Jacobsdatter was born on 7 July 1827, in Alrø, Århus, Denmark, her father, Jacob Pedersen, was 32 and her mother, Mariane Pedersdatter, was 26. She married Jens Mortensen on 28 March 1856, in Biersted, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 12 August 1901, in Astrup, Ning, Århus, Denmark, at the age of 74, and was buried in Astrup, Ning, Århus, Denmark.
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- Ane Kjerstine Jakobsdatter in household of Jens Mortensen, "Denmark Census, 1880"
- Ane Kirstine Jacobsdr, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Ane Kristine Jakobsdatter in entry for Jakob Peter Mortensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
Spouse and Children
1831–1884 Male
1827–1901 Female
Children (6)
1857– Male
1859– Female
1864–1877 Female
1867– Male
1869–1910 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1794– Male
1801–1846 Female
Siblings (8)
1822– Male
1824–1903 Male
1827–1901 Female
1830– Male
1834– Female
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World Events (4)
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Age 2
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
Age 20
1849
Age 22
Name Meaning
Originally a feminine form of John , from the Old French form Je(h)anne. Since the 17th century it has proved the most popular of the feminine forms of John, ahead of Joan and Jean . It now also commonly occurs as the second element in combinations such as Sarah-Jane. In Britain it is still one of the most frequent of all girls' names. It is not a royal name, but was borne by the tragic Lady Jane Grey ( 1537–54 ), who was unwillingly proclaimed queen in 1553 , deposed nine days later, and executed the following year. Seventy years earlier, the name had come into prominence as that of Jane Shore , mistress of King Edward IV and subsequently of Thomas Grey , 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lady Jane's grandfather. Jane Shore's tribulations in 1483 at the hands of Richard III , Edward's brother and successor, became the subject of popular ballads and plays, which may well have increased the currency of the name in the 16th century. A 19th-century influence was its use as the name of the central character in Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre ( 1847 ). From 1932 to 1959 it was used as the name of a cheerful and scantily clad beauty whose adventures were chronicled in a strip cartoon in the Daily Mirror. It is also borne by the American film stars Jane Russell ( 1921–2011 ) and Jane Fonda ( b. 1937 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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