Bodil Larsdatter

Brief Life History of Bodil

When Bodil Larsdatter was born on 10 September 1828, in Høje Tåstrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, her father, Lars Nielsen, was 40 and her mother, Kirsten Mikkelsdatter, was 35. She married Christen Nielsen on 3 November 1857, in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Høje Tåstrup, Smørum, Copenhagen, Denmark for about 67 years. She died on 8 June 1910, in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, at the age of 81, and was buried in Høje Tåstrup, Høje Tåstrup, Smørum, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Christen Nielsen
1814–1895
Bodil Larsdatter
1828–1910
Marriage: 3 November 1857
Karen Amalia Christensen
1858–1935
Kirsten Christensen
1862–1933

Sources (21)

  • Bodil Larsdatter in household of Lars Christoffersen, "Denmark Census, 1901"
  • Birth and Christening Record: Larsdatter, Bodil (1828)
  • Marriage of Bodil Larsdatter and Christen Nielsen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"

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Name Meaning

From an Old Norse personal name from bót ‘remedy, compensation’ + hildr ‘battle’.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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