When Thomas Nielsen was born on 5 June 1834, in Skanderborg, Skanderup, Hjelmslev, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Niels Laursen, was 43 and his mother, Johanne Pedersdatter, was 36. He married Juliane Jakobsdatter on 3 May 1861, in Stilling, Stilling, Hjelmslev, Skanderborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Skannerup, Gjern, Skanderborg, Denmark in 1845. He died on 7 May 1906, in Tiset, Ning, Århus, Denmark, at the age of 71, and was buried in Tiset, Ning, Århus, Denmark.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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