Hans Christian Schrøder, part 2, his second family

Photograph of Hans Christian Schrøder taken by G. Stockel studio, Rønne, Bornholm, ca 1876



Here is a brief chronological recap of Hans Christian Schrøder’s two marriages and children as we can piece them together so far. 

The first family:

1.    Hans Christian Schrøder, born 1852 in Odense, Denmark, was married first to Hansine Margrethe Kjøller, born 1853 in Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark, on 30 June 1876 in Nexø, Borholm, Denmark. 
2.    They were still living in Nexø when their first child, Axel Villiam (William) was born 20 January 1877. 
3.    A few months following Axel’s birth the family moved to Vestermarie, Bornholm, where Hansine’s family lived. 
4.    When Axel was about 2 or 3 years old Hans and Hansine left him in the care of his grandparents, Jens Peter Kjøller and Ane Magdalene “Malene,” aunts, Ane Katrine* and Jane Caroline who was married to Hans Christian Skov and uncle, Hans Georg Kjøller, and moved to Helsingør north of København in the county of Frederiksborg. 
5.    Their second child, an unnamed girl, was born prematurely and died the same day 22 August 1880 while the couple was living in Helsingør. 
6.    During 1880 the census shows Hans and Hansine separated and living at different addresses but still married. 
7.    By 1885 Hansine had moved back to Bornholm and settled in the city of Rønne where her parents and brother had moved. Hansine’s two sisters and her brother-in-law remained at the farm estate in Vestermarie and Axel was living with them at that time.
8.   Hansine’s third child, a boy named Camillo Kjøller Schrøder, was born 13 June 1885 in Rønne, Bornholm, lived for one month and died 11 July 1885.  At the time that Camillo was christened in the church Hansine is listed as divorced.  Camillo’s father is not named in the church record so it is not known if he was the son of Hans Christian but is presumed to be so.
9.  Axel later moved to Rønne where his mother, his uncle Hans Georg, and his grandparents were living.  He was confirmed there in 1891.
10.    Hansine never remarried.  
11.  Axel joined the Danish navy at age 18 or 19, survived 2 shipwrecks, ended up in Chile, South America and eventually worked his way up the coasts of South and North America to land in Seattle around 1898 or 1899.
12.    Hansine moved to America, in 1903, following the deaths of her parents, and lived with her son, Axel and daughter-in-law, Anna.
13.    She died in Seattle, Washington on 9 May 1920.

The second family:

1.    During the separation or about the time of the divorce, Hans established a relationship with Ane Jensine Jensen who was born 1862 in Farum, Frederiksborg, not far from where Hans was living and working. 
2.    They had a daughter, Julie Katinka, 20 January 1882 and later that year move to København where Julie Katinka is christened at Skt. Stefan’s (Saint Stephen’s) church 10 September 1882.  That christening is also recorded in the Farum parish register with notations of the mother’s name, no father, but the child is given the surname of Schrøder, an illegitimate birth, and she was later christened in København in 1883.  The unmarried mother, Ane Jensine Jensen, was from or living in København in 1887. 
3.    On 2 January 1887 Hans and Ane Jensine, the daughter of Jens Rasumussen and Kirsten Jensdatter of Farum, are married in Skt. Johannes church, København.  At the time of their marriage Hans is listed as divorced (fraskilt) and Ane Jensine does not have a designation such as pige (maiden) or jomfrue (young woman) probably because they had had a what would be considered a common-law marriage before the event held in the church.

The children of Hans Christian Schrøder and his second wife, Ane Jensine Jensen:

1.    Julie Katinka*, sometimes uses the name Cathe, born 20 January 1882, Farum, Frederiksborg, Denmark.  Her first name is a female version of her grandfather’s, Julius Schrøder.  She was christened at Saint Stefan’s, København.
2.    Octavia (sometimes written as Oktavia or Oklavia) Eleanora Christine Marie, born 12 August 1883.  She is also listed as illegitimate but the father’s name is provided as …F (divorced) journeyman baker, Hans Christian Schrøder and a note that Hans and Ane Jensine were married in the same church, Saint Johannes, 1887.
3.    Alexia Elvira Sofie Magdalene, born 17 July 1885, died 25 April 1888, age 2 years and 9 months.  Her birth and christening are recorded at Saint Johannes.
4.    Ellen Maud Louise, born 26 September 1887, died 7 November 1887, age 6 weeks.  Her parents are not named on Skt. Stefan’s death record but the street address is provided and it is the same address as found for the christening of child #5.
5.    Alexia Elvira Sofie Magdaline, born 13 October 1889. This is a different child than #3.  It was not uncommon to give another child of the same sex the same name as a deceased sibling. Birth and Christening recorded at Saint Stefan’s.
6.    Carl Frederik Andreas, born 13 May 1891.  He is named for his uncle Carl Frederik Andreas Schrøder the older brother of Hans Christian.  Birth and Christening recorded at Saint Jakob’s. 
7.    Louise Elna Edith Agnes, born 13 September 1892.  Her name sometimes appears as Edith or Agnes.  Her birth date was taken from the 1901 & 1906 census.
8.    Hans Christian, born 9 July 1895.  His birth date was taken from the 1901 & 1906 census.

Carl Frederik Andreas Schrøder, an older brother of Hans, is listed as a witness or bondsman on the marriage record of Hans and Ane Jensine.  His occupation is given as barber.  He appears several times as a witness for christenings and is often identified as the barber Andreas Schrøder.  A sister, Elise Cathinka Schrøder* sometimes shown as Lise, also appears as a witness to several of the christenings of the children of this second marriage. 


Hans Christian and Ane Jensine together with some of their children appear on census records 1901, 1906, 1911, 1921, and 1925.  Hans Christian and his daughter, Octavia are found on the 1930 census where he is listed as widowed.  That helps date Ane Jensine’s death to between 1925 and 1930 in København, living at Amagertorv. 

The 1933, 1935, and 1940 census records are available through FamilySearch.org and the Danish digital archives but not indexed so it will be necessary to use the 1930 street address on Amagertorv and hope they didn’t move to see if we narrow the time of death for Hans Christian.  

Identified descendants from second family so far:

Julie Katinka Schrøder married Carl Didriksen, born 2 October 1875, on 7 August 1903 in København, Denmark.  They moved to Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark around 1906.  Carl was a telegraph operator in Rønne, Bornholm. 
They had five children:
1.  Ingeborg Didriksen, born 22 June 1901 in København
2.  Poul Erik Thor Didriksen, born 20 November 1904 in København
3.  Thora Esther Didriksen, born 11 June 1908 in Rønne, Bornholm
4.  Aase Wilhelmina Didriksen, born 27 February 1910, Rønne, Bornholm  [twin]
5.  Else Kristine Didriksen, born 27 February 1910, Rønne, Bornholm [twin]

Carl Frederik Andreas Schrøder married Betty Marie Axelsen, born 9 April 1893, from Norway in 1917 in Denmark. 
They had three children: 
1.    Hulda Jensine Schrøder, born 21 October 1918 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
2.    Olga Schrøder, born 30 April 1920, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
3.    Carl Bernhardt Schrøder, born 10 October 1922, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway


*  Axel Schroder corresponded with a Cathe Schrøder who identified herself as aunt to his children, Bill and Betty Schrøder.  Both Axel’s aunt, Ane Katrine Kjøller and his half sister, Julie Katinka sometimes used the name Cathe.  Elise Cathinka Schrøder is a less likely possibility since she tended to use the name Lise not Cathe.

The watercolor painting attributed to Hans Christian Schrøder shows a scene in København that would have been near to where the family lived.

Note:  Please see the original post about Hans Christian Schrøder for additional information.  Updates will be posted when/if new information is uncovered.