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Christian Emil Fatum

Jack Henderson
Født 18 Mar 1898 Horsens Vor Frelser, Nim, Skanderborg
Død
18 Mar 1898
Horsens Vor Frelser, Nim, Skanderborg
22 Sep 1874
København
28 Mar 1847
Den Kgl. Fødsels og Plejestiftelse, København
8 Apr 1823
Slesvig
1815
Asminderød, Lynge-Kronborg, Frederiksborg
15 Jan 1852
Trinitatis Sogn, Sokkelund, København
22 Mar 1812
Nyborg, Nyborg, Vindinge, Svendborg
28 Apr 1814
Skt. Knuds Sogn, Odense, Odense
30 Aug 1876
Horsens Vor Frelser, Nim, Skanderborg
23 Aug 1827
Horsens Vor Frelser, Nim, Skanderborg
24 Mar 1836
Jerlev Sogn, Jerlev Herred, Vejle
Familie med Irene Hilda Robertson
Vielse 2 Mar 1920 Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Død Y
Beskæftigelse/Erhverv/Embede
Beskæftigelse/Erhverv/Embede Canada
Fødsel 18 Mar 1898 Horsens Vor Frelser, Nim, Skanderborg
KB 1897-1899, Horsens Vor Frelser, Nim, Skanderborg, opsl. 46
@BI8877@
Dåb 17 Apr 1898 Horsens Vor Frelser, Nim, Skanderborg
KB 1897-1899, Horsens Vor Frelser, Nim, Skanderborg, opsl. 46
Udvandring 1915 el. 1916
Iflg. Pol. Reg.blade blev han frameldt adressen den 1. maj 1915. Han må være hyret på et skib, eller emigreret omkring denne dato.
Militærtjeneste 1916-1918 Belgien og Frankrig
http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/component/sfup/?controller=politregisterblade&task=viewRegisterblad&id=115217&searchname=polit_adv
og https://kbharkiv.dk/permalink/post/17-1880533
Adresser fra Politiets Registerblade:
1 maj 1912: Brigadevej 14, 4. (Hjemmet)
1 nov 1912: Nansensgade 21E, 3. sal (Hjemmet)
Udgaar
1 maj 1914: Holmbladsgade 31, 1.
1 nov 1914: Holmbladsgade 59 (Hjemmet)
1 maj 1915: Frameldt

Født Emil Bojsensgade 80, Horsens (https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?epid=17123988#164513,27634913)
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Christian Emil Fatum er sandsynligvis Jack Henderson, som tog til Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada, hvor han 19 år gammel blev enrulleret i 73. regiment, 26. Battalíon [2nd Canadian Division] i den canadiske hærs infanteri den 20 dec. 1915. Han er på 'The Canadian Great War Project' beskrevet som 5 feet 6 inches (1 meter og 67,64 cm). Han står som født i København den 13 marts 1897 (i Politiets Registerblade 18 mar. 1898), sømand af profession, ægteskabelig status single, med tidligere militær erfaring (saw service in unknown), brystmål 36 tommer, expansion 2 inches, religion Lutheraner, senere rekrut i 132. Battalion.

Henderson har højst sandsynligt været indsat i Belgien eller Frankrig sammen med sin og flere andre battalioner, samt engelske flyvere, hvor en skyttegravskrig fandt sted. (Se http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/e/e044/e001080350.jpg m.v.)

File notes: Son of Hubert and Martha Henderson of Copenhagen.
30 jul. 1917 change next of kin to Mrs. Maren Fatum of Copenhagen.
Transferred to 104 Battalion late 1916.
Recommended to be sent home to Canada on 7. mar. 19..
11 may 1918, working at night in a forward trench, while with 26. Battalion, Private Leonard accidentally struck Private Henderson in his left elbow with his pick axe.
Discharged 18 maj 19.. [1918?]
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Se også:
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=456129
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On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 3:32 AM, Dot wrote:
Jack Henderson was my uncle by marriage, he married mt aunt Hilda in 1920 in Canada. He served with Canadian army in WW1 his army records in 1916 list his next of kin as Maren Fatum.
He lists his father as Ludwig Henderson his mother as Martha. Hid dob is march 18, 1897. Any info would be helpful.
Thank you
Dorothy Loose
New Brunswick Canada
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On Sep 14, 2014, at 10:41 AM, Keld Herbst wrote:

Hi Dot,

Since the birthplace of Jack Henderson is stated without a parish, even being Copenhagen, and even though his birthdate is clear, this will be a hard case to crack. The church records of his birth would be found only by chance because of this, and believe me, there's a lot of pages to search through. I am telling you this, so you won't get your hopes up high.

That being said, I have made a note of the matter, and will - in case I stumble over anything - of course let you know asap.

Having done a quick search in the police registers of Copenhagen, I did find someone that just might be related to Maren Fatum (Not a common name).

On this address: http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/component/sfup/?controller=politregisterblade&task=viewRegisterblad&id=2403267&searchname=polit_simple

A person by the name of Ludvig Martin Fatum was married to a woman (two women?) named Maren, a generation older than Jack Henderson. Maren could perhaps be the person mentioned as next of kin to Jack, but it would prove difficult if not impossible to verify that.

As to the name Henderson, I've been told it's a Scottish name, but a very common one, which never makes things easier, sadly.
No person by the name Henderson is listed as an immigrant in Denmark, but a relatively large number of foreigners lived in the city of Helsingør (Elsinore), which was sort of a trade centre in Scandinavia. I have seen many Scottish and English names in those church records and censuses, but I do not recall seing any Hendersons.

Wishing you the best of luck, I'll keep my fingers crossed, and come back to you if...

Regards, Keld Herbst
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I think this May be important, my mother, before she passed away seemed to think Henderson was a name he took, but she seemed to think it was actually something akin to Hendrickson.
Kind regards,
Dot
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I looked at the info in the police report. I do not know Danish, but looking up words, is this a missing person report?
Thank you for the info you sent - it is something to start with.
Thanking you
Dot
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On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 1:57 AM, Dot wrote:
Dear Keld
Thank you so much for all the digging you have been doing on my behalf. I really don't know for sure what the name was. I know he definitely put Maren Fatum down as next of kin during the war, but on the marriage records he states his mother as Martha with maiden name Taaning.
I will give you some background on Jack Henderson. He came to Newcastle NB as a merchant seaman and he along with two other men jumped ship. He joined the Canadian army and went to war. He came back here and married my aunt in 1920 and they had a daughter Irene born 1920. He went away to seek work and I was told he never came back. My cousin Irene (Jack's daughter) was brought up at her grandmothers house along with my mother who was the youngest in that family being only 8 yrs older than Irene. Irene always wondered about her father, but Hilda would not give her any info, only told her he was dead. Irene died a month ago (93) and her family asked me what I ever heard of Jack Henderson. I only knew that he left when she was 2 and they did not seem to think much of him. Irene's daughter told me she had visited my mom about 20 yrs ago on her way through to visit Irene and my mother said that she wanted to let Irene know that her father was a good man, he went away to find work and he had sent train fare for Hilda and Irene but my grandparents would not allow them to leave. My mother was the last surviving member of the family, so she was about 10 when that took place and was probably never allowed to say. I do know that my mother seemed to think The name was really Hendricksen but they used the common name Henderson.
I did try the link you suggested but I am going in circles . I am having trouble with the language and can't seem to get registered. I want to thank you so much for your help, I am passing this on to Irene's family and they are so happy to find any piece of info to know a bit of background on their grandfather. We are so very grateful.
Sincere thanks and kind regards,
Dot
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On Sep 17, 2014, at 12:24 PM, Keld Herbst wrote:

Thank you so much. I will try a detailed search for Martha Taaning at a later time.

I have searched through all parishes in Copenhagen in 1897, but have yet to locate Jack Henderson/Hendrichsen/Hendrickson/Henriksen whatever his real name was, and I have of course been on the lookout for his parents as well, but so far to no avail. I will keep searching though.

This is very odd indeed: Ludvig Martin Fatum who was married to Maren Taaning was already in my family tree, married to another woman named Maren, with the surname Muxoll. A small world, isn't it?

Regards Keld
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Hi Keld
Thank you for everything, isn't that a coincidence about Ludwig Fatum being married to the other Maren that is in your family records. I wonder if Maren Taaning had Jack out of wedlock before she married Ludwig or did they perhaps bring him up, so many unanswered questions about his identity. Being as he came here as a merchant sailor I feel he may have been raised near the sea. He was only 22 when he married so he would have gone to sea quite young. I have photo's of him and he is nice looking. my mom told me he was fair haired with very blue eyes. Irene was a very good artist and did lovely watercolours, we often thought perhaps it came from Jack's side as nobody on my mom's side had that talent. Irene was very pretty, but had brown eyes like her mother.
Thanks again Keld, very much appreciate your research.
Kindest Regards
Dot
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Hi Keld -
I was wondering if you ever came across the obituary for Maren Taaning Fatum, as I wondered if it would indicate a son named Jack Henderson. Just wondering what connection that was between Jack Henderson and Maren Fatum. Thanks for any light you can shine on this.
All the best
Dorothy
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On Sep 24, 2014, at 10:01 PM, Keld Herbst wrote:

Hi Dot,

The way to go around it would be to find her probate - if any - as we don't use obituaries nearly as often as is the custom in the US or Canada. That would require a lengthy and tiresome research to which I am not accustomed.

As mentioned earlier, I am in the process of going through all parishes in Copenhagen, but this time much more detailed than the last time. Sorry to say I haven't yet found any possible leads.

The one thing that worries me most is that I have a hunch Jack didn't give his proper birth data when enlisting in the Canadian military. I don't actually think he was born in Copenhagen, and furthermore, on his military papers in The Great Canadian War Project (http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?Id=108661) his state his next of kin as Ludwig Henderson, father, Copenhagen, Denmark and further down on the page, it says file notes son of Hubert and Martha Henderson of Copenhagen

Something is not right here, but what and why, I can't answer, at least not yet. I have not given up though, and if possible, I will get to the bottom of this mystery.

First of all I need to locate Martha, if that's her real name, and it is her I am trying to track down, preferrably with her children and her husband.

Maren was about 19 when Jack was born, so theoretically she could be Jack's mother, but let me go through my options, and let's see if anything pops up. Sorry about the obituary thing...

Kind regards Keld
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Hi Keld-
Thank you for responding, I noticed that discrepancy in the file notes stating Hubert and Martha and I chalked it up to a transcription error but who really knows. I do know on his marriage certificate he lists Ludwig as father and Martha as mother. I thought the mother's maiden name was Teening, but I think it was Taaning, this was probably given info that was recorded on the document so maybe the clerk did not spell it correctly. I really thank you so much because you have given us so much more info than we ever had.
Kindest regards
Dorothy
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On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 9:00 PM, Dot wrote:
Hi Keld
I was looking at this police register - I find it strange that Jack Henderson has the birthdate March 18, 1897 and there is a Christian Emil Fatum born same day 1898. Do you think Jack Henderson is a name he just invented?
All the best,
Dot

http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/component/sfup/?controller=politregisterblade&task=viewRegisterblad&id=2403267&searchname=polit_simple
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On Nov 6, 2014, at 2:54 PM, Keld Herbst wrote:

Yes, I am quite certain Jack Henderson was not his real name. I have searched and searched again, and haven't been able to find anything at all about him in Denmark. The Christian Emil birthday you mention has slipped by without me noticing, and it might actually be the same person. Wrong dates is not that unusual with immigrants. I suspect it didn't matter much when people started a whole new life in a new country. In some cases it might even have been purposely wrongly admitted, not that I think it's the case here.

Thanks for the heads-up.
Keld
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Hi Keld - thank you for your reply. I am beginning to think perhaps Christian Emil Fatum is Jack Henderson, I don't think Jack is a common Danish name and I know his name was really something like Henriksen, but Henderson would be a more common name in Canada so he used that. I wonder if we could search under Christisn Fatum if it would lead us to a clue. This is a real mystery and I am so grateful for your help.
Kindest regards,
Dot
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I found this record of Maren Fatum
More children, but birthdate is 13 March for Christian.
Cheers
Dot
http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=da&u=http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_sfup%26controller%3Dpolitregisterblade%26task%3DviewRegisterblad%26id%3D115221%26searchname%3D&prev=search
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On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 1:42 AM, Dot wrote:
Thank you so much for all the research you have done for me in regards to my uncle Jack Henderson. I really appreciate your help. I went on your site and that is a great help with regards to understanding the danish words (I could only guess at most of the words before and really could not comprehend a lot of what I was reading) so thank you for the words to translate. Keld, I never asked before, but do you live in Denmark?
Thank you again for your help, some day one of us will find the clue to the puzzle.
Kindest regards,
Dot
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On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Keld Herbst wrote:
Don't mention it, Dot. We must give a hand when someone needs it, right?

I have encountered two guys who share part of my ancestry (my direct line great x3 grandmother among others). They have a public website, but do not wish people to benefit from their work, so they state a 'copyright' on their site. At one point I received some very unpleasant emails due to my 'borrowing' some of their data.

This I find is a very strange attitude. Why make it public, if they want to keep their labour to themselves? Such a behaviour is to me incomprehensable. We should all help each other, and share our work with other genealogists, who in turn will one day do the same for another.

Yes, I am Danish, born and raised in the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen.

Please keep up your hopes; I am not through digging yet...

Kind regards

Keld
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On Dec 3, 2014, at 9:49 PM, Keld Herbst wrote:

Dot, the more I study the details, the more convinced I get that Christian Emil Fatum is actually Jack Henderson, just like you suspected a while ago. On his page in the Canadian Great War Project, he stated his parents as Ludwig and Martha Henderson. Christian Emil Fatum's parents are Ludvig Martin Fatum and Maren Fatum (born Taaning).

In my head I picture a young man, probably not very sharp at the English language at 19 (or 18?) years old, saying: 'Ludvig Martin...', and the Canadian military clerk hearing it as Ludvig (and) Martha. The name Henderson stated for his parents may have been stated as such for a number of reasons, perhaps being more convenient as he himself had changed his name to Henderson. Who knows, but I don't believe for a second that his parents changed their family name to Henderson, but Danish citizens often changed their last name into something more 'Americanized' after emigrating there. That could also be the case for Canada. I have no idea if New Brunswick is an English- or a French speaking part of the country, but my gut feeling says English speaking.

Could there also be a reason for Jack stating his age as 1 year older than was his actual age? How old did you have to be enlisted in the Canadian army in 1916?

All being weighed con and pro, I am willing to bet Christian Emil Fatum is the same person as Jack Henderson


There are a few details about Ludvig Martin Fatum (Christian Emil's father) I'd like to share with you:

Ludvig Martin Fatum was married 3 times, his 2. and 3. marriage was with (what I presume were) sisters.

His 1. marriage was with Maren Taaning (b. 30. or 31. Aug. 1876, d. 1943). I haven't yet found the marriage date, but they got divorced before Feb. 4th. 1916, because on that specific date, he lived on Øresundsvej no. 39 with his second wife, and by that time they already had a daughter and a son. The daughter, Edel Muxoll Fatum (b. 18th Apr. 1913), and the son Poul Muxoll Fatum (b. 6th Sep. 1915, d. 1982), so Ludvig and Maren may even have been divorced as early as about 1913.

His 2. marriage was with Ingeborg Christine Muxoll (b. 12th jun. 1893, d. 21. Dec. 1969).

His 3. marriage was with Maren Dorothea (or Dorthea) Muxoll (b. 8th Jul. 1887, d. 1960). They were married on 16th Jul. 1920.

This means Maren Taaning was the mother of these children:
Christian Emil Fatum (b. 18. Mar. 1898) probably aka Jack Henderson
Karen Oline Fatum (b. 31. Jul. 1902, d. 1940)
Kaj Fatum (b. 6. Apr. 1907, d. 1982)
Karl Ludvig Fatum (b. 15. Jan. 1909, d. 1974)
Anna Taaning (b. 7. Oct. 1912)
Harald Hans Taaning (b. 27. Mar. 1915, d. 1981)

Ingeborg Christine Muxoll was the mother of Edel Muxoll Fatum (b. 18. Apr. 1913) and Poul Muxoll Fatum (b. 6th Sep. 1915, d. 1982).
I have no knowledge of any other children with either of the wives.

I have long wondered why the 2 last children had the surname Taaning, but since a divorce may have been 'on the way' around that time, that might be the explanation. Also it seems from Politiets Registerblade (http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/component/sfup/?controller=politregisterblade&task=viewRegisterblad&id=2403267&searchname=polit_simple) that Ludvig Martin Fatum was in Switzerland in the period between 1911 and 1913. Perhaps Maren Fatum entertained herself with another man while Ludvig was in Switzerland?


If we assume all this to be correct, and also assume that Christian Emil Fatum is actually Jack Henderson, what other facts do you have about him?
Who did he marry and when? Any children? Deceased when? Buried where?

Are you as 'convinced' as I am?

Kindest regards

Keld
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Thank you again for delving into this mystery. I would never have been able to get this far without your help and I am indebted to you. I feel that Jack and christian are the same. I notice sometimes the birthdate is 18/03 and other times it is 13/03 but I think it is a translation error mistaking a 3 for an 8. I think he lied about his age as you had to be 18 to go to war. I have see. A copy of his marriage certificate and he lists his parents as Ludwig henderson & Mother Martha Henderson, maiden name Taaning. However, Jack has an injury to his elbow during the war and then decides to change his next of kin to his mother Maren Fatum and she lived on 90 Bladesgade (this is misspelled but it is noted on the police registers) This lends me to believe there is no Martha. I think it is a name that was uncommon here so they misunderstood his accent and used Martha. New Brunswick is now bilingual but it would have been mostly English then and Newcastle would have been especially English. I wonder if his mother had him before she married Fatum and if his father was a henricksen. We always knew Henderson was not his real name but was Henricksen or something like that. I know he came to Canada as a young sailor and that 3 young sailors abandoned ship while in port and joined the army. My aunt Hilda met him and after the war they married in 1920. He was fair haired and blue eyed. I have the same feeling as you that Jack and Christian are the same person. I wonder if he used the name Henderson because he abandoned ship? I found his war records and the last info was he was listed on Angels Island California in a resettlement camp this was August 27, 1929.
Seems like he came from a very unsettled family, or a very interesting one anyway. Thanks again Keld you have been a great help to me.
Kindest Regards,
Dot
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On Dec 4, 2014, at 5:13 PM, Keld Herbst wrote:

When Ludvig Martin Fatum and Maren Taaning had their first child, Christian Emil Fatum (Jack?), they were 23 and 21 years old respectively, but I think they might have met when they were teenagers, as Ludvig Martin was in Horsens for a period of time (not yet confirmed in detail) from 18?? until 1890. I am trying to find him in the Horsens census of 1890, and will be back with more if and when I find him.

The street you mention in the police registers where Maren Taaning lived is Holmbladsgade 90 , 2.floor.

The only Martha in any of these families is a sister of Christian Emil's father, by the name of Martha Emilie Fatum b. around 1877, but she seems not to be involved in this. I have nothing further on her.

Kindest regards
Keld
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Thank you so much Keld. I googled the name Christian Fatum and the birthdate etc and it led me to an ancestry page which listed Ludwig Fatum under the heading of Jensen family of Bornholm. I don't belong to the website as you must pay etc and I am Leary of some of the sites for putting credit card info etc. Sometimes the have free access and I go on then. I have been doing this search for my cousin Judy Nicholson who is Jack's granddaughter. She is so happy to get this as her mom always wondered about her father. She wants to send you a thank you so she may be in touch. Thank you ever so much for your help in uncovering so much that was missing for us. We would never have been able yo get this far without your help. To me this is like being a kind of detective, each little clue sends you in another direction.
Thanks again,
Kindest regards,
Dot
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Keld

Dot has been forwarding most of your e-mails to me re my grandfather, Jack Henderson. I am intrigued with the information you have provided us with. I can't thank you enough. I have been on Ancestry.com, plus several other websites and have hit a brick wall every time. You have uncovered, what I think is the real Jack Henderson, ie. Christian Emil Fatum.

My mother, who passed on August 21 of this year, was always told her father had died when she was a baby. I wouldn't accept that and two years ago I requested his Military record from the Canadian government. When it arrived, I was surprised to see that one of his replacement medals had been sent to Angel's Island, California, USA in 1922. He supposedly passed away in 1921, as my mother was told that when she was a child. And then one of the historians at Archives Canada, found an entry in the customs book, that a Jack Henderson tried to re-enter Canada through British Columbia (our western-most province, north of California), in 1929. When asked if he had ever resided in Canada in the past, he answered yes and gave Newcastle, New Brunswick as his last place of residence. However, he was refused entry because the archivist told me he was on foot, had no job to go to, and was likely to become a 'charge of the people'. He listed as his occupation, Machinist, which he must have obtained while in the USA.

Dot and I think, he may have jumped ship in 1915 in Newcastle, which was a small port from where pulp and paper were exported to Europe. His only hope of staying in Canada, was to enlist in the army. On his Attestation Papers, he entered as his occupation: Seaman. Before he was sent to England for training, he became friends with my grandmother. There are several pictures of him, but every one of them are in his uniform. I know he served in Belgium and France with the 132nd Battalion. He was injured while digging a trench in Belgium and was on leave for some time, but only in the camp. He returned to Canada in 1919 after waiting at a camp in Wales for their departure orders. My grandmother had a photo album and although there were no letters, there were pictures of him taken in England before being sent to Belgium. They resumed their relationship when he returned, and they were married in March, 1920. My grandmother's name was Hilda Robertson. My mother was born in September, 1920. There are no pictures of her with him, and in the 1921 Canadian census, my grandmother was living with an aunt. No mention of Jack Henderson. Rumor has it that the Robertson family sent him away, other rumors say he deserted them. Dot's mother (my grandmother's sister) told me about 20 years ago that he was a good man, but that her parents didn't think him good enough for Hilda. She told me that once Mom was born, he left Newcastle to find work in Toronto, and when he found a job, he sent train fare for his wife and daughter, but the family forbid her to go. When I was in Toronto, Ontario, I spent 2 days at the Ontario Archives trying to find him, but to no avail. The historian who was with me that day told me a lot of soldiers were looking for work and most of them ended up in British Columbia and then drifted to the USA.

I have never found any trace of him since 1929. He probably remarried and had more children, but I have not been able to find him. When my grandmother remarried in 1944, she put as her marital status, widow. Back in those days, I doubt you had to provide proof. I never found any divorce papers or death notices in the New Brunswick Archives for Jack Henderson.

Thank you so much Keld. You have filled in a lot of the blanks for me, and with your permission, I will share it with my 4 sisters..we have always been very curious.

Any further information you have would be most appreciated.

Sincerely
[Judy]
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On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 12:53 AM, Keld Herbst wrote:
Hi Judy,

Thank you so much for your email. I am glad that I was able to provide my '25 cents' in this mysterious case, but I feel confident that more info just might turn up eventually - with genealogy, you never finish your work. Try to think about this: Go back 15 generations, and you are guaranteed to have 32768 persons in your family tree, and in this number we haven't even counted people who remarried, nor siblings of those 32768. No wonder it becomes a hobby for life...

You don't need my permission to share the information about Jack - after all, he's your family, but I don't know if Dot has ever told you that I already had him in my family tree, when Dot initially asked me for help. Jack's father was married 3 times: First with Jack's mom, then with 2 sisters, one after the other, and their last name was Muxoll. In my family tree, the Muxoll family is connected through my uncle's first wife's family. It's indeed a small world.

Since I have taken note of the facts and fictions we have unveiled during this little 'journey', I'd very much like to know more about you, your husband, your sisters and their husbands, your mother and father, your grandmother (Jack's wife), their mothers and fathers, and of course also of Dot's relations to you all, if you would please permit me having those pieces of information. You might also want to talk to Dot about this, because she haven't yet given any info about herself, and she might not at all wish to do so. If you don't wish to either, I will of course respect it, no problem.

Anyway, thanks again for your nice email, it was a pleasure ... I will get back if and when I discover anything relevant.

Kindest regards

Keld
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Hi Keld.
If you are a member of Ancestry.com, my tree (at least the work I have done so far on it) is public. You can obtain all the information you asked for off that. If not, just let me know and I will gladly share information with you. The tree is named Judith Anne (MacLean) Nicholson. As for Dot, we are second cousins - her mother, and my grandmother (married to Jack Henderson) were sisters. I haven't checked with her on sharing information, but will do so soon.

Looking forward to hearing from you again.

Judy
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Hi Keld
I just had an email from my cousin Judy letting me know she had been in touch with you. She mentioned you were wondering about our family histories and I don't have any objections to sharing that information with you. My father was Leslie Loose, my mother was Jennie (Robertson) Loose. My father was born in Ipswich, England, my mother in NB. I have lots of info on my mother's side but don't know my fathers side very well. We really appreciate all the info you have been able to find on Jack Henderson. I am wondering if you have ever seen on the police registrations where Christian Emil Fatum left Copenhagen or went to sea. Genealogy is such an interesting subject. Isn't it interesting how your relative is mixed up with Jack's father.
Thank you so much for helping us. If I can help you with any information let me know.
Kindest regards,
Dot
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