JENS CHRISTIAN PETERSEN

ELIZABETH PETERSEN

1 Death Certificate: Jens Christian Petersen

Died 16 August 1929 at Wanganui Hospital (from Marton)

Occupation: Farmhand

Age: 86 years (ie born 1843)

Cause of Death: Senility - for 2 years

Father: Peter Petersen, Blacksmith

Mother; Hannah Petersen (formerly Hansen)

Buried 17 August 1929 at Aramoho Cemetery Wanganui (Rev Wm Fraser - Salvation Army)

Born Denmark, in NZ 54 years (ie arrived in NZ 1875)

Married: "Married but no particulars known". No family details given either.

2 Death Certificate: Elizabeth Petersen

Died 17 October 1930 at Mangatainoka

Status: Widow

Age: 81 years (ie born 1849)

Cause of Death: Cardiac degeneration (senile) - 3 yrs between onset and death.

Mother: Elizabeth Martin

(no other details of parents given)

Children living at time of her death: Males aged 54, 47

Females aged 61, 56, 49.

(ie born: M 1876, 1883. F 1869, 1874, 1881.)

3 Electoral Roll

1887 Woodville : Jens Christian Petersen, Norsewood, Farmer

1890 Waipawa : Jens Christian Petersen, Farmer, Norsewood

1893 & 1896 Waipawa : No JC Petersen

(no woman vote till 1899)

Mangatainoka, Domestic Duties

1902 Pahiatua : as for 1899

1911 no record found of Jens Christian

(1911 Rangitikei - Martin Petersen (ie son of Jens

Christian), labourer, Mangaweka, and Mary Petersen,

married, Mangaweka)

4 Passenger Contract

Passengers :- Jens Christian Petersen age 31

Elizabeth Petersen age 25

Christine Petersen age 5

Johanne Petersen age ½

5 Passenger List for the Fitz Reuter

- arrived Napier 17 March 1875

Ticket 214 2 adults / 2 children

Petersen Jens Christian age 31 Farm Labourer

Elizabeth age 25 Wife

Christine age 5 Daughter

Johanne age ½ Daughter

(Ref National Archives)

6 Ship : Fritz Reuter

1874 Nov 28 Sailed Hamburg

Lytt T 18.2.75

To Cuxhaven for repairs

Dec 16 Sailed Cuxhaven 19 through Downs 29th start 1875

Jan 7 Equator 22 days from the Elbe

Feb 5 Cape of Good Hope 26 days to Stewart Island

Mar 8 off Cape Palliser 440 immigrants

Mar 17 arrived Napier

"ship dodged about the Bay the last day or two"

Mar 28 sailed Napier for Callow

We left Hamburg the 25 of November with 470 adults on board and soon encountered in the North Sea very heavy weather. We lost our foremast and were obliged to put back to Cuxhaven. There all the passengers who suffered very much during the short trip from the bad weather, it being very cold and damp and wet - the vessel shipping great quantities of water - were taken off from board of the ship and lodged comfortably in some dancing saloons. Scarlet Fever being in the town, it occured among the passengers in one family who was brought in the town hospital and left behind.

The 10th of December we went to sea again this time with only 371 adults, many having gone home fearing another voyage. Four days after starting, Scarlet Fever and Typhoid fever broke out. There occured during the voyage 12 cases of Scarlet Fever and 25 of Typhoid fever; any other infectious diseases we had not. 13 cases of pneumonia were treated - 13 deaths are noticed; 3 adults died of Typhoid fever in the begining of the voyage; 3 children of Scarlet Fever; 3 children and 3 infants of pneumonia, bronchitis, and diarrhea. The last death occured the 20 February when an infaant died of bronchitis; 5 cases of birth took place during the passsage.

(ref Alexander Turnbull Library - file TL 3//1/4 24 Jan 1962)

8 Naturalisation Records

Petersen Jens Christian

Date of Naturalisation : 22 February 1877

Age : 32 yrs (ie born 1845)

Nationality : Danish Residence

(ref Norsewood File;1877/4121 Reg Cert VII page 155)

Place of birth missing

9 Register of Aliens 1917

Ref 207/22 : Rangitikei County

Born : Holstein

Age : 72 (ie born 1845)

Time in NZ : 41 years (arrived in 1876)

Occupation : Gardener at Mangaweka (ref 39)

Ref 232/9 : Pahiatua County

Elizabeth Petersen

Born : Denmark

Age : 66 (ie born 1851)

Marital Status : Widowed

Time in NZ : 41 years (ie arrived in 1876)

Occupation : Domestic Duties (ref 247)

10 Return of the Freeholders of New Zealand - 1882

11 Wises NZ Post Office Directory

1928 - Jens Christian Petersen, Marton Junction

1929 - no entry

12 Hawkes Bay Almanac

13 Family

Katherine b 1869; m 1893 Charles William Louis Maximillian Kayser

Annie b 1874; m Linwood; m O'Brien; m O'Conner

Peter b 1876; m Mary Henderson

Mary b 1880; m Smith

Elizabeth b 1881; m 1898 AG Riches; d 1923

Jensina b 1881; m Thomas Leevers; m 1930 AG Riches; d 1958

Martin b 1883; m Mary

14 Headstone at the Pahiatua Cemetary:

24Nov 1992 : WJD