Niels Trappis

   Other names for Niels were Niels Jensen Trap, Niels Jensen Trapp, Niels Jensen Trappe, Niels Trap, Niels Trapp and Niels Trappe.

  General Notes:

Niels had another son born in or before 1741:
"I "Personalhist. Saml." v. Hauch-Fausbøll, 1906, S. 109, staar under Kirkebogsuddrag fra Thy : Ørum : 1741 : Baronesse Schack af Vestervig Kloster Fd. for Student Niels Traps Søn Jens Pejter født paa Ørum. A. M. S. Myrhøj, Kommunelærer."

  Events

• He has conflicting birth information of 11 Apr 1720 and Viborg Gråbrødre Sogn, Nørlyng Herred, Viborg Amt, Denmark.

• He attended school at Viborg latinskole on the corner of Skolestræde and Sct. Mathias Gade in 1737 in Viborg, Denmark.

• He was confirmed on 6 Oct 1737 in Viborg Domsogn, Nørlyng Herred, Viborg Amt, Denmark.

• He attended school on 13 Jul 1745 in Vestervig Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.

• He resided at Ørum on 15 Sep 1745 in Ørum Sogn, Haasing Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.

• He attended school on 15 Sep 1745 in Vestervig Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.

• Anecdote: 1 Oct 1745, Vestervig Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark. He received a leave of appeal (oprejsning) because he too soon had had intercourse with his wife Maren Pedersdatter Sejersbøl. However, he could not work as a clergyman for two years following the offence and he had to prove that he in general had behaved properly.

• Anecdote: He was promised a job as parish clerk (degn), 3 Dec 1745, Vestervig Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark. He received royal permission (bevilling) to work as a parish clerk (degn) where possible, even though his leave of appeal (oprejsning) of 1 Oct 1745 included the condition that he couldn 't work as a clergyman for 2 years.

• Anecdote: He was sworn in as parish clerk (degn) for Hvidberg and Lyngs, 23 Dec 1745, Aalborg, Denmark.

• He worked as a parish clerk (sognedegn) for Hvidbjerg and Lyngs on 31 Mar 1746 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.

• He worked as a parish clerk (degn) in 1747 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.

• He worked as a parish clerk (sognedegn) in Hvidbjerg and Lyngs in 1753 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.

• He worked as a parish clerk (degn) in 1755 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.

• He worked as a parish clerk (degn) for Hvidbjerg and Lyngs on 18 Jun 1784 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.

• He resided at Frøhøj on 11 Oct 1786 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.

• He appeared on the census on 1 Jul 1787 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark. Hvidberg bye:
Niels Trapp, 66, married, husband, parish clerk (degn) and teacher (skoleholder)
Maren Svindt, 28, married, wife
Niels Trapp, 15, single, child of 2nd marriage
Maren Trapp, 14, single, child of 2nd marriage
Anna Maria Trapp, 1, single, child of 3rd marriage
Jesper Nielsen, 30, single, servant
Christen Nielsen, 16, single, servant
Inger Erichsdatter, 31, single, servant
Amalia Holst, 14, single, living with the family
Peder Holst, 12, her brother
Johanna Holst, 10, her sister.

• He worked as a parish clerk (degn) and teacher (skoleholder) on 1 Jul 1787 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.

• He resided at Frøhøj on 12 Jun 1788 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.

• He worked as a parish clerk (sognedegn) on 11 Oct 1798 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.

Niels married Maren Pedersdatter Sejersbøl on 13 Jul 1745 in Vestervig Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark. (Maren Pedersdatter Sejersbøl died in 1753 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.)

Niels next married Mette Marie Andersdatter Ferregård, daughter of Anders Klemensen and Maren Olufsdatter, on 18 Jan 1754 in Torup Sogn, Hundborg Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark. (Mette Marie Andersdatter Ferregård was born on 24 Jan 1733 in Torup Sogn, Hundborg Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark, christened on 21 Feb 1733 in Torup Sogn, Hundborg Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark, died in 1784 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark and was buried on 5 Nov 1784 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.)

Niels next married Maren Iversdatter on 5 May 1786 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark. (Maren Iversdatter was born in 1759 in Rødding-Krejbjerg Sogn, Rødding Herred, Viborg Amt, Denmark, christened on 29 Sep 1759 in Rødding-Krejbjerg Sogn, Rødding Herred, Viborg Amt, Denmark, died on 16 Jun 1809 in Søndbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark and was buried on 21 Jun 1809 in Hvidbjerg Sogn, Refs Herred, Thisted Amt, Denmark.)