Handwriting query: first name help

[saki]

Could someone venture a guess about the first name of this Mr. Petersen?
Here's a brief image excerpt:

http://www.physics.ucla.edu/hep/Upload/firstname.jpg

In the 1880 US census this is indexed as "Seame P. Petersen". However, I
have an 1878 marriage certificate where he's a witness as well as the
father of the groom, and here he appears to be L.P. Petersen:

http://sakionline.net/hans_and_cathrina ... icense.jpg

L.P. would be my great-great-grandfather. I believe he emigrated to
Nebraska in 1872 with his son Hans Peter Petersen, my great-grandfather.

In the 1880 census entry the transcriber makes capital S and L very
similarly. I'm confused about what this name could be. L.P. lists his
birthplace as Prussia (actually Schleswig-Holstein) and his father's as
Denmark.

Is there any northern german or Danish name that would come close to this
curious spelling?

Any help would be much appreciated.

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[Jon Behring]

There is a common nordic name that might fit: Lars.

As for the nationality you should have a look at this page:
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0860964.html. Shleswig and
Holstein has had some relationship with Denmark, and has been the
source of some conflict.

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:36:48 +0000 (UTC), saki <[email protected]> wrote:

Could someone venture a guess about the first name of this Mr. Petersen?
Here's a brief image excerpt:

http://www.physics.ucla.edu/hep/Upload/firstname.jpg

In the 1880 US census this is indexed as "Seame P. Petersen". However, I
have an 1878 marriage certificate where he's a witness as well as the
father of the groom, and here he appears to be L.P. Petersen:

http://sakionline.net/hans_and_cathrina ... icense.jpg

L.P. would be my great-great-grandfather. I believe he emigrated to
Nebraska in 1872 with his son Hans Peter Petersen, my great-grandfather.

In the 1880 census entry the transcriber makes capital S and L very
similarly. I'm confused about what this name could be. L.P. lists his
birthplace as Prussia (actually Schleswig-Holstein) and his father's as
Denmark.

Is there any northern german or Danish name that would come close to this
curious spelling?

Any help would be much appreciated.

----
[email protected]

[Bernd J. Kaup]

saki wrote:

Could someone venture a guess about the first name of this Mr. Petersen?
Here's a brief image excerpt:

http://www.physics.ucla.edu/hep/Upload/firstname.jpg

In the 1880 US census this is indexed as "Seame P. Petersen".

I suggest the name being "Lasse" which is used in nothern Europe quite
often. (It's the nordic form of Saint Lucas).

However, I

have an 1878 marriage certificate where he's a witness as well as the
father of the groom, and here he appears to be L.P. Petersen:

http://sakionline.net/hans_and_cathrina ... icense.jpg

L.P. would be my great-great-grandfather. I believe he emigrated to
Nebraska in 1872 with his son Hans Peter Petersen, my great-grandfather.

In the 1880 census entry the transcriber makes capital S and L very
similarly. I'm confused about what this name could be. L.P. lists his
birthplace as Prussia (actually Schleswig-Holstein) and his father's as
Denmark.

The decisive year is 1865. Up to then Schleswig and Holstein were part
of Denmark, after the German-Danish War, Prussia took over, first by
annection lateron by paece treaty. Til today the danish describe
Schleswig as Sud Jytland and treat it as part of their heritage.

The prussian annection was a reason for many from Schleswig to emigrate.

mfg
bjk

[Inger Buchard]

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http://sakionline.net/hans_and_cathrina ... icense.jpg

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In the 1880 census entry the transcriber makes capital S and L very
similarly. I'm confused about what this name could be. L.P. lists his
birthplace as Prussia (actually Schleswig-Holstein) and his father's as
Denmark.

No problem: born before 1864: Danish ,after 1864: Prussian - in the same
area Schleswig/Slesvig

Is there any northern german or Danish name that would come close to this
curious spelling?

Søren/Soeren, misspelled as Seoren

Inger