Johan Hartvig Detre Jacobsen

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Johan Hartvig Detre Jacobsen (f. 1867) was the brother of Jenny Aagot Katrine Jacobsen. Johan Hartvig slo seg ned i Sør-Afrika med sin familie.

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Johan Hartvig met Ellen Sweeney (from Ireland) in Australia. They got four kids during their stay in Australia. Johan Hartvig (and Ellen Sweeney with kids) returned to Norway in 1896, and got two more kids there. The kids were; Daniel (b. 1891), Elizabeth Marie (b. 1892), Ellie Josephine (b. 1893), Johan Hartvig (b. 1896?), Otilia (‘Tillie’, b. 1897) and Jacob Christian (‘Pippin’, b. 1904). Their eldest son, Johan Daniel (b. 1891) died of blood poisoning and was buried in Tjølling churchyard 20. October 1896. Otilie was born in Norway in 1897 and Jacob in 1904. In 1898 Johan Hartvig bought the house "Mellemheimen" (see historical map of Østre Halsen here), which they owned until 1903. One may wonder if they bought this house because they planned to settle in Norway. But unfortunately the house was destroyed in a fire in 1902. Maybe the fire influenced their choice to leave Norway.

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Map of Østre Halsen (Larvik east). To zoom in, press

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After Johan Hartvig sold the house "Mellemheim" in 1903, he left Norway August 25th 1903 for South Africa. He traveled alone. From emigration documents:

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The remaining family members stayed behind, and lived in Undersbo, Larvik. They left Norway almost 3 years after Johan Hartvig, May 23rd 1906.

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Some of the kids obviously went to school in Norway, and learned to speak Norwegian. Where on Undersbo did they live? Gusta Marie Thorsen lived in Undersbo (Helgesens gate 7) at that time, with three kids (teenagers). Maybe they rented rooms at her house.

Johan Hartvig Detre Jacobsen, his wife Ellen and their children Daniel (who died when he was 5 years old), Elizabeth Marie (later married Hicks) and Ellie Josephine (later Aagaard-Jensen). The picture is probably taken in Australia in 1895.

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Ellen Sweeney med barna Jacob («Pippin») på fanget, Otilie, Ellie, Johan Hartvig og Elizabeth Marie. Dette bildet må være tatt i Norge, da Jacob ble født i 1904 og Ellen og barna først reiste til Sør-Afrika i 1906 (bilde fra Noelle Parr).

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Pedigree chart for Johan Detre Jacobsen (family study conducted by Hans Andersen)

Siblings Jacob (‘Pippin’) and Ellie

Elizabeth Marie

Inez and Dick (son of Elizabeth Marie) Hicks in Norway in 1975; Inez and Eilif Andersen (left), and Dick, Inez, Ingjerd and William (right)

From left: Nancy (daughter of Elizabeth Marie Hicks; cf. the family tree above),
Sandra and Robin (Nancy's daughters). In the second row:
Brian (Robin's husband) and Malcolm (Robin's son).

Robin and Brian that the Pulpit Rock in Norway 2008.

Ellie Josephine

Ellie Josephine Aagaard Jensen (daughter of Johan Hartvig Detre Jakobsen; cf. the family tree above) in Norway on our National Day, May 17. Here together with Anna and Eilif Andersen and their daughters Jenny and Ingjerd.

Ellie and Inger Reidun (born Fjeldskaar) outside Ellie's house in Herning, Denmark

Interview with Ellie at her 100th birthday; English translation here. Click for larger image.

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Johan Hartvig Detre

From the wedding (?) of Johan Hartvig Detre and Mary Morrison in 1927.

Annella and John, children of Johan Hartvig Detre, and grandchildren of Johan Hartvig Detre Jakobsen

John and his wife Shirley, with their children Gavin, Annette and Clive

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