Tog navnet Filholm i 1906, han er således ophavsmand til familienavnet Filholm. Ændrede navn fordi der tilsyneladende var så mange der også dengang hed Jensen.
Filholm er navnet på en lille lokalitet nær Thise i Nordjylland.
Fra Det Danske Udvandrerarkiv. Navn: Jensen, Anders Poul Stilling: Landarbejder Alder: 49 Bestemmelsessted: Brookings, S. Dak. Kontrakt nr.: 216700 Forevisningsdato: 4/23/1902 Fødested: Thise Fødesogn: Thise Sidste oph.sogn: Vrensted Sidste oph. amt: Hjørring Sidste oph.sted: Vrensted Bestemmelses land: USA Bestemmelses by: Brookings Bestemmelses stat: South Dakota Skibsnavn: Indirekte IDkode: I0102J5009
Fra Ellis Island:åØåFirst Name: Anders P. Last Name: Jensen Ethnicity: Danish Last Place of Residence: Vensted, Sweden Date of Arrival: May 09, 1902 Age at Arrival: 49y Gender: M Marital Status: M Ship of Travel: Germanic Port of Departure: Liverpool Manife st Line Number: 0018
Bemærk efternavnet Jensen, som må være efter hans mor. Han opholdt sig 1½ år i USA.
Han findes i Mormonernes database under navnet Anders Poul Jensen Filholm. Så han brugte måske efternavnene Andersen og Jensen lidt i flæng.
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Changed his surname from Jensen to Filholm in 1906, he is the grounder of the familyname Filholm in our family. It is told that he changed the name, because so many at that time had the surname Jensen.
Filholm is the name of a small location near Thise in the north of Denmark.
Name: Jensen, Anders Poul Occupation: Landarbejder Age: 49 Destination: Brookings, S. Dak. Contract no.: 216700 Registration date: 4/23/1902 Birth place: Thise Birth place: Thise Last res. parish: Vrensted Last res. county: Hjørring Last residence: Vrensted Destination country: USA Destination city: Brookings Destination state: South Dakota Name of ship: Indirekte IDcode: I0102J5009
From Ellis Island:First Name: Anders P. Last Name: Jensen Ethnicity: Danish Last Place of Residence: Vensted, Sweden Date of Arrival: May 09, 1902 Age at Arrival: 49y Gender: M Marital Status: M Ship of Travel: Germanic Port of Departure: Liverpool Manife st Line Number: 0018
Note the surname Jensen, he must have taken it from his mother. He was 1½ years in America.
In the database from the Mormons, he can be found under the name Anders Poul Jensen Filholm.
Maybe he used the surnames Andersen or Jensen randomly.
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17. april 2007. Søgning i kirkebøgerne viste at han faktisk ikke hed Anders Poul Andersen, men Anders Poul Jensen.
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April 17. 2007 Today I found out in the churchbook from Thise that he was borned and baptized Anders Poul Jensen and not Anders Poul Andersen
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Hjemmedøbt den 13 juni 1852. Forevist i kirken 19. september 1852.
Faddere: Pige: Ane Jensdatter af Filholm. Pige: Kirsten Poulsdatter af Hjørringgård. Karl: Niels Jensen af Stenum
Tog navneforandring til Anders Poul Filhom og fik navnebevis herfor af Børglum Herredskontor den 31. marts 1906.
Baptized at home june 13 1852. Confirmed in church september 19. 1852.
Godmothers: Girl: Ane Jensdatter from Filholm Girl: Kirsten Poulsdatter from Hjørringgård
Godfather: Farmhand: Søren Jensen from Stenum
Changed his name to Anders Poul Filholm. Confirmed by "Børglum Herredskontor" marts 31. 1906.