Henrich Olsen obtained his citizenship license (borgerskab) on
September 22, 1787, and is listed as being a tenant at Søborgstræde
278 , the home of his parents. From 1789 he rented Anthoni Christian
Schor's house: Søborgstræde 283 (now matr 926). On January 25, 1790,
he purchased the house for himself; a few years later, on September
24, 1793, he purchased the neighbouring house, Søborgstræde 282 (now
matr. 925), and thus had a total of 14 windows (14 fag) facade.
Evidently his marriage to Martha Margethe Due got off to a rocky
start, for after only a few years of marriage divorce-papers were
drawn up on December 10, 1804; but the marriage was saved, and the
couple had a second son, Henrich, born in 1807. At the May 6, 1808,
probate hearing after his death, his property was estimated at 552
Rigsdalers, however, his debts were almost as much. The taxation-list
(skattetaxten) of 1827 shows that Martha Margrethe Due was still
living at the house on Søborgstræde, and that she was a widow after
her marriage to headmaster (overlærer) Bejer. We can find her, and
her son Henrich Olsen, in the 1834 census at the same address (though
in that census it is named: Storegaden 282 & 283); and again we find
Martha at that same address in the 1845 census. From the 1801 census
of Rønne: No. 25 Øster Kvarter, Søborgstrædet 281 & 282a: Henrich
Olsen, Husbonde, 32, ugift, Uhrmager; Magrete Pedersdatter, hans
moder, 67, enke, 2' ægteskab; Marie Margrethe, hans søster, 25,
ugift; Hans Peter Riis, Tyende, 20, ugift, Læredreng. From the Rønne
kirkebog: February 5, 1802: Copul. Fredag bleve efter Kongel xxx xxx
i xxx copulerede Uhrmager og ungkarl Henrich Olsen og Jomfru Martha
Margretha Due. Cautionisterne navn Herman Bohn Rasch og Christian
Due. April 3, 1803: Søndag 2' efter Paasken døbt en søn af Uhrmager
Henrich Olsen kaldet Ole Henrichsen, kaldet over daaben af madame
Anker. Fadd: Jomfru Ingeborg Thobberth, Jep Jørgen Kom, Hans
Christensen, Svend Joseph Bierregaard. June 26, 1807: Bapt. Henrich
Olsen Uhrmagers søn nom: Henrich Ipsen, Anna Kirstine Lars Nicolaji
bar ham. Fadderne var Karen Ipsdatter, Joseph Bieregaard, Jep Jørgen
Kom. N: Lilliendahl. April 21, 1808: Sep. Uhrmager Henrich Olsen, 40
aar. From the 1834 census of Rønne: Storegaden No. 282 & 283: Marta
M. Beyer, født Due, 50, enke, lever af sin pension; Hendrich Ipsen,
27, ugift, Uhrmager; Karen Mortensen, 72, ugift, Tjenestepige. From
the 1840 census of Rønne: 525, Øster Qvarter, 1' Familie, Matr. Nr.
282 & 283: Marthe M. Beier, 55, enke, lever af pension; Ole
Hendrichsen, 37, ugift, Skomager, hendes søn; Hendrich Ipsen, 33,
gift, Urmager; Karen Ipsen, 27, gift, hans kone; Christian Ipsen, 4,
ugift, deres barn; Johan Ipsen, 2, ugift, deres barn; et udøbt
pigebarn, 1, ugift, deres barn; Karen Mortensdatter, 79, ugift,
Tjenestetyende, efter ophold af fattigvæsenet; Peter Andersen, 18,
ugift, Tjenestetyende. From the 1845 census of Rønne: Øster Kvarter,
Matr. Nr. 282 & 283: Marta Beier, 60, Enke, Rønne, Pensionist; Maria
Sonne, 17, ugift, Rønne, Tjenestepige; Stine Magrete Jensen, 57,
enke, Klemensker, lever af at spinde; Ole Larsen, 14, ugift, Rønne,
hende søn.

Watchmaker (Urmager)