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This question has been split off from Reading place names in 1906 Denmark Census image?

Can anyone assist me to finish off reading the details of this 1906 Danish census?

Per Kjeld Lassen 1906 Census, Denmark

The image is from FamilySearch who cite it as:

"Denmark Census, 1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXW-Y5BS : 19 October 2017), Peter Kjeld Lassen in entry for Johan Chr Julius Zahle Lassen, København, Danmark; from "1906 Denmark Census," database and images, MyHeritage ( https://www.myheritage.com : 2016), film 00040; citing Rigsarkivet, København, Danmark (National Archives, Copenhagen, Denmark).

The column headings I have from the FS Wiki - there are apparently 3 formats and this is the Copenhagen format, although the place (Hellerup) is just outside the city of Copenhagen so far as I can see from maps.

I am interested in the Lassen family and using the index and image, I believe the names are:

  • Johan Chr Julius Zahle-Lassen
  • Thora Vilhelmine "
  • Karen Margrethe "
  • Kaj Erik "
  • Per Kjeld "
  • Yelva Helversen

Re the occupations in col. 12 - I believe that Johan is an Inspector but if anyone wants to dispute this, please do so. (Other trees suggest he worked as an inspector for an insurance company)

Question - what is Yelva's occupation? I'm guessing that she's a servant or maybe house-keeper but I can't find a word in Google Translate to match...

Thanks for any assistance.

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Yelva is a Husjomfru (house-maid), i.e. a female servant in a "more familiarly position" according to ODS.

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  • Thanks for that - I had managed to find the family in the 1901 Census where she was described as a "tyende", which I understand means "servant". So there's a subtle difference between 1901 and 1906.
    – AdrianB38
    Commented Jun 17, 2019 at 21:20
  • You're welcome. Tyende is indeed "servant", but could easily be of a shorter term (half or whole year contracts were common). I suppose they had a good relationship.
    – meide
    Commented Jun 17, 2019 at 21:23
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    Perhaps she doubled as a nanny of sorts, at the time usually called gouvernante (ie. governess) in Danish after the French, currently barnepige is the more common word.
    – meide
    Commented Jun 17, 2019 at 21:30
  • Thanks for the insights - Yelva may very well have been a bit more than an ordinary domestic servant if she was with them for 5 years and she moved from Aarhus to Hellerup with the family.
    – AdrianB38
    Commented Jun 17, 2019 at 21:36

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