Our Lindegaard ancestry:

From Denmark to Spain, England, and France

Laurentze Christine Rindom (1831 - 1902), our common ancestor

Laurentze was born on 31 July 1831 in Ringkøbing, a small town along the Danish west coast. Since the name Ringkøbing means "the market town near Rindum" (a small nearby village with evidence of settlements dating as far back as the 6th century), the Rindom (or Rindum) family must have long resided in the area. 

 Laurentze first married Peter Hendrik Lindegaard, but was widowed early, with two sons. She subsequently married Jørgen Lindegaard Hvilsted and had five more children with him. Both men share the name Lindegaard, but further research is needed to learn whether they are related. Kirsten, a descendant of the later marriage, suspects they are, based on a closer-than-predicted genetic relationship between her father Anders and Madeleine, a descendant of the earlier marriage. Both Anders and Madeleine had utilized the same genetic testing service to learn more about their ancestry, which enabled Kirsten to contact Madeleine. 

Later, Madeleine was able to locate, via an Internet search, Doreen, a member of the English branch of Laurentze's descendants, and an author and social history researcher on the working class in Bristol and the West Country.  The collaboration between Kirsten, Doreen, and Madeleine resulted in valuable insights into their shared family history. These insights are presented on this website, with the hope of sparking interest among other extended family members—whether descendants of Laurentze or those who married into the family.  

Below is a guide to help visitors navigate this website: 

• Click the highlighted names in the simplified family tree below, or the tabs above at right, to access stories of Laurentze's family and descendants.
• Laurentze's first-born, Jacob, migrated to Spain and his descendants to France. His granddaughter Alice married Verne, and their story can be accessed here.
• Laurentze's second-born, Henrik Peter, had a son, Arthur Henrik, who traveled to Ireland and England, where some of his descendants settled. The history of that branch was researched by Doreen and will soon be accessible here, in addition to clicking the names below Henrik's.  
• Click the name Hvilsted below for an account of Laurentze's descendants from her second marriage, who remained in Denmark. 
• For a detailed genealogy, one can register, free of charge, on Familysearch.org and do a search for "Laurentze Christine Rindom".
• The website manager can be reached at FletcherLindegaardAncestry@gmail.com.

Peter Hendrik Lindegaard - (1852) - Laurentze Christine Rindom - (1857) - Jørgen Lindegaard Hvilsted
_________________________I________                                       ___I___________________________  Jacob                                      Henrik Peter                                  Arthur, Christiane, Dagmar, Erik , Olga  ___I__                                ___I______                                    __I__
Enrique - Adela                   Arthur Henrik                                        Axel
______I__                      ______I____________                         __I__
Henri, Alice - Verne         Erin, Inga, Henry, Norman                       Anders                                                       ____I___                                          __I__                            __I__                                                    Madeleine                                         Norman - Doreen           Kirsten                                                                                                                              ___ I___                                                                                                                                              Kevin