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- Jacob Hovaldsen was born in K?benhavn circa 1718-20, and he obtained his education there as well. He was married in R?nne to Kirstine Poulsdatter in 1744. Jacob obtained his tradesman citizenship license (Borgerskab) for R?nne on January 10, 1749 (R?nne Borgerskab: volume 5, page 279); the entry for "Jacob Howaldsen" gives his age as 29 (born circa 1719/20), occupation (erhverd) as "Maler" (Painter), and states that his place of origin (oprindelsessted) was K?benhavn (however, no baptism record found for Jacob in any of the K?benhavn parish registers!). We can also find mention of him in 1771 as a decorative and portrait artist (maler og skildere), and that in 1776 he painted the pulpit for Knudsker Church. In the census of 1787 Jacob was listed as being 68 years old and living at Strandgade 382 (that street now called Silkegade).
He had close ties with the island's watch and clock-makers, and both his son Poul and grandson Jacob became watchmakers; as well, his daughter Annike married Christian Due, one of the island's most famous clock-makers. In the probate after watchmaker Ole Henrichsen's death in 1777 we find a bill from Jacob Hovaldsen in the amount of 5 Slettedaler for the painting of two clock-cases. For a number of years he and Henrich Johan M?hlen were the only two decorative artists living in R?nne, and thus have decorated a great many of the clock-cases of the famous baroque style Bornholmer-clocks.
The note in R?nne borgerprotokol may just mean that Jacob Hovaldsen lived (and received his training as an artist?) in K?benhavn before he moved to R?nne, not that he was born there. The given name Hovald can be found with some frequency in Norway (where it is also spelled: Haaval, Haavald, Haavel, Haaveld, Hoval, or Hovel) - especially in the counties of Akerhus, Buskerud, Vestfold (formerly Jarlsberg and Larvik counties) and ?stfold; possibly Jacob Hovaldsen's ancestry (or even place of birth) can be found in Norway (which at that time was part of the Danish kingdom)? The 1801 census of Norway shows the concentration of this name (and spelling variations) in the following counties: Oppland (242 people), Buskerud (108), ?stfold (88), Hedmark (80), Akershus (55), Vestfold (23), Oslo (8), Nord-Tr?ndelag (3), Hordaland (1) and Telemark (1).
Jacob Hovaldsen was likely educated in Denmark, for at that time Denmark and Norway were in a unionof two kingdoms (until 1814) under the rule of the Danish king. It was common that writers, poets, historians, artists, etc. from all over Norway and Denmark were educated in K?benhavn; as well, Norwegians went to Denmark for all kinds of higher education. I'm not sure where Jacob might have been trained as an artist, as the Royal academy (Det Kongelige Danske Skildre-, Billedhugger- og Bygnings-Academie i Ki?benhavn) wasn't founded until 1754, and it was the only of its kind in Denmark and Norway. Before that time it is probable that there was only private schooling available, and I'm not sure if there are any records of students before the establisment of the academy in 1754.
From the R?nne Kirkebog:
March 30, 1744: Anden Paaskedag begge til egteskab 1ste gang som maller Jacob Hovalsen og Kirstine Poulsdatter.
April 20, 1744: Mandag den 20 Aprilis, Jacob Hovalsen og Kirstine Poulsdatter br?llup.
September 26, 1745: Dom. 15de S?ndag efter Trinitatis christned Jacob Hovals barn kaldet Hoval. Contral?r Hammers kieriste bar det, Holtzf?rer Kiettelsen, Hendrich M?hl, Ole Andersen Colburg, Sergiant Dorp, M?tte Tommisdatter, Lisabet Jens.
August 6, 1747: Dom. 10 p. Trin. Jacob Hovaldsens daatter til daaben, kaldet Anne Marie, baaret af Skipper Niels Nielsens kieriste Elsebeth. Faddere: Petter Boss, Poul Hansen, Niels Madsen, Karen Monsdaatter.
June 14, 1750: Dom. 3de Post Trinit bapt. Jacob Malers s?n Poul kaldet, baret af Sidsel Mons Ipsens. Fadderne: Capit. Trammads, Hendrich Pedersen, Hans Andreasen Sckr?der, Agnethe Pedersdatter.
June 21, 1750: Eod. (in Junio, den 21) Jacob Hovalds drenge barn Poul, gl. 8 dage.
July 25, 1751: 7de S?ndag efter Trinitatis christned Jacob Hovals barn kaldet Poul. Karen Andris Bassis bar ham. Fadderne: Hans Clausen, Iver Hansen, J?rgen Jacobsen, Madts Hansen Rottensteen, Karen Hansdatter, Barthe Nielsdatter Gummel?s.
February 13, 1757: S?ndag Sexagesima, Jacob Hovals barn kaldet Annike. Bold J?rgen Jacobs bar hende til daaben. Fadderne var Hans Schr?der, Andreas Schr?der, Mikkel Pedersen, S?ren Handskemager, Jochum Clausen, Sidzele Pedersdatter.
August 27, 1760: Dca. 12 p. Trin. bapt. Jacob Hovalsen Malers s?n Jacob. Peter Bossis hustru bar ham. Ole Pedersen Wall?e, J?rgen Bendixen, Herman Madsen Bohn og Pernille Arendsdaatter v. f.
From the 1763 census (mandtal) of R?nne:
N?rre Qvarter, Strandgaden: Maler, n?re sig, den ene s?n Seler fra K'havn, Jacob Hovaldsen.
From the 1764 census (mandtal) of R?nne:
N?rre Qvarteer, Strand Gaden: Jacob Hovaldsen, 21 Rd., 2 Rd., n?rer sig.
From the R?nne kirkebog:
July 20, 1770: Sep. dito dato (Fredag den 20de July) Jacob Hovals b. nom. Jacob paa 11te.
From the 1771 census (mandtal) of R?nne township:
Jacob Hovaldsen, Malere og Skildrer, alder: 52, 1 ?gteskab, hans hustrus alder: 52, 1 ?gteskab.
From the R?nne kirkebog:
December 14, 1774: Onsdag den 14 December, Poul Jacobsen Hoval og Anna Andersdatter br?llup.
July 9, 1784: Fredagen den 9 (Julii) d?bt Ane Maria Jakob Hovals u?gte barn, Hoval S?rensen. Magrete Nikolai Falentins, Ingebor Jensdatter M?rk, Hans Skr?der, Lars Rasmusen, Jep Rasmusen. Faderens navn var S?ren Tronhiem.
From the 1787 census of R?nne township:
Strandgade 382: Jacob Hoval, husejer, 68, gift, 1 ?gteskab, Maler; Kirsten, hans kone, 68, 1 ?gteskab; Anna Marie, deres datter, 34, ugift.
From the R?nne kirkebog:
December 27, 1792: T?rsdag jordet Jacob Hovald Maler, 74.
Extracted from the probate for Jacob Hovaldsen, December 27, 1792, R?nne probate-book nr. 5, page 197:
Anno 1792 den 22de December indfandt sig skifte retten. . . enken Kirsteine Poulsdatter, hvis mand Jacob Hovaldsen, Mahler og Borger her i R?nne. . . den afd?des arvinger ere 2de s?nner og en datter. Den ?ldste s?n Hovald Jacobsen er d?d og efterladt sig 2de b?rn en s?n og en datter: s?nnen Jacob Hovaldsen, 22 aar gammel, Uhrmager af profession her i R?nne som var m?dte. Datteren Anna Kirstina Hovaldsdatter, 24 aar gammel, hiemme hos moderen her i R?nne, for disse 2de b?rn belv sin curator og v?rge anordnet myndlingens fastermand Christian Due, den anden den afd?des s?n Poul Hovaldsen, Borger og Uhrmager her i R?nne, som var m?dte, den afd?des datter Annike Jacobsdatter Hovald i ?gteskab med Christian Due, Uhrmager og Borger i R?nne, som ligeledes som m?dte. Enken havde antaget til sin lauv?rge Hans Schr?der her af R?nne, men var ej til st?den. . . at de kunde paae underretning hvad den salig mands datter Anne Marie Hovalds, som der ved d?den er afgaaed sidst leden 4de Dec. . . .
From the R?nne kirkebog:
March 4, 1797: Sep. T?rsdag jordet Enken Kirstine Sl. Jacob Hovalds, 77.
From the December 14, 1728 census (mandtal) of K?benhavn taken after the fire of October 20-23, 1728:
Nyboder, R?ve Gaden nr. 5: Kirstine Hovaltz, er een enke, ern?rer sig med Linedv?ven, 1 barn.
The above "Hovalt's widow Kirstine" is the only person bearing the name Hovald (either as a given name or patronymic) in the 1728 census of K?benhavn. As he would have been about 9 years old, possibly the single child mentioned in the census is Jacob Hovaldsen? Note: no burial record found for a Hovald in the following parish registers: Holmen's (searched 1718-1728) - neither was there a baptism found for Jacob in the period 1718 through 1721, Citadel (searched 1718-1721), Br?nsh?j (searched 1718-1720), R?dovre (searched 1718-1721).
Jacob Hovaldsen is said to have been from K?benhavn; I have checked: Br?nsh?j, Citadel, Frederiksberg, Garnisons, Hellig?nds, Hof- og Slotskirken, Holmens, Vor Frelser, Vor Frue, R?dovre, St. Ansgarkirken (Roman Catholic), St. Nicolai, St. Petri, and Trinitatis parish registers for his baptism, no match found. Need to check: S?kv?sthuset (burials only: parents?).
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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1719 - 1792 (~ 73 år)
