Hi,
I am writing to see if you can help me with my research. I have hit a
brick wall with an ancestor of mine in Copenhagen.
The ancestor's name is Martin Marck (born approx. 1755 whereabouts unknown).
He is my 5 times Great Grandfather. He married 4 times, had a number of
children, most of whom died very young, then he died himself in Copenhagen
in 1828. The first record I have of him is for the 1787 Copenhagen census
where he is listed as a Tailor aged 30, boarding and single.
I have a massive amount of information on Martin Marck but nothing on where
he came from, his birth record or his parents.
During my searching in Copenhagen, I have also found numerous records of
soldiers with the same surname of Marck. The ages of the soldiers would
indicate that any one of 6 soldiers with the surname Marck could have been
the father of Martin Marck. The soldiers certainly knew each other, were
probably related and are mentioned in some cases together on marriage
records from around the mid 1700's.
The naming of the male children of Martin Marck would also indicate that he
was related to these 6 soldiers. Martin Marcks children were:
Christian Heinrich Marck (1796)
Martin Jacob Marck (1798)
Christian Peter Marck (1802)
Johann Martin Marck (1812)
The soldiers names were:
Hans Jacob Marck (Obrist Klees Artillery)
Johann Jorgen (Jürgen) Marck (Obrist Klees Artillery)
Johann Christian Marck (Obrist Klees Artillery)
Johann Peter Marck (Obrist Klees Artillery)
Johann Phillip Marck
Freiderich Marck (Musketeer in Major Güldencrones Holstein Regiment
Hans Jacob Marck is possibly the oldest as he had a son confirmed in 1759
from another marriage. Hans Jacob Marck is also the earliest listed in
Communicant records for "The Citadel" in Copenhagen.
I believe that most of these 6 soldiers were at least brothers or cousins.
Most of the soldiers in Copenhagen at that time were mercenaries who came
from other countries to serve in Denmark. The soldiers above began
appearing in records in Copenhagen in the mid 1740's. I cannot find many
records for them after 1764.
What I need to find is where these soldiers came from. Perhaps then I can
find some links to Martin Marck.
Kind Regards
Hans Mark
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