Personalia

The first Bidstrup who immigrated to Australia

This is the story of the first Bidstrup, who immigrated to Australia.

Niels Bidstrup was born 1810 in Aakirkeby on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic see, he was the eldest of Smallholder Hans Bistrup and Anna Cathrine Hansdatter's two children.

It is not known when he left Bornholm, but 1833, November 22. he married Kirstine Holm in Helligaandskirken in Copenhagen. At that time, he was recorded a sailor.

The couple had given birth to a daughter, Anne Kirstine Bidstrup, who was born 1833, October 31. - this birth was out of wedlock and that's was the reason they got married.

Niels lived in 1833 at Strand no. 14 in Copenhagen and according to the following census of 1840, he was inserted into prison - I have not yet figured out why he was deployed there.

He traveled to Australia, leaving his wife and child back in Copenhagen. Whether he traveled voluntarily or were deported is not known, but Kirstine later married Hans Andersen Schou, so she must have suspected that he had died on the trip to Australia.

Next time we hear about Niels Bidstrup is when he has a child in 1843 with Esther Hounsom whom he later married in 1846, together they get these children:

  1. John William Bidstrup, born 1843 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  2. Marcelle Bidstrup, born 1847 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  3. George Bidstrup, born 1849 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  4. Annie Maria Bidstrup, born 1851 in Tam O'Shanter Belt, South Australia, Australia
  5. Esther Louise Bidstrup, born 1853 in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
  6. Niels Bidstrup, born 1855 in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
  7. Selina Bidstrup, born 1858 in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
  8. Catherine Bidstrup, born 1860 in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
  9. Peter Bidstrup, born 1862 in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
He applied for citizenship in Adelaide and it was granted 1849, August 1., at the time he had stayed in Australia for 4 years.

Niels and Esther had to move from Unley, Adelaide, South Australia because of the high taxes levied by the state, they traveled by horse and cart to Melbourne, where they settled in Thomastown. They later moved to Kilmore, where Niels established himself as a cabinetmaker - he and his business later moved to Broadford where their youngest son Peter was born. There is a street in Broadford named after him - "Bidstrup Avenue".

Den første Bidstrup der emigrerede til Australien

Dette er historien om den første Bidstrup, der emigrede til Australien.

Niels Bidstrup blev født 1810 i Aakirkeby på Bornholm, han var den ældste af Husmand Hans Bistrup og Anna Cathrine Hansdatter's to børn.

Det vides ikke hvornår han forlod Bornholm, men den 22. nov. 1833 blev han gift med Kirstine Holm i Helligåndskirken i København. På det tidspunkt er han Sømand.

Parret har kort tid forinden fået en datter; Anne Kirstine Bidstrup, som blev født den 31. okt. 1833 - altså født udenfor ægteskab og det er derfor de blev gift.

Niels boede i 1833 på Gl. Strand no. 14 i København og i følge Folketællingen 1840 var han indsat i Rasp og Forbedringshuset på Christianshavn - jeg har dog endnu ikke fundet ud af hvorfor han var indsat der.

Han rejste til Australien og efterlod hustru og barn tilbage i København. Om han rejste frivilligt eller blev deporteret vides ikke, men Kirstine giftede sig senere med Hans Andersen Schou, så hun må have formodet at han var omkommet på turen til Australien.

Næste gang vi hører noget til Niels Bidstrup er da han får et barn i 1843 sammen med Esther Hounsom som han giftede sig med i 1846, sammen får de disse børn:

  1. John William Bidstrup, født 1843 i Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  2. Marcelle Bidstrup, født 1847 i Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  3. George Bidstrup, født 1849 i Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  4. Annie Maria Bidstrup, født 1851 i Tam O´Shanter Belt, South Australia, Australia
  5. Esther Louise Bidstrup, født 1853 i Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
  6. Niels Bidstrup, født 1855 i Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
  7. Selina Bidstrup, født 1858 i Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
  8. Catherine Bidstrup, født 1860 i Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
  9. Peter Bidstrup, født 1862 i Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
Han søgte om statsborgerskab i Adelaide og det blev bevilget den 1. aug. 1849, på det tidspunkt havde han opholdt sig i Australien i 4 år.

Niels og Esther måtte flytte fra Unley, Adelaid, South Australia på grund af de høje skatter som staten opkrævede, de rejste med hestevogn til Melbourne, hvor de bosatte sig i Thomastown. De flyttede senere til Kilmore, hvor Niels nedsatte sig som møbelsnedker - han og hans forretning flyttede senere til Broadford hvor deres yngste søn Peter blev født. Der er en gade i Broadford der er opkaldt efter ham - "Bidstrup Avenue".