His marriage record with Abigael indicates that he had been previously married (Enkemand).
He ived in Aarhus and was a successful businessman: he owned a grocery store, the largest outside København at the turn of the century. Carl Bertelsens Gade in Aahus is named after him. (
http://aarhuswiki.dk/wiki/Carl_Bertelsens_Gade) He was a deeply religious man, and well known for his charity work. He was also a member of the Aarhus city council, and a member of the first board of directors of the Aarhus Football Club.
Article on Aarhus wiki: [
https://aarhuswiki.dk/wiki/Carl_Bertelsen_(1842-1916)].
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Carl Bertelsen (født 18.august 1842, død 16.februar 1916) var gårdmandssøn fra Kjellerup. Købmand og byrådsmedlem. Han kom i handelslære som 15-årig. I 1868 startede han egen forretning i
Marcus Bechs gamle købmandsgård i
Borgporten, men året efter flyttede han til
Skt. Olufs Gyde, og i 1881 nyindrettede han sig i
Mejlgade 7. Ved århundredskiftet regnedes forretningen for landets største udenfor København. Han var medlem af byrådet 1880-1884 og igen 1894-1899, hvor han især interesserede sig for hospitalsvæsenet.
Carl Bertelsens Gade på
Frederiksbjerg er opkaldt efter ham.”
Bio on Aarhus Kommune website:
http://www.aarhus.dk/da/politik/Byraadet/Byens-raa.../Carl-Bertelsen.aspx.
Census Data:
CENSUS 1845 (Kjellerup By, Hørup, Viborg)
211 age 3.
CENSUS 1850 (Kjellerup Bye, Hørup, Viborg)
212 age 7.
CENSUS 1880 (Meilgade 866, Aarhus Købstad)
316: living at 866 Meilgade in Aarhus with Abigail and Louise (age 1).
CENSUS 1901 (Mejlgade 7, Aarhus Købstad)
317 living at 7 Mejlgade with Abigael, Louise, and Dagmar.