In 1834 and after, Else Mathilde Sørensen was living with Peder Lassen (b. 1802) and first Ane Marie Pedersen, then Ane Birgithe Jensen Levring. In the 1845 Census, Else Mathilde was listed as “Pleiebarn; søsterdatter af Huusfaderens 1ste Kone, Do (Thorning, Viborg Amt)”. Therefore, we know that Ane Marie had a sister. (Census Data from Statens Arkiver, Dansk Demografisk Database)