FatherLaust Larsen b. 13 Jan 1843, d. 23 Jan 1917
MotherAnna Margaretha Naugardt b. 26 Jun 1848, d. 24 Sep 1904
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Laust Andreas Larsen was born on 24 November 1883 in Shepparton, Victoria.1,2,3 
He married Christina May Kerr on 9 March 1910.4,1 
He died on 14 April 1940 in Shepparton, Victoria, at age 56.5 

Family

Christina May Kerr b. 1886, d. 23 Feb 1948
Children
ChartsLarsen, Laust, descendant chart

Story

Known as Deas, he was born Laust Andreas Larsen, and married and died as Andreas Laust Larsen. He was also Laust Andreas on his mother's 1904 death registration.

Deas was the seventh child and oldest son to live to adulthood, two brothers having died before Deas was born.3,6,4,7
 
All the Larsen children attended the Congupna township school.8
 
Death of Anna Margaretha 
Anna Margaretha suffered for several years from tuberculosis, known at the time as consumption or phthisis.

Anna Margaretha Larsen died of tuberculosis in Congupna on the morning of Saturday 24th November 1904, aged 56. She was buried at the Shepparton cemetery on 26 November.9,7,10
 
Most of the family was still in the family homestead; only the married Anna Carolina had moved out. Meta was the youngest at 13 years old. Eldest remaining daughter, Carnie became house-keeper and carer for her father and the younger family members.11
 
Laust, Denmark Visit 1906
In 1906, two years after mother Anna Margaretha died, father Laust returned to visit family in Denmark.12,9
 
Two family photos were taken beforehand to take to Denmark. One was a family portrait of Laust with his nine children. The other was taken in front of his 'Fairfield' homestead and included spouses and grandchildren.9,12
Bill (William Magnus), Mary, Deas (Andreas), Carnie (Karen), Bert (Albert), Mag (Margaret Elizabeth), Annie (Anna Caroline), The Pater (Laust), Dora, Meta (in front) Larsen, 'Fairfield', Congupna, 1906
Image: Margaret Pell, Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Margaret Elizabeth Larsen, Dora Larsen, Annie Thelma Williams, Laust Larsen, Dora May Williams, Anna Caroline Williams (Larsen), Albert Frederick Larsen, Meta Alvina Larsen, Richard Cornelius Williams, Karen Larsen on horse, Andreas Laust Larsen, Mary Larsen, Cecil Roy Williams on Kit, 'Fairfield' homestead, Congupna, 1906
Image: Margaret Pell
Marriage and Family
Andreas Larsen married Christina Kerr from a neighbouring family in 1910.

They had two children reach adulthood, Ursula and Max. Two other children died very young, Jack in 1911 and Arthur in 1915.13,4,1
 
The children attended the newly opened Congupna Road school where Deas served on school committee in 1919.14
 
Farming
After Deas Larsen married, he leased a farm on Katamatite Road, three miles north east of Congupna Road. In 1921, he bought 'Fairfield' from his father's estate, then in 1923, he bought the adjoining original selection from the Riedell estate.

The best of the two houses was used to make a more modern home.15
 
Later Years
In their later years, Deas and Christina moved to Corio St in Shepparton.16
 
Andreas 'Deas' Larsen died in April 1940 in Shepparton.

He is buried in the Shepparton Public cemetery near his parents and several other family members.6,17
 
Deas Larsen's probate was granted to brother-in-law George Berry and wife Christina.16
 

Citations

  1. [S290] Outline Descendant Report for Laust Larsen, descendent report, unpublished, 15 March 2010.
  2. [S455] Full genealogical table for Laust Larsen, computer file, ancestor table, unpublished, 2010.
  3. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, 'Laust Andreas' Larsen entry, birth registration no. 26479, 1883.
  4. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, 'Andreas Laust' Larsen and 'Ctina Mary' Kerr entry, marriage registration no. 1825, 1910.
  5. [S78] Shepparton Public Cemetery, cemetery and register.
  6. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, 'Andreas Laust' Larsen entry, death registration no. 18120, 1940.
  7. [S116] Anna Margaretha Larsen, death registration no. 10704, 24 September 1904.
  8. [S79] 'The early days of the Larsen family: Congupna', The Centenary of Congupna Schools and District 1884-1984, Congupna Centenary Committee, 1984, p. 19, story by Ursula Reynolds.
  9. [S284] Laust Larsen detailed ancestor table, computer file, ancestor table, unpublished, 2010.
  10. [S18] '[Death Notice: Mrs Laust Larsen]', Shepparton News, 1877-, newspaper, Roy McPherson, 27 September 1904.
  11. [S17] Tallygaroopna and District Times and Tales: Published to mark the occasion of the centenary of Tallygaroopna primary school 3067, 1890-1990, Tallygaroopna school council, 1991, pp. 118-119.
  12. [S213] Geoff Larsen, personal communication, 12 March 2010.
  13. [S79] The Centenary of Congupna Schools and District 1884-1984, Congupna Centenary Committee, 1984, p. 19.
  14. [S79] The Centenary of Congupna Schools and District 1884-1984, Congupna Centenary Committee, 1984, p. 7.
  15. [S79] The Centenary of Congupna Schools and District 1884-1984, Congupna Centenary Committee, 1984, p. 20.
  16. [S220] 'Law notices', The Argus, 1848-1957, newspaper, Argus Office, 23 April 1940, p. 9, viewed 15 September 2017, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12450652
  17. [S78] Shepparton Public Cemetery, cemetery and register, 'H.L. Andreas Laust' and other Larsen entries.
  18. [S21] Lorraine Phillips, personal communication.