Koik family · Rantsus branch
Henn Rantsus
b. c. 1813
Henn Rantsus was Els Koik’s father, born about 1813, the son of Margus Rantsus of Nachsepp farm at Õisu. He married Ann, probably née Arrak, at Paistu in 1841, and they farmed Kurwitze in 1850 and Kümmo in 1858.
In the family history: The Koiks of Karksi · Family and record details
Family
- Parents
- Margus Rantsus, Peter’s son b. c. 1753, d. between 1816 and 1834
- Spouse
- An Rantsus, probably née Arrak b. c. 1822 married Apr 1841, Paistu (SL-174)
- Children
- Els Koik, née Rantsus 1844–1926, Juhan Rantsus (Ranthus) b. c. 1848
Working research notesWhat each record says, with dates as written and readings that are still uncertain. The family history gives the edited account.
Vital facts as recorded
| Also recorded as | Hen, Margus's son |
|---|---|
| Born | about 1813 (3 in 1816, 21 in 1834, 37 in 1850, 44 in 1858) |
Life events
| Date | Event | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1816 | "2ter Sohn Hen(n)", 3, of Margus Rantsus, Peter's son, at Gesinde XXXV Nachsepp, Euseküll | Euseküll (Õisu) | EAA.1865.5.106 img 6 (1834 list, 1816 column) (SL-126) |
| 1834 | "Hen Rantsus, Margus' Sohn, aus Nr. XXXV", 21, at Gesinde LVI | Euseküll | EAA.1865.5.106 img 22 (SL-127) |
| 1844 | Father at Els's baptism, Euseküll (farm read "Kuuwitse") | Paistu parish | EAA.1286.1.75 img 25, No. 285 (SL-65) |
| 1850 | "Henn, Margus' Sohn, Rantsus, aus Nr. LVI", 37, at Gesinde CII a Kurwitze, with wife Ann 28, daughter Els 5 and son Johann 2 | Euseküll | EAA.1865.3.213/7 img 37 (pp. 36/37) (SL-125) |
| 1858 | At Gesinde XCVIII "Kümmo" (from CII a), 44, with wife Ann 35, son Johan 9, daughters Els 12, Reet 5, Marri 2 | Euseküll | EAA.1865.3.216/4 img 38 (file 00040) (SL-124) |
| 1875 | Named as Els's father at her marriage | Paistu | EAA.1286.1.358 img 49 (SL-63) |
Archive pages
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- Paistu marriages 1866–1894, image 49 · EAA.1286.1.358
- Paistu 1844 church book, image 25 · EAA.1286.1.75
- image 38 (file 00040), Gesinde XCVIII Kümmo · EAA.1865.3.216/4 (Euseküll 1858)
- image 37 (pp. 36/37), Gesinde CII a Kurwitze · EAA.1865.3.213/7 (Euseküll 1850)
- image 6, Gesinde XXXV Nachsepp · EAA.1865.5.106 (Euseküll 1834)
- image 22, Gesinde LVI · EAA.1865.5.106 (Euseküll 1834)
Research questions
- KA-02Peeter Koik and Els: births, marriage and deathsAnswered
Notes
- New person. Traced through the Euseküll revisions in the research (20 Oct 2026). Kurwitze is the farm read "Kuuwitse" at Els's 1844 baptism.
- Other children not given files yet: Reet (b. about 1852) and Marri (b. about 1855). His brothers were Gustav (b. about 1804) and Hindrick (b. about 1816).
- A cousin line lived beside them: Johann, Johann's son, Rantsus (31 in 1850; wife Reet, daughters Kadri and Els) and Peter Rantsus, Hans's son (1834); a maid Anne Rantsus, 25, in 1850.
- Spelling as read: Rantsus; Ranthus and Rantsar also occur.