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Jens is pronounced Yens. Twin   Jens (pronounced Yens but known as Jim) Nielsen twin NISSEN (also known as James Nelson NISSEN) born 21 June 1878, in North Adelaide, SA, married on 21 January 1906 to Mary Anne HIGHETT. Mary died at the age of 49 in 1932. Jens died aged 79 on 11 July 1957 and is buried in Payneham Cemetery. They had eight children. A son, George Nelson NISSEN, was in the air force. A granddaughter of Jens and Mary, Marlene Joan NISSEN (daughter of George Nelson NISSEN and Florence Mavis TAYLOR), married John Neil HAYES who was later sentenced to death in 1973 for murder. He served eight years in gaol.   Jens became a Blacksmith, living at Thomas St Kooringa (near Burra and his sons James Joseph Dudley Nissen and George Nelson Nissen were enrolled at the Burra School on 9/9/1919 having transferred from the Norwood School.
Jens is pronounced Yens. Twin   Jens (pronounced Yens but known as Jim Nielsen) twin NISSEN (also known as James Nelson NISSEN) born 21 June 1878, in North Adelaide, SA, married on 21 January 1906 to Mary Anne HIGHETT. Mary died at the age of 49 in 1932. Jens died aged 79 on 11 July 1957 and is buried in Payneham Cemetery. They had eight children. A son, George Nelson NISSEN, was in the air force. A granddaughter of Jens and Mary, Marlene Joan NISSEN (daughter of George Nelson NISSEN and Florence Mavis TAYLOR), married John Neil HAYES who was later sentenced to death in 1973 for murder. He served eight years in gaol.
- Jens is pronounced Yens. Twin
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