Henrik Olrik

You have to check him out!
You can also check out the other members of the family, by clicking on their photos in top.
Note: I have primarely written about Jørgen Olrik - your great grandfather, as that is my direct line (and yours). English note: The danish word for greatgrandad is 'oldefar' - that's why he's tiptip for them and great great great for you.😀

Read the book!*

Et gammelt dansk kunstnerhjem - set i mindets lys (An old danish artisthome - seen in the light of memory)
by Ingeborg Olrik
Ingeborg published this book 1947 -when she was 79 years old- so it's the memories of an elderly lady and written in a really oldfashioned danish.
*I have NOT translated the book (it's pretty long for that) - but those of you interested, can demand your Danish-speaking parent translate for you. - Small but fair penalty for not teaching you the globally important tongue of the Danes.

Check your ancestors!

You can click on the photoicons on top - or you can click on your family tree here
Note! Again - it's primarely focused on Jørgen Olrik - as he's the family I know.
If you get all nerdy about knowing even more, you can check out this link to the Olrik family book - here 'updated' by Hans Olrik (in 1917- I think)

Here you'll find informations like: The Familyname is based on the front name: Udalrich, Odelrich,: rich on 'odel' (basically means big inheritance). Another form of the name is: Ulrich ....
From the early middelage we find the name in a Latin version; Olricus (normally in the lower German regions) ...
... — The family used an olive tree as weapon mark already in the 17th century. It's displayed as such by counselor Heinrich Olrichs in the 18th century, who had it painted on a window of Bremens Cityhall with the inscription: "Henrique Olrichs Elter-Mann et Schott Herr" ....
And stuff like that!