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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Christian Christensen: One of Ander's older brothers

 Marriage, Byrum parish register, page 129.  Christian Christensen, 23 of Byrum parish marries the woman Gjertrud Hollet Clausdatter, 29, of Byrum parish.  Present are her father, Claus Andersen Skibsted and Peder Poulsen.  The date is February 21, 1851.

 Birth, Byrum parish register, page 42.  Gjertrud Hollet is born December 24, 1821 to Claus Skibsted and Mette Kirstine Christensdatter.  Claus was born in 1777 and Mette Kirstine in 1787 (according to the 1834 census).

 Birth, Byrum parish register, page 9.  Christen Christiansen is born September 26, 1851 and is Entry 18.  He is the first child of Christian and Gjertrud.

 Birth, Byrum parish register, page 14.  Entry #12 in large cursive is the second child:  Claus Christiansen born July 20, 1853 born in Hals parish (Hals and Byrum records were kept in the same book).
 Birth, Byrum parish register, page 23.  Entry #10 is child number 3:  Thomas Christian Christiansen born August 9, 1855.
 Birth, Byrum parish register, page 31.  entry #10 is the fourth child:  Hans Peter Christiansen born June 6, 1857.

 Birth, Byrum parish register, page 77.  The fifth child is entry #25, Jensine Christine Christiansen is born November 27, 1858.

 1860 Byrum census, page 6.  Christian is 33, Gjertrud is 38.  This census document was how I found Christian as it stated he was born in Horby which put his birth year around 1827-1828.  I did check the Horby parish register and found two other Christians--one born in 1824, the second in 1831 so I felt semi-confident this was the right Christian.  The children listed are as above.  Claus, Gjertrud's father, is living with them and is 83 and was born in Skibsted parish in Aalborg county putting his birth year around 1777.

 Birth, Byrum parish register, page 88.  Christiane Christiansen is the last entry on the page and the sixth child, born February 17, 1861.

 Birth, Byrum parish register, page 56.  The last child in the family and entry #2 is Mette Kirstine Christiansen born exactly 2 years after Christiane on February 17, 1863.

 1870 Census, Byrum parish, page 29.  Christian Christiansen Lokken Eie? is 42 and divorced from Gjertrud.  He is living with his 3rd child Thomas Christian Christensen, who is 14. The divorce occurred between 1863 and 1870.  

 Death, Byrum parish register, page 175.  Gjertrud Hollet Clausdatter dies July 23, 1899 and is buried July 28.  She was born December 24, 1821 to Claus Skibsted and Mette Kirstine Christensdatter.  She was a divorcee of the "laborer" Christian Christiansen Lokkens Ei? and was 77 years old.

Death, Byrum parish register, page 143.  Christian Christiansen (Lokkenseje) dies May 5, 1900 and is buried May 9.  He was 72 years old.

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