Christian Toresen
(1856-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Johanne Johannesdatter Tørholen

Christian Toresen 1

  • Born: 27 Feb 1856, Esberg (Eidsberg?)
  • Marriage: Johanne Johannesdatter Tørholen

   Another name for Christian was Chr. Thoresen.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was a Master house-painter [malermester].


Christian married Johanne Johannesdatter Tørholen, daughter of Johannes Iversen Tørholen and Karen Larsdatter Tarm. (Johanne Johannesdatter Tørholen was born on 26 Jun 1852 in Askim, Østfold, Norway and was christened on 11 Jul 1852 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.)


  Marriage Notes:

The census of 1900 shows the family at Haakons Gade 16 in Kristiania:

Chr. Thores., Malersvend h/mester, 27.02.1856, Esberg;
Johanne Thores., Hustru, 26.06.1852, Askim;
Karl A. Thores., Malerarbeider h/mester, 14.05.1880, Chr.ania;
Anna Thores., Datter, 16.06.1882, Chr.ania;
Johan Thores., Søn, 04.04.1887, Chr.ania;
Karen Thores., Datter, 09.11.1890, Chr.ania;
Oskar Thores., Søn, 12.11.1895, Chr.ania. 2

Sources

1 Magna Aaser, En Gammel Slekt fra Askim (Eget Forlag
I kommisjon hos Askim Bok- og Papirhandel, Askim
Gunnar Kølbels Boktrykkeri A/S - Oslo. 1932), p. 116.

2 The Digitalarkivet Census for Norway, http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&spraak=e (A joint project between The National Archives of Norway, The regional Archive of Bergen and The Department of History, University of Bergen.), The 1900 Census for Kristiania.

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