Kristen Jonsen Kastdalen ^{1 2 3 4}

   Other names for Kristen were Christen Jonsen Castalen, Christen Jonsen Gjellestadplass, Kristen Johnsen and Christen Jonsen.

  General Notes:

... på Gjellestadplass.

Kristen was "lottbruker" at the Kastdalen farm in Askim from 1841. He had come then from Spydeberg.

He was a cottager on Gjellestadholen at the end of the 1840's.

Kristen married Gunhild Arnesdatter. (Gunhild Arnesdatter was born in 1809 in Spydeberg, Østfold, Norway and died in 1869.)

  Marriage Notes:

They were on the Prestby farm in Spydeberg when their son Johan was baptised in October 1840.

In the census for 1865 they owned and farmed the Præstby østre farm in Spydeberg. They had two daughters with them: Thea and Helene. ^{3 4}

Kristen had a child with Kristine Olsdatter Hauger, daughter of Ole Halvorsen and Elen Enersdatter Gudim. (Kristine Olsdatter Hauger was born on 7 Sep 1824 in Hauger, Askim, Østfold, Norway, christened on 26 Sep 1824 in Askim church, Askim, Østfold, Norway, died on 23 Jul 1907 in Kirkerud, Askim, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 30 Jul 1907.)