Kristian Paulsen Torp ^{2 3 4 5 6}

   Other names for Kristian were Christian Paulsen Torp and Kristian Paulsen Rom.

  General Notes:

Fanejunker Kristian Paulsen Torp overtok den søndre halvdelen av gården [Mellom-Rom, Askim] i 1838, og i 1842 kjøpte han inntil tredjeparten av det andre bruket. Fra 1858 til 1875 eide han også nedre Tovengen. Torp var ordfører i Askim 1848-51 og 1866-69. Ellers var han medlem av formannskapet og viseordfører i noen år.

  Medical Notes:

He was 60 years old when he died.

Kristian married Maren Paulsdatter Rom, daughter of Paul Brynhildsen Rom and Inger Olsdatter, on 1 Feb 1838 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Maren Paulsdatter Rom was born on 14 Apr 1811 in Mellom-Rom, Askim, Østfold, Norway, died on 29 Jun 1890 in Mellom-Rom, Askim, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 8 Jul 1890 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

When they married Christian Poulsen was 27½ years old and Maren Poulsdatter was 27 years old.

In the 1865 census they owned and farmed one (153a) of the Rom nordre farms in Askim. Christian was 56 and Maren was 55 years old. They had their three daughters and three sons with them, all unmarried at that time. ^{1 7}