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Paul Fransen Torp
(1783-1851)
Kirsti Pedersdatter
(1783-1863)
Paul Brynhildsen Rom
(1761-1840)
Inger Olsdatter
(Cir 1777-1811)
Kristian Paulsen Torp
(1810-1870)
Maren Paulsdatter Rom
(1811-1890)
Edvard Kristiansen Rom
(1841-1912)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Maren Hansdatter Rom

Edvard Kristiansen Rom 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 17 Jul 1841, Mellom-Rom, Askim, Østfold, Norway
  • Christened: 8 Aug 1841, Askim, Østfold, Norway
  • Marriage: Maren Hansdatter Rom on 13 Nov 1866 in Askim, Østfold, Norway 1
  • Died: 22 Apr 1912, Krosby, Askim, Østfold, Norway aged 70
  • Buried: 30 Apr 1912, Askim, Østfold, Norway

   Another name for Edvard was Edvard Chr. Torp.

  General Notes:

Edvard Kristiansen took over the nedre Tovengen farm in about 1862. In 1868 he had leased the Risengen farm where his daughter Lina was born. It was sold in 1869.

In the mid 1870's he took over the Nord-Rom (bnr. 2) farm after his father-in-law. His mother-in-law sold him the Nord-Rom farm in 1881. Edvard sold the farm in 1886. "Edvard holdt tilbake en part ved Krosby. Den lå vest for riksveien og grenset i nord opp til Kykkelsrudveien. I 1898 solgte Edvard parten til broren Fredrik på Mellom-Rom. Den delen som ble liggende mellom jernbanelinja og Kykkelsrudveien, er seinere solgt til boligtomter."

  Research Notes:

His confirmation record shows his birthplace as nordre Rom.

In the 1865 census he was 25 years old and living with his parents and siblings on Rom nordre in Askim.

He was living at Krosby when he died.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was confirmed on 5 Oct 1856 in Askim church, Askim, Østfold, Norway.


Edvard married Maren Hansdatter Rom, daughter of Hans Pedersen Risengen and Sofia Paulsdatter Torp, on 13 Nov 1866 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.1 (Maren Hansdatter Rom was born in 1846 in Nord-Rom, Askim, Østfold, Norway, died on 28 Dec 1895 in Rom, Askim, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 14 Jan 1896 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.)


Sources


1 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.), Askim: 1847-1879, Ministerialbok.

2 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 2) (Utgitt av Askim kommune, Askim, 1987.), p. 310.

3 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 3) (Askim, Norway, 1987.), pp. 310, 311-12, 331.

4 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 1865 census for the Rom nordre farm in Askim.

5 Ibid, Askim: 1898-1912, Ministerialbok.

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