Christen Nielsen

29 June 1866–12 May 1933 (Age 66)
Svenstrup, Års, Ålborghus, Denmark

The Life Summary of Christen

When Christen Nielsen was born on 29 June 1866, in Svenstrup, Års, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Jens Christian Nielsen, was 34 and his mother, Ellen Kjerstine Christensdatter, was 28. He married Cecilie Marie Aarup on 13 April 1895. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Århus, Vor Frue, Århus, Denmark for about 4 years and Århus, Denmark in 1930. He died on 12 May 1933, in Århus, Århus, Denmark, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Christen Nielsen
1866–1933
Cecilie Marie Aarup
1870–
Marriage: 13 April 1895
Anna Kathrine Harboe Nielsen
1896–
Erik Kristian Aarup Nielsen
1902–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 April 1895
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (3)

    1868 · Magasin Du Nord
    Age 2
    Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.
    1914
    Age 48
    World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
    1917
    Age 51
    The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.

    Name Meaning

    Danish, Norwegian, and North German (especially Schleswig-Holstein): patronymic from the personal name Niels, a reduced form of Nikolaus ( see Nicholas ) or Cornelius .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Nicholas
    Cornelius
    Neilsen
    Nelsen
    Nelson

    Sources (14)

    • Christien Nielsen, "Denmark, Århus Municipal Census, 1918"
    • Christen Nielsen, "Denmark Census, 1901"
    • Christen Nielsen, "Denmark Census, 1921"

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