When Christian Christensen was born on 17 September 1833, in Tornby, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Christen Christensen, was 35 and his mother, Johanne Knudsen, was 39. He married Maren Spendsdatter on 11 January 1854, in Sankt Olai, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Vrå, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark for about 10 years. He died on 31 August 1890, in Vrå, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 56.