When Thomas Christian Christensen was born on 17 January 1836, in Åsted, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Christen Jensen, was 37 and his mother, Maren Christensdatter, was 42. He married Maren Kathrine Engelbrechtsen on 18 December 1857, in Åsted, Sejlstrup, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Børglum, Børglum, Denmark for about 20 years.
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The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
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