Oluf Christian Rasch

Brief Life History of Oluf Christian

When Oluf Christian Rasch was born on 29 August 1848, in Lindholm, Nørresundby, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Christian Matheus Rasch, was 33 and his mother, Helene Brita Muhrmann, was 22. He married Lene Marie Caecilie Sorensen on 26 November 1875, in Visborg, Hadsund, Nordjylland, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Nørresundby, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark for about 30 years. He died on 26 October 1926, in Helsingborg, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

Oluf Christian Rasch
1848–1926
Lene Marie Caecilie Sorensen
1850–1917
Marriage: 26 November 1875
Anna Maria Rasch
1872–
Kristiane Rask
1876–1876
Kristian Rasch
1877–1951
Niels Christian Ulrik Rasch
1878–1961
Albertina Ottolina Rasch
1878–
Fritz Anton Rasch
1884–1890
Helene Mathilde Christiane Mary Rasch
1884–1885
Valdemar Helenius Rasch
1886–
Helena Kornelia Rasch
1892–

Sources (28)

  • Oluf Christian Rasch, "Denmark Census, 1880"
  • Oluf Christian Rasch, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
  • Olof Kristian Roseh, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"

World Events (8)

1849

Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.

1852

Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.

1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Hans, Otto, Gerd, Guenter, Gunther, Heinz, Ingo, Klaus, Ulrich, Wolfgang.

German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a quick and nimble person from (Middle High) German rasch ‘quick, agile, strong’.

German: habitational name from any of numerous places so named, for example in Franconia.

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

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