When Anders Knudsen was born on 6 January 1844, in Ørritslev, Skeby, Lunde, Odense, Denmark, his father, Knud Hansen, was 39 and his mother, Rasmine Rasmusdatter, was 36. He married Kirsten Hansen on 21 February 1880, in Otterup, Odensegård, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Odense, Denmark in 1901 and Otterup, Lunde, Odense, Denmark for about 15 years. He died on 4 July 1923, in Ørritslev, Skeby, Lunde, Odense, Denmark, at the age of 79, and was buried in Otterup, Lunde, Odense, Denmark.
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Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Knud, Niels, Holger, Jorgen, Ove, Alf, Alfhild, Anders, Baard, Berger, Einer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the Danish personal name Knud, derived from Old Norse Knútr meaning ‘knot’. Knud was a Danish royal name, Latinized as Canutus.
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