Karen Kjersten Hansdatter

Female1809–

Brief Life History of Karen Kjersten

Karen Kjersten Hansdatter was born in 1809, in Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark. She married Anders Andersen on 2 February 1827, in Åker, Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Bornholm, Denmark in 1860 and Åker, Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark in 1880.

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Family Time Line

Anders Andersen
1790–1865
Karen Kjersten Hansdatter
1809–
Marriage: 2 February 1827
Hansine Margrethe Andersen
1828–
Morton Andersen
1830–1914
Catrine Julie Andersdatter
1832–1909
Edvard Andersen
1837–

Sources (15)

  • Karen Kirstine Hansd in household of Anders Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
  • Karen Kjerstine Hansdr, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
  • Karen Kirstine in entry for Catrine Julie Andersdatter Andersen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 February 1827Åker, Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark
  • Children (4)

    World Events (6)

    1814

    Age 5

    Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.

    1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank

    Age 9

    Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.

    1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)

    Age 38

    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.

    Name Meaning

    equivalent of Katherine . It was first introduced to the English-speaking world by Scandinavian settlers in America; it has been used in Britain only since the 1940s, but had become very popular by the 1960s.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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