Peter Ohlsen CARSTENS - baptised March 10

Peter Ohlsen CARSTENS, my 4th great-grandfather, was born in Sønderborg, Denmark in 1784. He was the eldest child (and longest lived) of Lorenz CARSTENS and Johanne Christine HELGERUD, both of Sønderborg. I assume he was named for his maternal grandfather Peter Ohlsen Helgerud (son of Ola Bentsen Helgerud), from the Helgerud farm in Norway

1799 at Brahetrolleborg Seminarium for agriculture
1809 married Anne Kirstine NIELSDATTER in Copenhagen, first child (our ancestor Lorenz Carstens born there during the same year)
They moved to Northen Jutland where they moved several times.

1840 census
aalborg, Kær, Øster Hassing, Øster Hassing by, , en gård, 87, FT-1840

Peter Carstens ?? 56  gift  Gårdmand 
Anne Kirstine Nielsen 56  gift  hans kone 
Vilhelm Carstens 26  ugift  deres barn 
Hjeronnimus Carstens 20  ugift  deres barn 
Jens Frederik Nielsen Carstens 17  ugift  deres barn 
Johanne Mari Hansdatter 23  ugift  Tjenestepige 
Lorens Carstens ?? 31  ugift  Møllebygger.

1845 census
aalborg, Kær, Øster Hassing, Øster Hassing by, , en gaard, 1, FT-1845
Peter Olesen Carstens 62  gift  Gaardmand. Sønder Aapyen??, Als.
Anne Christine Nielsen 61  gift  hans kone. Taastrup præstegaard, Sjælland.
Larens Carstens 36  ugift  Møllebygger. Deres barn. København
Wilhelm Carstens 31  ugift  Deres barn. Hellevad sogn, Hjørring amt.
Peter Jeronnimus Carstens 25  ugift  Deres barn. Svenstrup sogn, Hjørring !! amt.
Jens Frederik Nielsern Carstens 22  ugift  Deres barn. Skagern
Peter Ole Jensen 2  ugift  Plejebarn. Øster Hassing sogn, Aalborg amt.
Anne Margrethe Hansdatter 22  ugift  Tjenestepige. Hals sogn, Aalborg amt.
Bertel Larsen 36  ugift  Under forsørgelse. her i sognet

1850 census
aalborg, Kær, Øster Hassing, Østerhassing bye, , en Gaard, 43, FT-1850

Peter Carstens 67  Gift  Gaardmand,Huusfader Sønderborg
Ane Kirstine Nielsen 66  Gift  hans Kone Høie Thostrup Sogn,Frederiksborg A
Wilhelm Carstens 36  Ugift  Søn,Slagter Hellevad S.Hjørring A
Jeronimus Carstens 30  Gift  Søn,tjener for Faderen Sveastrup S.Hjørring A
Kirstine Pedersdatter 26  Gift  hans Kone dette Sogn
Jens Pedersen 2  Ugift  deres Søn dette Sogn
Peter Ole Jensen Carstens 7  Ugift  Pleiesøn dette Sogn
Mette Catrine Stærkilsdatter 25  Ugift  Tjenestepige Vesterhassing S "-"
Bertel Larsen Lund 35  Ugift  under Fattigforsørgels. dette Sogn

His wife Anna Christine died in Østerhassing in 1853.

Peter Ohlsen Carstens died in February 1856 at the age of 71.
We visited Sønderborg 1 2and the church in 2008 on Alex's birthday, before going to the Danfoss Universe, which I highly recommend. (We want a Segway!)