Comment by Inger P. Ludlow: "The wife on this sheet[Maren Rubertsdatter] and [their] two children [Mads Christophersen and Kirsten Christophersdatter] listed here were recorded in the probate after the husband, Christopher Madsen, [died] in 1734, as being of his first marriage. It is quite possible that other children may have been born to this couple of whoem there are no records. The parish register for Holme does not start until 1738 making it impossible to further identify this family. In the land records it was recorded that on 22 Jan 1699 Christopher Madsen of Skaade took over the lease on his father's, Mads Christophersen, farm in Skaade (reg. no. 4-6-3-1). On 12 April 1728 child #1 on this sheet, Mads Christophersen, took over the lease on his father's farm (reg. no. 4-6-3-1). This last transaction indicates that the father (Christopher Madsen) by this time was too old to take care of the farm any longer and therefore let the son take over. He (Christopher Madsen) then became a cottager in the village of Skaade (reg. no. 0-6-3-2) and stayed there until his death in 1734."
Comment by Inger P. Ludlow: "All of the children on this sheet [of the parents Christopher Madsen and Kirsten Laursdatter] were listed in the probate after their father, Christopher Madsen, [died] in 1734. The parish register for Holme does not start until 1738 making it impossible to further identify this family."