In the Church Book, Steigen (1848 digital archives), the surname is written as Christensen.

Hans-Henrik Kristensen was two years of age when his mother died. In the Norwegian census of 1865, Hans Christensen (12 years old) is listed as a foster son of widower Andreas Pedersen, 52 years old, and his daughter Julianne Andreasdatter plus another foster son on the farm Leines in Stegen.

Andreas Pedersen’s late wife Anne Cathrina Andreasdatter (1790-1850) is Hans second cuisine fifths remove (2C5R). Hans and Anne Cathrin’s common ancestors are Siur Hansen af Skåneland (1679-1740) and Elen Andersdattter (1686-1740). They are Hans GGG Grandparents and Anne Cathrina’s G Grandparents.

Sogn Ledingens; Prästgjeld Stegens; Matrikel 19.
In the 1875 census, he is listed as a 20-year-old in Bodø (1804 digital archive). He lived with the merchant Otto Albert Koch (born 1844 in Bodø parish). Hans is unmarried and his profession is a commercial officer. In Otto Koch’s home are several people listed who are not related but seem to be employed in the Otto Koch business. Farm 16.17 is owned by merchant Otto Koch

Hans Henrik Kristensen came to Gothenburg in 1880. He bought Ängholmen (outside Långedrag). The family owned the island for 15 years and the sons had to row their father ashore where he took a shrabang (horse-drawn carriage) to the office.

According to Hans Henrik’s grandson Ulf Kristensen, Ängholmen was in family ownership, however, all ownerships documents and drawings of the house was destroyed in the big Järntorgs fire. Hans-Henrik's office was burnt down and all documents archived were destroyed. The State eventually took over Änghholmen. The family lived on Plantagegatan in Gothenburg.

His brother-in-law Adolf Solbu also came to Gothenburg in 1880 - together with his brother-in-law they formed the diocese "Norwegian Association Dovre" in 1896, their meetings were at Hotel Eggers in Gothenburg. The association still exists today as Norges Hus.

Information from Hans Henrik Kristensen on Särö, 90, year - cousin of William Kristensen’s children

Hans-Henrik, CEO of KRISTENSEN AG, which was located at Djurgårdsgatan 9 in Gothenburg. Activities were herring, fish, tea, canned food, tomato puree, chemicals, net caviar factory. The company was established in 1880.

One of the staff members in HH Kristensen AB was Hans-Henrik’s nephew Jentoft Samuel Kristensen (1893-1967).
In reference letter Hans-Henrik gave Jentoft following work reference: Herr Jentoft Kristensen fra Hestun per Forvik har fört vor motorkutter Spero som skiper paa sildefiske ved Island 1916 storgildfiske ved Kristiangund og Aalesund 1916/1917 og paa haak järringfiske 1917 og derved a l l t i d paa bedste maate tilvaretaget vore interesser ligsom ogsaa avleveret klare og ordentlige regnskaber og avregninger. Da han dertil til en hver tid opfört sig vel vil vi rekommendere ham til enhver, som tränger en dyktig of paalidelig skipper.
Götebog den 19 Juli 1917.

Story from an Icelandic article Landnám Svía í Siglufirði

“Solbu leigði skonnortuna „Pilen“ frá Stavanger, er skyldi vera birgðaskip og verkunarstöð, ennfrenrur kútterinn „Orion“ til síldveiðanna. Útgerðin
heppnaðist ágætlega, og þótt skipin væru norsk, höfðu þau sænskan fána meðferðis til að undirstrika, að hér væri sænskt fyrirtæki á ferð, og mun þetta vera í fyrsta skipti að small í sænskum fána í Siglu- fjarðarhöfn.
Þessi fyrsta vel heppnaða tilraun Svíans varð til þess að Solbu fékk tvo aðra landa sína í félag við sig á næsta ári, og sendu þeir þá stærri leið- angur til Siglufjarðar. Þessir félagar hans hétu H. H. Kristensen og Erik Bolin. Þeir sendu gufu- skipið „Serla“ frá Gautaborg til íslandsveiða sum- arið 1906. Skipstjóri var Carl Kock frá Gautaborg, og er „Serla“ óefað fyrsta sænska gufuskipið, er siglir inn í Siglufjarðarhöfn.”

“Solbu chartered the schooner "Pilen" from Stavanger, which was supposed to be a supply ship and operations center, and also the cutter "Orion" for the herring fishing. The fishing industry was a great success, and even though the ships were Norwegian, they had a Swedish flag with them to underline that a Swedish company was traveling here, and this will be the first time that a Swedish flag has arrived in Siglu-fjörður.
This first successful attempt by the Swede caused Solbu to get two other fellow countrymen to join him the next year, and they then sent a larger expedition to Siglufjörður. These partners of his were named H. H. Kristensen and Erik Bolin. They sent the steamship "Serla" from Gothenburg to Icelandic fishing in the summer of 1906. The captain was Carl Kock from Gothenburg, and "Serla" is undoubtedly the first Swedish steamship to enter Siglufjörður harbour.”

At the time of Hans Henrik Kristensen’s marriage to Anna Eleonore Karoline Solbue his fathers name was recorded as Jakob Kristensen.24

Note: Due to the church pre-printed forms, the source reference is not correct. Hans Henrik’s father died in 1861, before he was married. The groom’s father, recorded as Jacob Kristensen, is his brother.