In 1856 Strøm, shortly before his death, passed it on to his nephew and adoptive son Samuel Strøm, Jr. and the husband of his adoptive daughter Emil Steen.
1856 kurz vor seinem Tod, gab Christian Strøm an seinen Neffen und Adoptivsohn Samuel Strøm, Jr. und den Ehemann seiner Adoptivtochter Emil Steen weiter.