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From: "L. G. Gerstad" <>
Subject: Re: Could some one help
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 11:30:11 -0700
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Thank you Dorothy, for information on Helle and the website to see for
myself, the spelling is the key isn't it! If you find any more I'd like that
or let me know of other places I can go to search. This Norway list is
wonderful and all of you are so speedy in replying, Patti
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dorothy Rodgers" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: Could some one help


> I have a Johan Johannesen born in Hole to a Anna Marie born in
> Norderhof 1841. This was his second marriage. Try a different
> spelling for Johannesen.
>
> Dorothy
>
> "P. Risvold" wrote:
> >
> > Frogner, Drammen and Lier are in Buskerud. The 1865 census shows 54
women in
> > Frogner with the first name of Helle. I don't find a Helle Hansdtr
near the
> > approximate age you mention who is married to a Johannes Johansen (or
similar
> > name)... - so perhaps the marriage was sometime after the census.
There is an
> > unmarried girl by that name whose age is within a a year of what we
would
> > expect at
> >
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/wc/webcens.exe?slag=e&filename=arkivver
ket/ft1865/f60626&variabel=0&postnr=6251&fulle=true&spraak=e
> >
> > She is working as a servant girl in a household other than her
parents' - a
> > very typical situation for a young Norwegian in that era.
> > When you are searching the censuses - don't expect spellings to be as
you might
> > know them now. Search using the 'starting with' search function and as
few
> > letters as possible.
> >
> > There are a number of excellent links to helpful information you will
find
> > through the Norway-List webpage - the link is at the bottom of the
majority of
> > the messages posted.
> > PR
> >
> > L. G. Gerstad wrote:
> >
> > > I have a Hans Larson (Ask) who was born in Lier, Norway in 1815. he
married
> > > Oline Olson who was born in 1815 in Lier, Norway. They were married in
1839
> > > and they had nine children, one of which was my Greatgrandmother Helle
who
> > > was born in 1841. she married my Great Grandfather Johanes Johanson.
> > > Probably around Leir or Drammen. The name of these peoples church was
> > > Frogner near Lier.
> >
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