Skjold
Gard og ætt
Skjold
Farm and Family
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Torbjørn var delvis «Fattigunderstøttet» i l 875, sjølv om han berre var vel 40 år. Kan henda var det sjukdom som v skuld i at han måtte ha hjelp utanfrå. Berre seks år seinare døydde han før 50 årsleitet var nått. Enkja Inger flytta i 1887, saman med nokre av boma, til Haugesund. Andre av dei drog til Amerika. Dottera Brønla budde elles alt i 188 5 i Haugesund. Ho arbeidde «for løn hos Skipsreder Halvor H. Wiig».
Thanks to Solveig at the Norwegian American Genealogical Association & Naeseth Library who translated this for me. A few words on how to interpret this information:
- Each number indicates a nuclear family. So number 53 below is the record of Andor and Brønla (my great-great grandparents) and their five children; number 54 is of Torbjørn and Inger (my great grandparents) and their seven children.
- There is no indication that number 52, Anders and Alis are in any way related to my family. I believe that they were simply the prior occupants of the house.
- Children are assigned letters in order of birth (oldest = a, second-oldest = b, etc.).
- There are parenthetical references throughout to numbers and letters. Because one person can be both a child in one nuclear family and a parent in another, this is the system for making those connections. For instance, in family number 53, Andor is the father. As indicated, he will also be found in the Sveio parish on the Førde farm as the oldest child of family number 147 “(147a).” His wife Brønla will be found in the same parish on the Årek farm, the 14th child (!) of family number 10 “(10n).”
- A hussman translates to a cotter, a tenant farmer with a lease to the land.
Skjold: Gard og Ætt, I
Skjold: Farm and Family, Volume I
Chapter: Håvik
** another monetary value
**** 1 barrel = about 4 bushels
David, this is very interesting and comprehensive research! Andor Tjerandson is my 3rd great grandfather (Rasmus Anderson my 2nd great grandfather, Thea Hovick my great grandmother). I had previously thought that our family was from the village of Havik, about 40 miles to the SW. Thanks for sharing this information.
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How wonderful! Do you have any pictures of Rasmus? I have a couple of their sister Siri, if you're interested.
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