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Thank you for all your help, Bjørn. Very good to have all the facts.

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Thanks for the translations. I wasn't sure if occupations were what the other words were, but guessed as such. Not sure why they would include that in the church records, but it's wonderful information to be able to get! Yes, I've learned much about Helmik's imprisonment; he put himself in a sad sit...

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Linda, You have been very helpful; your comments and documents explain very well why I was coming across two 'Sigurds' in this family. On the baptisms, the people named on the right side of the page, I assume, are sponsors. I can translate the names relatively well, but does it also say what their o...

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I am confused and not sure which person - Sigurd or Helmik Sigurd - is a brother to my grandmother, or if there were two 'Sigurds' in the family. According to what information I have, Sigurd was the third child born in 1891 to Helmik Olai and Cecilie Tønnesen (1900 Census has Helmik at prisoncamp; C...

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And the memory was my Grandmother's who has been gone many years now so, you're right, it might be incorrect and we can't ask her about it. Thank you very much for your time.

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I'm sorry to hear that, but I very much appreciate you taking the time to reply. Mange takk!

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Bjørn: Thank you for checking the prison records. Although it would not have been good for her to be on that list, I'm almost disappointed because I've had such a hard time finding out about how and where she died. Mange takk!

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Anne: I'm sorry that happened to your family members. My greatgrandparents lived at 84 Nygaden and I can't find anything referencing that address, but from what I've learned, it may have been where the Germans would have liked to have used it. For my greatgrandmother's death, I will check with the p...

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Cecilie Sørenson Tønnesen was born Sept. 19, 1868 (Vanse 1861-1878, nr121). She married Helmik Olai Tønnesen March 24, 1886 (Arkivverket: Farsund 1863-1886 nr 1). She had 7 children between 1886 and 1905. Family tale says that Germans occupied their home during the war and that Cecilie was a prisone...

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I will try that; thank you very much.

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Thank you very much for the documents you've sent. Are you able to access the details of the records, or shall I contact the Royal Archives in Oslo with a request?

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Yes, it is. Thank you very much for your quick response. His sentence was four years. Might I be able to find out when he was actually released? Also, is it possible to get information like who filed charges against him and what happened that he got arrested?

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I do, and you have the right person: Helmik Olai Tønnesen was born in Farsund Dec. 4, 1863 and died in May, 1951; I do have documents relating to his estate. Cecilie (Silia Petra Amalia) Sørenson was born Sept. 19, 1868 (Vanse 1861-1878). She died in 1942 (Gravminner I Norge). Family tale is that sh...

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My great grandfather was in prison for four years beginning Oct. 11, 1900 (prison record Varetektsprotokoll 1886-1901). On Dec. 4, 1900 he (and documents in this case) was sent from Kristiansand to Akershus landsfengsel in Oslo. I have been unsuccessful in navigating Arkivverket to obtain these reco...

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My great grandparents Helmik & Cecilie Tønnesen lived in Farsund. An archivist has said "there is a lot of information in our archives about the family". I'm not sure if that information is at the Statsarkivet in Kristiansand or in Oslo. I am looking for someone that might be willing to help me;...

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My Grandmother, Hjordis Tønnesen Johnson traveled to America twice: in 1906 as 16 year old girl (SS Hellig Olav arriving in NY April 3, 1906), and in 1909 (SS Cedric arriving in NY Nov. 21, 1909) with her passage paid by "friend" John Johnson (later became my Grandfather). Is there any way to find o...

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Thank you, Svehn. Meeting cousins this weekend for ancestry get together and this will be gladly received. Have a good weekend.

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Claus Togerson Elvekrok married Mari Olsdotter Kreken July 5, 1855 in Jostedal, Norway. They emigrated to USA in 1881. I need help finding that emigration information. (Their daughter, Gjertrud Clausdotter Kreken married Nils Nilson Yttri March 26, 1880 and they emigrated in 1904. I did find their e...

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Oh, also, one more question: I'm having trouble translating Hjordis's occupation shown as "F.rørlægger" and the remarks "FOR AT TJENE MER.SøKTE SOM" Did she work on the ship to help pay for her passage? And on the 1909 passage what does "Tjenestepike" and "Liten fortjeneste" mean? Thanking you in ad...

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Thank you very much - those are, indeed, the two trips across the big pond that Grandma took. I am also wondering if there is any record of the trip she took to get from America back to Norway between 1906 and 1909. I don't know when she did that nor how long she stayed in Norway before coming back ...

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The document "Sjømannsruller for Stavanger" forwarded to me (thanks to Gaute Klepp) shows Eric Høgelie's military record. I'm still stuck on whether his "sign out" was voluntary or if he had died. Is it possible to find out more about his military service? If he volunteered to fight in the Boer war,...

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Grandmother Hjordis crossed the ocean twice in her emigration to America: as a 16 yr old on the Hellig Olav leaving Christiansand 24/3/1906 and again as a 20 yr old on the Cedric sailing from Liverpool on 13/11/1909. My assumption is that she had gone back to Norway to (1) seek approval for her marr...

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Geir

Tusen Takke (I hope that's correct!). I really appreciate all your help. I hope I can thank you in person some day. Margie.

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Sorry - That's the page about Jon Bersvendsen's death: 22 June 1876, line 20, page 166.

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Thank you very much for all of your help and information. On this arkivverket page (about Jon's death, line 20, page 166), could you translate the line about Jon for me? I have tried Google translate, but must not be reading the handwriting correctly. Again, thank you.

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Thank you very much for all the information. I do have one more question.
Jon Bersvendsen married Andrea Olsdatter Tapper and you say Jon's son lived with them.
Did Jon and Andrea have any children? And when & where did Jon die?

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Thank you - my family's notes do indeed say Jonas was born in 1829, not 1920. I appreciate your quick response and thank you for the information. But, I now have another question. The Malvik Bygdebok says Jonas lived with his father and new family. My family notes (which they say come from a Malvik ...

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Malvik Parish Register 1823-1831 is said to show that "Jonas Jons, Kinset" was born June 25, 1820 the son of maiden Ingeborg Jonasdotter, Kinset and bachelor Jon Bersvendsen Stavsmark. Can we find more information on Jon Bersvendsen Stavsmark and Ingeborg Jonasdotter? Did they ever get married? Did ...

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I was SO GLAD to find your posts this morning. I was doing some research on these people and becoming so discouraged. I knew I did not have much information and I was beginning to think what information I did have was wrong. It will take me some time to go through all the information you have given ...

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Ah -HA! No, I hadn't guessed it meant lodging, nor did I find it in my translation dictionary, but that makes perfect sense. Mange Takk!! And thanks for the additional information.
Have a good weekend.
Margie Strom
Billings, MT

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I have been studying the 1865 census from the last post showing Jonas Sørenson & Tobine Tobiasdatter, Hananger and have made the following assumption: Tobias Nels.?. is the head of one of two households at this location. He is a 51 year old ?? and freeholder. Living with him is his daughter Gret...

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I have only approximate dates, etc. on great-grandparents Eric & Maria Hogeli/Hogelie and would like to find out more information. Eric Hogelie, born 1863, presumably in Stavanger Death information unknown except story that has come down through family is that he was killed in the Boer War - wer...

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The story in our family is that Cecilie Sorenson Tønnessen was imprisoned by the Germans during the occupation and died in prison camp. Where can I go to find out is this is true or not? Cecilie's bio: born in 1868 or 1869, presumably in Farsund Married Helmik Tønnessen, date unknown Lived in Nygade...

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You're right; I wasn't even thinking into the next generation or about cousins, etc. I've been working with my focus only on Hjordis & her siblings. And, according to all the Tønnesens I see in the gravminner, there most probably are many cousins. . . My (family) tree is growing by leaps and bou...

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The birth years on these two Sigurd's don't match "our" Sigurd, so don't think he's ours. I see, however that our Sigurd isn't in the burial records for Farsund. It does appear Sigurd was still in Farsund when his father passed away in 1951 (Sigurd is listed as receiving/buying the family home at Br...

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WOW! I am impressed with how much information you found in such a short time. Especially when the spelling of the names seems to have changed from one place to another, and from one document to another. This is all from my Dad's family and I have known very little until now. I am very grateful for t...

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Linda Wathne: I appreciate very much the information - and so promptly, too! I have not figured out how to navigate the "gravminner" site, so thank you for that information. And I will follow up on the emigration information. Is there a way to know if her siblings traveled with her or would I have t...

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Hjordis Theodora Tønnessen was born in Farsund August 25, 1889 to Helmik Tønnessen and Cecilia Sorenson Tønnessen Need to know date she emigrated to America Also - about Cecilia Sorenson Tønnessen she was born in 1869, presumably in Farsund She married Helmik Olai Tønnessen - date unknown They lived...

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Sigurd and Helmik Sigurd Tønnesen

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Cecilie (Silia Petra Amalia) Sørenson Tønnesen

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Helmik Tønnesen 1863-1951

Helmik Tønnesen 1863-1951

Grandmother's return trip to Norway

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Yttri/Torgerson/Kreken Question

Re: Hjordis Tonneson, Farsund, 25/8/1889-28/9/1956

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Eric Johnsen Høgelie 18/5/1852-?

Hjordis Tonneson, Farsund, 25/8/1889-28/9/1956

Re: Jon Bersvendsen and Ingeborg Jonasdotter, circa 1820

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Jon Bersvendsen and Ingeborg Jonasdotter, circa 1820

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Eric & Maria Hogeli/Hogelie

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