Searching For Living Relatives

[gj21639]

I have been successful in tracing ancestors on this website but with the 1910 census being the newest available I seem to have run out of resources to find living relatives. My wife and I will be in Oslo and the Kongsberg area late this summer and still have hope that we'll find and meet relatives. I'm posting everything I have found in the hopes that someone will recognize my ancestors and be able to put me in touch with living relatives. Thank you for reading this.
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My great grandfather left Skollenborg in 1875 for America. He had 7 brothers and sisters. Most of them came to America. Their parents names were Narve Hellickson Stengelsrud (1813-1880) and Eleanora Clausdatter Bjorndalen (1817-1899). In 1875 the family lived at Tubbe-Hotvet near Skollenborg. Narve and Eleonora moved to Åmot, Modum about 1884 to the farm Holo. Parish records show Narve was buried at Hedenstad Church near Skollenborg. Eleanora died at Holo in 1899 and buried at Heggen Church, Modum. The following is information I have been able to find on their two children who remained in Norway.

Marthe married Thor Ederklep (also listed as Tov), listed as a reastaurant-owner, and they had 3 children: Gustofa (1879), Nils (26.01.1883) and Elionore (1885). The family lived in Nymoens Torv in Kongsberg in 1885. When I follow Nils, I find him in a 1910 census for Kongsberg, living in Dyremyrgate, Gustofa is later called Gustava and married Halvor I. Ruud (1871). They had Eleonore (girl, 29.12.1899), Gunvor (girl, 15.03.1902), Johan (boy, 17.12.1904), Tora (girl, 06.05.1907) and Torstein (boy, 22.11.1909). The address in 1910 census for Kongsberg. Johan was living in Oslo in the 1960's.

Anders Narvesen Hotvedt marries Oliane (Oleane) Kristoffersdatter Lobben, and they have 4 children: Nils Andersen Holo (22.10.1894), Kristoffer Andersen Holo (18.08.1896), Einar Andersen Holo(1899-1899), Anna (Andersdatter) Andersen Hotvedt (01.09.1901). Anna was living in Modum, Aarmodt Station, in the 1960's.

[Bjørg Lunde]

Eleonore (29.12.1899) married Jon Lillegraven 04.09.1926.
Permanent link (no 42): http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?i ... _side=-305

Eleonore (Nore) was a friend of my grandmother, but I don't know what happened to her later. According to a record in Ancestry.com she had 2 children and died Aug. 1971:
http://records.ancestry.com/eleanore_ru ... =158472157

[gj21030]

Hi

I've found the graves og two of Anders Narvesen Hotvedt and Olianes children.

Kristoffer:
http://www.disnorge.no/gravminner/bilde.php?id=1953347
05.010.02.011

Nils:
http://www.disnorge.no/gravminner/bilde.php?id=1586050
14.029.06.016


You could try and call the council and ask them ho has the lease on the graves, maybe one of their children
Give them the number under the links as ref. number to the grave.
+47 21 93 78 60
[email protected]



Good luck!

[Kjell Halvorsen]

When following the lead that Bjørg Lunde gave, I found Eleonore Lillegraven dead 26 August 1971 in Oslo - check the attached. Her son Svein was married to Berit and Gunnar apparently not married.

Most probably the grandchildren of Eleonore given in the death notice of Aftenposten 31 August 1971 is still alive. Based on findings in different open sources I think I have a pretty good picture of where they reside today. I will give you feedback if/when something positive shows up on this matter.

[gj21639]

Thank you so much! Your resources are much better than anything I've been able to find. I appreciate everything you're doing for me!