Helmer Evensen Bjerke
(1856-1937)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Maren Johanne Hansdatter

Helmer Evensen Bjerke 1

  • Born: 8 May 1856, Løten, Hedmark, Norway
  • Marriage: Maren Johanne Hansdatter on 25 Jun 1882 in Eidsberg church, Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway
  • Died: 25 Mar 1937 aged 80

  General Notes:

In the census for 1865 Helmer was 10 years old. He was a fosterson living on the Aadalstangen farm in Løiten, Hedmark, with 67 year old widow Marte Andersdatter. 2

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was a master tailor [Skreddermester] in 1900 in Valbjørk, Tune, Østfold, Norway. 3


Helmer married Maren Johanne Hansdatter, daughter of Hans Kristian Gundersen and Karen Helene Johannesdatter, on 25 Jun 1882 in Eidsberg church, Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway. (Maren Johanne Hansdatter was born on 4 Jul 1857 in SV-Høieplass, Eidsberg, Østfold, Norway and died on 28 Sep 1942.)


  Marriage Notes:

In 1900 the family lived on the Valbjørk farm in Tune. 3

Sources

1 Inger Falch-Jacobsen (http://home.online.no/~ingerfaj/).

2 The Digitalarkivet Census for Norway, http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&spraak=e (A joint project between The National Archives of Norway, The regional Archive of Bergen and The Department of History, University of Bergen.), The 1865 census for the Aadalstangen farm in Løiten, Hedmark.

3 Ibid, The 1900 census for the Valbjørk farm in Tune.

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