| Torkel Torsen
(1740-Cir 1815) |
Torkel Torsen 1
Another name for Torkel was Torkel Thorsen. General Notes: In 1801 Torkel exchanged his Svinningen farm in Spydeberg with Mattis Aslaksen for Kykkelsrud in Askim. Torkel sold Kykkelsrud in 1807 for 1600 spdl. to his son Fillip. Torkel married Karen Gulbrandsdatter. (Karen Gulbrandsdatter was born circa 1760 and died in 1784.) Torkel next married Inger Fillipsdatter Stennerud. (Inger Fillipsdatter Stennerud was born in 1763 in Bjørnstad, Spydeberg, Østfold, Norway and died on 17 Feb 1811 in Dæli, Askim, Østfold, Norway.) Marriage Notes: In the census for 1801 they lived on and farmed the Svinningen farm in Spydeberg. Torkel was 58 years old and in his second marriage. Inger was 38 years old and in her first marriage. They had three children with them: Philip, Goro, and Kari. 2 |
1 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 3) (Askim, Norway, 1987.), p. 249.
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 1801 census for the Svinningen farm in Spydeberg.
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