Torbjørn Thoresen Brandalen ^{1 2 3 4}

   Other names for Torbjørn were Thorbjørn Thoresen and Torbjørn Toresen.

  General Notes:

In the census for 1801 Thorbiørn Thoresen was 5 years old living with his siblings and parents on the Lundebye Østre farm in Raade:
Thore Ingelbrethsen, Huusbonde, 48, 1ste ægtesk, Bonde og gaardbeboer;
Siri Thorbiørnsdtr, Kone, 31, 1ste ægtesk;
Ingelbreth Thoresen, Deres børn, 9;
Maria Thoresdtr, Deres børn, 7;
Thorbiørn Thoresen, Deres børn, 5.

In the census for 1865 Torbjørn was a 71 year old widower. He owned and farmed the Borge østre og vestre (Brandalen) farm in Raade. With him were a son, 2 daughters, and a foster daughter:
Torbjørn Tores., Husfader Gaardbruger og Selveier, e, 71, Raade;
Lars Torbjørns., hans Søn, ug, 42, Raade;
Sophie Torbjørnsd., hans Datter, styrer Husholdningen, ug, 34, Raade;
Johanne Torbjørnsd., hans Datter, ug, 24, Raade;
Anette Nielsd., hans Fosterdatter, ug, 13, Raade. ^{5 6}

  Research Notes:

In the census for 1801 there were a number of families living on the Lundebye Østre farm in Raade, two of which were:
Thore Ingelbrethsen, Huusbonde, 48, 1ste ægtesk, Bonde og gaardbeboer;
Siri Thorbiørnsdtr, Kone, 31, 1ste ægtesk;
Ingelbreth Thoresen, Deres børn, 9;
Maria Thoresdtr, Deres børn, 7;
Thorbiørn Thoresen, Deres børn, 5;
and,
Hendrich Ingelbrethsen, Huusbonde, 39, 1ste ægtesk, Bonde og gaardbeboer;
Anne Thorbiørnsdtr, Kone, 37, 1ste ægtesk;
Povel Hendrichsen, Deres børn, 3;
Elling Hendrichsen, Deres børn, 2. ⁵

Torbjørn married Ane Simensdatter, daughter of Simon Jonsen and Marthe Larsdatter, on 7 Oct 1823 in Raade, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Ane Simensdatter was born in 1797 in Ougeberg, Råde, Østfold, Norway, christened on 3 Sep 1797 in Råde, Østfold, Norway and died before 1866.)

  Marriage Notes:

When they married in October 1823 they were recorded as Torbiørn Thoresen Lundebye and Anne Simensdatter Lundebye. He was 28 years old and she was 26. The best men at their marriage were Gulbrand Torkildsen Hougland and Hendrich Ingebretsen Lundebye.

When their son Lars was baptised in November 1823 they were recorded as Torbjørn Thoresen Lundebye and Anne Simensdatter. ^{1 7}