Johannes Svendsen
(-Bef 1866)
Berthe Hansdatter
(Cir 1787-)
Johanne Bergitte Johannesdatter
(1835-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Torkild Amundsen

Johanne Bergitte Johannesdatter 1 2 3

  • Born: 23 Sep 1835, Spydeberg, Østfold, Norway
  • Christened: 4 Oct 1835, Spydeberg, Østfold, Norway
  • Marriage: Torkild Amundsen on 19 Oct 1854 in Spydeberg, Østfold, Norway 1

   Another name for Johanne was Johane Bergitte Johanesdatter.

  General Notes:

The record of her christening lists her parents as Johanes Svendsen og Berthe Hansdatter Sundby.

She was 31 years old in the census for 1865.


Johanne married Torkild Amundsen, son of Amund Pedersen and Elen Christine Wilhelmsdatter, on 19 Oct 1854 in Spydeberg, Østfold, Norway.1 (Torkild Amundsen was born on 29 Jan 1825 in Skiptvet, Østfold, Norway and was christened on 6 Feb 1825 in Skiptvet, Østfold, Norway.)


  Marriage Notes:

When they married their birthdates were recorded. His father was Amund Petersen and hers was Johannes Svendsen.

At the christening of their daughter Josefine in June 1855 in Spydeberg they were recorded as Torkild Amundsen and Johane Bergitte Johanesdr Sundbypl.

At the christening of their son Jens Thorvald in October 1863 in Spydeberg they were recorded as Torkild Amundsen and Johane Birgitte Johanesdr Holen.

In the census for 1865 Thorkil Amundsen and Johanne B. Johannesdatter were cottagers with land on the Vaal Plads Grønlien farm in Kraakstad, Akershus. They had 2 sons and 2 daughters with them. Johanne's widowed mother was also living with them.

1 3 4

Sources


1 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.), Spydeberg: 1842-1862, Ministerialbok.

2 Ibid, Spydeberg: 1814-1868, Klokkerbok.

3 Ibid, The 1865 census for the Vaal Plads Grønlien farm in Kraakstad, Akershus.

4 Ibid, Spydeberg: 1863-1874, Ministerialbok.

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