Johannes Andersen (1761-1806)

Sigri Hansdatter (1763-1841)

Lars Hansen Hov (1752-1813)

Maria Paulsdatter Løken nordre (1763-1837)

Jakob Johannesen Løken (1800-1866)

Ragnhild Larsdatter Løken (1804-1894)

Lars Jakobsen Torp (1831-1897)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Helene Hansdatter Julie Larsen Torp Josephine Larsdatter Torp Hans Jakob Larsen Torp+ Hilmar Larsen Torp+ Johan Rikard Larsen Torp+ Thorvald Haugen+ Johannes Larson Torp Lars Jakobsen Torp 2 3 4 5 6 7 Born: 24 Sep 1831, Askim, Østfold, Norway Christened: 16 Oct 1831, Askim, Østfold, Norway Marriage: Helene Hansdatter on 15 Feb 1859 in Askim, Østfold, Norway 1 Died: 12 Aug 1897, Lille-Torp, Askim, Østfold, Norway aged 65 Buried: 19 Aug 1897, Askim, Østfold, Norway    Another name for Lars was Lars Jacobsen.   General Notes: On 19 March 1874 Lars bought the Torp Store farm in Askim from his father's widow and heiress for 3300 Speciedaler. In 1890 Lars bought a hay cutting machine, one of the first in Askim. When Lars died in 1897 his two sons divided the farm between them. Lars married Helene Hansdatter, daughter of Hans Knudsen Toverud and Ingeborg Torsdatter Halstvedt, on 15 Feb 1859 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.1 (Helene Hansdatter was born on 14 Aug 1834 in Kampenes, Askim, Østfold, Norway, christened on 24 Aug 1834 in Askim, Østfold, Norway and died in 1909.)   Marriage Notes: In the census for 1865 they owned and farmed one (8b) of the Torp store farms in Askim. They had their two daughters and son with them. 6

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.), Askim: 1847-1879, Ministerialbok.

2 Martha Østensvig, Bygdebok for Askim (Bind I) (Askim, 1965. Utgitt av Askim Kommune.), pp. 111-12.

3 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 2) (Utgitt av Askim kommune, Askim, 1987.), p. 387.

4 Marius Hellerud (Marius Hellerud,
Mellegårdshagen,
1860 Trøgstad).

5 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.), Askim: 1882-1897, Ministerialbok.

6 Ibid, The 1865 census for the Torp store farm in Askim.

7 Ibid, Askim: 1817-1846, Klokkerbok.