Erik Hansen
(1733-1798)
Marte Hansdatter
(Cir 1730-1802)
Gunder Halstvet
(-)
Mari
(-)
Kristen Eriksen Kastdalen
(1760-1809)
Anna Gundersdatter
(1759-1834)
Gunder Kristensen Gjellestad
(1797-1874)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
Ragnhild Torersdatter Henstad

Gunder Kristensen Gjellestad 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 22 Oct 1797, Gjellestad, Askim, Østfold, Norway
  • Christened: 1797, Askim, Østfold, Norway
  • Marriage: Ragnhild Torersdatter Henstad
  • Died: 15 Sep 1874, Gjellestad, Askim, Østfold, Norway aged 76
  • Buried: 2 Oct 1874

   Another name for Gunder was Gunder Christensen.

  General Notes:

... til nordre Gjellestad. He took over the farm in 1823 for 1200 spdl.

  Medical Notes:

He was 78 years old when he died.


Gunder married Ragnhild Torersdatter Henstad, daughter of Torer Hansen Dramstad and Anikken Mattisdatter Henstad. (Ragnhild Torersdatter Henstad was born in 1802 in Dramstad, Askim, Østfold, Norway, christened on 5 Dec 1802 in Askim, Østfold, Norway, died on 2 Nov 1884 in Hobøl, Askim, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 12 Nov 1884 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.)


  Marriage Notes:

In 1865 they owned and farmed Gjellestad (130a) in Askim. They had two sons helping Gunder with farmwork, both unmarried: Hans (34) and Johannes (21). 2

Sources


1 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 3) (Askim, Norway, 1987.), p. 67.

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 Gjellestad farm in Askim.

3 Ibid, Askim: 1847-1879, Ministerialbok.

4 Ibid, Askim: 1790-1816, Ministerialbok.

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