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Mattis Olsen Henstad
(Cir 1744-1823)
Sigri Olsdatter Eidareng
(1740-1812)
Torer Hansen Dramstad
(Cir 1773-1841)
Anikken Mattisdatter Henstad
(1779-1841)
Ragnhild Torersdatter Henstad
(1802-1884)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Gunder Kristensen Gjellestad

Ragnhild Torersdatter Henstad 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 1802, Dramstad, Askim, Østfold, Norway
  • Christened: 5 Dec 1802, Askim, Østfold, Norway
  • Marriage: Gunder Kristensen Gjellestad
  • Died: 2 Nov 1884, Hobøl, Askim, Østfold, Norway aged 82
  • Buried: 12 Nov 1884, Askim, Østfold, Norway

   Other names for Ragnhild were Ragnild Thorersdatter and Ragnild Toresdatter.


Ragnhild married Gunder Kristensen Gjellestad, son of Kristen Eriksen Kastdalen and Anna Gundersdatter. (Gunder Kristensen Gjellestad was born on 22 Oct 1797 in Gjellestad, Askim, Østfold, Norway, christened in 1797 in Askim, Østfold, Norway, died on 15 Sep 1874 in Gjellestad, Askim, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 2 Oct 1874.)


  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). 3

Sources


1 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 2) (Utgitt av Askim kommune, Askim, 1987.), p. 171.

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

3 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.

4 Ibid, Askim: 1882-1897, Ministerialbok.

5 Ibid, Askim: 1790-1816, Ministerialbok.

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