Povel Olsen Skjolden 1 2 3 4
Other names for Povel were Poul and Paul Olsen. General Notes: Povel owned the Mørkved Store farm in Askim. He sold it to his brother-in-law Mathias Olsen on 13 June 1785. Before 1801 he had bought it back. The census of 1801 shows him as 44 years old. Medical Notes: He was 74 years old when he died in 1828. This would make the year of his birth ca 1754. Povel married Anne Hansdatter. (Anne Hansdatter was born circa 1758, died on 21 Jan 1829 in Mørkved, Askim, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 29 Jan 1829 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.) Marriage Notes: Povel and Anne also had 5 children who died young. |
1 Martha Østensvig, Bygdebok for Askim (Bind I) (Askim, 1965. Utgitt av Askim Kommune.), pp. 657-58, 663.
2 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 3) (Askim, Norway, 1987.), p. 155.
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 1801 census for the Mørchtvedt Store farm in Askim.
4 Ibid, Askim: 1817-1846, Klokkerbok.
| Updated 14 June 2008. Contact: Ken Nygaard My Home Page |