Ellen Malene Olsdatter Gjerdal ¹

  General Notes:

She was from Røyken, Buskerud.

  Research Notes:

In the census for 1801 there was one 3 year old Ellen Olsdaatter [sic] living in Røyken, Buskerud. She was on the Brynd farm with her parents, her 4 brothers, and her uncle:
- Ole Sørensen Huusbonde, 41, Begge i 1ste egteskab, Bonde og gaardbeboer;
- Andrine Pedersd, Hans kone, 36, Begge i 1ste egteskab;
- Peder Olsen, Deres børn, 14;
- Søren Olsen, Deres børn, 12;
- Ingebret Olsen, Deres børn, 6;
- Ellen Olsdaatt, Deres børn, 3;
- Ellef Olsen, Deres børn, 1;
- Hans Sørensen, Huusbondens broder, 44, Ugift, Underholdes af broderen.

There were also 3 other families on the farm. ²

Ellen married Even Madsen Grimsrud in Nov 1823. (Even Madsen Grimsrud was born in 1802-1803 in Røyken, Buskerud, Norway, christened on 23 Dec 1802-1803 and died in 1875 in Grimsrud, Røyken, Buskerud, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

Even and Ellen had 6 children. ¹