Martin Kristiansen Svinekle ^{1 2 3}

   Another name for Martin was Marthin Chr. Svinhegle.

  General Notes:

... til Spydeberg (Nygård / Åkeberg).

In the 1865 census he was 31 years old, unmarried, and was a lodger on the Svinekle farm in Askim. The farm was owned by his brother Johannes.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was a joiner [snedker] in 1865 in Svinekle, Askim, Østfold, Norway.

• He was confirmed on 29 Sep 1850 in Askim church, Askim, Østfold, Norway.

Martin married Helene Larsdatter. (Helene Larsdatter was born in 1845 in Spydeberg, Østfold, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

In the census for 1900 they were tenant farmers [leilænding] on the Hellerud farm in Spydeberg. They had two sons, Harald and Karl, with them. ⁴