Olava Valentinsdatter 1 2 3
Cause of her death was tuberculosis [lungetæring]. Another name for Olava was Olava Valentinsen Fjeldstad. General Notes: When Olava was baptised her parents were recorded as Helene Hansdatter Gurud and Valentin Jensen Blukeslett. They were unmarried at that time. Research Notes: In 1865 she was a 27 year old servant for Ole Olsen on Netthaug. 4 Medical Notes: She was an impoverished widow when she died. Olava married Vilhelm Amundsen, son of Amund Pedersen and Elen K. Vilhelmsdatter. (Vilhelm Amundsen was born on 27 Aug 1830 in Giltvedt, Spydeberg, Østfold, Norway 5 6 and was christened on 12 Sep 1830 in Spydeberg church, Spydeberg, Østfold, Norway.) Marriage Notes: In the census for 1900 they were cottagers on the Hauger søndre farm in Spydeberg. 6 |
1 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 3) (Askim, Norway, 1987.), pp. 334, 337.
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.), Askim: 1903-1921, Klokkerbok.
3 Ibid, Askim: 1817-1846, Klokkerbok.
4 Ibid, The 1865 census for the Nethaug (plads) farm in Askim.
5 Ibid, Spydeberg: 1814-1841, Ministerialbok.
6 Ibid, The 1900 census for the Hauger søndre farm in Spydeberg.
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