Thorer Syversen ^{2 3}

   Another name for Thorer was nedre Gudim.

  General Notes:

On 22 February 1802 Thorer bought a portion of the Nedre Gudim farm in Askim (Gudim Nedre halve skyld, bnr. 4) from his stepfather, Hans Hansen, for 1070 rdl. [Skjøtet tinglyst 8. jan. 1803.]

"Samme år og måned som han overtok gården, giftet Thorer Syversen seg med Kirsti Nielsdtr., Søndre Rom."

  Medical Notes:

He was recorded as 53 years old when he died.

Thorer married Kirsti Nielsdatter Rom Søndre on 11 Feb 1802 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Kirsti Nielsdatter Rom Søndre was born circa 1778.)

  Marriage Notes:

Thorer and Kirsti had 11 children. [De fikk 11 barn, og de fleste vokste opp, noe av en sjeldenhet dengang, med den høye dødelighetsprosent for barn.]

When Thorer died in 1834 at 53 years of age, his eldest son Niels, who was then 30, took over half of the Gudim Nedre, bnr. 4, farm in Askim. On the other half sat Thorer's widow, Kirsti Nielsdatter, with her other children.