Berthe Marie Hansdatter ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Another name for Berthe was Berthe Maria Hansdatter.

  General Notes:

She was from Trøgstad but was raised on the Solberg farm in Askim since she was quite small.

  Research Notes:

She was 29 years old in the census for 1865.

  Medical Notes:

She was 38 years old when she died.

Berthe married Halvor Mathisen, son of Mathis Henrichsen Solberg and Randi Andersdatter Eeg Østre, on 11 Jun 1861 in Askim church, Askim, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Halvor Mathisen was born on 17 Apr 1828 in Askim, Østfold, Norway, christened on 27 Apr 1828 in Askim, Østfold, Norway, died on 25 Jan 1904 in Solberg, Askim, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 3 Feb 1904.)

  Marriage Notes:

Berthe Marie was 24 when she married.

The Bygdebok records that they had two daughters, Helga Halvorsen and Caroline Randine. The census of 1865, however, shows a third daughter, Josephine, born before Helga. Halvor and Berthe owned and farmed one (18a1) of the Solberg farms in 1865. Besides their two daughters, Caroline and Josephine, they had a servant on the farm: Helene Hansdatter, 23 years old from Trøgstad. Was Helene possibly Berthe's sister?

In December 1965, when Josephine Mathea was baptised, they were called Halvor Mathisen og Berte Maria Hansdr Solberg.

In the census for 1900 Halvor was a widow. He owned and farmed the Solberg (gnr.14, bnr.1) farm in Askim. His daughter Helga lived with him, unmarried and doing farmwork. Helene Hansdatter (born 1842, Askim) was still living with him as a servant and farmworker. ^{1 3 4}