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Hans Torsen
(1768-1831)
Tore Olsdatter Eidareng
(1777-1849)
Ole Hansen Grøttvet
(1801-1871)
Anne Kristensdatter
(1803-1875)
Torvald Olsen Grøttvet
(1848-1892)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Karoline Amalie Kristensdatter Hov

Torvald Olsen Grøttvet 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 21 Aug 1848, Grødtvedt, Askim, Østfold, Norway
  • Christened: 10 Sep 1848, Askim, Østfold, Norway
  • Marriage: Karoline Amalie Kristensdatter Hov on 22 Mar 1872 in Askim, Østfold, Norway 1
  • Died: 15 Feb 1892, Aarstad, Askim, Østfold, Norway aged 43
  • Buried: 27 Feb 1892, Askim, Østfold, Norway

   Another name for Torvald was Thorvald Olsen.

  General Notes:

In 1865 Thorvald was 19 years old, unmarried, and living with his parents and brother Olai on the Grøttvet mellom farm in Askim.

In 1873 Torvald bought the nordre Ilen, bnr. 6, farm in Askim for 3250 spdl.

He was a widow when he died.


Torvald married Karoline Amalie Kristensdatter Hov, daughter of Kristen Hansen Hov and Anne Kristiansdatter Gram, on 22 Mar 1872 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.1 (Karoline Amalie Kristensdatter Hov was born on 16 Sep 1846 in Nordby, Ås, Akershus, Norway, christened on 27 Sep 1846 in Ås, Akershus, Norway, died on 9 Apr 1891 in Aarstad, Askim, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 17 Apr 1891 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.)


Sources


1 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: 1847-1879, Ministerialbok.

2 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 2) (Utgitt av Askim kommune, Askim, 1987.), p. 148.

3 Ulf Grøndahl, Gårdshistorie for Askim (Bind 3) (Askim, Norway, 1987.), pp. 84, 388-89.

4 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.), The 1865 census for the Grøthvet mellem farm in Askim.

5 Ibid, Askim: 1882-1897, Ministerialbok.

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