Anders Nielsen
(Cir 1832-Cir 1910)
Lovise Nørholm
(Cir 1829-1865)
Louise Finstad
(1865-1901)

 

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Parents:
1. Anders Nielsen & Lovise Nørholm
2. Johannes Ottersen Finstad & Grete Julie Olsdatter Nordby

Spouses/Children:
Alfred Magnus Kjos

Louise Finstad 1 2 3

  • Born: 11 Apr 1865, Kristiania, Norway
  • Christened: 10 Jun 1865, Kristiania, Norway
  • Marriage: Alfred Magnus Kjos on 12 Feb 1891
  • Died: 28 Feb 1901, Nordby, Ås, Akershus, Norway aged 35
  • Buried: 9 Mar 1901

   Cause of her death was heart failure [Hjertelammelse - gr. Influenza].

   Other names for Louise were Valborg Louise Andersdatter, Louise Kjos, Louise Finstad Kjos, Lovise Kjoss, Valborg Louise Nielssen and Valborg Louise Finstad Nordby.

  Noted events in her life were:

• She was confirmed in 1880 in Kristiania, Norway.


Louise married Alfred Magnus Kjos, son of Ole Kjos and Thea Mathea Børsum, on 12 Feb 1891. (Alfred Magnus Kjos was born on 26 Apr 1864 in Kverner, Østre Aker, Akershus, Norway and was christened on 9 Oct 1864 in Østre Aker, Akershus, Norway.)


  Marriage Notes:

Best men were O. Kios, J. Nygaard.

In the census for 1900 they lived on the Nordby (nordre) farm in Aas, Akershus. This was the farm of Johannes and Julie Finstad, who were Louise's fosterparents. They had their 5 children with them. 2 5

Sources

1 Magna Aaser, En Gammel Slekt fra Askim (Eget Forlag
I kommisjon hos Askim Bok- og Papirhandel, Askim
Gunnar Kølbels Boktrykkeri A/S - Oslo. 1932), p. 54.

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.), The 1900 census for the Nordby (nordre) farm in Aas, Akershus.

3 Kari Akerhaugen (akerhaug@online.no). Kirkebok:
dåp Gamle Aker Menighet, mini 2, 1864 - 1872, nr 2 av 15, 1865
vielse 02 Ås, Mini II nr 1, 1881-1895 nr 3 av 5. 1891
begravelse:02 Ås, Mini II (2) 1895 - 1916, in 1901. as maskininst hustru, Valborg Louise Kjos årsak Hjertelammelse gr. Influensa

She is also mention as a fosterdauther to Johannes and Julie Finstad in Ås bygdebok, gårdshistorie from 1972 of Tryve Vik page 146.

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 Akersveien, Kristiania.

5 Kari Akerhaugen (akerhaug@online.no), Email dated 27 Oct 2004.

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