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It is smart to study closely every person in a household when you study the census records.<\/p>\n

Note! The graphics in this post show the pre June 2017 version of Digitalarkivet. I have chosen to not spend time updating these as the main purpose is to make you aware of the “Family position” and “Marital status” \u00a0and how these fields can give clues to family relations. The same information is also presented in the June 2017 update in a slightly different format. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This post is a mix of a genealogy and language “lesson”. Learning some new Norwegian words may help you get more clues from the census records. These records can truly be a treasure trove of information.<\/p>\n

A few small words may tell a lot about relationships.<\/p>\n

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Knud Knudsen and Gunild (no 001 and 002), are under “Marital status” listed as both being in their first marriage – “Begge i f\u00f8rste \u00e6gteskab”. Looking at the children listed from 003 to 009, under “Family position”, they are recorded as “Deres b\u00f8rn” – Their children. They all have patronyms based on Knud (Knudsen\/Knudsdatter). Based on this we may asssume that Knud is the father and Gunild the mother of these children. I have however, seen cases where children are listed as “deres b\u00f8rn” – their children, \u00a0where one of the “parents ” in the households where not the biological parent.<\/p>\n

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Looking at Ole Arnesen and Eli Jacobsdatter (no 001 and 002). We see two stepchildren listed. Steds\u00f8n means stepson and steddatter means stepdaughter. This is confirmed by looking at the patronym (Jacob Ellingsen and Marte Ellingsdatter) that don’t match the head of household’s (Ole) first name. In the column “Marital status” we see that Ole Arnesen is in his first marriage (Givt f\u00f8rste gang) while his wife Eli Jacobsdatter is in her second marriage (Givt anden gang). Number 005 and 006 Olling and Arne Olsen are listed as “Hans s\u00f8nner” – his sons. Taking this record at face value means that he had two sons born out of wedlock. He might have had, but this would make me check churchrecords to see if him “being in his first marriage” is in fact true. The same goes for his stepchildren. The record, as it is presented, makes it fair to assume that Eli is Jacob and Marte’s mother. If Ole is wrongly recorded as being in his first marriage, he might as well be in his third, so this has to be checked.<\/p>\n

Going further down the list we see that Knud Knudsen and Pernille Jetmundsdatter (no 007 and 008) both are in their first marriage (“Begge i f\u00f8rste \u00e6gteskab”). However, Helvig Knudsdatter (no 009) is listed as “Hans datter” – his daughter. Based on the record Knud had her out of wedlock. Again I would check the churchrecord to see if this is true.<\/p>\n

As we can see, the “Huusbonde” (head of the household) and “Hans kone” (his wife) may not both be the biological parents of the children listed below them in the \u00a0record.<\/p>\n

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In this record we note no. 009 Ingeborg Madsdatter. Her family position is “Huusbondens moder” \u2192 the mother of the husband. This is valuable information as women often was left out of the records. Also in cases with similar names within the same area, it is nice to have this information<\/p>\n

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In this record we note that person no. 008. Christopher Olsen is listed as “Huusbondens morbror” \u2192 the brother of the husbands mother i.e. the husbands uncle. If we are having trouble identifying the husband’s mother, based on this census record, we know that she had a brother Christopher and that their father’s name was Ole\/Ola\/Olav. Jacob’s mother was “[Given name] Olsdatter”.<\/p>\n

In this record no. 006 Ole Biertesen who is a servant\/farm hand (Tjenestefolk) is the husbond Jacob’s younger brother. Such relationships may not be easy to pick up on. In this case it was the relatively rare patronyn Biertesen that made me check it up. You should also note that sometimes older children may be listed as boarders and titled servants when working for their parents.<\/em><\/p>\n

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In this record no 015 Ole Olsen is listed as “Konens broder” \u2192 the brother of the wife. We see that Ole and no 011, the wife in this household, have matching patronyms (Olsen\/Olsdatter) thus,\u00a0their father’s name was Ole\/Ola\/Olav. Again in a case where there are a lot fo similar names, this can be a vital clue to link Ole and Ingeborg to the right father.<\/p>\n

No 016 Marit Larsdatter is listed as “Huusbondens moder” \u2192 the husbands mother. Also worth noticing is that she is a widow after her second marriage (Enke etter det 2det \u00e6gteskab).<\/p>\n

There are many more examples like these that could be presented. I might come back with more later. What we can take away from this is that there is a lot of information about relationships that can be harvested from the census records.<\/p>\n

I am constantly updating my Genealogy Dictionary<\/a> and I will try to make sure that the words from the census records are found there.<\/p>\n

Comment below, or send me an email through the contact page<\/a>\u00a0if you have comments or questions about the census records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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It is part of the \"52 ancestors in 52 weeks\" challenge By\u00a0Kendall Gibson Wellington, New Zealand My great-grandmother Hanne Dorthea Christophersdatter appears in only one\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "52 ancestors in 52 weeks"","block_context":{"text":"52 ancestors in 52 weeks","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/category\/genealogy-general\/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hiking.jpg?fit=800%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hiking.jpg?fit=800%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hiking.jpg?fit=800%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hiking.jpg?fit=800%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8771,"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/the-1891-census-personseddel-form\/","url_meta":{"origin":3706,"position":3},"title":"The 1891 census “Personseddel” form","author":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","date":"November 20, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This is a translation to the \"Personseddel\" 1891 census form. I often see questions about this form in web forums. I decided to make a translation and add a few comments. As we today find the person we look for through a search in Digitalarkivet, I will only briefly mention\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Norwegian Sources"","block_context":{"text":"Norwegian Sources","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/category\/norwegian-genealogy\/norwegian-sources\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ScreenShot060-kopi.jpg?fit=540%2C813&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ScreenShot060-kopi.jpg?fit=540%2C813&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ScreenShot060-kopi.jpg?fit=540%2C813&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8155,"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/new-material-in-the-digital-archives\/","url_meta":{"origin":3706,"position":4},"title":"New material in the Digital Archives","author":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","date":"March 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is a collection of sources that were published by the Digital Archives in the last two months. The collection can be labeled \"a little bit of this and a little bit of that\". Some of these sources are very relevant to us. 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Sometimes we find the same person with what seems like different names in different records.\u00a0It is important to remember that what might look like a surname, is the name of the farm where the person\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Norwegian Sources"","block_context":{"text":"Norwegian Sources","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/category\/norwegian-genealogy\/norwegian-sources\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/589px-Tresfjord-Kirke.jpg?fit=589%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/589px-Tresfjord-Kirke.jpg?fit=589%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/589px-Tresfjord-Kirke.jpg?fit=589%2C480&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3706"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10529,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3706\/revisions\/10529"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}