The Third Index Card...
...and the 1801 census.
According to the index another probate was held on Kongsparten farm on May 10th, 1768. This probate was for Anne Pedersdatter, the deceased wife of Ole Østensen. Ole previously appeared in the index in 1760, when he was listed as the oldest son of Østen Olsen and Anne Iversdatter. Somewhere in between 1760 and 1768 Ole married and his wife died. Checking the church records, I found that Ole and Anne were married 14 June 1762 in Sell chapel. Judging from the annotation in the marriage record, Anne was from the neighboring parish of Frøn. Then, six years later, in May of 1768, the burial of Anne Pedersdatter, age 30, is recorded in the Vågå parish register. Then on the 10th of May, a probate for Anne Pedersdatter was held. This probate does not list any children for Ole and Peder, but does list Anne's heirs. I don't know what happpened to Ole after that, but I assume he died sometime before the 1801 census, as he doesn't appear there.
So, who is on Kongsparten farm in 1801 if Ole Østensen isn't? Let's take at look at what the Digitalarkiv shows. I've copied and pasted the entry from the website, and added the dates in square brackets to show estimated dates of birth.
115 Christians Waage Hedalen Kongsparten
Førenamn Etternamn Hushaldstatus Alder Sivilstand Yrke Kjønn
2610 Iver Olsen Husbond 70 1te egtesk. Gaardmand M [1731]
2611 Marit Knudsdtr Hustrue 68 1te egtesk. K [1733]
2612 Ole Iversen Sønnen 46 1te egtesk. M [1755]
2613 Ragnild Hansdtr Sønne kone 49 1te egtesk. K [1752]
2614 Iver Olsen Sønne børn 12 M [1789]
2615 Imbiør Olsdtr Sønne børn 17 K [1784]
Here we have a classic example of a multigenerational household, with both grandparents, a married son and his wife, and their children. There are no clear matches on the 1736 sæljeregister for Iver and Marit, which is unfortunate, but not critical. So, who is Iver Olsen? Well, he's clearly not the son of Ole Østensen and Anne Pedersdatter, as they didn't have an surviving children. He's also of the same generation as Ole Østensen, each being born in approximately the same year.
My suspicion is that Iver Olsen, the father here in 1801, is possibly Østen Olsen's brother. How can I prove that? Well, given what I've currently looked at, I can't. On the 1719 land registration (matrikkel) the owner of Kongsparten farm is Hans. Which doesn't mean there isn't an Ole lurking somewhere around there.
Well, back to packing. I'm off to the Computers in Libraries conference in Washington, D.C. tomorrow.
According to the index another probate was held on Kongsparten farm on May 10th, 1768. This probate was for Anne Pedersdatter, the deceased wife of Ole Østensen. Ole previously appeared in the index in 1760, when he was listed as the oldest son of Østen Olsen and Anne Iversdatter. Somewhere in between 1760 and 1768 Ole married and his wife died. Checking the church records, I found that Ole and Anne were married 14 June 1762 in Sell chapel. Judging from the annotation in the marriage record, Anne was from the neighboring parish of Frøn. Then, six years later, in May of 1768, the burial of Anne Pedersdatter, age 30, is recorded in the Vågå parish register. Then on the 10th of May, a probate for Anne Pedersdatter was held. This probate does not list any children for Ole and Peder, but does list Anne's heirs. I don't know what happpened to Ole after that, but I assume he died sometime before the 1801 census, as he doesn't appear there.
So, who is on Kongsparten farm in 1801 if Ole Østensen isn't? Let's take at look at what the Digitalarkiv shows. I've copied and pasted the entry from the website, and added the dates in square brackets to show estimated dates of birth.
115 Christians Waage Hedalen Kongsparten
Førenamn Etternamn Hushaldstatus Alder Sivilstand Yrke Kjønn
2610 Iver Olsen Husbond 70 1te egtesk. Gaardmand M [1731]
2611 Marit Knudsdtr Hustrue 68 1te egtesk. K [1733]
2612 Ole Iversen Sønnen 46 1te egtesk. M [1755]
2613 Ragnild Hansdtr Sønne kone 49 1te egtesk. K [1752]
2614 Iver Olsen Sønne børn 12 M [1789]
2615 Imbiør Olsdtr Sønne børn 17 K [1784]
Here we have a classic example of a multigenerational household, with both grandparents, a married son and his wife, and their children. There are no clear matches on the 1736 sæljeregister for Iver and Marit, which is unfortunate, but not critical. So, who is Iver Olsen? Well, he's clearly not the son of Ole Østensen and Anne Pedersdatter, as they didn't have an surviving children. He's also of the same generation as Ole Østensen, each being born in approximately the same year.
My suspicion is that Iver Olsen, the father here in 1801, is possibly Østen Olsen's brother. How can I prove that? Well, given what I've currently looked at, I can't. On the 1719 land registration (matrikkel) the owner of Kongsparten farm is Hans. Which doesn't mean there isn't an Ole lurking somewhere around there.
Well, back to packing. I'm off to the Computers in Libraries conference in Washington, D.C. tomorrow.
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