Hej Jag söker information om min frus bror som vi har förlorat kontakten med. Hans namn är Jim Emil Pedersen Han är född 1945 på Västerbro i Köpenhamn Finns det någon som har råkat honom eller kan hjälpa oss hitta information om hans öde? mvh Hans Peter Larsson Visby, Sverige

On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 15:15:58 +0000 (UTC), [email protected] (The Rawles Family) wrote: >My father just told me that somehow his mother was related to a >"Quinlog" family. >Any ideas how this name ought to be spelled if it were a Norwegian name? > Thank you for your help. Kvinlog It's up into the valley of Kvinesdal (Sirdal??). Look at a map of Vest-Agder in Norway

I have a lot of Kvinlog in my family tree. Who are you looking for? Ellen > I have seen it also written Kvinlaug. There was a family by that name when I > lived in Trail, BC. > Their mail was often mixed with ours. > Olaf Kringhaug > > > >My father just told me that somehow his mother was related to a > > >"Quinlog" family. > > >Any ideas how this name ought to be spelled if it were a Norwegian name? > > > Thank you for your help. > > > > Kvinlog > > > > It's up into the valley of Kvinesdal (Sirdal??). Look at a map of > > Vest-Agder in Norway > > >

Dave, Odd Braathun led me to this link. It is probably the closest thing I've seen to what I am looking for. It shows how kommunes gained and lost acreage. It is very interesting. http://home.eunet.no/~jeri/maps.shtml Click on the second "here" and it will take you to the chart. Main page shows a "picture" of current kommuner. Just click on the Fylke you want. Phil <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Someone who looks an awful lot like phil <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dave, > > Thanks for the tips. It looks like Finaas is now called Bømlo, the islands > > west of Fitjar & Stord. I found the farm I was looking for there (Gjøsætre). > > Glad you found it helpful. > > > Still looking for a map that shows old and new parish names if anyone can > > help. > > That might be tricky. I'm sure that the names changed gradually, > over the centuries (unless there was a "great renaming" or something? > Haven't heard of it if there was), so there's not really one set of > "old", just a collection of snapshots in time. > > It certainly would be useful to have a listing of parishes which have > changed name, and when they change. I don't know if this also involved > border changes (I would think it would, or one parish splits into two). > It's an interesting question...what you want, is a map that you can dial to > a specific date & look at. The information exists, but I don't know if > anyone has presented it that way. Kind of like going to mapquest, but > where you could also enter a year, not just latitude/longitude. > > Dave Hinz >

On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 14:30:23 -0600, "phil" <[email protected]> wrote: >BlankIs there a website that shows a map(s) of Norway and all the parish >borders (old names & new)? Specifically I was looking for Finaas in >Hordaland. I know where it is, approx., but would like to see a map of ALL >parishes in ALL fylker. There is an excellant map resource at www.dis-norge.no/genress. Look for maps and then you should look for Norgesglasset. I hope the link is visible outside Norway. There you may zoom into very small details on the map.

Someone who looks an awful lot like phil <[email protected]> wrote: > Dave, > Thanks for the tips. It looks like Finaas is now called Bømlo, the islands > west of Fitjar & Stord. I found the farm I was looking for there (Gjøsætre). Glad you found it helpful. > Still looking for a map that shows old and new parish names if anyone can > help. That might be tricky. I'm sure that the names changed gradually, over the centuries (unless there was a "great renaming" or something? Haven't heard of it if there was), so there's not really one set of "old", just a collection of snapshots in time. It certainly would be useful to have a listing of parishes which have changed name, and when they change. I don't know if this also involved border changes (I would think it would, or one parish splits into two). It's an interesting question...what you want, is a map that you can dial to a specific date & look at. The information exists, but I don't know if anyone has presented it that way. Kind of like going to mapquest, but where you could also enter a year, not just latitude/longitude. Dave Hinz

I have seen it also written Kvinlaug. There was a family by that name when I lived in Trail, BC. Their mail was often mixed with ours. Olaf Kringhaug > >My father just told me that somehow his mother was related to a > >"Quinlog" family. > >Any ideas how this name ought to be spelled if it were a Norwegian name? > > Thank you for your help. > > Kvinlog > > It's up into the valley of Kvinesdal (Sirdal??). Look at a map of > Vest-Agder in Norway >

FYI: My Johnsen émigré used his "farmname", from whence he came, his brother did also, but altered the spelling. "Ingrid Kjønnøy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > > "Harald Storaker" skrev: > > Moreover - most of these thousands of Johnsons are not related to each > other. They represent thousands of > > different families or lineages. Most of them have in common that their > father's given name was John. > > Plus: There are numerous stories - some of them might even be true - that > immigrants to the US changed their names into Johnson, even though their > real names were someting different, because it was an easy name to spell and > pronounce for English speakers. > Good luck! > Ingrid > >

Sat, 28 Jun 2003 21:26:43 -0600, in soc.genealogy.nordic, "phil" <[email protected]> wrote: >Dave, >Thanks for the tips. It looks like Finaas is now called Bømlo, the islands >west of Fitjar & Stord. I found the farm I was looking for there (Gjøsætre). > >Still looking for a map that shows old and new parish names if anyone can >help. http://www.dis-norge.no/genress/index.php?todo=visKategori&kid=66 -- Otto Jørgensen http://home.online.no/~otjoerge/ http://home.online.no/~otjoerge/bk/ All email is checked by NORTON

My father just told me that somehow his mother was related to a "Quinlog" family. Any ideas how this name ought to be spelled if it were a Norwegian name? Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Linda Rawles

Dave, Thanks for the tips. It looks like Finaas is now called Bømlo, the islands west of Fitjar & Stord. I found the farm I was looking for there (Gjøsætre). Still looking for a map that shows old and new parish names if anyone can help. Phil <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Someone who looks an awful lot like phil <[email protected]> wrote: > > BlankIs there a website that shows a map(s) of Norway and all the parish > > borders (old names & new)? Specifically I was looking for Finaas in > > Hordaland. I know where it is, approx., but would like to see a map of ALL > > parishes in ALL fylker. > > Hi, Phil. > > Check out http://www.norge.no/ and click on "Kart" (maps) > You can click on the Fylke you're interested in, and then this > will show you that map, with the parishes as they currently are. > (note: I don't see Finaas in this map). > > Once you do find the Parish you want, you can select it in the > "Velg kommune" menu to see a map of that parish. > > Another resource might be the 1801 census pages, which I seem > to recall have a "old name/current name" page (...somewhere). > Between that, and the maps at norge.no, perhaps you'll be able > to find what you're after. > > Hope this helps, > Dave Hinz >

Someone who looks an awful lot like phil <[email protected]> wrote: > BlankIs there a website that shows a map(s) of Norway and all the parish > borders (old names & new)? Specifically I was looking for Finaas in > Hordaland. I know where it is, approx., but would like to see a map of ALL > parishes in ALL fylker. Hi, Phil. Check out http://www.norge.no/ and click on "Kart" (maps) You can click on the Fylke you're interested in, and then this will show you that map, with the parishes as they currently are. (note: I don't see Finaas in this map). Once you do find the Parish you want, you can select it in the "Velg kommune" menu to see a map of that parish. Another resource might be the 1801 census pages, which I seem to recall have a "old name/current name" page (...somewhere). Between that, and the maps at norge.no, perhaps you'll be able to find what you're after. Hope this helps, Dave Hinz

BlankIs there a website that shows a map(s) of Norway and all the parish borders (old names & new)? Specifically I was looking for Finaas in Hordaland. I know where it is, approx., but would like to see a map of ALL parishes in ALL fylker. MVH, Phil

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I found this in the Hiski Project: Tervola - moved (out) 27.1.1839 Terwola församling Drg. Johan Johanss. Palokangas Kemi original - TALLKOMM: No2. synt. 19.1.1820 What does "TALLKOMM: No2. synt. 19.1.1820" mean? I think I know but would like a confirmation. Thanks, Pat To email remove 'nospam"

My ancestors are Laers ULGREN born 1739 in Christiani and Catrine Elisabeth BENTSDATTER born 1741 in ? They have a son = Andreas ULGREN born 1881 in ? 1801 they lives in Dröbak. Who can tell me more over this family? Please answer me in english or german with eMail. [email protected] regards Erika

Appreciate that feedback! What other family names are out there that reflect occupations? And are some of those occupations "long gone"? We still have millers, but we are out of charcoalburners... or? Since Nordic folk had a long tradition with the seas, are there many / any occupational names that clearly relate to that? Mange tack, eh! AJ! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olaf" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 12:38 AM Subject: Re: [GEN-NORDIC] Occupational names. > Hei! > I was referring to Norwegian names. But I did read an article in a Danish > newspaper some time ago where they listed the most common names in Denmark. > Only when they got past 20 'sen' names did an occupational name come in at # > 21 - Møller (miller) and then more 'sen' names. > Olaf > > > > If occupational names were uncommon, when did they come into use? > > > > Smed is also Belgian for Smith [ de Smed ] > > And they have Koopmans > > > > Hi Bo! > > > In earlier times occupational names did not seem to be very common, > > > presumably because of the patronymic and farm name systems. Even our > very > > > common Smith's equivalent, Smed is only used by 5 people in 2001. > > > Incidentally, Kjøbmand has its equivalent in Scotland as Chapman. > > > Olaf > > > > > > > > > > Were occupational names common as family names in the Nordic area? > > > > > > > > For instance "Kjobmand " only gives abt 88 hits on Google. > > > > And many are for the same person... > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Someone who looks an awful lot like Anne Hildrum <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't worry about it, I have several Bygdebooks from Norway that actually > use gardsnavn and not gaardsnavn or gårdsnavn, so writing gardsnavn is > perfectly correct from a Norwegian view. Since Norway is where I focus my research, I'm not surprised that I'm typing it that way. Thanks for your note. So much of the spelling depends not only on country, but which of that country's varieties of language, and what century the information is from. Dave Hinz

Looking for any info on these surnames. All are from Viipuri.

<[email protected]> skrev i melding news:[email protected] > Someone who looks an awful lot like Steven <[email protected]> wrote: > > Then you write: gardsnavn. I presume that you mean gaardsnavn, or as it is > > called here in Denmark - gårdsnavn or gårdnavn. > > Pardon me for not having the proper keyboard installed. Does it change the > factual content of my post? No. It's a typo. Get over it. Don't worry about it, I have several Bygdebooks from Norway that actually use gardsnavn and not gaardsnavn or gårdsnavn, so writing gardsnavn is perfectly correct from a Norwegian view. Anne