Olaus Ness would be too common a combination for me to venture a guess. But Aremark is in Østfold region of Norway. The 1865 census shows two farms named 'Strøm' there. Lena might be listed under the second one as 'Lina'... http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/wc/webcens.exe?slag=e&filename=arkivverket/ft1865/f60118&variabel=7&postnr=1133&fulle=true&spraak=e It would be nice of Olaus if they'd come from the same area... probably too much to hope for, but there are a number of farms with names that start like 'Næs' in Aremark. PR "Carol Smith (by way of Alf Christophersen )" wrote: > Olaus NESS was b. 1859 in Norway. Where? How can I find a listing of > place names for NESS? > > Olaus m. Lena STROM from Aremark, Norway. She was b. about 1863. Is > there a bygdebok for this area? Many thanks in advance--this is a tough > one for me, and I am trying to help another person with his family. > Carol in CO