Ooohh - I hate to do this to you - but the closest thing I can find in Norwegian farm names in the 1865 census is Sønsteby and Sønstebye (I've often seen oe used as a substitution for the ø...) There seem to be 30 something farms using those names in various fylker of Norway. Two in Buskerud - the closest one to Drammen would probably be in Modum. http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/index-eng.htm PR Todd Ronning wrote: > Greetings, > > I am just beginning researching my wifes ancestry, which is puzzling. I > have found 4 different surname spellings for her great grandma, who > emigrated from Norway in the late 1800's. Jenny Senstebe was born 27 June, > 1874 in Drammen, Norway. The following records came from Taylor Co., > Wisconsin. > > Marriage record spells her surname > Sensiby. > Her sons birth record lists the mothers maiden as > Suntiby. > Her sisters, childs birth record lists the mother's maiden name as > Soensteby. > My wifes grandmother (age 89) thought the spelling was > Senstebe. > > Wow....how can I sort this out. Are any of these names common in Norway? > Any body have any ideas? Thank you in advance. > > Todd Ronning > Two Harbors, Minnesota