Dave Hinz wrote in message <3a38e40f$0$17722$272ea4a1@news.execpc.com>... >Kjell Rasmussen (kjell.rasmussen@netcom.no) wrote: >: I'm looking for my mother's aunt and her family in the United States. She >: was born in 1858 and her name was Oline Bendikke Carlsen. > >Hei, Kjell. > >Is "Bendikke" a gardsnavn? If so, do you know where it is? Looks like a first name. I got 14 hits when I searched for Bendikke at www.google.com http://www.google.com/search?q=bendikke&hl=no&lr= If that can be of any help. Marianne