You mentioned Jensine Annette above. FamilySearch (LDS) tells that she was bapt 25.10.1874 Strømmen, and that her parents were Jens Andreas Guttormsen and Ellen Halvorsen. There is a "bygdebok" (local history-book mentioning persons and farms) for Svelvik (or Strømm). My library has the book, and I will take a look. "AH Rønning" <Min@spam.adresse> skrev i melding news:jLerd.19561$Km6.243099@news4.e.nsc.no... > Torger Guttormsen born 26.09.1836, bapt 05.02.1837 Hurum (had a twin > brother: Guttorm): > http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=dp06281827&gardpostnr=1121&personpostnr=9690&merk=9690#ovre > > "AH Rønning" <Min@spam.adresse> skrev i melding > news:soerd.19558$Km6.243465@news4.e.nsc.no... > > Here is the old (later sea pilot) Guttorm Torgersen bapt 22.09.1748 Hurum > > (Strømmen). His father was Torger Hansen. > > > > "AH Rønning" <Min@spam.adresse> skrev i melding > > news:lgerd.19556$Km6.243447@news4.e.nsc.no... > > > Guttorm Torgersen baptized here: > > > > > > http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=hudp1810&gardpostnr=2185&merk=2185#ovre > > > > > > > > > "AH Rønning" <Min@spam.adresse> skrev i melding > > > news:zderd.19555$Km6.243445@news4.e.nsc.no... > > > > It seems that Elen Hansdatter was married to Guttorm Torgersen > > 08.12.1835 > > > > Hurum. You MAY find Guttorm's father and grandfather here in 1801: > > > > > > > > > > http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=f10628&gardpostnr=69&personpostnr=1521&merk=1521#ovre > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "AH Rønning" <Min@spam.adresse> skrev i melding > > > > news:l_drd.19553$Km6.243420@news4.e.nsc.no... > > > > > This is Svelvik or Strømm (Strømmen) near Drammen. I think that you > > will > > > > > find Jens here in 1865: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebCens.exe?slag=hentglobal&register=etternavn&pgj=124&teljing=ft1865&filnamn=f60701.wc2&amt=7&funnenr=346 > > > > > > > > > > There is also his mother, Elen Hansdatter, widow, 61 years old, born > > in > > > > > Hurum. I think that this is Elen baptized: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=hudp1810&gardpostnr=2217&merk=2217#ovre > > > > > > > > > > AR > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Nada Kilgore" <nadakilgore@charter.net> skrev i melding > > > > > news:y4Sqd.8508$YA1.3450@fe06.lga... > > > > > > Can anyone tell me anything about a family that left Selvik or > > > Strommen > > > > > > Vestfold Norway on 06 Mar 1887 via the Angelo of the Helgesen > line. > > I > > > > can > > > > > > find where father and I think seven children left on that date. > > > Father > > > > is > > > > > > listed as a widower but youngest child is only 8 mo old so the > loss > > of > > > > his > > > > > > wife must have been fairly recent. > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is what I have: > > > > > > > > > > > > I found a record with Jens Andreas Guttormsen's marriage to Ella > > > > Halvorsdr > > > > > > on 15 Dec 1872 in Strommen, Vestfold, Norway. The names and date > are > > a > > > > > good > > > > > > possibility for the family I am looking for. ( On Hilda's Social > > > > Security > > > > > > Application she gives her mothers name as Ellen Halvorson and says > > > that > > > > > she > > > > > > died before the family came to the US. ) > > > > > > > > > > > > There was a widower who left Norway with up to 7 children c 1887. > > His > > > > name > > > > > > (as I can find it) was Jens Guttormsen (May have been Jens Andreas > > > > > > Guttormsen of Vestfold, Norway). > > > > > > > > > > > > The four daughters I knew: > > > > > > Jensine Annette (b. 09/13/1874), Grew to adult and married > John > > > > > Fossum, > > > > > > had two children Earl and Pearl > > > > > > Hilda Katrina (08/18/1876), Grew to adult and married (1) > can't > > > > > remember > > > > > > (2) Rohde, had two children > > > > > > Anna Theodora (12/12/1884), Grew to adult and married Lars > > > Christian > > > > > > Goskesen, had four children > > > > > > Thora or Tora (nmn) (10/24/1881). Grew to adult and married C. > > > > Meland, > > > > > > had two sons > > > > > > > > > > > > These are the ones I knew about as they survived to adulthood. I > > > assume > > > > > the > > > > > > birthdates are correct as that is how they listed them. > > > > > > > > > > > > One listed I can find nothing on: Hildor born about 1880 > > > > > > > > > > > > And there are two buried within the year of their arrival in > > Minnesota > > > > > with > > > > > > names of > > > > > > Gusta Eljonora (d. 09/15/1887) > > > > > > Haldor (nmn)(d. 08/25/1887). > > > > > > > > > > > > I had partial records at one time that there was an Andreas, but > did > > > not > > > > > > find him in Minnesota so he possibly died before the family came > > over. > > > > > > > > > > > > If anyone has access to records in Strommen (where is that > anyway?) > > or > > > > > > Selvik (this is what is listed as residence on the ships roster) I > > > would > > > > > be > > > > > > very appreciative of any assistance. > > > > > > > > > > > > The family shows up on \"Emigrants sailing from Kristiania > > > 1871-1930\" > > > > as > > > > > > sailing 03.06.1887 on the Helgesen Angelo. The listings have > > numbers > > > > > > 95545-95552. Names are listed as: Jens Guttorms. (48 m e), > Gunhild > > > > > > Guttorms.(20 k), Jensine Guttorms.(12 k), Gusta Guttorms.(10 k), > > > Hildor > > > > > > Guttorms.(7 m), Thora Guttorms.(5 k), Anna Guttorms(2 k), and > Haldor > > > > > > Guttorms. (8mo m). They are listed as having resided in Svelvig > and > > > > > heading > > > > > > for Ada Minnesota, which is where they ended up. > > > > > > > > > > > > I would love to nail this down while my father is alive, he will > be > > > 80 > > > > > next > > > > > > year. His mother (Anna Theodora) was 45 when he was born and he > > never > > > > > knew > > > > > > very much about her family. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >