On 13 June 2014 14:17, Lori Adkins <lacodak@msn.com> wrote: > Norwegian family history, > > I was wondering if anyone has done any family research in Norway as it can > get very confusing. > > One of my ancestors Otto Frederick OLSEN immigrated to NZ from Norway in > the 1800's settled in Timaru and died in Auckland. I was trying to trace > his family back in Norway. > > Otto was born in Forstraden, which I believe is now Fredrikstad, his > father was Ole Krog Johansen born 1799 in Borre, Vestfold, Norway and > Otto's mother was Elen Sorensdatter born in Skjeberg Parish, Ostfold > County, Norway. > > For the longest time I was wondering why Otto's father's last name was not > the same as his, until reading about the Norse people seems that the males > born with "Sen" at the end of there name was the same as "Son" So OLSEN > would mean son of Ole which makes sense since Otto's fathers name was OLE > Johansen.."hence son of Johan". The females surname that ends with datter > means daughter so his mother Elen Sorendatter would have been daughter of > Soren. Sorry if that was to confusing. > > Does anyone know how I can find more information on Ole Krog Johansen and > Elen Sorensdatter in Norway? I am trying to find out who their mother and > father were. Thank you > > Lori (USA) > > Lori, If you go to http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ and search on norway in the "Find A Mailing List" field you'll find about 31 Norwegian genealogy related mailing lists. I use the "Norway" list exclusively myself - you can find subscription details at http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html and they have a home page at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/NorwayList.htm and also a face book page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/Norwaylist/ . Post your query to the mailing list - there's normally knowledgeable and firendly help available. If you have a nosey around the home page you'll find links to some good resources as well. Cheers Dave H.