This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: arakipederson Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/3319.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I believe we need to SCRAP ALL of my research on ELINE MARIA... I was surfing the Internet and came across the following website: "http://angelar.com/~jeremy/bjuge/" QUOTE: Anette Bjuge was one of Carl's sisters. She was born March 17th, 1879, fourteen years after Carl, and her death certificate lists her father as Andreas Eversen Bjuge (though the Norwegian census at this site lists Andreas' middle initial as I, so it is probable that the coroner mispelled her father's middle name), and her mother as Eline Marie Gulbranson. Her occupation is listed as Cook, for a private home, and she passed on July 5th, 1940. UNQUOTE This takes our search to AKER, AKERSHUS, where we find them in the 1865 census, with two children CARL BERGTHOR and INGEBORG JOHANNE, and Andreas' mother BERTHE BAARDSDATTER BJUGE: "http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=6&filnamn=f60218a&gardpostnr=629&sokefelt=skjul" This DOES show that Eline was born in BIRI. She is 25 years old here, so she was born about 1840-41. I STILL cannot find their marriage - in Biri or Aker..... I also looked for the births of their two children Carl and Ingeborg, and came up empty........ Have a nice day! Clark in Japan Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.