This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TarynMN Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/3305.3.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: some of this information was covered in a posting from 2007 and forward to 2010. Review the found info here: http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.finnmark/155/mb.ashx Kildeinformasjon: Finnmark fylke, Hammerfest, Ministerialbok nr. 5 (1857-1869), Ekteviede 1859, side 227. Permanent sidelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=297&idx_id=297&uid=ny&idx_side=-189 Permanent bildelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20050304020807.jpg This 1875 census for the family shows that Poul Olsen Bolstad is from Vaagens, so it could be Nordland. http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=8&filnamn=f72001&gardpostnr=181&personpostnr=1627&merk=1627#ovre Circuit no. Circuit Street Quarter Farm no. Farmer Town 181 2 157 Moen 2den 207 Poul Olsen Bolstad Hammerfest Pers.no. Household Given name Last name Sex Family pos. Marital status Occupation Year of birth Birth place Resid. status 1626 1 1 Poul Olsen Bolstad m hf g alm Dagarbeider Arbeidsmand 1830 Vaagens Prgl b 1627 2 Emelie Petrikke Bolstad* k hm g 1842 Talvik b 1628 3 Oline Magrethe Bolstad* k d ug 1859 Hammerfest b 1629 4 Hansine Marie Bolstad* k d ug 1861 Hammerfest b 1630 5 Ole Bolstad* m s ug 1863 Hammerfest b 1631 6 Hans Bolstad* m s ug 1865 Hammerfest b 1632 7 Ivara Pauline Bolstad* k d ug 1867 Hammerfest b 1633 8 Lorentze Bolstad* k d ug 1869 Hammerfest b 1634 9 Johan Peter Bolstad* m s ug 1871 Hammerfest b 1635 10 Knud Bolstad* m s ug 1875 Hammerfest b Lots of kids, so maybe there is some mention of the father's origins in one of their birth records? Here is the birth record for the oldest daughter Oline Margrethe Kildeinformasjon: Finnmark fylke, Hammerfest, Ministerialbok nr. 5 (1857-1869), Fødte og døpte 1860, side 28. Permanent sidelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=297&idx_id=297&uid=ny&idx_side=-30 Permanent bildelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20050304020648.jpg Oline is listed as legitimate, so the marriage took place sometime before her birth on Dec. 15, 1859. But here on the 1900 census, it shows Paul Olsen Bolstad is from Vaage KRS, which Krs is the older name for Oppland, Krs standing for Kristians Amt in 1877, In 1919 the name Kristians Amt was changed (back) to Opland fylke, and the form Oppland was settled in 1950. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppland http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=12&filnamn=f02001&gardpostnr=24&personpostnr=259&merk=259#ovre Town House list Circuit no. Landed property no. Farmhouse Annex Unoccupied Floor Resident 24 Hammerfest 23 2 8 Vaaningshus 1 Udhus n 1 2 Household no. Given name Last name Sex Resident Family pos. Marital status Occupation Year of birth Birth place 258 1 Paul Olsen Bolstad m b hf g Dagarbeider 1822 Vaage Krs 259 Emilie Petrikke Bolstad k b hm g Husmoder 1838 Talvik Fin 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.