Re marriage between relatives. According to my information it was prohibited for relatives closer than 2nd cousins after 1599. But it was still possible to petition for dispensation directly to the King. For a fee, of course. In 1771 a new regulation came into effect where 1st cousins were permitted to marry without petitioning. This regulation was in force until 1775, where cousins again had to petition for marriage. But after 1800 this regulation was cancelled and it was again permitted to marry cousins. -----Opprinnelig melding----- Fra: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] På vegne av Dean C Hagen Sendt: 28. oktober 2006 20:12 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: [Opp] Peder Olsen Toftehagen Thank you Ola for your information, I appreciate it. You wrote: > I find a marriage on June 20, 1853: > Peder Olsen Toftehagen, bachelor, Odeneie (probably the place where he resided) 33 years old. Father: Ole Larsen. Comments: Cannot read Peder Olsens position. > To > Maid Guro Paulsdatter Toftehagen, 24 years, father: Paul Larsen. > Sponsors. Ole Hansen Rudieie, Johannes Holen. > > This Guro Paulsdatter must be the Goro, born May 11, 1827 to Paul Larsen Toftehagen and Rønoug Larsdtr Toftehagen. > You have probably checked this out long time ago. The age for the groom Peder does not match, but it can very well be misprint for 23???. Circumstantial evidence indicates that this is may be my Peder Olsen Toftehagen. As you state the age of Peder may be in error or maybe a misprint. Another bit of data -- Guro Paulsdatter is a first cousin of Peder Olsen. Her mother Rønoug Larsdtr is a sister of Ole Larsen, Peder's father. Could first cousins marry in Norway? I know they did sometimes in this country before a law was passed that prohibited it. I am now wondering if he emigrated prior to the time that my grandfather Ole Olsen Toftehagen aka Ole O Hagen came in 1869. Mange takk Dean C Hagen ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message