:-) Tusen Takk, Lars! Yes, this helps a lot! Ole was only a young man when he fathered the three illegitimate children..., so he was a very "busy" young man. ;-) This is when I think of the old George Bernard Shaw quote: "If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance." I think most of us have one or two ancestors who fit that description. ;-) Thanks again, Lars! Beste, Bev ________________________________ From: Lars E. Oyane <lars.e.oyane@sdsl.no> To: norway@rootsweb.com Cc: Bev Anderson <bevgand@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 5:54 AM Subject: Re: [NOR] Kristina Olsdatter, born 3 April 1854, Skagen, Luster Prestegjeld, Sogn og Fjordane Dear Bev! The missing words would be "løsk." (here meaning without permanent address!) and "med forskjellige", i.e. his three illegitimacies were with three different women! Hope this helps! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~