Hi Clark and Kathy The copybook gives a slightly better handwriting see nr 17 for the wedding of Lars Pedersen + Berte Olsdr But I am not familiar with the farmnames in that area. Source information: Hedmark county, Ringsaker, Parish register copy nr. 6 (1851-1860), Marriage records 1851, page 295. Permanent pagelink: <http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9081&idx_id=9081&uid=ny&idx_side=-269> Permanent imagelink: <http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070512980554.jpg> Can some lister read Berthe's place of birth? (wedding nr 17) Reina -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- From: C&M Pederson via Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 7:13 AM To: kathy.hanson ; norway@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NOR] Mathea Brenden, b. 1859 Ringsaker, Hedemarken Hei, Kathy. Welcome to one of the best lists on the Internet! By a stroke of luck, I have found the 02 April 1851 marriage record for Lars Pedersen (24 years old) and Berte Olsdatter (27.5 years old). ENTRY #17 shows Lars living at Nordlien under Christiansborg and Berte at ?Lillekolaasen? (better eyes may get a better reading.) His father is Peder Larsen and her father is Ole Olsen. Hedmark county, Ringsaker, Parish register (official) nr. 9 (1850-1860), Marriage records 1851, page 294. http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8843&idx_id=8843&uid=ny&idx_side=-265 http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070119310268.jpg MATHEAS LARSDATTER was born 14 July / baptized 24 July 1859 at Christiansborg Ringsaker, Hedmark. ENTRY #129 (3rd from bottom) Hedmark county, Ringsaker, Parish register (official) nr. 9 (1850-1860), Birth and baptism records women 1859, page 165. http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8843&idx_id=8843&uid=ny&idx_side=-172 http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070119310175.jpg This is the family in the 1865-telling (census) living at Christiansborg eller Brænden..... hence the name Brenden. "http://gda.arkivverket.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=4&filnamn=f60412&gardpostnr=959&sokefelt=skjul" So, all names are correct, at one time or another, Nordlien, Brænden and such being farm locations (addresses, if you may) at the time of the event (birth / confirmation / marriage / etc.). Finding birth records for Lars and Berte should give us the farm names where they were born (about 1821 to 1823/4) in Ringsaker. Have a nice day! Clark in Japan