Your friend's father has a different birth date in the official records in Norway from what you listed. Otto Jorgensen's Dictionary. A smedsvend is a blacksmith's assistant. https://otjoerge.wordpress.com/norwegian-american-dictionary/ Digitalarkivet Birth/Baptism Record (microfilm) SAKO, Bragernes kirkebøker, F/Fb/L0006a: Parish register (official) no. II 6A, 1878-1885, p. 102 https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/kb20051125020600 Record #119, top half of page. Born 29 April 1880, Baptized 11 July 1880, Carl Fredrik [Fredriksen would be his patronymic name], son of Fredrik M. Christophersen and Inger Elise Carlsen [her patronym is not noted here, but in other records she's listed s Inger Elisabeth Pedersen and Inger Elise Pedersen]. Both parents were born in 1857. Transcribed record (English doesn't stay for headers beyond the first page, so I copied and pasted the English headers): Buskerud slektshistorielag: Døypte i Bragernes prestegjeld 1878-1885 http://gda.arkivverket.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=1&filnamn=dp06021878bra&gardpostnr=1047&personpostnr=7594&merk=7594#ovre Page Serial no. Year Baptised 1047 102 119 1880 11.07 Role Position Given name Last name Sex Residence Date of birth Year of birth Legit.(e)/illegit.(u) 7594 barn Carl Fredrik m 29.04 1880 e 7595 far Smedsvend Fredrik M. Christophersen m Konggaden 1857 7596 mor Inger Elise Carlsen k Konggaden 1857 7597 fadder Inger Karine Johansen k 7598 fadder Anette Olaussen k 7599 fadder Smedsvend Johan Torgersen m 7600 fadder Sagarbeider Ole Nilsen m 7601 fadder Malersvend Johan Pedersen m Digitalarkivet 2017. Rettar til databasen: Buskerud slektshistorielag. Versjon frå 11/24/2010. Talet på oppslag: 0 (0 i dag) WebCens © Jan Oldervoll 1998-2017 Beste, Bev On 2/14/2017 11:12 AM, Virginia Lindsey wrote: > I am trying to help the children of a sweet 96 year old friend with their > fathers genealogy as they plan a trip to Norway this year to follow his > path. However, I am completely frustrated. Perhaps I am not using the > Digitalarkivet correctly or ?? > > I am looking for information about the following: > > Carl Frederik Christoffersen -I have his baptism 4 April 1880 in Bragernes > kirke, Drammen. I can find no other information about him. He did immigrate > to the US. There is a last name change here. > > His parents Frederik Martinus Olsen I have his baptism 1 June 1857 Bragernes > kirke, Drammen. No other information. He married Inger Elise Carlsen-no > information on her at all. > > His parents Olaus Christoffersen. I have his baptism 26 February 1825 > Stromso kirke, Drammen. No other information. He married Anne Kristine > Olsdatter-no information on her at all. > > His parents, Christoffer Myhre and Elen Maria Johansdatter-no information. > > I have been unable to find marriages, information on any of the women nor > any of the people on the 1865, 1875 or 1885 censuses. Where am I going > wrong? > > Thank you for any help. > > Virginia Lindsey > > >