This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brende Berven Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0gB.2ACI/170.1.1.2.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Dennis, Here are a few more pages that may help on Andrew Brende and the Bervens. I didn't notice a Sophie Oien. After adjusting for spelling changes and abbreviations, I was able to use the information from this book to find folks in the Norwegian Census of 1865 which is on line. - Jeff