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scotsprncs
Starting member
USA
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 Posted - 23/02/2005 : 20:15:36
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I have found my great grandfather Olaf Martinsen on the 1865 census & I see that he had 2 older brothers. 1865 census I also found his brothers & an uncle & his father on the 1900 census. I don't know where to go from here. I can't find his father, Martin Jørgensen or his uncle Ole on early censuses. Is the digital arkivet the only place has the censues? Are there earlier or later ones online? I would like to know what happened to his brothers Jens & Johan & I would love to trace my family back further than my great great grandfather. I have gone to the LDS website & I haven't been able to find anything there either.
This is what I know, my great grandfather Olaf Martinsen was born February 05, 1857 in Borge, Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway. His parents were Martin Jørgensen, born abt 1819 & Enger Oline Jensdatter, born about 1815. I believe his parents were also born in Borge, Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway. He had 2 older brothers, Jens (abt 1851) & Johan (abt 1848).
Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!  |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 23/02/2005 : 22:43:44
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I remember those 1865 census findings being posted for you here. The LDS website isn't likely to give you the family history - but it will let you find out what old records are available for you to use on microfilm and/or microfiche.
The best research is completed one step at a time.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/articles.html
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skbristol
Junior member
USA
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Posted - 04/03/2005 : 02:20:29
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The LDS website probably won't help much. But you can use it to look up the microfilm numbers for the church records where your ancestors lived. I've found the church records to be EXTREMELY helpful, especially when you know some names and dates.
Also, try looking for someone who can do a lookup for you in a bygdebok (local history book), which have a ton of information and are easier to read because they're typed instead of handwritten. You can see them in Salt Lake, but most are not on microfilm so they can't be sent to your local Family History Center. Good luck. |
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 04/03/2005 : 06:17:36
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Where you go from here is to read the Posting Guidelines-- no helps, etc.
http://www.norwayheritage.com/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1307
If you have further information, continue it in the same posting, you are just repeating yourself in your prior postings and just causing confusion and necessary research. |
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Where do I go from here???
