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Jane Johnston
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Posted - 28/02/2006 :  01:42:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The baptismal record lists the father's employment as Gfk. (with a period after it). I've browsed lists of Norwegian occupations and abbreviations without luck. I found this record on the Norwegian Historic Data Centre. Im sure the original record was handwritten. Could this have been transcribed wrong or do you know what it means? Time period is 1860's.
Thanks.

J Johnston

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Posted - 28/02/2006 :  08:39:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Perhaps it was Gbk = Gardbruker = farmer (small farm)

Harald S Storaker
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