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JanMoon
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 Posted - 20/07/2007 : 06:49:51
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I am new to this forum so please excuse and ignorance about Norway.
My ancestor Gustav Tonning was naturalised in Adelaide, South Australia 27 June 1898, he had been in Australia 18 months at this time. He was 23 in 1897 when he married, so would have been born about 1874. His occupation was given as Mariner. His father's name was Ludwig. And Gustav was from Poragrund.
I am trying to find any information about him or his family.
Thanking you in anticipation. |
Jan
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Lislcat
Advanced member
USA
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Posted - 20/07/2007 : 07:30:09
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Hi,
First off, I'm assuming that the place that you are referring to is Porsgrund, Telemark, Norway. I may be wrong and others may have a different opinion. Here is a link to everyone from the 1865 Norway census, for Telemark, whose given name started with "lu", in hopes that one of them may sound familiar. I was hoping that we might find Ludvig, since there are only 6 listed.
I'm removing the link I had posted, because it didn't work.
Good luck, Wanda |
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Edited by - Lislcat on 20/07/2007 15:37:36 |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 20/07/2007 : 13:05:43
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Gustav Olaf Ludvigsen
Birth: 03 JAN 1874, Porsgrunn-Listerend, Telemark
Christening: 22 FEB 1874, Porsgrunn, Telemark
Death: 26 JUL 1939
Parents: Ludvig Kristoffer Tonning & Matilde Andriette Tofte Link
Brother Ludwig Christopher Tonning, born 04 MAY 1872 Porsgrunn, Telemark
Ludvig Kristoffer Tonning (28) & Matilde Andriette Tofte (37)
Marriage: 07 JUN 1871, Porsgrunn, Telemark
He is born in Aalesund, lives in Porsgrunn. Father Ole Martin Tonning
Ludvig Christopher Olsen
Birth: 07 FEB 1844
Christening: 02 JUN 1844, Borgund, Møre Og Romsdal
Parents: Ole M. Tanning & Cornelia Monsdr
Mathilde Andriette Gundersdatter Tofte
Birth: 13 Oct 1833, Solum, Telemark
Death: Jul 1907
Parents: Gunder Andersen & Anne Marie Tronsdr
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Edited by - jwiborg on 20/07/2007 13:46:15 |
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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JanMoon
New on board
Australia
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Posted - 21/07/2007 : 14:38:08
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Jan Peter and Jo Anne - so much help, so much info - I thought it would be very hard, given that I know nothing about Norway and giiven the brick walls I have with other ancestors.
Can you suggest how I go forward from here - I would love to find some living relatives!!
Regards - and thanks so much, once again
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Jan
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 21/07/2007 : 18:33:13
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There is nothing better than doing Norwegian research, there is so much available free online.
I recommend you go to the links section here and start reading articles on beginning Norwegian research. You have to start with yourself and work backwards. Get a good family tree program and complete family group sheets and properly document everyone. Find out everything about his siblings and see if they stayed in Norway. |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 21/07/2007 : 22:59:34
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You will find the record for Ludvig Kristopher as #74 here http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=2259&idx_id=2259&uid=ny&idx_side=-51
- nice handwriting, difficult to read? His father was a Kjøbmand (merchant) in Aalesund (city today - Ålesund) by the name Ole M. Toning and mother Kornelia Flor, født (born) Das.
Godparents were Distrikslege (regional physician) Lordsen, Kjøbmd (merchant) N. Dewold, Fru (misses) Hagen, Mdme (madame) Hegge og (and) Jfr (maiden) Tomrun Norberg, samt (as well as) Sundkersesmd (ferryman?) Das.
Good luck with your search! |
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eibache
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eibache
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JanMoon
New on board
Australia
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Posted - 28/07/2007 : 08:53:44
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| Thanks for help received so far - you are very kind. I am getting confused with the last names, though. I understand that Ludvig Christopher Olsen is the same person as Ludvig Christopher Tonning and the Olsen is because he is the son of Ole (Martin Tonning) but which name do you look people up under? |
Jan
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Gustav Olaf Tonning - Poragrund
