I am looking for my gr. gr. grandmother (marriage name Torkensen). She was married to Albert Rummelhaf and had a child (my gr. grandmother) Carin Rummelhaf born in 1855. The family live in Christianna. Carin emigrated to the USA in 1880-1882.
This is confusing. We just helped you to find your great grandmother born in 1849 by the name Carin Rummelhaf! How can your great great grandmother be born in 1855? Please study the help you got here http://www.norwayheritage.com/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3375.
I do appreciate your help. However, according to the many records I have my gr. grandmother, Carin Rummelhaf was born in 1855. Thus, I question the Carin born in 1849 was my ancestor. Since I know her mother's name was Torkensen I thought there might be a record of her and her having a child Carin. I certainly am sorry for causing confusion. The only thought I have is that, "Could Carin not have known her age?" I have pictures of her on her 70th birthday in 1925. Maybe she was really celebrating her 76th birthday!!!
"Carin" certainly wouldn't have the only woman to lie about her age after emigration. My own great-grandmother magically became NINE years younger between the time she boarded a ship in Oslo and when she landed in Quebec. She is long gone now - but I can imagine that she would not be happy that I have uncovered the truth.
Women changed their ages due to many reasons, sometimes they made themselves OLDER so they could get married. Sometimes the person giving the information to the census taker was someone else. And we all know people now, men/women who fudge their ages, and then they have to keep it going and those are usually the people who do not want to help with family history.
Torkensen
Posted - 29/07/2007 : 19:47:01
