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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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 Posted - 13/07/2008 : 20:07:13
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Hi Elizabeth,
they are born Norwegian to my knowledge, there are 305 Woldseth and 87 Voldseth living in Norway today.
The origin of the name can be coming from farm Wolset in Verran municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county mentioned1. time in 1559.
During the centuries spelled Vølset, Vaalset, Walleset, Wallesetther, Walsett and Woldset, named after the river Vala (todays Wølset elven- river Wølset) and set is liklely coming from seter which means summer pasture.
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
6495 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2008 : 21:06:33
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| It is most likely that the persons from "Crossa" - and Os came from Krossøy in Austervold, Hordaland, approx birth years would of course make it a lot easier. |
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dwoldseth
Starting member
USA
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Posted - 13/07/2008 : 21:56:11
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| Hello! I am Otto Woldseth's grandson. Please visit my Website at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/l/David-Allen-Woldseth/ and click on Descendants of Esten Nilsen. Feel free to call or e-mail me. Grandpa was born on this side of the Atlantic, but the family did not come over until the late 1920s to stay. |
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
5861 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2008 : 21:59:43
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Trondheim 1900 census:
Karl Woldseth b. 1870 married to Ragna Voldseth, 3 children, Reidar, Torleif, Ragnhild.
Lorentz Woldseth b.1847 married to Karen Woldseth, 6 children, John, Lovise, Einar, Marie, Martin and Birger.
They were all born in Trondheim exept Lorentz, he was born in Verran in Nord Trøndelag.
Woldset emigration from Trondheim:
1910 Berit Woldseth b. 1878, dest. Halstad Minn.
1916 Angel Woldseth b. 1880, dest. Portland Oregon, he was an American citizen.
1924 Emil Bernhard Woldseth b. 1874, dest. Canada
1927 Aslaug Woldseth b. 1899, dest. Canada
Does any of these names seems familare to you?
From your family tree David, Verran and Ytterøy, a small island in Trondheinsfjorden looks to be the right place.
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Edited by - Kåarto on 13/07/2008 22:54:50 |
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dwoldseth
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Posted - 14/07/2008 : 00:41:54
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I've used the 1875 digital archives to verify Emil's parents as such. Also, the parish registers at Naeseth Library seem to indicate that this information is correct as well. I've discovered that there seem to be two sets of Woldseths-- the ones from Trondheim, from whom I descend, and the ones from Bergen, from whom I apparently do not. My grandfather's immigration records say they came through Coburg, Ontario, so I'm confident about it being the Emil connection. The Trondheim Woldseths in America came through Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, but it would appear that the Bergen Woldseths came to Minnesota and the Dakotas. Many of them now reside out in Washington State.
Lorentz and Edevard Gunerius Woldseth (father of Emil) seem to have been brothers. |
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Elizabeth Ann Beck
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Posted - 14/07/2008 : 14:19:47
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Hello David
I don't remember if you told me the dates that George's and Richard's date that they died. And I would like the names of their children.
Tak Betsy |
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Elizabeth Ann Beck
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Posted - 14/07/2008 : 16:22:02
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quote:
Originally posted by Kåarto
Trondheim 1900 census:
Karl Woldseth b. 1870 married to Ragna Voldseth, 3 children, Reidar, Torleif, Ragnhild.
Lorentz Woldseth b.1847 married to Karen Woldseth, 6 children, John, Lovise, Einar, Marie, Martin and Birger.
They were all born in Trondheim exept Lorentz, he was born in Verran in Nord Trøndelag.
Woldset emigration from Trondheim:
1910 Berit Woldseth b. 1878, dest. Halstad Minn.
1916 Angel Woldseth b. 1880, dest. Portland Oregon, he was an American citizen.
1924 Emil Bernhard Woldseth b. 1874, dest. Canada
1927 Aslaug Woldseth b. 1899, dest. Canada
Does any of these names seems familare to you?
From your family tree David, Verran and Ytterøy, a small island in Trondheinsfjorden looks to be the right place.
Kåre
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Elizabeth Ann Beck
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Posted - 14/07/2008 : 16:33:16
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I have an aunt who's name is Ada Johanne Woldseth born in Trondheim Norway on April 17, 1919, died in Brooklyn New York USA.
My mother said she was adopted in Norway. Can you find out anything about her?
Tak |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 14/07/2008 : 18:19:38
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Would it be of interest to see the marriage record for Edward Gunnerius Estensen (28 years) and Gjertine Olsdatter (21 years) who married Nov 18 1869 in Leksvik, see #4
(Gjertine was 17 years old when the first child Hans was born)
As far as I can see Christine was born July 5 and baptized Dec 5 1869, this is to say that she was as Hans born out of wedlock, see #47
Emil Bernardus was born Nov 13 1874 and baptized in Vår Frue kirke in Trondheim Jan 24 1875, see #8
the parents are now recorded as Edvard Voldseth and Gjertine Olsdatter. |
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dwoldseth
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Posted - 14/07/2008 : 18:44:13
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Thank you! That was of great help to see the marriage record and the information about Christine and Hans. Emil Bernhardis wasn't born until 1874, and that was in Trondheim rather than Leksvik. I'm pretty sure I've seen that record in the parish registers. I have to take your word for it about the names. I have a very hard time discerning the cursive handwriting on the parish registers.
Oh, and George Woldseth died May 17, 2004-- Syttende Mai. I think Richard's death date is on the Web page.
Out of curiosity, which Woldseth was Olympic ski jumper Anders Woldseth from? The Bergen Woldseths or the Trondheim Woldseths? |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
6495 Posts |
Posted - 14/07/2008 : 19:56:15
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Maybe the baptismal record for Gjerstine Olsdatter also is of interest, the parents being Ole Peter Rasmussen and Elen Helena Danielsdatter.
Elen Helenas baptismal record is #11
she was born Jan 16 1826 on Brandåstrøen and her parents were Daniel Pedersen and Ragnild Tomsdatter.
Ole Peter and Elen Helena married May 12 1845, see #6
it is indicated that Ole Petter died April 7 1900.
Ole Rasmussen in 1865
he was born in Trondheim. |
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Edited by - eibache on 14/07/2008 20:05:37 |
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
5861 Posts |
Posted - 15/07/2008 : 01:18:10
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After a wonderful day in Sauherad in Telemark a lot of new messages has appeared in this topic.
Anders Woldseth, Norwegian champion in skijumping 1959, he also won in Falun Sweden same year and was representing Stavne IL in Trondheim.
Anders Woldseth died late fall same year, likely after wounds from a nasty fall when he was taken by the wind in Gråkollen jumping hill same spring.
Anders Woldseth was preparing for the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Walley USA.
Ohhh, hard to find Otto Woldseth, perhaps some more information to expand Davids family tree might help:
Esten Nilesen Woldseth, the father to Loretz Woldseth in the 1801 census above from Trondheim, he was born on Woldseth in Ytterøy/Verran on Oct. 7 and christened Oct. 10. 1802.
Parents: Niels Estensen and Karen Iversdatter Woldsetheie, a sub farm under Woldseth.
Godparents: Peder Eriksen Woldseth, Jacob Ingebrigtsen Elvedal, Mads Estensen Wæstvig, Guri Olsdatter Woldseth, Gunnild Ingebrigtsdatter Elvedal.
Right side, right page, 6. line from top: Døbt Esten f. 7. Oct.....
His mother and Father and a sister Anna Martha on Geitaas in 1801, the family settled dow on Woldseth within 1802.
Niels Estensen was "inderst" related to the owners, soldier, fisheman and renter, his wife Karen Iversdater was from Geitaas, she was daughter of the former owners Iver Arntsen age 77 and Karen Pedersdatter age 60, her sister Marit married to Ole Matzen runs the farm, Ole was also tenant farmer on Geitaas, Johannes and Kirsten were servants.
The same family on Woldseth in 1810, tenent farmer Niels Etsensen and young Esten, neither his mother or sister are mentiond by name, only as "quinde" woman.
Will be gone for tomorrow to.
Kåre
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Elizabeth Ann Beck
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Posted - 19/07/2008 : 16:05:52
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Hello Kaarto
refering to your last letter, you mentioned a Jacob Inebregtsen and Gunnid Inebrigtdatter. I am asking about them because my brother Eddy married Norma Inebregsen in Sept of 1952. Her family comes from Stavanger Norway. Could they be related?
Tak Betsy |
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 19/07/2008 : 16:29:09
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I doubt they were related Betsy, the name Ingebrektsen/Ingebrekstdatter in diff. spellings in the 1900 census included almost 10 000 persons.
The distance between Trondheim and Stavanger is about 520 US Miles.
Kåre
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dwoldseth
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Posted - 24/11/2010 : 00:07:02
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| At the link http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/ndur1927.htm, I found where Sverre Norman Martinsen married Ethel Marie Waldseth in Cobourg, Ontario, on May 14, 1927. I had no idea that marriage occurred in Canada. Could you confirm? Thanks. (If that is the case, were Martin and Amanda Martinsen siblings? Were the Martinsens in Coburg that long?) I had always thought the Woldseths were a "blink and you'd miss it" in Coburg. Emil and Martha appear in the 1930 census over in Brooklyn, New York, so they couldn't have stayed too long. Help? |
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Sverre Martinsen,or Ethal Woldseth
