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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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 Posted - 22/01/2009 : 00:58:26
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I have a copy of a passport from a family from Land parish, father, mother and 9 children on April 8.1857 issued from Hadeland and Land Bailiff district in Oppland County where all the names and ages were listed: Erik Hansen: Kone (wife) Ragnild age 44 og Børn (and children) Karen age 24, Mathea age 17, Nocoline age 14, Niels age 11, Ana age 8, Christian age 4 og (and) Olaf age 1. For emigration from here to Amerika has requested/applyed for a passport, the requestion is granteed and he (the family) was free to travel. This place has no infection/contagion. The passport is only valid for this journey.
Left side of the passport had following description;
- Birth place; Land Prestegjeld (parish) i Norge (Norway)
- Age; 48
- Language: norsk (norwegian)
- Height: ca 62 Tommer (about 162 Centimeter)
- Eye color: Blaa (Blue)
- Hair color: mørkt (dark)
- Body: middels (middle)
- Special marks:
Signature: kan ikke skrive (cannot write)
Hadeland og Lands Fogderi (Hadeland and Lands Bailiff district) 8 April 1857
The payment for the passport, 64 Shilling (a stamp and a signature: Stenersen" down in the right corner).
Kåre
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Edited by - Kåarto on 22/01/2009 08:05:38 |
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