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heidithoe
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USA
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 Posted - 17/03/2010 : 23:34:05
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Hello everyone.
I have a relative coming form the Hjardahl area, Sauland to be exact, with the last name Snipprud (that may be a Americanized version of the spelling).
This doesn't fall with in the a traditional way of naming. How can that be?
And I see the suffix "rud" on many town names. Does "rud" have a meaning?
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 17/03/2010 : 23:50:46
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Hi,
census-1865 shows a farm called Sneprud in Hjartdal, Telemark.
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heidithoe
Medium member
USA
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Posted - 17/03/2010 : 23:54:01
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Ah, thanks.
I wasn't having any luck with the name the way Grandmother had wrote it. |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 18/03/2010 : 00:12:43
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The name Rud means a clearing in the forest.
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heidithoe
Medium member
USA
75 Posts |
Posted - 18/03/2010 : 04:03:25
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Thanks Hopkins
I figured it was a farm name, but I wasn't finding it in my usual research sites, so I had to ask. Alas, it was the spelling.
Even with that, Sneprud must have been a small farm, or could it have been taken over by the town of Sauland? I could not see it in the land registry or in other census years. |
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heidithoe
Medium member
USA
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Posted - 18/03/2010 : 19:48:40
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| Thanks a bunch Hopkins! |
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Anyone know any Snippruds?
