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jkmarler
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Posted - 15/05/2011 :  18:18:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
In this death record and the 1900 census this man Kristoffer Olson Lĝbben is listed as being "veivogter" Not sure of spelling and would like to know what this occupation is:


Source information: Buskerud county, Hole in Hole, Parish register copy nr. I 3 (1879-1904), Death and burial records 1902, page 218, #11
Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=7752&idx_id=7752&uid=ny&idx_side=-226
Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20061115050228.jpg

Takk for hjelpa!

Jackie M.

Kċarto
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Posted - 15/05/2011 :  18:56:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi Jackie.
Forhenvĉrende veivogter
Former road guard Kristoffer Olsen Lobben.

Kċre
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jwiborg
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Posted - 15/05/2011 :  19:04:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
veivogter = roadman
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jkmarler
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Posted - 15/05/2011 :  19:22:42  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Jan and Kċre,

Mange Takk!

Jackie M.
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eibache
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Posted - 15/05/2011 :  19:56:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Maybe it would be of interest to know the work a veivogter was engaged in. The responsibility of a veivogter was to inspect the conditions of roads in his area and make certain that necessary maintenance was performed. (Unfortunately no veivogters exist for maintenance of roads today.)
In the 1865 census Kristofer Olsen is called a vei-opsynsmand = roads caretaker.
Einar
Edited by - eibache on 15/05/2011 22:16:23
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Kċarto
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Posted - 15/05/2011 :  20:17:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have a Lobben story to share.

I worked with two Lobben boys from Modum some years ago.
Both were calm, skilled and very strong.
The oldest of them is the strongest man I´ve ever met at work.

Add info: Kristoffer Lobben died of cancer, he lived on Sollihĝgda

Kċre
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jkmarler
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Posted - 16/05/2011 :  02:32:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi,

Thanks for the extra bits of information, your kindness including them is appreciated.

Kristoffer's wife Larine Knutsdatter 1832-1915 is the younger sister of my great great grandmother Karen Knutsdatter 1830-1891. Larine's and Kristoffer's son Ole was also a veivogter, so appreciate the explanation.

I'm not sure what the U.S. equivalent of the position would be, road overseer? or road maintainer? road master? You see local folks hired to "drag" the roads in their area mentioned in township records in the days of dirt or gravelled roads. Yes, Spring is definitely pothole season here, too.

Thanks to Einar also and thanks again...

Jackie M.
Edited by - jkmarler on 16/05/2011 02:35:56
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SusanArnold
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Posted - 16/05/2011 :  05:32:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
surveyor?
Sue Hardin
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Hopkins
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Posted - 16/05/2011 :  14:09:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
No, not surveyor. Road maintenance is not surveying.
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Kċarto
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Posted - 17/05/2011 :  09:17:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Happy 17. mai

Kċre
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jkmarler
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Posted - 17/05/2011 :  15:43:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi

Indeed, Happy Syttende Mai!

J
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