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rkolson
Junior member
USA
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 Posted - 21/01/2018 : 22:44:09
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| This lady went to the beach in Naples Fl on her 103 birthday. The newspaper report was vague on her background so i would like to give her more info/reminders. She was reportedly born Jan12, 1916 in Torpa Norway. No idea what her maiden name was but there were 6 sisters and 3 brothers in her family . Border crossing info shows her arriving in Buffalo NY Feb2, 1944. 1945 immig records show her married to Sverre, 4 yrs older than Solveig. 1954 record show her traveling with Sverre and daughter Susan, born about 1945 in NY. Any info regarding her family in Norway would be greatly appreciated. Thanks from Robert Olson, another Norwegian |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 21/01/2018 : 23:42:17
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Solveig L Birkeland
in the U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960
Name: Solveig L Birkeland
Gender: Female
Race/Nationality: Scandinavian
Age: 28
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1916
Birth Place: Torpa
Birth Country: Norway
Arrival Date: 2 Feb 1944
Port of Arrival: Buffalo, New York, USA
Arrival Contact: Husband Sverre Birksland
Departure Contact: Sister Marie Rund
Record has photo?: No
Record Type: Cards
Written record states that she was here previously, in 1935. Her husband lives 112 Gatling Place, Brooklyn New York
Along with husband and daughter Susan age 9
Solveig Birkeland
in the New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Solveig Birkeland
Arrival Date: 24 Sep 1954
Birth Date: abt 1917
Birth Location: Norway
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Oslo, Norway
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Oslofjord |
Edited by - AntonH on 21/01/2018 23:53:32 |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 22/01/2018 : 00:04:18
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It must be this one:
#2, Solveig, born 12 Jan 1915
Parents: Ole Olsen Husværet & Petra Olsdr
Husværet farm is in Torpa, Nordre Land, Oppland
She had 5 sisters and 3 brothers:
Marie, 1901. Married Ruud
Ingeborg, 1904
Olaug, 1907
Hansine, 1909
Berthe, 1913
Ola, 1917-1919
Ola, 1920
Håkon, 1922
Link
The Torpa farm history book confirms that Solveig married Sverre Birkeland.
The farmname Husværet was changed to Lauvli in 1915, so Solveig could have gone by the maiden name Lauvli or Olsen.
Her husband Sverre is from Haugesund, Rogaland. His parents: Severin & Kristine Birkeland
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Edited by - jwiborg on 22/01/2018 00:26:00 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 22/01/2018 : 00:21:52
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| Very nice Jan Peter I think you are correct |
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
5861 Posts |
Posted - 22/01/2018 : 00:28:59
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Solveigs father Craftsman and tailor Ole Olsen Husværet b. 1867 on Husværet with 2 brothers and a sister Marie and parents Cottager and Carpenter Ole Olsen and Tailor Mari Andersdatter in 1900
She has baptism and confirmation records from Norway that tells she was born 1915. But her US Citizenship papers mark her birth year as 1916. 1915 is correct.
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Edited by - Kåarto on 22/01/2018 23:57:50 |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 22/01/2018 : 18:47:30
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rkolson
Junior member
USA
65 Posts |
Posted - 22/01/2018 : 23:46:21
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| you people are simply amazing, thank you. Is Birkeland a farm or region? I will get back to you after i try to responsibly digest your info. robert |
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
5861 Posts |
Posted - 23/01/2018 : 00:07:53
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Celebrating 103
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Edited by - Kåarto on 23/01/2018 17:22:44 |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 23/01/2018 : 18:02:12
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quote:
Originally posted by rkolson
you people are simply amazing, thank you. Is Birkeland a farm or region? I will get back to you after i try to responsibly digest your info. robert
Birkeland is the farm where Sverre was born. It's located in Sveio, Hordaland, just north of Haugesund.
Sverre's parents are Laurits Severin Birkeland (1884-1928) and Kristine Taletta Birkeland (nee: Lier) (1885-1975)
Severin in Census-1900
Kristine in Census-1900
Severin & Kristine in Census-1910
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Susanbutler
New on board
USA
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Posted - 26/01/2018 : 16:19:07
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| My mother and her 8 siblings do not have the same surname as their parents. Their surname is the name of the farm they were born on. Was this some type of law or merely common practice? |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Solveig Birkeland, age 103
