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9245
Starting member
USA
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 Posted - 13/02/2006 : 22:24:45
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My great-grandparents arrived in NY in 1885 I think. Their name
was Andriasen and the few family items I have show the spelling that way. The US info I've found also show the same.
However in Norway records I can find no matches. Was the proper spelling"Andreasen"? Is it common to find these changes and how do you get around them ?
Thanks
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hasto
Senior member
Norway
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Posted - 13/02/2006 : 22:51:20
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Spelling of Norwegian names varied a lot before 1900. There was no standard. A pastor or a clerk might spell a man's name in his own private style, he did not ask the owner of the name.
Andriasen is a spelling according to a common pronunsiation of the name. The name means "son of Andrias". In the Norwegian Bible the name is spelled Andreas, and that is the most common spelling also. A common variation is Anders. Before 1800 you might see changing between Andreas and Anders. But about 1900 they were regarded as two different names.
Possible vatiations of Andriasen: Andriassen, Andreasen, Andreassen, Andersen, Andresen, Andreas. , Andreass. , Andreassøn |
Harald S Storaker
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 13/02/2006 : 23:05:24
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Hi,
I think you need to locate your people in some census'es, emigrant records or churchbooks, to solve this.
Andriasen means "son of Andrias", while Andreasen means "son of Andreas".
So you'll have to find his father's name. He must be named Andrias or Andreas.
In census-1865 for Norway, 1477 men was named Andrias, while 24050 was named Andreas. So Andreas was a much more common firstname, but there is a possibility for Andrias as well... 
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Edited by - jwiborg on 13/02/2006 23:17:07 |
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
1100 Posts |
Posted - 13/02/2006 : 23:34:53
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| Recommend you read the excellent article on this site - Those Norwegian Names. |
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ewersi
Starting member
Norway
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Posted - 02/03/2006 : 16:58:23
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| You need to know where in Norway the came from and where they were born. Then you contact "Digitalverket" in the nearest town. They will be able to help you. Good luck. |
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ewersi
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