Well that is very intresting. I could see how it would be difficult to find records if they used a farm name. I did look in the Digital arkviet that explains the confusion on cross records. But that may also be a hint to another farm used for Bierchöyen. I did see some stuff with birch labeled in it. It may be another farm name just English translated like Bjerke. So they may cross reference eachother
Yes the farm namse can make the search more difficult at times, but in the search for ancestors beyond 1800 it can also be useful. For example on page 3 is some information on Maria Holichsdatter who married Niels Amundsen in 1819. We did find her associated with the farm Bierchnesset and tracked down her birth record giving her father as Holich Andersen and birth year about 1782.
Using that information we find a Hovlich Andersen of Haucvig a bachelor soldier marrying a Marit Andersdatter of Bierchnesset in 1776. Now it would be nice to have a little more proof but there probably are not a lot of Holich Andersens around Hemne in 1775 to 1800.
Here is a Family Tree with a Hovlich Andersen Haukvik born 1746 that just could be the Hovlich Andersen of Haucvig listed above. He is shown as married to a Marit Andersdatter Bjerknes (probably the same as Marit Andersdatter Bierchnesset shown above). Marriage data fits as does the listing of Hovlich as a soldier.
I think the website is quite accurate and does take you one ancestor family back in time before it peters out. The owner does use sources so that is a plus. However does not take your family line very far forward in time.
He does give the baptism date for Hovlich as 18 Sept 1746 which is 15 p. Trinitatis in the calendar in use at that time. I have looked at the page and he is on the left page the eighth line down.
I am originally from Montpelier, ND, and I knew Simon Syverson well. He worked for my father on our farm. I remember well his passing, and Minnie's recounting of him dying peacefully in his sleep.
Ole Mathias Paulsen, Lom, Norway.
Posted - 18/10/2019 : 04:33:00
