skbristol | This is probably your guy. Found information in the 1865 Census at the Digitalarkivet: http://digitalarkivet.uib.no
Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
Street: Smedsbugten
Part of town: 2den Rode
Gardseigar: Lars Knudsen
Merknad1 (gard): Underskrift: J. L. Ericksen
Number at the farm: 5
* Lars Knuds., house father, occupation Bjelkehugger [ask for translation help], married, 63, male, born Drangedals, 1 pig
* Kirsti Jensd., his wife, married, 53, female, born Gjerstad
* Karen Marie Larsd., their daughter, single, 26, female, born Smedsbugten [this is the name of the street where they are still living]
* Jens Lars., their son, single, age 21, male, born Smedsbugten
* Kiel Peter Ols., lodger, sailor, single, 16, male, born Tallakshavn |
jwiborg | Jens Larsen
Birth: 30 APR 1845, Sannidal, Telemark, Norway
Christening: 20 JUL 1845, Sannidal, Telemark, Norway
Parents: Lars Knudsen & Kirsten Jensdatter [url="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100219070598&lds=1®ion=12®ionfriendly=Norway&frompage=99"]link 1[/url] [url="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100218796886&lds=1®ion=12®ionfriendly=Norway&frompage=99"]link 2[/url]
Sannidal is now a part of Kragerø municipality.
Possible siblings to Jens:
Maren Kirstine Larsen, Christening: 24 JUL 1836 Sannidal, Telemark, Norway [url="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100026610366&lds=1®ion=12®ionfriendly=Norway&frompage=99"]link[/url]
Knud Larsen, Christening: 04 MAR 1838 Sannidal, Telemark, Norway [url="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100218796955&lds=1®ion=12®ionfriendly=Norway&frompage=99"]link[/url]
Karen Marie Larsen, Christening: 04 OCT 1840 Sannidal, Telemark, Norway [url="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100020836224&lds=1®ion=12®ionfriendly=Norway&frompage=99"]link[/url]
Lars Christian Larsen, Christening: 04 MAY 1849 Sannidal, Telemark, Norway [url="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100218797003&lds=1®ion=12®ionfriendly=Norway&frompage=99"]link[/url]
Bjelkehugger
bjelke is a rafter or joist (balk, beam)
hugger is a cutter
So Lars Knudsen was a rafter/joist maker, probably made of wood.
Jan Peter |