Karen Knudsdatter Sønderengen 1830-1891 Dødsfall.

Having found the dødsfallprotokoll record for my great great grandmother Karen Knudsdatter, I’m wondering how reliable generally or within other researcher’s experience, is the actual information contained in them. For instance it says Karen has an adult daughter in America but the listing does not include her son “Pete” Pederson (my great grandfather) who was still in Norway in 1891. Why omit him? The lensmann (sheriff or bailiff) has kept the record, why and for what purpose? Thanks for any help understanding this record and any comments re the attest date on Ottilie Marie’s confirmation record. Karen Knudsdatter Sønderengen #1 Source information: Buskerud county, Norderhov lensmann, Dødsfallsprotokoll (SAKO/A-526/H/Ha/L0001), 1889-1903, oppb: Statsarkivet i Kongsberg. Remarks: Inneholder dessuten: berganmeldelser 1890-1925, fortegnelse over inn- og utflyttede i Norderhaug og Haug fattigkommune 1901-1902, fortegnelse over hittegods 1891-1920 Permanent page-link: http://arkivverket.no/URN:sk_read/55586/12/ Earlier Ottilie / Otilie Marie Pedersdatter topic: /forum/otilie-maria-pedersdatter-1863/ Ottilie Marie Pedersdatter confirmation record #1, person #26: Source information: Buskerud county, Norderhov in Norderhov, Parish register copy nr. I 7 (1877-1887), Confirmation records 1877, page 156. Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=1114&idx_id=1114&uid=ny&idx_side=-162 Ottilie Marie Pedersdatter confirmation record #2, person # 55 includes an attest date of 5 Sept 1889: Kildeinformasjon: Buskerud fylke, Norderhov, Ministerialbok nr. 15 (1875-1884), Konfirmerte 1877, side 280. Permanent sidelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=5893&idx_id=5893&uid=ny&idx_side=-235