Kongsberg Marriages and Farm maps
Started by halvelm1 · 2021-11-04
halvelm1 · 2021-11-04#1
Two examples below seem unusual for marriage records, but are commonly found in the 1744-1755 (0604Q) and similar Kongsberg parish books. Can anyone explain the notation "Sol:" before the man's name following the brides'? In both cases I believe the man listed is the deceased first husband. Does "Pens" mean pensioner?; why add that info if the man is dead? Why no Enke title for brides'? Boel Marie should be Isaacsdatter, but looks like something else to me.
Moller farm is followed by (v. Backe) I assume this indicates farm is in another parish, in this case, Backe or Bakke?
Is has been very hard to find Kongsberg farms on modern maps. I did find Hassels, but it seems rather far from the city. Does anyone know if a period map exists of Kongsberg that would show farms or named living places of miners.
I know there are some good books on the mines and miners, but when I last checked none have been available in English. I have always sought a map showing Skyde-banen (shooting range), believing "Jager" or "Jagers" was on the grounds. I did find Sandsvaer-Moen on an old map, near the river, west of the city. This corrected my assumption that it meant Moen farm in Sandsvaer parish.
https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070316610562 -Boel Marie
https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070316610561 -Martha Nielsdatter