Brief Life History of Nils
When Nils Tollesen was christened on 3 August 1794, in Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Tollev Nilsen, was 11791 and his mother, Sigrid Engebretsdatter, was 44. He married Kari Pedersen on 12 December 1828. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died in 1858, in Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway, at the age of 64.
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- Niels Tollevsen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Niels Tollevsen in entry for Tollev, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Nils Tohlesen in entry for Peder, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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World Events (8)
1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
1810 · Vaccinations
Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33
1812 · Record-keeping
A uniform system for keeping church records was introduced by royal ordinance in December 1812. Prior to that there were no directions on how to keep church records. It required that a duplicate register be kept in a separate place.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Tollef, Thor.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Tollef, a variant of Torleiv, from Old Norse Thorleifr, formed with Thórr, the name of the Scandinavian god of thunder (see Thor ) + leifr ‘heir, descendant’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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