When Odd Sjursen Handegård was born on 16 September 1892, in Ullensvang, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Sjur Svendsen, was 25 and his mother, Begga Oddsdatter, was 28. He married Anna Amanda Johnsen on 29 July 1917, in Sandviken, Bergen, Bergen, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Voss, Hordaland, Norway in 1900.
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Birth year of Fridtjof Nansen. Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Enumerates all persons in Norway on 3 Dec 1900. Also includes data of individuals on Norwegian ships. Includes names, birthdates & birthplaces, marital status, position in family, occupation, nationality etc.
Naming Law adopted in Norway when each family was required to have a surname. They couldn't use patronymics. It could be either the husband's or wife's family name.
From an Old Norse personal name, originally perhaps a byname, derived from oddr ‘point (of a weapon)’. Occasionally in modern use it may also be a short form of compound names with this as the first element, such as Oddbjørn (+ ‘bear’).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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