Brief Life History of Guri
When Guri Wraalsdr was born on 15 February 1730, in Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway, her father, Wraal Aanensen, was 30 and her mother, Gjertrud Leivsdatter, was 26. She married Stejnu Wraalsen on 25 June 1747, in Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway.
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- Guri Wraalsdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
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1736 · Confirmation & education
Law of 1736 legally established Confirmation in the Lutheran Church which led to organized education for all children. These became important records which the Pastor kept.
1739 · Universal schooling
First school law to begin universal schooling in Norway. They taught the subjects of Christianity, reading, writing, arithmetic. Compulsory schooling from the age of seven and at least until ten to twelve years old.
1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
Name Meaning
The usual Russian form of George , also used occasionally in the English-speaking world.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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