When Theodor Thommesen Østby was born in 1878, in Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway, his father, Torkild Pedersen Østby, was 41 and his mother, Marte Kristiansdatter Gullikstad, was 31. He married Anna Olsdatter Vangen about 1900, in Sør-Odal, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died in 1912, in Lystad, Hedmark, Norway, at the age of 34.
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Birth year of Sigrid Undset. Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Gothard, Gunner, Jorun.
Norwegian (Østby): habitational name from any of about forty farmsteads, mostly in southeastern Norway, named Østby or Austby, from Old Norse Austbýr, a compound of aust ‘east’ + býr ‘farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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