Theodor Thommesen Østby

Brief Life History of Theodor

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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Theodor Thommesen Østby
1878–1912
Anna Olsdatter Vangen
1881–1968
Marriage: about 1900
Torbjørn Lystad
1905–1978
Magnus Oskar Lystad
1908–1955
Kaare Thommesen Lystad
1910–

Sources (6)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Theodor Thommesen Østby - birth-name: Theodor Lystad
  • Legacy NFS Source: Theodor Thommesen Østby - death: 1912; Lystad, Hedemarkens Amt, Norway
  • Teodor Torkelsen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"

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1900 · 1900 Norwegian Census

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.

Name Meaning

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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