Brief Life History of Magdala
When Magdala Tomasdatter was born in 1728, in Tysseland, Samnanger, Hordaland, Norway, her father, Tomas Pedersson Tysseland, was 44 and her mother, Ågota Andersdatter, was 44. She married Johannes Jonsen in 1753. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Magdela Thomesdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Magdela Thomesdr in entry for Jon Johansen, "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927"
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (6)
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
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Carmela, Filippo, Gaspare, Girolamo, Mario, Marta.
Italian (Sicily; Mandalà):
occupational name for a seller of scarves, from Greek mandilas, from mandilion ‘scarf, handkerchief’, from Latin mantele, mantilium.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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