When Markus Sjovatson Byre was born in 1716, in Byre, Finnøy, Rogaland, Norway, his father, Sjovat Steinsen Byre, was 62 and his mother, Tjøn Andersdatter, was 30. He married Karen Olsdtr Hauskje about 1737, in Rogaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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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.
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.
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
English: see Byer .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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