Brief Life History of Gunhild
When Gunhild Gunnulvsdatter was born about 1729, in Lunde, Nome, Telemark, Norway, her father, Gunnul Barloug, was 36 and her mother, Mrs. Gunnul Barloug, was 31. She married Ketil Nielsen on 16 October 1758. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters.
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Family Time Line
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- 007 Gunild Gunuldsdatter - 0110 Barloug - 002 - Census districts summary - 1801 census for 0821P Bø - The Digital Archive
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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
From an Old Norse personal name from gunnr ‘strife’ + hildr ‘battle’. The name has been in common use since the Viking period.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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