Brief Life History of Johannes Martin
When Johannes Martin Nilsen was born about 1888, in Løtveit, Hosanger, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Nils Monsen, was 38 and his mother, Kari Jonsdatter, was 37. He married Johanna Olsd. Flakveit on 14 June 1913, in Åsane, Hordaland, Norway. He lived in Løtveit, Bruvik, Hordaland, Norway in 1900.
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- Johannes Nilsen in household of Nils Monsen, "Norway Census, 1900"
- Johannes Martin Nilsen Løtveit, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Johannes Martin, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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1893 · Fridtjof Nansen
Birth year of Fridtjof Nansen. Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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.
1923 · Naming Law
Naming Law adopted in Norway when each family was required to have a surname. They couldn't use patronymics. It could be either the husband's or wife's family name.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nils, Alf, Bjorn, Lars, Per, Nels, Anders, Bente, Tor, Arnfinn, Astrid. German Hans, Kurt, Ralf, Arnulf, Otto.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. This form of the surname is also found in Denmark, but it is rare there. Compare Nelsen .
Altered form of Norwegian Nilssen, a variant of 1, and probably also of the Danish, Norwegian, or North German cognate Nielsen (compare Nilson ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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