When Olga Jenny Marie Hansen was born on 17 June 1897, in Breivoll, Ibestad, Troms, Norway, her father, Henning Martin Hansen, was 33 and her mother, Anne Martha Olsdatter, was 25. She married Johan Marenius Jentoft Bendiktsen on 2 October 1919, in Ibestad, Troms, Norway. She lived in Ibestad, Troms, Norway for about 3 years.
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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.
Birth year of Åsta Holth. Well-known Norwegian author who was born at Svullrya in Hedmark county. She was of Forest Finnish descent. Many of her written works were about the residents of Finnskogen. Norwegian novelist, poet and short story writer.
German occupation of Norway from 9 April 1940 to 9 May 1945. Much damage was done to northern Norway.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Thor, Jorgen, Knud, Holger, Morten, Nils, Einer, Johan.
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hans . This is the most common surname in Norway. Compare Hanson 4 and also 2 below.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, Dutch, Flemish, and Danish Hanssen , a variant of 1 above. Compare Hansson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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